6 killed, including firefighter and 3 kids, in residential fires in 2 cities
Deadly fires broke out in Philadelphia and New York City on Sunday taking the lives of six people in total. ABC News: Top Stories
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Wildfires scorching the West could explode due to heavy winds
A wildfire inferno is setting up in multiple states as dangerous fire conditions threaten to spread them even further. ABC News: Top Stories
House passes legislation decriminalizing marijuana
Congress has tried, unsuccessfully, to pass this type of legislation before to decriminalize marijuana. ABC News: Top Stories
Sports car crashes into homeless camp, kills 4
A 24-year-old man was under arrest after police alleged he killed four people when his car left a roadway and slammed into a homeless encampment in Salem, Oregon. ABC News: Top Stories
Accused school shooter must stay in adult jail, but can resume education
The 15-year-old boy charged with multiple counts of murder stemming from a November mass shooting at Michigan’s Oxford High School must remain in an adult jail. ABC News: Top Stories
USA TODAY’s Women of the Year: Cynthia Finch pairs faith and science
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — There are fifty of them. One top honoree selected from every state. Women who have made a significant impact on the lives of others across the nation. Meet the…
Meet the Knoxville couple whose adoption was denied by a Christian agency because they’re Jewish
Tennessee allows religious organizations to deny adoption and foster care services to families whose beliefs aren’t in sync with the provider’s. GANNETT Syndication Service
We asked, you answered: Here’s how Knoxville News Sentinel readers voted on Tennessee’s new license plates
Knoxville News Sentinel conducted three social media polls this week to see how readers would vote on Tennessee’s new license plate. GANNETT Syndication Service
A ‘baffling case’ with few leads 12 years ago, 2 Sparta teens disappeared
On April 3, 2000, Jeremy Bechtel, 17, and Erin Foster, 18, both of Sparta, were last seen together in her car, a black Pontiac Grand Am. GANNETT Syndication Service
Students return to Knox County Schools under mask mandate
Students return to Knox County Schools under mask mandate on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. GANNETT Syndication Service