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Remains Found in Smoky Mountains Identified as Blount County Man

Remains Found in Smoky Mountains Identified as Blount County Man

Officials say the human remains found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park earlier this week have been identified. The Knox Country Regional Forensic Center positively identified the remains as 64-year-old David J. Carver, of Blount County, Tenn., through comparison of medical records. David J. Carver, 64 On Monday, July 8, 2019, an off-trail hiker found Carver’s body in an area ...

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Human Remains Found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Human Remains Found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Authorities said on Monday that they are investigating unidentified human remains found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. According to a release from park officials on Monday, July 8, 2019, an off-trail hiker found a human body while hiking off Laurel Creek Road and notified authorities. Searchers responded and found the unidentified human remains, which appear to be several months ...

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Motorcyclist Killed in Smokies Multi-Vehicle Accident

Motorcyclist Killed in Multi-Vehicle Accident in Smokies

A Louisiana man died Thursday after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into two other vehicles on Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rangers responded to a report of a motorcycle collision on Newfound Gap Road approximately 12 miles north of Cherokee, NC. about noon on Thursday, July 4, 2019. Cherokee Indian Police Department Officers, Cherokee ...

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TWRA: Child Struck by Boat Propeller on Douglas Lake

TWRA: Child Struck by Boat Propeller On Douglas Lake

A four-year-old child was seriously injured after being struck by a boat propeller during a boating incident on Douglas Lake Sunday afternoon. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Bill Thomas Wardlow Jr., 44, of Sevierville, was swimming near points 12 and 13 with three children under eight years old at about 3 p.m. on June 30, 2019. The wind ...

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Pet Foods Potentially Linked to Heart Disease in Dogs and Cats

Pet Foods Potentially Linked to Heart Disease in Dogs and Cats

Federal regulators continue to investigate an increase of dilated cardiomyopathy cases in dogs and cats fed pet foods containing peas, lentils and potatoes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration began an investigation in July 2018 after increased reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy occurring in dog breeds not typically genetically prone to the disease. Dogs in those reports had been fed ...

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Trillium Gap Trail Temporarily Closed Due to Trail Conditions

Trillium Gap Trail Temporarily Closed Due to Trail Conditions

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Trillium Gap Trail will be temporarily closed through Thursday, July 11, due to hazardous trail conditions. The area received heavy rainfall over the last couple of weeks causing extremely slippery, muddy conditions on the trail surface undergoing rehabilitation. “The safety of our visitors and staff is our highest priority,” said Park Trails ...

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Crime Museum Announces Larry Nassar Exhibit, Graffiti Contest Winners

Crime Museum Announces Larry Nassar Exhibit, Graffiti Contest Winners

Alcatraz East Crime Museum offers special summer displays, including sexual assault crimes involving the USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar, and the 25th anniversary of Nicole Brown Simpson’s murder. This summer Alcatraz East Crime Museum continues to roll out new things for visitors. There will be two special displays, both aimed at providing visitors with information about headline-grabbing cases ...

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Suspects Rounded Up after Sevier County Drug Sting

Suspects Rounded Up after Sevier County Drug Sting

Local law enforcement set out before dawn on Tuesday to round up suspected drug dealers in the culmination of a six-month undercover drug operation. A Sevier County Grand Jury last week indicted 51 suspects as a result of a six-month undercover drug operation by the Sevier County Street Crimes Unit, a multi-agency task force Officers from participating agencies gathered in ...

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