Sam Perez
Weekend Morning Anchor at WBIR-TV (Knoxville, TN)
☀️ Weekend AM Anchor @WBIR | 🚦Weekday Traffic Anchor | 📚Author of “Deviate from Denial” | 🐶 @UGAGrady alum | 📧 Story ideas? Email me at [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
wbir.com | Sam Perez
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A new food pantry in West Knox County is officially open for business. Knox Haven, a faith-based nonprofit, celebrated the grand opening of its Bread of Life Food Pantry this week. The organization focuses on seven different initiatives, including grief counseling, addiction services and community care. “We are blessed so that we can help bless other people,” Knox Haven Community Care Director Terri Cage said.
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3 weeks ago |
wbir.com | Sam Perez
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — For the first time in state history, Tennessee’s annual budget includes additional dedicated, recurring general fund dollars for transportation. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) says the budget allocates $80 million in recurring funds and $1 billion in non-recurring funds to support infrastructure projects statewide. TDOT spokesperson Mark Nagi said the funding allows the department to both accelerate and add new projects to its 10-year plan.
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3 weeks ago |
wbir.com | Sam Perez
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Here are some construction projects and events that could affect your drive times this week. Starting off with Monday, it's busy on the roads in Knox County. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is doing lots of work on interstates in the area. The I-40 west ramp and east ramp to I-275 North will have nightly lane closures from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following morning. That started Sunday night and will go through Thursday.
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3 weeks ago |
wbir.com | Sam Perez
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Nearly 94% of bridges and roads in Tennessee that were closed due to Hurricane Helene are now fully restored, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. TDOT has spent the past eight months repairing infrastructure damaged by the storm. Spokesperson Mark Nagi said the closures had a significant impact on daily life.
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4 weeks ago |
wbir.com | Sam Perez
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — While you’re sleeping, the Knoxville Police Department (KPD) Forensics team is busy at work. The forensic unit gathers evidence from crime scenes like blood spatter patterns, fingerprints, DNA evidence and bullets, which it uses to solve crimes in the city. “The dark conceals stuff," Crime Scene Technician Cody Lawson explained. “Tends to be when people want to hide things.” Lawson is there to uncover them.
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