News 2008-06-15 Andanh.com

Library news Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:04 -0000
Some library patrons are surprised to hear Knox County has so many public libraries. They differ, however, on whether it's worth it to keep smaller branches or focus on fewer branches.

Smokies officials set traps for Asian ash borer hitchhiking in on visitors' firewood Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
They look like Christmas tree ornaments, but they're actually traps designed to detect the arrival of the latest non-native insect to threaten Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Superheroes always in style Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Just how does Captain America handle his mask anyway? Tommy Rose, a 16-year-old South Knoxville resident, asked himself that question Saturday afternoon. Dressed like the iconic superhero for the AdventureCon pop culture and collectibles show at the Knoxville Convention Center, Rose was every inch the comic book hero.

Library news, views mixed Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Knox County has more branch libraries per person than several like-sized communities nationwide, but those branches aren't as well-funded, according to data from the Public Library Association.

Pit bull expert discusses breed's history, traits Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Once, Paul Miller could unclip a pit bull he wasn't familiar with from its chain without fear. Today, that's no longer the case, he said.

Wide load could slow highway traffic tonight, early Sunday Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:09:00 -0000
East Tennessee motorists driving tonight and early Sunday on Interstate 640 in Knoxville and Interstate 81 can expect delays as an enormous U.S. Navy radio antennae makes its way by truck across the region.

Blogging: Reacting to Tim Russert's death Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:35:00 -0000
Knoxville bloggers reacted quickly - and painfully - to the news that NBC newsman Tim Russert had died at the all too early age of 58.

Mayor nixes p-cards Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:10 -0000
Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale is suspending the use of all general purpose purchasing cards in all county departments and is requiring all workers to reapply for new cards, officials said.

Clerk hopeful wants privacy Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:08 -0000
Knox County clerk candidate Amy Henley-Vandergriff said Friday that a domestic violence incident and questions of marital infidelity raised in its aftermath are personal matters and that she won't contribute to the case being tried in the media.

American Indians make Longest Walk II for rights, the Earth Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:07 -0000
One of the American-Indian marchers on the Longest Walk II pauses in solitude at a brief stop outside of Athens, Tenn., early Friday morning. American Indians and allies are commemorating the first Longest Walk held 30 years ago.

State briefs: June 15 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
16-year-old faces trial in violent killing MORRISTOWN - A 16-year-old has been ordered to face trial as an adult for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of a 94-year-old man.

16-year-old to be tried as an adult in death of 94-year-old Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:56:00 -0000
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (AP) - A 16-year-old has been ordered to face trial as an adult for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of a 94-year-old man.

State briefs: June 14 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The Gay Street Bridge will be closed for a routine state inspection 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

Venable: The pitter-patter of 156 feet Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Here's a nugget of Father's Day trivia that's simply too bizarre: The man believed to have sired the most children in this era is named "Daad."

Vines: Haslam picking up exposure Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam will speak at a Republican picnic in Nashville today and is chairman of a major statewide GOP fundraiser in Nashville on July 26, giving him more statewide exposure should he decide to run for governor in 2010.

McCain cancels fundraiser with controversial Texan Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Questions from the media prompted Republican John McCain to cancel a fundraiser at the home of a Texas oilman who once joked that women should give in while being raped.

Obama urges payroll taxes on higher incomes Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Democrat Barack Obama said Friday he would apply the Social Security payroll tax to annual incomes above $250,000, which would affect the wealthiest 3 percent of Americans.

What to consider when picking a running mate Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - The basic rule of choosing a vice presidential candidate is in the Hippocratic oath: First, do no harm.

Prisoners flee in Afghanistan Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Taliban militants staged a brazen bomb and rocket attack on the main prison in southern Afghanistan late Friday, blowing down the gate and helping hundreds of suspected insurgents flee, officials said. Many police officers were reported killed.

Goals set to ease crowding Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:05 -0000
A committee approved it. A federal judge praised it.

Seekers finding nature in Smokies Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:04 -0000
TOWNSEND - The preteen couch potatoes were nowhere to be found Thursday in Jen Martin's Science Seeker class at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. Like 12-year-old Austin Dowell of Nashville, who had his first up-close-and-personal encounter with a box turtle.

Jackson properties return no proposals Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:03 -0000
Knoxville's Community Development Corp. is likely to proceed with the eminent domain acquisition of the downtown McClung warehouses in order to develop the site even though no one - including owner Mark Saroff - submitted proposals by a Friday deadline.

OR city attorney to look into deal Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:03 -0000
OAK RIDGE - A company owned by the husband of the president of the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau has again won the contract to help with setup work for the Secret City Festival.

Mom upset son still held Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:02 -0000
CLINTON - The mother of a 16-year-old boy says her son has been held in the Anderson County Jail for more than four months and still hasn't been indicted.

DOE wants rid of tainted nickel Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:02 -0000
OAK RIDGE - The Department of Energy is once again trying to get rid of about 15,000 tons of radioactively contaminated nickel that's stockpiled at sites in Oak Ridge and Paducah, Ky.

Flag retirement ceremony set today at Knoxville Elks Lodge Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:02 -0000
Parts of worn and tattered American flags, some with moldy sides and pastel pink stripes, fill several trash bags in the lobby of the Knoxville Elks Lodge. The fields of stars have been removed - leaving these pieces of fabric no longer flags.

Teen takes plea deal in 2007 murder case Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:02 -0000
Jim Wyrick looked for answers.What he got was a blank stare from a teenager who had just admitted killing Wyrick's brother.

Property scam reported in Meigs Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:01 -0000
DECATUR, Tenn. - Meigs County Assessor Tim Proffitt believes recent publicity about an apparent scam two women have been attempting against some local homeowners may have kept items from being stolen from homes.

Marchers protest dept. closure at UT Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Loud rally cries were heard Friday outside Neyland Stadium, but University of Tennessee football wasn't the reason.

Tomato tracing is tedious work Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Food and Drug Administration detectives had a hot lead, narrowing down on a grower who just might have supplied salmonella-tainted tomatoes. Then the patient changed her story: She'd eaten a round tomato, not a Roma one, after all.

Russert remembered fondly Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
PARIS - President Bush mourned NBC correspondent Tim Russert at a news conference Saturday with France's president, calling the veteran newsman who died of a heart attack "a hard-working, thorough and decent man."

Bush, French chief warn Iran Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
PARIS - Iran rejected a six-nation offer of incentives to stop enriching uranium on Saturday, prompting President Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy to jointly warn Tehran anew against proceeding toward a nuclear bomb.

Woman gets 5 years for branding ex-lover Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NEW YORK - A college student who branded a former lover with a scalding piece of metal as payback for never calling her after they had sex was sentenced to five years in prison Friday.

Oil companies get permission to bother polar bears Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Less than a month after declaring polar bears a threatened species because of global warming, the Bush administration is giving oil companies permission to annoy and potentially harm them in the pursuit of oil and natural gas.

Reactor applicants may signal nuke revival Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
FORT WORTH, Texas - The nation's nuclear energy industry, all but stagnant for three decades, is quietly building toward a resurgence with more than two dozen new reactors on the drawing board in 15 states.

Discovery crew glad to be back home Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and capped a successful expansion job at the international space station, more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar science lab.

Necktie, knot what it used to be, hangs on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NEW YORK - They were the best of ties. They were the worst of ties. Skinny little beatnik ties and mod doublewide ties. Suave and sophisticated Frank Sinatra ties and greedy Gordon Gekko power ties. Bar Mitzvah boy clip-on ties and Jerry Garcia trippin' ties.

Cedar Rapids flood waters start to recede Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The dark, filthy water that inundated the entire downtown of Iowa's second-largest city was receding Saturday after forcing 24,000 people to flee, but those who remained were being urged to take draconian measures to avoid overwhelming the city's only remaining drinking water source.

Politicos mourn death of Russert after heart attack Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:07 -0000
Tim Russert, a political lifer who made a TV career of his passion with unrelenting questioning of the powerful and influential, died of a heart attack Friday in the midst of a presidential campaign he'd covered with trademark intensity.

Bush talks unity with Europe Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:03 -0000
PARIS - President Bush said Friday that just as the United States helped Europe rebuild after World War II, the two powers must now stand with newborn democracies like Afghanistan and Iraq and reach out to people yearning for liberty, especially in the Middle East.

Missing clip isn't threat to shuttle Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A metal clip broke off Discovery's rudder and only four hours passed before the seven space shuttle astronauts got the good news: The missing part poses no danger for today's re-entry and landing.

Person of interest sought in girls' slayings Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WELEETKA, Okla. - Authorities released a sketch Friday of a "person of interest" investigators want to interview about the slayings of two girls along an eastern Oklahoma country road.

Parents want storm shelters for Scouts Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
BLENCOE, Iowa - With a tornado barreling toward them, Boy Scouts at a western Iowa camp sought shelter in the one place they thought they were safest: a cinderblock building where they normally gathered to socialize.

Nation and world briefs: June 14 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
TOKYO - Japan's government says two people have died and eight others have been injured in an earthquake in the northern part of the country. Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said at least two died in today's 7-magnitude quake, including one person who ran out of a building and was hit by a truck. He says one of the eight injured was in serious condition.

Explorers find 1780 warship in Lake Ontario Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A 22-gun British warship that sank during the American Revolution and has long been regarded as one of the "Holy Grail" shipwrecks in the Great Lakes has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Ontario, astonishingly well-preserved in the cold, deep water, explorers announced Friday.

Fla., Mexico tainted-tomato suspectsFla., Mexico tainted-tomato suspects Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Parts of Florida and Mexico were supplying "the vast majority" of tomatoes sold when the salmonella outbreak began in April and thus remain leading suspects, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. But the FDA hasn't narrowed its hunt to just those two places, said Dr. David Acheson, the agency's food safety chief.

Discrepancies in VA care for women Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - The VA has come a long way, baby, when it comes to treating female veterans. But it still isn't quite ready to deal with the needs of the historic ranks of women who've fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Flooding swamps town in Iowa Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - They sandbagged the entrance to Mercy Medical Center and started bailing when the water started creeping in, but it was no use. The water was 2 inches deep on the emergency room floor by Thursday night, with more coming.

NBC's Tim Russert dies of apparent heart attack Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:40:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Tim Russert, who pointedly but politely questioned hundreds of the powerful and influential as one of the most prominent U.S television journalits, died Friday of an apparent heart attack. The NBC network's Washington bureau chief was 58.

Traffic tips: June 15 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Watch for lane shifts, changed conditions and possible delays on Emory Road between Bishop Road and Norris Freeway.

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