Tennessee's rape kit backlog shrinks as TBI adds staff, speeds up testing
Tennessee investigators are making significant progress in tackling the state's long-standing backlog of untested rape kits.
Tennessee investigators are making significant progress in tackling the state's long-standing backlog of untested rape kits.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Christa Gail Pike is still alive after being administered a lethal injection, according to Luke Ihnen, an assistant federal defender on her defense team. Ihnen confirmed the team is filing a motion to stay the execution, the latest in a back-and-forth ov...
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The Federal Reserves internal watchdog said Wednesday that the central bank has broadly mismanaged an expansive building renovation project but did not find any criminal violations, as alleged by Trump administration prosecutors. A variety of missteps by the Fed's Board of Govern...
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A former Putnam County attorney is facing additional theft charges.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are tied in the National League Wild Card Series, with a decisive Game 3 set for Thursday. RELATED: Braves can’t capitalize on Harper error, allow trio of late home runs to drop Game 2 to Phillies Th...
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JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Formal charges have been filed following a threat and security response at Jackson City Hall on Tuesday. James Andrew Farmer, 46, of Jackson, has been charged with threats of mass violence under T.C.A. 39-13-813. The charges stem from an incident at approx...
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What This Story Is About The Tennessee Titans will face former Titans RB Derrick Henry and the Baltimore Ravens for the first time since Henry’s departure from Tennessee. Why It Matters Derrick Henry is one of the Titans’ most notable former players. He is the franchise’s second ...
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What This Story Is About Thousands of people have signed a petition trying to stop the “Fight, Laugh, Feast” podcast group from holding a “Holy Wars” conference this weekend at The Factory in Franklin. Why It Matters A local restaurant and event venue were unknowingly tied to the...
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President Trump is getting ready to hit the campaign trail, putting himself at the center of the Republican Party's final push before the midterms. He says he plans to spend the next 32 days crisscrossing the country, including stops in Texas and Ohio over the week. But the strat...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to allow Tennessee to go through with the execution of Christa Gail Pike. The high court decided the Court of Appeals had overstepped when it halted the execution about an hour before it was set to begin Wednesday....
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The Nolensville Police Department used the town's new warning system to notify residents after a pursuit of a stolen vehicle turned into a manhunt overnight....
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MARIETTA, Ohio ( WTAP /Gray News) - An Ohio couple is suing a hospital and surgical team after a procedure they say resulted in the amputation of the wrong leg. Sharon Jacks went to Selby General Hospital for an elective right-leg amputation below the knee. Surgeons instead amput...
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Police say new technology played a big role in finding the person accused of shooting and killing a Kentucky State Police trooper.
