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TBI issues Amber Alert for 2-year-old in Greene County

WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) and WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened TBI said Atreus Johann Bird was last seen around Hilldale Road in Midway.
The headline split WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) frames it as "TBI issues Amber Alert for 2-year-old in Greene County". WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) frames it as "Amber Alert for 2-year-old missing from Eastern Tennessee".
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CenterTBI issues Amber Alert for 2-year-old in Greene County

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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Sep 6, 7:19 PM

TBI issues Amber Alert for 2-year-old in Greene County

TBI said Atreus Johann Bird was last seen around Hilldale Road in Midway.

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WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville)News report · Sep 6, 7:13 PM

Amber Alert issued for missing 2-year-old from Greene County

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an Amber Alert Sunday for a missing two-year-old from Greene County.

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WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis)News report · Sep 6, 7:05 PM

Amber Alert for 2-year-old missing from Eastern Tennessee

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Amber Alert for a 2-year-old boy missing from Greene County in the Eastern part of Tennessee. Atreus Johann Bird was la...

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Sep 6, 7:05 PM: WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) joined the source map.

Sep 6, 7:13 PM: WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville) joined the source map.

Sep 6, 7:19 PM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.