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'It would have at least given them a fighting chance' | How Tennessee enforces GPS ankle monitori...

'It would have at least given them a fighting chance' | How Tennessee enforces GPS ankle monitori...

It's been four months since legislation was enacted to require new GPS monitoring for violent offenders. Loca…

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10Investigates: Greyhound bus riders experiencing 'inhumane treatment' at Knoxville stop

10Investigates: Greyhound bus riders experiencing 'inhumane treatment' at Knoxville stop

From waiting in a "hot box" to riding on a bus that "smells like sewage," issues surrounding Greyhound's oper…

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Helene's Aftermath - 96 Hours in Asheville

Helene's Aftermath - 96 Hours in Asheville

WBIR sent crews to Asheville to cover what happened to Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. These a…

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What's killing East Tennessee? || A look into the state's leading causes of death and why

What's killing East Tennessee? || A look into the state's leading causes of death and why

We explore the leading causes of death in East Tennessee. From cancer to drug overdoses, we start looking at …

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South Carolina father travels through Hurricane Helene to make it to his daughter's wedding in Ea...

South Carolina father travels through Hurricane Helene to make it to his daughter's wedding in Ea...

Despite being stuck in a storm, a man traveled from South Carolina mostly on foot to be in Johnson City for h…

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A Rutledge family has children who are on the autism spectrum. Together, they're learning about g...

A Rutledge family has children who are on the autism spectrum. Together, they're learning about g...

The Community Garden Project is run by a family with kids on the autism spectrum. The sensory experience help…

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Local divers discover sentimental item on bottom of lake, return it to owner

Local divers discover sentimental item on bottom of lake, return it to owner

Kendryx Nicley's father passed away in 2022. Now, the teen uses his fishing pole. Recently, it sunk to the bo…

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Walterboro after the trial: Visitors traveling courthouse to see where Alex Murdaugh was convicte...

Walterboro after the trial: Visitors traveling courthouse to see where Alex Murdaugh was convicte...

Months after Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife and son, visitors are trave…

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Nearly 50 Sumter residents evacuated from apartment complex over broken elevator, fire alarm conc...

Nearly 50 Sumter residents evacuated from apartment complex over broken elevator, fire alarm conc...

Sumter Fire Department evacuated residents from the Garden Circle Apartments on Tuesday evening after getting…

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'A second chance at being able to start over': Sumter's new ordinance could suspend, revoke or de...

'A second chance at being able to start over': Sumter's new ordinance could suspend, revoke or de...

This new policy is similar to others throughout the state, which makes it so a business licenses can suspende…

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'My father was ripped to shreds in front of me': Gordon gets max for reckless homicide in 2019 bo...

'My father was ripped to shreds in front of me': Gordon gets max for reckless homicide in 2019 bo...

Tracy Gordon was sentenced to 10 years in prison for reckless homicide for a fatal 2019 Lake Murray boat cras…

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Woman died in Sumter County jail waiting 2 months for transfer to mental health facility. Here's ...

Woman died in Sumter County jail waiting 2 months for transfer to mental health facility. Here's ...

Hosanna Dinkins was found unresponsive in her cell around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sumter officers say. She wa…

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Alex Murdaugh murder trial: Murdaugh's first interview with law enforcement and introduction of e...

Alex Murdaugh murder trial: Murdaugh's first interview with law enforcement and introduction of e...

WALTERBORO, S.C. - The second day of testimony in the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial has finished, with se…

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'We did everything in our power to ensure that her vote counted': Sumter residents resolve voting...

'We did everything in our power to ensure that her vote counted': Sumter residents resolve voting...

The Voter Registration Office opened at 5:30 a.m. at the Sumter County Courthouse to help residents with last…

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First Black student at University of Alabama dies after receiving school recognition

First Black student at University of Alabama dies after receiving school recognition

The first Black student to attend the University of Alabama has died, days after a building on campus was ded…

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How Georgia's medical amnesty law impacts overdose calls in Athens

How Georgia's medical amnesty law impacts overdose calls in Athens

After work one day in 2011, Zack Elliott returned home to his grandparents house in Newnan after they had fal…

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UGA student workers feel the effects of closures on campus

UGA student workers feel the effects of closures on campus

Sophomore sport management major Max Richards was ready to return to working for the University of Georgia At…

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