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Stocks Rally, Pushing Dow To New Record

Posted: 4:28 PM From the Volunteer TV Newsroom: Stock prices closed higher on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 54 points to 13,363. Gainers on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered losers by a 5-3 margin. Stay with Volutneer TV News for the latest.

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Knox Mayor: No Tax Increase

Updated: 7:15 AM A new park named for Tommy Schumpert? Planning money for two branch libraries, better retirement for sheriff's deputies? Knox County’s Mayor says next year's budget can do all that, without raising taxes.

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Fire Truck Involved in Crash

Updated: 7:35 PM Emergency crews are responding to reports of a Knoxville Fire truck involved in an accident.

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Prayer Vigil for Phillip Workman

Updated: 7:15 AM Some of the faithful in Knoxville have gathered at St. James Episcopal church Tuesday to hold a vigil for Phillip Workman and speak out against the death penalty.

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Students Protest School Removing Teacher

Updated: 7:44 PM Classes in Morgan County Schools were in session Tuesday, but many high school students weren't. More than 100 students protested all day outside Sunbright High School.

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Supreme Court Denies Request From Workman

Updated: 6:56 PM The US Supreme Court has denied a request for a stay of execution for Phillip Workman. Workman is scheduled to be executed at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday.

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Blount County Still Working to Hash Out Budget

Updated: 7:45 PM Blount County's Budget Committee will recommend a five cent property tax increase. It will help fund raises for sheriff's deputies and county employees. But what about the other services you depend on?

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VA Study: Cholesterol Drugs Could Prevent Lung Cancer

Updated: 10:29 PM There's promising news for people who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. Statin drugs are very effective at lowering LDL, or bad, cholesterol levels, but a new Veterans Administration study shows they have an added benefit. The study strongly suggests they also help prevent cancer, but how?

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6 Arrested in Plot on NJ Army Base

Posted: 12:46 PM Six men described by U.S. federal prosecutors as "Islamic militants" were arrested on charges they plotted to attack the Fort Dix Army base and "kill as many soldiers as possible," authorities said Tuesday.

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