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Giuliani Defends Law Firm's Work For Citgo

Rudy Giuliani is defending his law firm's role in representing Citgo petroleum before the Texas legislature.

Chiquita Pleads Guilty In Terrorism Probe

The Chiquita Banana Company has pleaded guilty to doing business with terrorists.

Pentagon Says Planner of USS Cole And Embassy Bombings Confesses

The Pentagon says a man long suspected of planning the bombing of the USS Cole has confessed to the attack during a hearing at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Radio Station Fire

A radio station is off the air after an overnight fire.

Family Remembers Staff Sergeant Terry Prater

The family members of and East Tennessee Solider who was killed on Thursday in Iraq talk about the man they consider a hero.

Fans Cheer On As The Vols Advance

At just after high noon, while the Vols were about to to hit the court, students and fans flocked to a wing joint on the Cumberland Avenue Strip to cheer on the Big Orange.

Big Lottery Weekend Nets $600,000 Win in Lavergne

Lotto 5 Jackpot Also Hit in Nashville

Protesters and Vets Talk About Their Opinion's Four Years Later

The debate over the war in Iraq plays out in Knoxville as VFW members and anti-war protesters talk about their own opinion's.

Sellers Family Reaction On Guilty Verdict

The family of Sevier County murder victim Kelly Seller's reacts to the John Wayne Blair verdict.

FULL VERDICT: John Wayne Blair Receives Life in Prison Without Parole

John Wayne Blair has been found guilty of first degree premeditated murder and will spend the rest of his life in prison without parole.

RECALL: Sixty Million Containers of Dog and Cat Food

Sixty million containers of wet pet food was recalled on Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.

Sweetwater Solider Convicted of Negligent Homicide

Late last night a jury found a Sweetwater soldier guilty of three county of negligent homicide in the deaths of three Iraqi detainees.

East Tennessee Solider Killed In Iraq

The Department of Defense has identified an East Tennessee man as one of the soldiers killed by an I.E.D. in Baghdad.

Law Enforcement Crackdown Before St. Patrick's Day

Knoxville Police are out in full force the night before St. Patrick's Day.

Inmate Testifies in Sevier Murder Trial

Friday the prosecution rested in the trial of John Wayne Blair who is accused of killing Kelly Sellers.

Rookie Firefighter Learns from Hero

It's a fire that still smolders in the hearts and minds of many of you.

A Dream Come True

A Loudon Elementary School student fufilled her dream today in giving her handicapped friend a way to enjoy being on the playground like her other classmates.

Commissioner Resting At Home After Night in Hospital

A Knox County commissioner who spent the night at Saint Mary's Hospital is now home.

Sharing Information From the Secret City

State and county emergency professionals tell WVLT that Thursday's fire at the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex is an incident so common-place, so easily controlled, they didn't activate their automated warning systems.