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Tennessee dog rescue warns of fake puppy schemes

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1 year ago

September 9, 2024

Tennessee dog rescue warns of fake puppy schemes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Before adopting a dog, you might want to make sure it’s a real organization before potentially losing hundreds of dollars. Russell Rescue Tennessee has been a target with people impersonating them online.

“Russell Rescue is an all-volunteer dog rescue we specialize in small dogs,” Volunteer Tara Shaver said.

Theo is one of the many dogs Russell Rescue Tennessee has helped give a forever home. They’re looking to do that for more of the 200 hundred dogs they have, but they’ve been running into some issues.

“Imposter pages are popping up, and they’re responding to comments on our Facebook page, and it makes it look like that we are responding,” Shaver said.

Pages like that have been offering to hold puppies for people if they pay, the problem is they’re fake. It’s getting worse too. They say fake accounts used to be reported about once a month, recently it’s happening every day.

“If they see someone reaching out who appears to be us, and then they’re asking for money to hold a dog, or they’re asking for more money, or they’re saying, well, you know, we could offer you this other dog, then people start to question the legitimacy of Russell Rescue Tennessee because they’re just not sure. You know what’s truth and what’s not,” Shaver said.

There are three steps the AARP says you should take to verify an organization is legitimate. One, do your research, and check to see when the page was made and if they have any followers. Two, meet the dog in person before agreeing to adopt. Three, never pay upfront.

“It’s as much about protecting ourselves as it is helping protect other people who maybe don’t get this message, and helping to remove those scammers before they can take advantage of people,” Shaver said.

If you think you found a fake organization or have fallen for a scam some resources can help on AARP’s website here.

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What went wrong for Tennessee basketball in loss to Kansas in Las Vegas

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5 hours ago

November 27, 2025

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What went wrong for Tennessee basketball in loss to Kansas in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Tennessee basketball squandered a chance to finish 3-0 at the Players Era Festival and remain undefeated.

The No. 16 Vols (7-1) went away from what built their 12-point lead early in the second half, and Kansas (6-2) stormed back to win 81-76 in the third-place game at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Nov. 26.

Here’s what went wrong for Tennessee in its first loss of the season.

Tennessee settled for too many 3-pointers

Tennessee shot 28% on 25 attempts from 3-point range, and it settled for too many shots behind the arc in the second half.

The Vols shot 5-for-13 on 3-pointers in the first half, which wasn’t a bad mark considering Ja’Kobi Gillespie went an uncharacteristic 0-for-3 before halftime. But then they shot 2-for-12 in the second half, and they didn’t score at the rim enough.

“I told our post guys when they’re out there shooting jump shots, I’m sure (Kansas coach) Bill (Self) and his staff were sitting on the bench saying, good let them do it. Let him. We don’t want them in there,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. “That goes back to where we didn’t follow the things we talked about and what we need guys to do.”

Barnes didn’t think all the 3-pointers were necessarily bad shots, but there were times they needed to drive the ball and get to the foul line when they were in the double bonus. Barnes believed the 22 free throw attempts would have been even with Kansas’ 30 if the Vols had tried to drive the ball more.

Vols let offensive struggles dictate defense in second half

Tennessee’s 12-point lead started to crumble when the Vols let their offensive struggles dictate their defense.

Kansas started chipping away when it grabbed two offensive rebounds on the same possession and hit a 3-pointer. Then Felix Okpara missed a jumper and Jaylen Carey sent Kansas to the free-throw line. Nate Ament then missed shots on two straight possessions and UT gave up a transition 3-pointer.

Then the Vols started fouling and gave up three and-one plays in an almost three-minute span. Tennessee missed another jumper shortly after and gave up three straight layups to Kansas for a 6-0 run to take a 68-64 lead.

“Second half, I thought they out-competed us when it counted,” Barnes said. “And that’s the hardest thing to take when they’re doing things that we could have done.”

Tennessee needs more from its starting frontcourt

Barnes wasn’t happy with the fact that Okpara and Cade Phillips didn’t have a single offensive rebound between them. The two starters in the frontcourt only combined for five rebounds total in a game that Tennessee got outrebounded 37-36.

The pair combined for 11 points on 4-for-8 shooting, and Okpara went 3-for-4 on free throws.

Barnes said the Vols can’t put everything on Gillespie, who shot 1-for-10 on 3-pointers. Gillespie had a heavy load over three days, averaging 34.3 minutes, and he had some great looks that just didn’t fall.

“You look at the stat sheet, too many guys that honestly didn’t do the things that they need to do to help us win,” Barnes said.

Carey was a bright spot in Tennessee’s frontcourt with 11 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. But Barnes believes he can be even better after shooting 3-for-6 on free throws.

“The guys that want to learn from this will do it,” Barnes said. “And they’ll get better and move forward, but it’s not going to get any easier, which is the way it should be.”

Cora Hall is the University of Tennessee women’s athletics reporter for Knox News. Email: cora.hall@knoxnews.com; X: @corahalll; Bluesky: @corahall.bsky.social‬. Support strong local journalism and unlock premium perks:knoxnews.com/subscribe

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First Alert Forecast: Much colder air returning to Middle Tennessee

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24 hours ago

November 26, 2025

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First Alert Forecast: Much colder air returning to Middle Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Be ready to bundle up the next few days.

NEXT 24 HOURS

A mild start to our Wednesday, with many of us in the 50s, and no major weather issues as we head out the door early today.

This afternoon will be mostly sunny and breezy with temperatures in the mid-50s and winds gusting over 20 mph at times.

Tonight will be much colder, with temperatures dropping into the 30s.

Full weather forecast for Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky with meteorologist Stefano DiPietro.

TODAY’S FORECAST

MORNING – Mild and breezy. Temperatures in the 50s.

AFTERNOON – Staying breezy with winds gusting as high as 25 mph. Mostly sunny. Temperatures in the mid-50s.

EVENING – Partly cloudy. Getting colder quickly. Lows in the 30s.

THANKSGIVING FORECAST

MORNING – Cold start. Partly cloudy. Temperatures in the 30s.

AFTERNOON – Very chilly and breezy. Highs in the mid to upper 40s. Wind gusts near 20 mph.

EVENING – Mostly clear. Even colder. Lows in the 20s.

FRIDAY’S FORECAST

MORNING – Frigid and frosty start. Temperatures in the 20s.

AFTERNOON – Staying chilly and mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 40s.

EVENING – Mostly clear, staying cold. Lows in the 30s.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK

Clouds increase on Saturday, but we’ll stay dry with temperatures in the low to mid 50s. Showers and even some rumbles of thunder move in Saturday night and into Sunday morning.

As of now, we do not expect severe weather. Rain will taper off by Sunday afternoon with highs staying in the 50s.

NEXT WEEK

Dry and chilly on Monday under a partly sunny sky with highs in the mid to upper 40s.

We’re closely monitoring a storm system for next week that will bring rain, and potentially even some wintry weather to parts of the Midstate.

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