Consumer spending boost: US economy grew at 3.2 percent rate in 4th quarter...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the October-December quarter on the strength of the strongest consumer spending in three years, an encouraging sign for 2014.The...
View ArticleCherokee history on display at Red Clay State Park
It is no accident that Red Clay State Park is just on the Tennessee side of the Tennessee/Georgia state line. Red Clay became the site of the Cherokee government in the year 1832, after the state of...
View ArticleAtlanta under siege: 2 days after snow and ice, roads still treacherous
ATLANTA — The snow and sleet had stopped falling and traffic was moving again around Atlanta following a crippling storm — but officials warned that ice-covered roads remained a threat for drivers...
View ArticleReader Photo: Snow Day
After moving here without sleds, our neighbors let us borrow theirs. It was a hard landing. Now we owe our neighbors a new sled. ———You, too, can see your snow pictures on...
View ArticleTennessee Senate passes supermarket wine bill 23-8
NASHVILLE — The state Senate has passed a bill to allow local governments to hold votes on whether to allow wine sales in supermarkets and convenience stores.The measure sponsored by Republican Sen....
View ArticleU.S. families eating more meals at home — and together (thank the recession)
Orlando Sentinel(MCT)Working parents report they are eating more meals with their families — and eating healthier ones, according to a new study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It seems the...
View ArticleMeth smurfing: 13 more charges placed against Carter Co. woman
ELIZABETHTON — A Carter County woman who appeared in Sessions Court on Tuesday on a charge of promotion of methamphetamine manufacturing is now facing 13 additional charges after she was arrested on a...
View ArticleUpdate: 9 bodies recovered after Kentucky house fire
GREENVILLE, Ky. — An early morning blaze at a home in rural western Kentucky killed nine people, while two others escaped and are being treated for injuries, according to Kentucky State Police.An adult...
View ArticleUnited Way surpasses campaign fundraising goal
The United Way of Washington county has surpassed its $1.7 million campaign goal by more than $7,000.After a busy week of last minute appeals brought in individual and corporate gifts of up to $5,000...
View ArticleAP Breaking News Report: Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty against...
Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced they will seek the death penalty against 20-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the Boston Marathon bombing, instantly raising the stakes in what could be one of the...
View ArticleTrucker cited in crash that snarled I-40 traffic
KNOXVILLE — A state trooper Thursday cited the driver of a tractor-trailer rig that smashed a car under it, stalling traffic on Interstate 40 in both directions in West Knox County.Tennessee Highway...
View ArticleOff the Wall News: Gangs in Utah ... who knew?
OGDEN, Utah — Police are looking for two suspects who approached a group of five individuals and shot one of them Tuesday night after a verbal confrontation.The case appears to be gang-related and has...
View ArticleUpdate: Police find largest meth lab in Johnson City history, including...
Johnson City police located what investigators said was the largest meth lab ever found in the city this week when they followed up on a tip about the highly addictive drug being made at a residence....
View ArticleJohnson City police charge boy with burglary
Johnson City police said a boy was responsible for a residential burglary reported last week, resulting in his arrest Thursday. The boy, whose name was not released because of his age, was charged...
View ArticleAmanda Knox found guilty of murder, again
FLORENCE, Italy — An appeals court in Florence has upheld the guilty verdict against U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend for the 2007 murder of her British roommate. Knox was sentenced to 28...
View ArticleMercer bringing complete package to town
Good luck to anyone in the Atlantic Sun Conference looking for a statistical chink in the Mercer armor. There isn’t one.The front-running Bears bring a seven-game win streak to the Dome tonight to face...
View ArticleNASCAR overhauls Chase format
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR unveiled changes to its playoff system on Thursday, and the Chase to the Sprint Cup field has been expanded from 12 to 16 drivers and puts a greater emphasis on winning...
View ArticleKenseth looks to build on career year
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt Kenseth came up short of his ultimate goal in 2013, but in many ways, it was still the best year of his racing career.The 41-year-old veteran led the Sprint Cup Series with a...
View ArticleWaltrip team trying to move on
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The key figures at Michael Waltrip Racing are banking that performance will put the most publicized cheating scandal in NASCAR history behind them.Fined $300,000 for trying...
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