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  • Gun found at middle school dance student arrested

    A student reported to school leaders and resource officers at the Freedom Middle School eighth-grade dance Friday night that another student had brought a gun to the event, according to Franklin Special School District officials. In a statement, the school system said Williamson County Deputy Richard Cole arrested the student immediately without incident. The Williamson County Sheriff's ...

  • Michelle Obama to give commencement address in Nashville

    Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High seniors finally are filing into the Gentry Center after coming hours early for a very special graduation -- marked by a speech from First Lady Michelle Obama. "I feel like this is an honor and a privilege and it is because of all of our hard work. It's paying off," graduate Shanese Brown said. The students are going through airport-style ...

  • MUGSHOTS 48 arrested in police operation

    CHATTANOOGA, TN. (WRCB) -- Chattanooga police put a dent in crime over the weekend. Officers saturated several of the cities "problem areas". The operation netted 48 suspected criminals. Police say it's inan effort to address city-wide problems with car break-ins, burglaries and other offenses including gun crimes. The crimes are happening all over townat mall, apartment ...

  • Use of red-light cameras debated in Murfreesboro

    MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A group in Murfreesboro has started a petition to end the use of red-light cameras, but police say the traffic enforcement measure has improve safety. Middle Tennessee State University student Axl David, who heads Citizens Against Photo Enforcement, says he plans to submit the petition to City Council after 1,000 people have signed it. The group complains that the ...

  • Body found off of Ft. Campbell Blvd.

    A body was found Saturday morning just off of Fort Campbell Boulevard in Clarksville. Police haven't released any information about the victim or how the person died. Crews have been on the scene since about 6:30 a.m. We will keep you updated as more information becomes ...


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The Royal Tenenbaums

Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson have a knack for combining deep melancholy with an even deeper optimism. They also have a unique way of looking at brilliant people who are brilliant in unconventional ways. They are fascinated by the complexities of gifted people in a world that doesn't always understand or appreciate them, thus it is not surprising that they would eventually make a film inspired by ... ...

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  • Multiple people injured in major train derailment

    Dozens of passengers and employees were among those injured when two Metro-North trains collided near a station in Fairfield Friday night. The "major train derailment" happened when a Metro-North train, which left New Haven and was headed to Grand Central Station, collided with a westbound train, which was also out of New York to New Haven, on adjacent track around 6:10 p.m. ...

  • TBI criticizes Nashville reports on Holly Bobo case

    The TBI is criticizing a series of reports by a Nashville TV station in the Holly Bobo disappearance case. News media statewide have reported extensively on the search for the 20-year-old, who went missing from her Decatur County home two years ago. The NBC station in Nashville, WSMV, recently aired a series of reports that appeared to update the investigation and the circumstances ...

  • Police warn of new car break-in scheme

    Imagine if thieves could get inside your car without leaving a trace. Saturday night, Metro Police said there were six car burglaries in the same downtown parking garage. Some werenear the valet service. Some werefar away. And one thing that was really strange: Most of the owners were adamant they locked their cars, yet there were no signs of forced entry. "It kindofraised an eyebrow ...

  • Sales of guns ammo slows after background check vote fails

    The initial rush for ammunition and guns in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the resulting fear over possible tougher gun laws has subsided. Ron Henderson, who helps manage the Great American Gun and Knife Show at the Wilson County Fairgrounds, said for the first time in a while several of his dealers will have guns and ammo for sale this weekend. He said emotions ...

  • KY veteran among 15 killed in Afghanistan blast

    FORT THOMAS, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky veteran who was working as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan has died in an explosion in Kabul that killed at least 15 people including six Americans. The father of 26-year-old Michael Robert Bradford of Fort Thomas said his son was smart, good in different sports and about to become a father. Gary "Moose" Bradford, also of Fort Thomas, ...

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