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  Bearden Store wraps your presents for the Grace Project

  Obligato is holding two "Wrap-up" days to support babies in the NICU's and their families.

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  Giraffes, mice, and pirates.. Oh My!

  These are a few photos we aired on Local 8 News This Morning of our tiniest viewers as they headed out trick-or-treating!

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  Sevierville group collects goods for hurricane victims

  Hurricane Isaac is still raging on the Gulf Coast, and local people are coming to the aid, including a non-profit organization called The Lord's Child out of Sevierville.

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  Knoxville Fashion Week Aug. 15-18th

  The kickoff to Knoxville Fashion Week is Wednesday, August 15th at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse from 5-9pm.

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  You can help save this girl's life

  Seven year old Piper Smith needs a life saving kidney transplant. Several fundraisers like "Painting with a Twist" on Tuesday, August 7th will help pay her costly medical expenses.

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  Mayor Burchett invites community to lunch at local restaurant

  After organizing several cash mobs to spur shoppers to visit local businesses, Knox Co. Mayor Tim Burchett now wants to support locally-owned restaurants with monthly "Lunch with the Mayor" events.

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  Police: Vermont man crushed cop cars with tractor

  Working in a stout former bank building with windows closed and air conditioners humming, Orleans County sheriff's deputies didn't know what was happening in their parking lot until a neighbor called 911.

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  Knoxville Zoo opening new exhibit featuring lions and baboons

  The Knoxville Zoo will open two new habitats on Saturday for African Lions and Hamadryas Baboons.

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  Mothers asked to "Latch-On" in New Harvest Park for World Breastfeeding Week

  Breastfeeding mothers in the area and those interested will have an opportunity to learn about breastfeeding and take part in the worldwide "Big Latch-On" on Friday.

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  Natural gas line erupts in Nashville, no injuries

  A few hundred Nashville residents were told to leave their homes after a natural gas line ruptured in a neighborhood.

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  Publix opens in Northshore Town Center

  Publix Supermarket opens its first store in Knoxville on Thursday.

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  Shoppers prepare for sales tax holiday

  Tennessee's annual sales tax holiday kicks off Friday morning. Retailers around town have posted signs, planned sales, and even extended hours.

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  US appeals court blocks Ariz. 20-week abortion ban

  A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily prohibited Arizona from enforcing its new ban on most abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy.

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  Report: 3 jets avoid midair collision near DC

  US Airways said that it is working with federal officials to investigate a newspaper report that three commuter jets narrowly averted a midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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  Calif. professor's email reveals shooting plot

  Rainer Reinscheid was into his second bottle of wine when he wrote a chilling email titled, "a good plan," detailing violent revenge on the people he blamed for his teen son's suicide.

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  Teacher licensing standards being revised in Tenn

  The Tennessee Department of Education is revising teacher licensing standards.

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  Parents should take inventory before school shopping

  A family and consumer specialist with the University of Tennessee Extension suggests a careful inventory before doing back-to-school shopping.

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  Monroe County man dies in wreck

  A Monroe County man died after being ejected from his pickup truck Tuesday night in Madisonville.

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  It's No. 19 and counting for Michael Phelps

  Michael Phelps cruised through the anchor leg of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay to earn his record 19th career Olympic medal and 15th gold on Tuesday night.

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  The Who fans trade in 1979 tickets 33 years later

  It was December 1979 when Emery Lucier learned the concert he was eagerly awaiting in Rhode Island by British rock band The Who had been canceled over safety concerns.

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  Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies

  The author, playwright, politician and commentator Gore Vidal died Tuesday at age 86 in Los Angeles.

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  Is your problem gluten? Or faddish eating?

  It sounds like an unfolding epidemic: A decade ago, virtually no one in the U.S. seemed to have a problem eating gluten in bread and other foods. Now, millions do.

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  NY couple, 85, to remarry 48 years after divorce

  They got hitched while still in their teens, divorced 20 years and four children later, and are getting remarried after nearly a half-century apart.

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  Wild West town for sale in Utah for $3.9 million

  The real estate listing reads like a Wild West exhibit: An old gold mine, a geyser, and a supposed hideout of famed outlaws.

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  LemonAid Stand Day to raise money for local families

  FISH Hospitality Pantries and a local 13-year-old will team up again on Wednesday to raise money to provide food for those in need.