Category: News

As Stabucks gears up to offer breakfast items, Krispy Kreme is developing a dinner menu in hopes to entice more evening customers. The menu, not for the health conscious, is tailored to win over customers that would request a ‘biggie’ or ‘value’ sized fast-food dinner. The bare-bones menu, being test-marketed here in Knoxville for only…

After three fatal shootings in as many days, matters have worsened at some Denny’s restaurants. Initial reports indicate that aside from the shootings, some people are actually being forced to go inside the restaurant and eat. Details are a bit too graphic for print, but it has been verified that at least one unnamed victim…

Officials say that they have ruled out suicide for the lady whose body was found in the water at Volunteer Landing Marina earlier this week. The KPD has released information that the body, wrapped in plastic and duct tape and weighted with a cinderblock, did NOT have a suicide note with it…leaving homicide as the…

Donna Rowland, a Republican lawmaker from Murfreesboro, recently proposed putting the Christian fish symbol on Tennessee license plates. Soon after, it was brought to her attention that it is not considered proper for the state to sanction religion. Rather than back down on her request for a Christian symbol, she has proposed that the upside…

A new report indicates that violent video games have caused more than you might have expected. In addition to bratty and obnoxious children and teens, violence in video games has led to: The war in Iraq. Iran’s nuclear aspirations. Hillary Clinton’s facial expressions. George Clooney. Apparently the Bush administration, Iran’s mullahs, and Saddam met regularly…

Researchers working in Karns stumbled across a rare group of humans that walk on their hands. The researchers were studying fruit bat migratory patterns in and around the Karns area and discovered the hand-walkers accidentally late one night. They were tossing socks loaded with rocks up in the air around street lights trying to catch…

Last night’s Oak Ridge City Council meeting is one to remember. Nothing on the agenda was out of the ordinary, but during heated discussion about how best to execute a preemptive strike against Claxton, Bud Sherbet stood to his feet. After hesitating for a few seconds, he began jumping up and down, yelling “I want…

Increasing competition from entities such as South College has forced Pellissippi State to reformat many of its class offerings in order to remain competitive. After interviewing nearly 100% of the 2005 class, it has been found that the most needed skills are those that allow one to properly handle paperwork and find a place to…

As Stabucks gears up to offer breakfast items, Krispy Kreme is developing a dinner menu in hopes to entice more evening customers. The menu, not for the health conscious, is tailored to win over customers that would request a ‘biggie’ or ‘value’ sized fast-food dinner. The bare-bones menu, being test-marketed here in Knoxville for only…

Questionable decisions and practices surrounding Knoxville Fire Department Chief Carlos Perez continue to raise eyebrows. Chief Perez has recently been in the press for overtime spending, various expense-related issues such as a $100,000 shower facility, and for not necessarily providing equal treatment to transgendered fire persons. If one is to believe the rumor mill, however,…

With a fierce battle for viewers, WATE has scored a solid win in the competition for the news audience by introducing the WATE Pothole Patrol. This new and edgy programming decision puts reporters on the front line of danger, often having to drive directly over potholes in order to secure a position to report on…

In Coach Pearl we trust? Over the past few months, stories have begun to circulate regarding the miraculous powers of Tennessee Basketball coach Bruce Pearl’s sweat. Although the specific properties of this miracle fluid have not been analyzed, believers say the facts speak for themselves. Just by being in the presence of Pearl’s sweat: Thousands…

After a spectacularly disappointing performance at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Bode Miller has quickly accepted the only advertising contract to come his way. Bode will be the first official spokesperson of Knoxville Bolt & Screw, Inc., a distributor of bolts, turnbuckles, screws, nuts and fasteners. When asked why he accepted the offer with such a…

After a spectacularly disappointing performance at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Bode Miller has quickly accepted the only advertising contract to come his way. Bode will be the first official spokesperson of Knoxville Bolt & Screw, Inc., a distributor of bolts, turnbuckles, screws, nuts and fasteners. When asked why he accepted the offer with such a…

Last month, Jihad Oil, Gas, and Ports Ltd., a company based in Sana’a in the Republic of Yemen, bought Holston Gases in downtown Knoxville. The Bush administration encouraged the purchase as part of its Homeland Security measures, and ensures the public that this is such a good idea, the company should be allowed to manage…