News 2008-07-30 Andanh.com

County testing for arsenic near Solway mulch site Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:20:00 -0000
Two days after approving a three-year contract extension with the operator of Knox County's greenwaste facility, county officials are responding to a report of elevated arsenic levels in the well of residents who live nearby.

Thunderstorm knocks out power to Athens Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:58:00 -0000
Power was out nearly an hour to the entire city of Athens this afternoon after a lightning strike in the Charleston, Tenn., area knocked out the breaker on a TVA transmission line.

County mayor essentially agrees his office mismanaged hospitality fund Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -0000
Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale essentially agreed today with County Commission auditor Richard Walls that his office mismanaged an off-the-books hospitality fund that used solicited donations to pay for public events.

Music store: Accused church shooter bought guitar case Friday Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:10:00 -0000
Employees of a Clinton Highway music store say they sold a guitar case to the man accused in Sunday’s church shooting.

Spears rep: Singer won't play Channon Christian Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:34:00 -0000
Britney Spears is not going to appear in a purported movie depicting the murders of Knoxvillians Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. A spokesperson for Jive Records, Spears' record label, said there was absolutely no truth to the rumor.

Church shooting gives victim pause on death penalty Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:04:00 -0000
Four days after being shot at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, Joe Barnhart's stance on capital punishment has weakened. Barnhart - struck in the back by at least 20 pellets - had previously been a supporter of the death penalty. But the injury to three of his family members, and the death of one of his closest friends, co-author Linda Kraeger, has put doubt in his mind.

Knoxville police officer honored Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0000
A Knoxville police officer was honored this morning for his investigative tenacity that yielded an arrest in the slaying of a 77-year-old man.

Appeals court upholds red-light cameras Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:04:00 -0000
The city of Knoxville's use of red-light traffic cameras is valid, according to the state Court of Appeals, which upheld a lower court's ruling today.

Ex-Ragsdale director not going to ORNL after all Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:54:00 -0000
Alison Wagley, former director of the county's Office of Neighborhoods, will not be going to work at UT-Battelle as planned.

Showers, then hot weekend ahead Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:48:00 -0000
NASHVILLE — Showers and thunderstorms were expected to give only temporary relief to Tennessee residents before a very hot weekend ushers in August.

First Tennessee cutting mortgage jobs Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:19:00 -0000
MEMPHIS - First Horizon Corp. will cut 170 jobs from its mortgage operation, which it is selling.

Prosecutor against leniency for former sheriff Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0000
CHATTANOOGA - Federal prosecutors in Chattanooga oppose leniency in the sentencing of former Hamilton County Sheriff Billy Long.

Voters likely to approve judges Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:06 -0000
NASHVILLE - Voters on Aug. 7 have an opportunity to reject Gov. Phil Bredesen's appointments of two Tennessee Supreme Court justices and five other appeals court judges, but it's a pretty safe bet they will not.

State briefs: July 30 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Police: No foul play in Jefferson man's death JEFFERSON CITY - Authorities said Tuesday they do not suspect foul play in the death of a man whose body was discovered Monday night in the basement of a house.

Belmont hosting presidential debate Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - Only about 150 Middle Tennessee voters will have the possibility of asking questions during a presidential debate at Belmont University this fall.

Retired U.S. District Judge Thomas Hull dies Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:27:00 -0000
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — Retired U.S. District Judge Thomas Hull of Greeneville, who spent 23 years on the federal bench, died today. He was 82.

Jefferson City police say foul play not suspected Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:50:00 -0000
JEFFERSON CITY - Authorities said today they do not suspect foul play in the death of a man whose body was discovered Monday night in the basement of a house.

Love freed from prison after TN Waltz sentence Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:04:00 -0000
CHATTANOOGA — A former Hamilton County school board member and lobbyist is out of prison after serving nine months for passing along bribes to state lawmakers.

Former U.S. Rep. Bob Clement has heart surgery Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:14:00 -0000
NASHVILLE — A spokeswoman for Bob Clement said the former U.S. representative is recovering from heart bypass surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

DA says evidence shown on TV might be violation Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:55:00 -0000
MEMPHIS — Memphis prosecutor Bill Gibbons says the airing of a television program focusing on how detectives solve crimes might have violated Tennessee Supreme Court rules.

Venable: We have joined a bloody list Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
It sounds quite strange to hear network broadcasters speak the words "Knoxville, Tennessee," in the context of a domestic terrorist attack.

Obama taps top economic minds for tips on crisis Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Tuesday discussed the mortgage crisis and steps the government is taking to shore up the faltering economy, his campaign said.

McCain hedges on promise not to raise any taxes Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate John McCain has drawn a sharp rebuke from conservatives after he signaled an openness to a higher payroll tax for Social Security, contrary to previous vows not to raise taxes of any kind.

Social Security plan vague Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:01 -0000
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's bid to place a new Social Security tax on very high incomes is either a bold or foolhardy plan, depending on who critiques it.

McCain skin patch tested Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Republican Sen. John McCain said Monday he had had a small patch of skin removed from his face and biopsied as part of a regular checkup with his dermatologist.

B-ball on shelf Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CHICAGO - Barack Obama, back in his hometown after a tour of Afghanistan, the Middle East and Europe, saw a doctor at the University of Chicago Medical Center on Sunday night to deal with a sore hip.

New offensive begins in Iraq Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
BAGHDAD - U.S.-backed Iraqi troops sealed off Baqouba and staged house-to-house searches Tuesday as they began a new offensive in Diyala province in the latest bid to clear al-Qaida in Iraq from its last major belt near the capital.

57 killed in four bombings Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:01 -0000
BAGHDAD - Four suicide bombers believed to be women struck a Shiite pilgrimage in Baghdad and a Kurdish protest rally in northern Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and wounding nearly 300, police said.

Woman playing with gun in car accidentally shoots driver Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:45:00 -0000
A woman was slightly wounded Tuesday night when a handgun accidentally went off in the car she was driving, according to the Knoxville Police Department.

Victim describes shooting, didn't realize he was shot in eye Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:29:00 -0000
When he realized what was happening, John T. Worth's first act was to grab his handicapped wife and "cram her under the seat" at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.

Tennessee regulator takes up for TVA in trial Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:18:00 -0000
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A top environmental regulator says the Tennessee Valley Authority works hard to comply with air quality protection rules.

KFD douses blaze at Saint Andrew’s church Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:14:00 -0000
Firefighters quickly extinguished a minor blaze this morning at a church on Plummer Road in North Knoxville.

Many denominations, one common prayer Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:20 -0000
People from differing denominations attended Tuesday church services to pray for and support the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church congregation and victims of a Sunday morning shooting there.

Faith communities respond, near and far Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:10 -0000
More than 100 Unitarian Universalist congregations worldwide are having special services and vigils this week to support those attending a sister church targeted by a gunman who killed two people and injured seven Sunday.

Staffing again at issue for defender Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:07 -0000
For the second time in roughly a year, Knox County Public Defender Mark Stephens is making an unprecedented bid to lower his staff's case-load via a blanket request to bow out of an entire class of cases.

Grazing goats could be key to preserving grassy balds Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:05 -0000
ROAN MOUNTAIN, Tenn. - From Carver's Gap, the Appalachian Trail runs due east along the crest of Roan Mountain through the longest stretch of grassy balds in the Southern Appalachians.

Jefferson Co. mayor vetoes budget plan Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:04 -0000
DANDRIDGE - Jefferson County Mayor Alan Palmieri vetoed the county's proposed 2008-09 fiscal year budget Tuesday, but a county commissioner says his group will likely override it.

Commission nixes charter panel measure Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:03 -0000
Knox County Commission has rejected a move to change the way a Charter Review Committee would do business after Mayor Mike Ragsdale threatened to veto the measure.

House offers apology for slavery Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:09 -0000
WASHINGTON - The House on Tuesday issued an unprecedented apology to black Americans for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow segregation laws.

GOP Sen. Ted Stevens indicted Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:05 -0000
WASHINGTON - Sen. Ted Stevens, the nation's longest-serving Republican senator and a major figure in Alaska politics since before statehood, was indicted Tuesday on seven felony counts of concealing more than a quarter of a million dollars in house renovations and gifts from a powerful oil contractor that lobbied him for government aid.

Fast-food eateries in South L.A. put on hold Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
LOS ANGELES - City officials are putting South Los Angeles on a diet. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to place a moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in an impoverished swath of the city with a proliferation of such eateries and above-average rates of obesity.

Experimental Alzheimer's drug shows early promise Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CHICAGO - For the first time, an experimental drug shows promise for halting the progression of Alzheimer's disease by taking a new approach: breaking up the protein tangles that clog victims' brains.

Californians all shook up Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
LOS ANGELES - The strongest earthquake to strike a populated area of Southern California in more than a decade rattled windows and chandeliers, made buildings sway and sent people running into the streets on Tuesday. But there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage.

National briefs: July 30 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Mustard gas leaks at depot in Richmond, Ky. LEXINGTON, Ky. - The first mustard gas leak in three years was confirmed Tuesday at a chemical weapons stockpile in Kentucky, less than a month after workers there found a leak inside a separate storage igloo housing a deadly nerve agent.

Bush hails Pakistan as strong ally Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:06 -0000
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday praised Pakistan's new leader as a reliable partner in confronting extremism.

Bush approves execution of Army private Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:05 -0000
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday approved the execution of an Army private, the first time in over a half-century that a president has affirmed a death sentence for a member of the U.S. military.

Ky. relents on flag policy Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky's adjutant general says the state is changing its flag policy for fallen soldiers - again.

Florida chomps down on party school 'title' Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title - best party school in the country.

'Pre-dementia' rising, especially in men Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CHICAGO - A milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is alarmingly more common than has been believed, and in men more than women, doctors reported Monday.

First lady backs reading program Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:05 -0000
NASHVILLE - First lady Laura Bush criticized Congress for cutting funding to a $1 billion reading program that she called "a signature component" of the president's No Child Left Behind Act.

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