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Police: 2 bank holdup suspects chased, shot dead
Police in Tennessee say two bank robbery suspects have been shot and killed after they fired at police officers during a car chase.Gallatin police Sgt.
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Donation provides free books through Imagination Library for children in Tennessee
A $100,000 donation has been made to provide free books to children in Middle and East Tennessee through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program.
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Tenn. considering extra fines for 'super speeders'
Tennessee lawmakers are considering ways to add new monetary penalties for speeding drivers as a way to boost funding for the state's trauma centers.
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Around the region: Guns in bars bill advances
Legislation is advancing in the House that would allow handgun permit holders in Tennessee to carry their weapons where alcoholic beverages are served unless posted otherwise.
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Rock slide closes US 129 'Dragon' section in Tenn.
Tennessee Department of Transportation geologists will examine an embankment where rocks slid onto U.S. 129 Sunday morning.
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Get Permission to Burn
Visible signs of spring are beginning to emerge as warm temperatures and sunny skies push back the doldrums from what has been one of the coldest winters on record.
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Hannibal Lecter Gets Away with Murder in Tennessee
Hannibal Lecter: Given the chance, you would deny me my life, wouldn't you? Clarice Starling: Not your life.
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Bill to remove Tenn governor's emergency authority
Legislation that would limit the governor's authority to suspend or limit the sale of firearms during a state of emergency in Tennessee has been delayed three weeks in the Senate.
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Nation's top scorer, MTSU draw No. 10 seed as state of Tennessee sends 6 into NCAA tourney
Turns out having the nation's top scorer and being two spots out of the Top 25 isn't enough to help Middle Tennessee land a better seed in the NCAA tournament.
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The six major candidates for governor say they would continue to offer tax breaks to companies that move or expand their operations in Tennessee, indicating that Gov.
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Pentagon gun was from Memphis police
Law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that both guns were once seized in criminal cases in Memphis .
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120,000 Tennesseans have Alzheimer's Disease
The Alzheimer's Association says 120,000 persons have the disease in Tennessee and the figure is projected to be 140,000 by 2025.
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City officials respond to Memphis gun connection report
Memphis city leaders called for action after the Associated Press reported two guns used in high-profile shootings at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse were seized in Memphis criminal cases.
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Tenn., park service plugging, reclaiming orphaned oil wells
Tennessee officials and the National Park Service are looking to plug and reclaim at least 45 orphaned oil wells around Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
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New Tennessee guns in bars bill moving forward in legislature
A new version of a bill that would allow guns in bars has moved forward in the Tennessee legislature.
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Tennessee Tourism CEO Loses Job Over Michelle Obama Insult E-mail
Nashville Business Journal: Walt Baker was fired Monday afternoon by both the Tennessee Hospitality Association and the Greater Nashville Hospitality Association - and will split with longtime business partner Phil Martin - days after he created a political firestorm by forwarding an e-mail that compared first lady Michelle Obama to a chimpanzee.
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Despite criticism Tennessee officials say weatherization program a success
Several crews contracted with the Knoxville-Knox County CAC are weatherizing low to moderate income households to make them more energy efficient.
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Race to the Top - What Tennessee can teach Washington about bipartisanship
41 applicants, 40 states and D.C. applied for the fund, the top 16 have made it to the final stage of the competition.
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Tenn. lawmakers seek to revive 'crack tax' by rewriting law to focus on drug dealers
Tennessee lawmakers are trying to revive a state law taxing illegal drugs that was declared unconstitutional last year.
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I-440 concrete work continues in Nashville
Drivers headed east on Interstate 440 in Nashville this weekend won't be able to exit to two local roads because of concrete rehabilitation.
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