http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines RSS Feed for Local 8 Now - News - Headlines en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:14 GMT 2013-05-23T19:00:14Z en-us http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/At-least-two-shot-at-Bean-Station-pharmacy-208691591.html There's a news conference at 5:30 p.m. where we expect to learn more. We will carry it live.. Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:14 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/At-least-two-shot-at-Bean-Station-pharmacy-208691591.html 2013-05-23T19:00:14Z http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Knoxville-prepares-for-two-weeks-of-music-and-movies-208662811.html Stretching over two weeks now, the event will feature over 80 bands, seven feature films, and 40 short films, all spread across nearly a dozen downtown hotspots. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:58:18 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Knoxville-prepares-for-two-weeks-of-music-and-movies-208662811.html 2013-05-23T15:58:18Z http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Give-blood-Be-a-Parrot-Head-208621651.html Medic Regional Blood Center holds their annual Parrot Head Party Blood Drive. It's a way to stock the shelves for a busy Memorial Day weekend. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:58:04 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Give-blood-Be-a-Parrot-Head-208621651.html 2013-05-23T11:58:04Z http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Paving-begins-on-Newfound-Gap-Road-in-Smokies-208623721.html The work will include a 6.1-mile section of U.S. 441, also called Newfound Gap Road. The section being resurfaced this summer extends from the picnic area at the Chimneys to Alum Cave Bluffs. Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:36 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Paving-begins-on-Newfound-Gap-Road-in-Smokies-208623721.html 2013-05-23T10:03:36Z http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Federal-grants-help-landowners-conserve-wildlife-208623131.html The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said owners of agricultural and forest land can apply by June 10 for funding under the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:14:46 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Federal-grants-help-landowners-conserve-wildlife-208623131.html 2013-05-23T15:14:46Z http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Underemployment-holds-back-22-million-208511351.html Unemployment numbers often serve as a benchmark for the state of our economy, but the numbers don't account for a larger group of underemployed Americans. Thu, 23 May 2013 03:35:05 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Underemployment-holds-back-22-million-208511351.html 2013-05-23T03:35:05Z http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Claiborne-County-building-free-clinic-208587171.html In the areas surrounding Claiborne County, three out of ten people have no insurance. That's why church groups are building a free clinic: to bring medical care to the uninsured. Thu, 23 May 2013 03:23:00 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Claiborne-County-building-free-clinic-208587171.html 2013-05-23T03:23:00Z http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Re-opening-of-welcome-center--delayed-208589851.html An interstate welcome center in southern Kentucky near the Tennessee line won't reopen for the Memorial Day holiday as planned. Thu, 23 May 2013 01:42:59 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Re-opening-of-welcome-center--delayed-208589851.html 2013-05-23T01:42:59Z http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Arrest-made-in-Washington-ricin-scare-last-week-208588651.html The FBI says a 37-year-old man has been arrested following last week's discovery in Washington state of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. Thu, 23 May 2013 01:30:53 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Arrest-made-in-Washington-ricin-scare-last-week-208588651.html 2013-05-23T01:30:53Z http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Surgeons-remove-tigers-basketball-sized-hairball-208588271.html It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help. Thu, 23 May 2013 01:27:23 GMT http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Surgeons-remove-tigers-basketball-sized-hairball-208588271.html 2013-05-23T01:27:23Z