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11 people taken into custody, including Yassin Terou, after UT leaders warned them leave College of Law area during 'Nakba Day Vigil'
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Wednesday, a group of students and community members were scheduled to meet on a lawn at the University of Tennessee for a "Nakba Day Vigil." Before any activities could take place for the vigil, several people were taken into custody including Yassin Terou — a Knoxville icon. UT said eight people not affiliated with the university and three students were arrested.
Missing teen last seen in Oak Ridge found safe
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Oak Ridge Police Department has found “a missing and endangered” teenager. The teenager was found safe after being last seen on May 11 in Oak Ridge according to ORPD. The department shared on Facebook that “with our community’s help, the child has been located safely.” Previously, anyone with information […]
Four-day-old baby dies following dog attack in Greene County, authorities say
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — A four-day-old baby has died following a dog attack in Greene County, according to authorities. Investigators said the infant was transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville following the incident, which happened on Monday morning. News 5 has learned that the...
Toddler hospitalized after dog attack
WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (WATE) – A two-year-old has been hospitalized in Knoxville, Tenn. after an attack by a pack of dogs in Kentucky, according to Whitley County Fiscal Court. There was possible coyote involvement in the attack, which occurred in the Johnny Hollow area of Rockholds, near Whitley County North Elementary School. The toddler was […]
Stolen handgun found at Knox County school, student in custody
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A student is in police custody and a handgun has been recovered at West High School. The Knoxville Police Department shared that around 12:30 p.m. on May 14, the West High School SRO and Knox County School Security Officers were alerted that a student possibly had a gun on campus. KPD […]
Yassin Terou on arrest: 'The way I was treated, nobody should be going through it'
Yassin Terou, owner of Yassin's Falafel House restaurants, was booked and released from a Knox County jail with his arm in a sling after he was arrested on the University of Tennessee campus May 15. He told Knox News he suffered nerve damage in his hand during the arrest and...
Hawkins County boy found safe after TBI issues Endangered Child Alert
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued an Endangered Child Alert for a seven-year-old boy from Hawkins County on Tuesday. TBI said the alert was issued on behalf of the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office for Roger Daniel Sizemore after he was last seen in Bulls Gap.
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