A massive backlog of voter registration applications in Texas that frustrated counties and raised concerns among Democrats nationally has been cleared days before early voting begins, state election officials said Thursday. The backlog, which state officials attributed to a software glitch, left...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - An animal shelter in Virginia has a secret weapon for helping get animals adopted. It’s a 12-year-old with a picture book. The program is called ‘ Reading Tails .’ It’s free and it’s changing lives -- for kids and animals alike....
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President Donald Trump held phone rallies Thursday as he continues his tour to support GOP candidates ahead of the midterms. Trump called Lindsey Graham, the late South Carolina senator, incredible and said he was so proud of Darline Graham. His comments come four days ahead of e...
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Joseph Brock helped make Austin Peay State University’s television and radio studios accessible so he could pursue a career in sports broadcasting.
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A Dickson County family is thanking their lucky stars after an alleged drunk driver crashed just outside their home Tuesday night.
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BEND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - Five people are dead after a shooting occurred at an elementary school in Oregon. Police confirmed that three children -- ages 5, 8, and 11 years old -- a teacher, and the shooter were killed. Earlier reports stated that four people were killed, sa...
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SAUK COUNTY, Wis. ( WMTV /Gray News/ AP ) - Six people, including a grandmother and her family members, died in a plane crash in a wooded area of Wisconsin, authorities said. The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities received s...
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What This Story Is About Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett announced Thursday that a “suspicious package” addressed to the State Division of Elections Office was intercepted. Why It Matters Early voting began Wednesday, October 5. What Happens Next No other details about t...
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SPARTA, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Sparta Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who was last seen on Oct. 8. SPD said Nikkie Roberts Simmons was last seen around Swindell Street in Sparta on Thursday, Oct. 8. She has not been heard from and did not take he...
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A social media post by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), the Republican nominee for Tennessee's gubernatorial election, is raising a legal question....
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A potentially record-breaking El Nio is expected to drive the weather across much of the U.S. this winter, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations winter outlook released Thursday. Its arriving as families are already dealing with high energy costs. NOAA...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - State Rep. Justin J. Pearson and local organizers held a press conference Thursday morning announcing a lawsuit challenging their ban from the next two Memphis City Council meetings. The ban stems from the Oct. 6 council meeting, where members voted to dela...
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LAS VEGAS ( KVVU /Gray News) - Authorities in Las Vegas identified a homicide victim Thursday whose remains were found in a barrel at Lake Mead more than four years ago. Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse identified the man as Edward Lelburian Jackson. Authorities said he was fro...
