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Major reactor vessel from Oak Ridge National Lab shipped to Utah
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews have completed cleanup associated with the demolition of a major reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Workers finished the teardown of the Low Intensity Test Reactor and disposition of rubble and debris from the facility last fall, achieving an EM priority that year. However, the reactor vessel remained...
Knoxville police identify victim in overnight shooting
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A man is dead after a shooting that happened late Tuesday evening, according to the Knoxville Police Department’s Communications Manager Scott Erland. Officers reportedly responded to the 1800 block of Prospect Place in the Morningside area, where they found the victim, identified as Zackery Schwaller,...
22 graduate from Crisis Intervention Team training in Harriman
Sixteen law enforcement personnel, five emergency medical service employees, and one mental health professional graduated from Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training on April 19 from Gates Hall in Harriman. The graduates represented a wide range of departments and agencies: Amerimed EMS, Anderson County Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Anderson County Sheriff’s...
Late-Inning Surge Powers #3 Lady Vols Past #24 Kentucky
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 3 Tennessee triumphed over No. 24 Kentucky, 8-3, in the series opener Thursday night, following a back-and-forth contest at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. In a contest waiting for someone to take charge, Rylie West and Sophia Nugent did just that with back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. With UT and UK knotted […]
Billions of screaming cicadas are starting to crawl out of the ground in parts of East Tennessee
GREENBACK, Tenn. — Are you starting to hear loud bugs screeching outside during the day? If so -- happy beginning of May! You are living in one of the "lucky" areas of East Tennessee that has Broox XIX cicadas emerging this year!. These cicadas are part of a brood...
Warm once again, tracking storms moving back in
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - We’ve got another afternoon filled with sunshine and warmth on Thursday, we are tracking rounds of rain in the extended First Alert 8-Day Planner. Join us on the WVLT First Alert Weather app for iPhone or Android to stay informed on the go and in between newscasts. We share custom videos, and you can choose to receive messages from us on the latest conditions and forecasts.
Lady Vols basketball projected to miss March Madness in Kim Caldwell's first season. I can see why | Adams
The NCAA Tournament overshadows everything else in college basketball, which helps explain why it’s never too early for “bracketologists” to do what bracketologists do: Project the next tournament bracket. ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme just did that for the women’s 2025 NCAA Tournament. Many SEC fans will...
Contractor promises to refund East TN man after never starting work
A home improvement contractor received a check last summer but says he doesn't remember getting it. However, the man who wrote the check remembers giving it to the contractor who never returned to do the work.
'The Prophet of Oak Ridge Revealed' is author's topic at Oak Ridge History Museum on May 9
A farmer who reportedly spent 40 days and nights in the woods before emerging to reveal visions about the future of land that would become Oak Ridge, Hendrix is the subject of many stories. But who was he – a family man? A killer? Did he lose his mind and get locked away in a cage?
Nominate an Oak Ridge Sports Hall-of-Famer
The Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the class of 2024. Nominations will close Aug. 1, 2024. Go to ORSHOF.org and to the "Eligibility" tab on the menu bar. Hover and find "Eligibility Requirements" and "Nomination Form."
State Elks convention in Oak Ridge May 3-7
The Tennessee State Association of the Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks of the World will convene its 79th session of the Tennessee State Association of Elks Friday through Tuesday, May 3-7, in Oak Ridge. The headquarter hotel will be the Doubletree Hotel at 215 S. Illinois Ave. ...
Get your late-night chicken finger fix at new Raising Cane's, open until 1 a.m. on weekends
If you're a fan of Raising Cane's but found their current location - sharing space with Panda Express just off the Strip - less than ideal, you're in luck. Raising Cane's, the unlikely success from Louisiana that only sells one thing − chicken fingers − is opening its newest location in Knoxville on Sunday, May 5.
Clinton Library kicks off summer reading program May 20 with special June, July events
Clinton Public Library has announced the start of its Summer Reading Program for 2024: "Adventure Begins at Your Library!" Registration begins May 20. Programs will kick off on June 3 and conclude with a Finale “Mini Convention” on July26, a library release said. The library will host two...
Olde Virden's Tennessee Pepper Co. closes for good. What's next for the Virdens?
The news probably brought tears to the eyes of local hot pepper aficionados − and not the good kind that comes with the capsaicin blast of endorphins. Olde Virden’s Tennessee Pepper Co., which got its start in Gatlinburg before moving to Knoxville, has called it quits after a decade.
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