News 2008-04-23 Andanh.com

Lane adjustments lead to dangerous swerves Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:35 -0000
Transportation planners are learning that old driving habits die hard.

Vote on beer sales is put off Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:20 -0000
The University of Tennessee may still have the chance to begin on-campus beer sales at Thompson-Boling Arena in time for the Hank Williams Jr.-Lynyrd Skynyrd show May 10, but not before campus officials settle an internal debate sparked by the precedent-setting move.

MHS teacher enters hall of fame Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:10 -0000
MARYVILLE - Her resume may say she has nearly four decades as a high school educator, but even by the students' standards, Dr. Penny Ferguson has, as they say, got it goin' on.

Identity theft scheme unveiled Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:10 -0000
If his bookshelf is any indication, Christopher McEwan Ulmer is a master of disguise, a student of "ninja mind manipulation," and an expert on stealing identities.

Lawyer wants judges off case Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:06 -0000
The Tennessee Bar Association's bid to defend judges in Chattanooga involved in a secret move to bar a Knoxville attorney from practicing in federal court should get them booted off the case, the attorney's defender argues.

Debate over lodge at Norris Dam resurfaces Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:05 -0000
LAKE CITY - Campbell County's controversial bid to build a lodge and convention center at Norris Dam State Park has resurfaced, rekindling intense opposition.

Commissioners sit out golf round during board trip Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:05 -0000
Three Knox County commissioners returned Tuesday from a pension board trip to Palm Springs, Calif.

Forestry crews visit Blount, Sevier Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:05 -0000
Tennessee Division of Forestry fire crews haven't been as busy fighting blazes this year, but state forestry officials made their way to Blount and Sevier counties Tuesday teaching prevention tactics ahead of the last few weeks of burn season.

County Commission starts streaming live Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:04 -0000
As Knox County commissioners get into future disagreements, tackle the budget or otherwise deliberate public business, people with Internet access will be able to watch live from their computers starting Monday.

Man whose suicide attempt killed man attempts again Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:04 -0000
A Sevier County optometrist who learned Monday that he was facing jail time for a suicide attempt that killed another man was hospitalized Tuesday after again trying to take his own life, authorities said.

Bill on DUI 'experts' would affect ads Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:05 -0000
NASHVILLE - Lawyers would be prohibited from promoting themselves as experts in defending those charged with drunken driving, under a proposal approved by a Senate committee Tuesday over one senator's complaint that such a law would be unconstitutional.

State briefs: Apr. 23 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Tractor driver, 81, killed in wreck in Loudon County LOUDON - A Loudon County man who drove a farm tractor onto a road in an apparent bid to turn the machine around was killed Monday when a car struck him, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Senate committee OKs bill to restrict use of gas tax funds Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - The Senate Finance Committee voted Tuesday to advance a bill that would make it more difficult for the state to use gas tax money for any purpose other than road projects.

File lobbyist report late, ante up fine Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Ethics Commission members have recommended the maximum fine for three groups that failed to file their lobbyist expenditure reports.

Bills regulating smoking falter Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - Bills to outlaw smoking inside cars and outside hospitals died in a House committee Tuesday with critics contending that they amounted to unwarranted government interference.

Legislators want more home care, less DUI-lawyer advertising Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:55:00 -0000
NASHVILLE — A proposal that seeks to improve TennCare’s long-term care services is advancing in the Legislature, as is a proposal to ban defense attorneys from advertising their expertise in drunken driving cases.

Bredesen signs river testing, alcohol permit bills into law Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:46:00 -0000
NASHVILLE — Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed into law a bill to require stricter water quality monitoring on the Pigeon River.

101st Airborne soldier killed in explosion in Iraq Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:42:00 -0000
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — A Fort Campbell soldier was killed in Iraq when a vehicle carrying a bomb exploded at a checkpoint near Balad, Iraq, on Friday. Spc. Benjamin K. Brosh, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died of wounds suffered during the explosion at Forward Operating Base Anaconda in Paliwoda.

School: Chattanooga band director absent when boys attacked girl Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:35:00 -0000
CHATTANOOGA — Hamilton County education officials have suspended a high school band director and are investigating a student’s complaint that she was attacked in a classroom by male students.

Smokers can keep puffing near hospitals, with children Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:53:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - Legislation that would have prohibited smoking within 75 feet of a hospital was killed in a House committee today.

Father, uh, mother, knows best Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Listening in on a child-raising dilemma several years from now in the home of Thomas and Nancy Beatie:

Big win: Blue-collar votes spark Clinton victory Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:05 -0000
PHILADELPHIA - Hillary Rodham Clinton ground out a victory in the Pennsylvania primary Tuesday night, defeating Barack Obama and staving off elimination in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Harsh reality: Obama continues to hold the lead Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton survived yet another day. There will be little time for celebration, though. Time and money are running out.

Locking horns one more time Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:01 -0000
BLUE BELL, Pa. - Hillary Rodham Clinton invoked Pearl Harbor, the Berlin Wall and Osama bin Laden as she reached for a victory in Pennsylvania's Democratic presidential primary to recharge her comeback effort.

Bombs kill 3 Marines in 2 days in Iraq Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:01 -0000
BAGHDAD - A bomb-rigged truck exploded at a checkpoint Tuesday near the western city of Ramadi, killing two U.S. Marines and wounding three others in an apparent strike by al-Qaida in Iraq in one of its former strongholds.

Al-Qaida deputy's latest recording targets Iran Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
BAGHDAD - Osama bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, said in an audio recording posted Tuesday on the Internet that al-Qaida-led insurgents in Iraq were the "primary force" in battling the Americans and "challenging Iranian ambitions" in this country.

Anderson and Blount briefs: Apr. 23 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Man pleads in child abuse case, placed on probation CLINTON - A Knoxville man charged with the aggravated child abuse of a 20-month-old boy pleaded guilty Tuesday to a reduced charge of reckless aggravated assault.

Man arrested on arson charge Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Knoxville firefighters arrested a man Tuesday night accused of setting his apartment on fire earlier in the day.

City postpones Thompson-Boling beer bid Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:15:00 -0000
Knoxville City Council members, acting in their role as the city Beer Board, tonight voted unanimously to postpone consideration of a beer permit for non-university events at the University of Tennessee's Thompson-Boling Arena.

Sen. Burchett's getting hitched Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:55:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - State Sen. Tim Burchett of Knoxville and Allison Beaver of Maryville are engaged to be married in Knoxville on Sept. 6, the senator said Tuesday.

Sevier optometrist facing jail tries to kill self again Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:35:00 -0000
A Sevier County optometrist who learned Monday that he is facing jail time for a suicide attempt that killed another man was hospitalized today after again trying to take his own life, authorities said.

Forest fires below 2007 levels but caution still needed Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:23:00 -0000
The Tennessee Division of Forestry sent a team to Blount and Sevier counties today to be sure fire season stays slow relative to last year's drought-fueled blazes.

'Grandpa Bandit' pleads to four Tennessee bank heists Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:19:00 -0000
The "Grandpa Bandit" - Bobby Joe Phillips - pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Tom Varlan to four counts of bank robbery this morning. The 65-year-old Georgia man faces another three counts in his home state.

ID released on woman struck by teen driver at Sevier grocery Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:53:00 -0000
SEVIERVILLE - Sevierville police have identified the woman struck in a grocery store parking lot this morning as Olga McBrayer, 45, of Pigeon Forge.

KFD probing second arson fire in same Western Heights building Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:48:00 -0000
Knoxville fire investigators this morning were examining the second arson fire in a month in a Western Heights housing project building.

17-acre purchase expands Seven Islands refuge in Knox County Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:35 -0000
A 17-acre addition to Knox County's Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge will be purchased this week by a private foundation set up to expand the area's public green spaces. The Legacy Parks Foundation raised the funds for the property off Kimberlin Heights Road in South Knoxville.

Nation / World briefs: Apr. 23 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Patient suspected in ricin case faces indictment LAS VEGAS - A man suspected to have been poisoned by ricin found later in his hotel room was indicted Tuesday on federal charges that include possession of a biological toxin.

Women's lives shorter in South, study finds Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Women's life expectancy declined significantly in 180 U.S. counties, mostly in the deep South and Appalachia, between 1983 and 1999, according to a study released Tuesday.

400-plus children from polygamist site sent to group, foster homes Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
SAN ANGELO, Texas - The first of more than 400 children taken from a polygamist compound boarded buses Tuesday bound for group homes and other foster care facilities.

Study: Highest drunken-driving rates in Midwest Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - The upper Midwest has the worst drunken-driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15 percent of adult drivers nationally report driving under the influence of alcohol in the previous year.

Teen faces WMD charge in alleged school attack plot Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CHESTERFIELD, S.C. - An 18-year-old straight-A student accused of planning to bomb his high school was charged Tuesday with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, which carries a possible life sentence.

Digging for roots of polygamist clothing Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:05 -0000
For a society accustomed to the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, the images of the women from the polygamist compound in Texas are almost shocking in their understatement: Ankle-length dresses, makeup-less faces, hauntingly uniform hair.

Carter says Hamas willing to be neighbor to Israel Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:03 -0000
JERUSALEM - With his Mideast shuttle winding down Monday, Jimmy Carter picked up the phone in Jerusalem and called the Hamas boss in Damascus one more time.

More convicted felons enlist in Army, Marines Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - The military is looking for a few good … felons?

Nation / World briefs: Apr. 22 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
36 shootings, 9 homicides in Chicago over weekend CHICAGO - An outburst of gunfire rattled the city during the weekend, with at least nine people killed in 36 separate acts of violence.

Gates urges Air Force to embrace change Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - In unusually blunt terms, Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday challenged the Air Force, whose leaders are under fire on several fronts, to contribute more to immediate wartime needs and to promote new thinking.

Group urges EKG for children before starting ADHD drugs Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NEW YORK -Children should be screened for heart problems with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs like Ritalin to treat hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.

Pastor won't take down 'Obama, Osama' sign Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
JONESVILLE, S.C. - A South Carolina pastor says he wasn't trying to be political when he posted a sign in front of his church linking Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

D.A. says parents of bomb plot student sought counseling for him Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CHESTERFIELD, S.C. - A teenager accused of plotting to bomb his high school is a straight-A student whose parents sought help from mental health experts when he slammed his head into a wall last week, authorities said Monday.

White House challenges release of visitor logs Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court sought compromise Monday between a liberal group demanding the names of White House visitors, and the Bush administration, which says releasing the names would erode the president's power.

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