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Friendsville Community Trying to Cope with Tragedy

Posted: 12:09 PM The Sheriff's Department is not releasing the names of the four children in the Debuty family. But we know that three children killed in the fire went to school at Friendsville Elementary.

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Ten Die In a Bardstown, KY Fire

Updated: 3:21 PM Nelson County Coroner Field Houghlin says the death toll in a morning house fire in Bardstown has risen to ten. Nine bodies were found in the house and one died at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown.

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Sevierville House Fire

Posted: 6:14 AM Fire has destroyed a vacant home in Sevier County Monday night.

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Guinn Road House Fire

Posted: 6:12 AM The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a house fire that sparked late Monday night in West Knoxville.

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Four Children Killed in Friendsville Fire

Updated: 10:51 AM A tragic fire in Blount County has killed four children. Around 5:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, firefighters responded to frantic 911 calls from Miser Station Road in the community of Friendsville.

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Governor's Proposed State Cigarette Tax Increase

Updated: 8:38 AM To fund these new initiatives, Governor Bredesen proposed using some state lottery funds, as well as an increase in the state's cigarette tax, which is now among the lowest in the nation.

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Break the Cycle, Part 1

Posted: 5:31 PM On New Year's Day, Knoxville Police officers were on guard while six women, victims of domestic violence, packed their belongings and escaped their abusers. Domestic violence is a vicious cycle of abuse that most victims find hard to break.

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Jefferson County Justice Center Opens

Updated: 9:21 PM Jefferson County's long awaited justice center is finally open. The $16 million dollar courthouse and jail has been in the works for more than three years.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Water Main Break at University and Western

Posted: 4:07 PM From the Volunteer TV Newsroom: There's been a large water main break at the intersection of University and Western. If your commute home this afternoon takes you through this area, you should consider an alternative route. Volunteer TV News has a crew en route to the scene and Pete Michaels is headed over the area right now, we'll have the latest on FIRST at 4:00.

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Kenny Bartley, Jr. Indicted

Updated: 5:57 PM Three days after his case was transfered to adult court, Kenny Bartley, Jr, has been indicted in connection with the Campbell County school shooting.

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Ethics Committee Members Named

Posted: 3:55 PM Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale has announced his selection for the new Knox County Ethics Committee.

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Mayor Calls for Special Election

Updated: 9:19 PM Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale is asking county commissioners to un-do, what Tennessee's Supreme Court ruled that they, and only they could do: replace the term-limited twelve.

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