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CEDARTOWN, Ga. ( ANF /Gray News) — A beloved pet donkey was shot to death Sunday by a police officer in Georgia, officials said. Hannah Israel said her farm is “definitely not the same” without her 1-year-old donkey named HeeHaw. Israel said she did not hear the gunshots but woke...
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This is the fourth year the museum has hosted this program for kids to learn about the history of their community over the summer.
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What This Story Is About An active-duty Army soldier stationed in southern Kentucky is facing multiple drug charges. Why It Matters Eric Flynn, 38, is charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. For Context The United...
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What This Story Is About The family of Karie Ann Newberry, a Dickson County teen killed in 1993, spoke at a parole hearing for James Spann, the man convicted of shooting, killing and burning her, to argue against his release. Why It Matters Newberry’s father and son testified abo...
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What This Story Is About Metro Parks employee Jason Gooch, 46, died after losing control of his motorcycle on an I-440 exit ramp in Nashville. Why It Matters Gooch had worked for Metro Parks for 15 years and served as a recreation leader at Hartman Community Center. What Happens ...
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What This Story Is About A man died by suicide after an hours-long standoff with deputies at a home on Guthrie Road in Henry County, the sheriff’s office said. Why It Matters Deputies were initially conducting a welfare check after the man failed to appear in court. Authorities s...
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OAKLAND, Tenn. (WMC) - The mayor of Oakland, Tennessee, is facing criminal charges after he was arrested Monday. George Adrian Wiggins was booked on criminal conspiracy to commit theft of property, alongside his son Thomas Wiggins and a woman, Isabella Marino. The three are accus...
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Ravenswood, W.Va. ( WTAP /Gray) - What started as a spontaneous evening boat ride turned into a historic, record-breaking night on the water for a man in West Virginia and his family. Tyler Harmon, his father and his son headed out for a quick fishing trip along the Ohio River on...
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What This Story Is About Tennessee leaders announced plans to fund Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library using state funding. Why It Matters The Imagination Library has provided 304 million books directly to children across the U.S. to help foster a lifelong love of reading and supp...
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ( KCRG /Gray News) - A 33-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a 15-year-old girl. Jeremy Johnson faces two charges of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor. The girl reported the assault to an Iowa Child Protection Center in July. The...
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A girl was injured after being hit by a pickup truck in Dickson County Monday afternoon, officials said.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - First Horizon Bank has landed the spot as Tennessee’s first football jersey patch sponsor, the University of Tennessee announced Tuesday. It’s just a piece of a major partnership expansion between Tennessee Athletics and the bank. After spending 34 years...
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Authorities are responding to an incident that has resulted in a heavy law enforcement presence in Henry County.
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RALEIGH, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A North Carolina teen who was critically ill from an infection caused by a “brain-eating” amoeba has died. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services , the illness was caused by the warm-freshwater amoeba Naegleria f...
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ALVA, Okla. (Gray News) - A police officer in Oklahoma and his wife are accused of exploiting an 82-year-old man. Alva Police officer Andrew McVicker and Abbigale McVicker were arrested and charged with exploitation of an elderly person and conspiracy, authorities announced. Acco...
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( InvestigateTV ) — Artificial intelligence is reshaping job opportunities well beyond major tech hubs, and workers who build relevant AI skills may have an advantage regardless of where they live. According to the job search engine Indeed , about one in 20 job postings now menti...
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What This Story Is About A federal court has upheld Tennessee’s bail-setting law, which prohibits judges and magistrates from considering a defendant’s ability to pay when setting bail, but allows them to consider other factors. Why It Matters The ruling allows the law to remain ...
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DUNKLIN COUNTY, Mo. ( KFVS /Gray News) — A former Missouri police officer has been sentenced to 15 days in jail and two years of probation in an animal abuse case involving two K-9s. On Aug. 24, Derrick A. Durall pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor animal abuse. He initia...
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An active-duty Fort Campbell soldier was arrested Wednesday on drug charges in Christian County.
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What This Story Is About A female massage therapist accused a man of assaulting her and threatening to rape and kill her during a session at her place of business in April 2024. Why It Matters The woman told Nashville police that the man wanted to be nude during his massage and b...
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What This Story Is About A 10-year-old girl was flown to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt after being hit by a truck in Dickson County on Monday afternoon. Why It Matters The crash happened near private property just off Highway 48 South shortly after the girl ...
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What This Story Is About The FBI Nashville Field Office is warning older Tennesseans and their families about financial scams targeting seniors. Why It Matters The FBI says scammers use increasingly sophisticated schemes to steal lifetime savings, causing financial and emotional ...
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A historic bench in Centennial Park is joining the list of tributes to the beloved Tennessee icon, Dolly Parton, after her death in Nashville.
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(Gray News/AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo pleaded no contest Tuesday morning to a civil offense for driving under the influence. “I own this completely,” Romo wrote on Instagram . He said multiple back surgeries left him with constant pain, which led to a depen...
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A man sustained critical injuries after he was hit by two vehicles while attempting to cross a road in Murfreesboro on Monday night, officials said.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A shooting investigation is underway after a man and a woman were found shot inside an apartment in North Nashville on Monday night. The Metro Nashville Police Department responded to a shooting call at the Metro Center Villas off Ponder Place late Monda...
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Murfreesboro Police Department is investigating a crash involving two vehicles and a pedestrian from Monday night. Murfreesboro PD reported that a 36-year-old man was hit by two pickup trucks while he was trying to cross Lascassas Pike near Burger...
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(Gray News) - Jasmine rice has been recalled because it might be contaminated with “foreign material,” according to the Food and Drug Administration. The recall is for 2-pound bags of Lundberg Organic Jasmine White Rice manufactured by Lundberg Family Farms. It was originally rec...
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What This Story Is About Nashville and Memphis posted some of the nation’s largest year-over-year declines in one-bedroom rents, according to Zumper’s August rent report. Why It Matters Median one-bedroom rent fell 10.1% in Nashville to $1,520 and in Memphis to $890, giving rente...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - We’re counting down the days to kickoff with one of WVLT Sports’ yearly traditions: 30 Days 30 Vols. We’re in the final stretch of our countdown to Tennessee’s first game; Ted Hall sat down with Mike Matthews. Ted: Mike, good to see you. Thank you very m...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The city of Nashville has unveiled an interactive plan to transform Jefferson Street, a corridor that has served as a cultural and economic hub since the 1860s. In the 1960s, the construction of Interstate 40 and urban renewal projects deeply disrupted t...
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Preserve Nashville one of 600 organizations fighting Trump administration’s proposal to weaken historic site protections
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What This Story Is About A correctional officer was hospitalized after an inmate attack over the weekend, according to the Tennessee Department of Corrections. Why It Matters The officer was injured in the incident. What Happens Next The guard will be treated for their injuries a...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Photographers Sebastian Smith and Anna Haas photographed Dolly Parton on the porch of her childhood home with the coat of many colors her mother made for her by hand, the first time she had ever been photographed with the coat. The 2023 shoot was for Par...
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ky. (Gray News) - Dash camera video shows a vehicle drive past a stopped school bus seconds before several children cross the street. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said a school bus was stopped with its flashing red lights activated and the stop arm fu...
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Wendell Berry, the Kentucky-born author and agrarian who in poems, stories, novels and essays celebrated the farming communities of his native state.
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The January 2023 tragedy in Duxbury, Massachusetts, shocked the nation when Lindsay Clancy was charged with the murders of her three young children, Cora (5), Dawson (3), and eight-month-old Callan. As the high-profile murder trial unfolds in Plymouth Superior Court, the defense’...
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What This Story Is About A crash is slowing traffic near Thompson Lane and Broad Street on Tuesday morning. Catch Up Vehicle crash involving pedestrian forces road closure in Murfreesboro MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - The morning commute in Murfreesboro was slowed Tuesday morning ...
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Murfreesboro Police report that a crash involving a cyclist is causing delays.
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - A 19-year-old woman is accused of extorting a man after learning he had a girlfriend for the entire time that they were dating. Nathalie Rodriguez Gonzalez was arrested and charged with extortion on Friday, according to an arrest report from ...
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Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old wanted in connection with a deadly shooting in Hopkinsville.
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A Tennessee Congresswoman wants to end the federal ban on home distillation and update a law that's been on the books for more than 100 years.
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The crash happened on Thompson Lane at Broad Street around 6:30 a.m.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) reported that a missing woman from Davidson County was located and is safe. The TBI and the Metro Nashville Police Department were looking for 61-year-old Teresa Thomas, who had reportedly gone missing on Monda...
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Four Murfreesboro firefighters are in North Texas, providing critical support to the crews fighting a massive wildfire.
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A woman randomly stabbed two people in New York Citys Times Square on Monday, killing one woman, and then was fatally shot by police, according to officials. The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. next to a New York Police Department substation, just outside One Times Square...
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Metro Council is set to consider funding Tuesday night for a new district focused on keeping parts of Midtown cleaner, safer and more attractive.
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Metro Nashville Police Department officers are operating a “drone as first responder” pilot program, city leaders are set to vote on restrictions.
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Dozens of Nashville property owners are appealing their property values in front of Metro Nashville’s Board of Equalization today.
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Two people have been hospitalized after a shooting in North Nashville.
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September is the start to Meteorological Fall. Temperatures are nowhere close to feeling like Fall, but instead like the middle of Summer.
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Forget the condo by the golf course. Instead of downsizing into smaller homes or condos, a growing number of baby boomers are holding onto large properties or buying even bigger ones reshaping an already tight housing market. Boomers are now the largest group of homebuyers in the...
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Looking for a new pet? Check out News 2 “Pets of the Week” segment every Tuesday on Good Morning Nashville.
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Dale "Grey Beard" Sanders fell 71 times on his latest journey along the Appalachian Trail.At 91, the Tennessee man kept getting back up.Sanders finished the 2,1...
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As new apartments, homes and businesses continue to reshape Nashville, many drivers are wondering what happens to traffic when development continues to boom....
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A Tennessee resident is among the hundreds of people missing on the border of Nepal and Tibet after last week's catastrophic flood, Isha Foundation officials said on Monday....
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PIKE COUNTY, Ind. ( WFIE /Gray News) - A mother and her 8-year-old daughter were killed in a crash as they headed home from a Girl Scout trip to an Indiana theme park. Three other children were injured in the incident. Amanda Wertman, 41, and her 8-year-old daughter, Michaela Wer...
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From ‘The Drama’ and ‘Is God Is’ to ‘Forbidden Fruits,’ here are a dozen recent films worth catching up on
