News 2008-07-25 Andanh.com

I-40 East crash snarling morning commute Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:38:00 -0000
An early-morning crash involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 40 East has left a mess for morning commuters.

Geese poo poses pesky problem for park patrons Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:55 -0000
Knoxville resident Leslie Fawaz takes her two children to The Cove at Concord Park at least once a month to explore the playground and enjoy the summer's sun. But she worries.

Ex-Judge had child porn Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
A former Sevier County judge who helped set up a safe haven for abused children admitted Thursday to perusing photographs of children being sexually abused and exploited.

Houston case is headed for jury Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
KINGSTON - They've listened for nine days. They've heard the experts and seen the photos. Now it's up to them to decide.

Costs mount in case vs. OR kindergarten teacher Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
OAK RIDGE - It has cost the Oak Ridge school system more than $105,000 to try to fire a kindergarten teacher, and the meter is still running.

Rights violated by police, defense says Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
He shot David Lindsey as the Walgreen's trucker was trying to run to safety and then stood over the wounded and defenseless Knox County man as he fired the kill shot.

Strip plan includes moving utility poles Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Sure, it'll add wider sidewalks and allow for taller buildings, but what really impressed attendees at a Thursday night presentation of the Cumberland Avenue redevelopment plan is its call for relocating all utility poles away from the Strip.

KAT route reductions denied; advertising to make a return Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
For the suburbanites who ride Knoxville Area Transit buses by choice and people with disabilities who ride out of necessity, Thursday brought good news.

Customs plans Knoxville recruiting event Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Recruiters from the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection will be in Knoxville Saturday looking for East Tennesseans with the right stuff to patrol the nation's 7,000 miles of land borders and 95,000 miles of shoreline.

Hospital feature may be lifesaver Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
OAK RIDGE - With a crowd watching, a medical helicopter touched down Thursday morning on a new feature at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.

Region briefs: July 25 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Juveniles robbed at gunpoint by three men

State briefs: July 25 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Tyree files complaint with Merit Council

Governor swears in new education commissioner Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:52:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - Tim Webb is the state's new education commissioner.

Golf course worker’s body found under vehicle Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:49:00 -0000
JACKSON, Tenn. — State workplace safety officials are investigating the death of a golf course worker in Jackson.

DA says no alcohol in traffic death of girl Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:46:00 -0000
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The prosecutor in Murfreesboro said a sheriff’s detective whose car struck and killed a Kentucky girl was not under the influence of alcohol.

Judge sends Houston jurors home, sets closing arguments Friday Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:10:00 -0000
KINGSTON - Special Judge James "Buddy" Scott this afternoon sent home the jury in the murder trial for one of two brothers in the May 11, 2006, slayings of a Roane County deputy and his ride-along friend.

GOP chair won't say whether Rove ordered media ban Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:19:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Republican Party is barring media coverage of its annual fundraising assembly here Saturday - where former White House policy advisor Karl Rove is the keynote speaker - in contrast to previous years when party leaders encouraged press coverage

Church offers to buy Pyramid Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:16:00 -0000
MEMPHIS — The 32-story pyramid-shaped arena sitting empty beside the Memphis riverfront once held screaming crowds of sports and concert fans. Now, a Memphis church wants to fill it with worshippers.

TVA manager: Utility a leader in cutting emissions Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:15:00 -0000
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Tennessee Valley Authority opened its defense of a lawsuit filed against the utility on Wednesday, and a manager said the TVA is a leader in reducing air pollution from power plants.

Venable: Our traffic really stinks Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Traveling Interstate 40 through the Bearden area a few days ago, I noticed several cars in front abruptly slow down.

Ballard says he won't hire Whitehead Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Phil Ballard, the Republican nominee for property assessor, says if elected he will not hire current Knox County Property Assessor John Whitehead as his chief deputy.

Trip or tripe? Voters air their opinions Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Calculated political ploy. Timely foreign outreach. A dash of each? Ask voters across the country about Barack Obama's image-packed week of foreign travel and you'll get a mix of admiration, suspicion, even a couple of bored shrugs.

McCain has brat stateside Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Republican presidential candidate John McCain had his own German experience Thursday - at a restaurant in Ohio. He asserted that he was happy to devote his time this week to touring the nation's heartland.

'Citizen' Obama urges unity against terror Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
BERLIN - Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it" as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago.

Tyree formally files complaint about Jones' campaign Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:39:00 -0000
Knox County Sheriff candidate Randy Tyree filed a complaint with the Sheriff's Office Merit Council today over what he claims are violations of civil service rules on the Web site of his opponent, Sheriff Jimmy "J.J." Jones.

Dave Hancock (D) - U.S. House, 2nd District Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000

Richard Briggs (R) - County Commission, 5C Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000

Charges dropped against Marine in Iraq shooting Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
SAN DIEGO - Charges have been dismissed against a Camp Pendleton Marine sniper accused in the shooting deaths of two Syrians in Iraq, Marine Corps officials said Thursday.

Suicide bomber kills 8 in Iraq Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber blew herself up near U.S.-allied Sunni Arab fighters walking in a crowded area of Baqouba, killing at least eight of the guards and wounding 24 other people Thursday evening, police said.

State homicide rate shows decline Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Fewer than half of Tennessee homicides over a three-year period were committed with handguns, according to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation study released Thursday.

News Sentinel's McCarthy graphic gets regional award Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
A News Sentinel graphic tracing the roots of novelist Cormac McCarthy in East Tennessee has won first place in the 58th Annual Green Eyeshade Awards.

Burned woman leaves hospital Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
A 36-year-old Alcoa woman seriously burned when three people tossed fireworks into her car was released Wednesday night from a hospital but faces more skin-graft surgeries.

Early-voting numbers down Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Greg Mackay, Knox County administrator of elections, says early voting is down compared to the February election, but that is typical when comparing votes in a county general election to a presidential election.

Loudon schools' budget swells Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
LOUDON - The Loudon County school board added $778,000 to its 2008-09 capital budget Thursday for furniture, roofing at three schools and upgraded bleachers at four schools, but the question of how to open and close those bleachers generated some protest.

Jefferson County daycare worker guilty Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:42:00 -0000
A former Jefferson County day care worker was convicted Thursday of reckless endangerment, according to Jimmy Dunn, district attorney general for the 4th judicial circuit.

SUV hits Blount house; man hurt Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:27:00 -0000
MARYVILLE - A Blount County man was hospitalized early this morning when a sport-utility vehicle crashed into his house as he slept on a couch in his living room, authorities said.

Commissioner accused of assault with car Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:02:00 -0000
ATHENS, Tenn. - A former Meigs County commissioner is accused of trying to run over a sheriff's deputy who had stopped another driver.

TBI homicide report shows handguns most common weapon Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:34:00 -0000
Fewer than half of Tennessee homicides over a 3-year period were committed with handguns, while the use of other weapons, such as fists, knives and clubs, increased slightly, according to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation study released Thursday.

Feds say Utah mine operation was flawed Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
PRICE, Utah - The operator of a collapsed Utah mine violated safety protocols by cutting coal pillars that should have been left standing to prevent cave-ins, federal regulators said Thursday.

Missile crew falls asleep holding launch devices Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts, the Air Force said Thursday.

Congress OKs $48B global AIDS bill Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - The House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, giving new life and new punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone.

Girls catch boys in math Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Sixteen years after Barbie dolls declared, "Math class is tough!" girls are proving that when it comes to math they are just as tough as boys.

GOP kills bid to free oil from stockpile Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - House Republicans on Thursday scuttled a bill that Democrats hoped would help lower gasoline prices by forcing the Energy Department to release 70 million barrels of oil - about a three-day supply - from the national stockpile. Democrats said the action would have produced immediate relief at the pump, as was the case with similar releases in 1991, 2000 and 2005. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve now holds about 700 million barrels. Despite winning a clear 268-157 majority, the measure still lost. Democratic leaders had brought the proposal up for debate under rules requiring a two-thirds vote to pass. But passing the bill by just a majority would have meant allowing Republicans to force a vote on new offshore drilling leases. GOP leader John Boehner of Ohio said: "They're scared to death to allow us to ... force their members to vote on drilling."

National briefs: July 25 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Nation3 shot, two critically, at Ariz. community college

Interrogation memo looked to 'good faith' Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department in 2002 told the CIA that its interrogators would be safe from prosecution for violations of anti-torture laws if they believed "in good faith" that harsh techniques used to break prisoners' will would not cause "prolonged mental harm."

Traffic tips: July 25 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
In Roane and Anderson counties today, state Route 95 between Westover Drive and Illinois Avenue is reduced to one lane in each direction as part of a widening project. Also today, be alert for a possible lane closure on Illinois Avenue at the intersection of state Route 95 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Then, Monday-Wednesday, watch again for a possible lane closure on Illinois Avenue.

Mother of alleged victim releases letter Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The mother of an alleged sexual assault victim has released a letter she sent to University of Iowa officials, accusing them of ignoring her daughter as she faced harassment after reporting the attack.

NFL notebook: July 25 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Goodell keeping tabs on Packers, Favre

Manning is not 'in very much pain' Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Peyton Manning's voice resonated through the Indianapolis Colts training camp Thursday - from 90 miles away.

Fulmer statement on Alabama subpoena Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:34:00 -0000
Phillip Fulmer Statement Regarding Alabama Subpoena

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