ATLANTA ( Atlanta News First /Gray News) — An Atlanta mother is calling for increased security at her apartment complex after her 13-year-old son survived his second shooting there in a year. “This can’t keep happening,” Shantavia Battle said. Teen shot while sleeping Battle said her son was shot...
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What This Story Is About Springfield Police are investigating after a pickup truck crashed into the back of a grocery store in Springfield Sunday night. Why It Matters A manager at the store told WSMV crews no one inside was injured, but the crash did cause them to lose a few tho...
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What This Story Is About Nashville and Chattanooga have been selected to receive support as part of a national effort to help up to 30 cities use local policy and operational changes to speed housing construction. Why It Matters The initiative is designed to help cities make chan...
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BATON ROUGE, La. ( WAFB /Gray News) — A 21-year-old Louisiana State University student and her fiancé were killed when they were hit by a car. The Baton Rouge Police Department said Mia Camille Dawson, 20, was driving a 2016 Nissan Rogue around 2:40 a.m. Sunday when she veered of...
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La Vergne is under severe drought conditions, and city officials are asking residents to voluntarily reduce peak water demand by 10%. "We went into this fall and it's the largest drought that we've pretty much had in a while," said Morgan Edmonds of Martin's Home and Garden in Mu...
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What This Story Is About A serious-injury crash has closed part of a major roadway in Lebanon. Why It Matters The closure is affecting traffic through the city. Drivers should avoid the area and use alternate routes until police reopen West Main Street. For Context Police have no...
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Tennessee voters are being asked to prohibit a tax the state has not collected since 1949, with supporters calling Amendment 2 protection against..
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What This Story Is About Two Christian County Middle School students were hit by a vehicle near campus Monday afternoon. Why It Matters The students were taken to the hospital, though officials say their injuries are minor. What Happens Next Hopkinsville Police are investigating ...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) — A 20-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly dressed up as a security guard to sneak into the University of Tennessee’s football game against Alabama on Saturday. According to court records, officers saw a man, later identified as Bl...
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Fifth-generation Kansas farmer Glenn Brunkow describes this time of year as go time, when farmers are combining fields, hauling crops to town and moving livestock from summer pastures to their winter homes. But this harvest season, theyre doing it with diesel prices more than $2....
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MANCHESTER, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Manchester Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Monday at a Burger King restaurant on Expressway Drive. Police received an emergency call reporting the shooting and located an adult male at the scene with an apparent gunshot w...
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A speeding car in a quiet neighborhood lost control and somehow went airborne. The miracle here is not only where that car ended up, but that no one was seriously injured. You tell me how a car comes off the road, flies up and somehow ends up caught hanging in these support wires...
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(Gray News) — Actor Richard Riehle died Thursday in Los Angeles at age 78. Friends of Riehle told TMZ he died of natural causes. Variety also confirmed his death. Riehle is known for playing Tom Smykowski in “Office Space,” the product manager who was laid off, survived a hit-and...
