Jim Balloch

• Skeletal remains identified as Knoxville mom missing since '05 Updated 02/09/2012 at 3:04 p.m.

  Skeletal remains found late last month in Loudon County have been identified as Pamela Knight, a Knoxville mother of three who has been missing for more than six years.

• Train strikes tractor-trailer stuck on tracks; driver OK Updated 02/07/2012 at 6:12 p.m.

  The driver of a flatbed tractor-trailer escaped injury Tuesday when his vehicle got stuck on railroad tracks and was struck by a 33-car CSX Corp. freight train on Jackson Road near Amherst Road in West Knoxville.

• Maryville man charged in son's shooting Published 02/06/2012 at 2:52 p.m.

  A Maryville man is accused of shooting his adult son in the chest during a Sunday night argument.

• Holston River search for drowning victims finds only 'fuzzy memories' Updated 02/06/2012 at 5:36 p.m.

  BLAINE — After scouring the shorelines of the Holston River for two people reported to be still missing by a couple who escaped from a submerged SUV today, Grainger County authorities now think the story might only be in the ...

• 2 charged with buying votes in Tellico Plains election Published 02/03/2012 at 1:56 p.m.

  The TBI said today it has arrested two men for bribing voters during a Tellico Plains municipal election.

• Blount expands anonymous 'Text-a-Tip' program to middle schools Published 02/03/2012 at 12:04 p.m.

  The Blount County Sheriff's Office "Text-a-Tip" program has been extended into all of the county's middle schools, beginning today.

• Knox County sheriff reveals 'puppy mill' raid Updated 02/02/2012 at 6:52 p.m.

  The Knox County Sheriff's Office on Thursday released information about a Jan. 20 raid on what it describes as a puppy mill operation.

• Work begins on I-40 rockslide cleanup near TN-NC border Published 02/02/2012 at 12:04 p.m.

  Crews began work this morning to clear up the rockslide that has closed Interstate 40 westbound near the North Carolina state line.

• Judge: No diversion for accused Hawkins County prosecutor Updated 01/31/2012 at 5:50 p.m.

  Judge: No diversion for accused Hawkins County prosecutor

• I-40 westbound near TN-NC border may be reopened in 2 weeks after rockslide Updated 01/31/2012 at 8:52 p.m.

  HARTFORD, Tenn. — Hours after a rock slide left a 1,500-ton boulder hanging precariously over Interstate 40 in Cocke County near the North Carolina border Tuesday, tables at the nearby Pigeon River Smokehouse restaurant sat empty.

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