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  • Unemployment ticks up in Davidson County

    Davidson County's unemployment rate increased in April, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The county's employment rate increased to 6.5 percent, up from 6.2 percent in March. Davidson was among 23 counties that saw unemployment increase last month compared to March. The unemployment rate decreased in 62 counties and remained flat in ...

  • Hearing scheduled for Brentwood man charged with killing wife

    A Brentwood father accused of killing his wife will be back in court on Thursday. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Randolph Maidens, 42, and he could enter a plea. He's expected to ask the judge to reduce his bond. Maidens is accused of shooting his wife, Rachel, at their home in the Governor's Club community of Brentwood last ...

  • Police to release new details in October multi-state homicides

    A news conference will be held Thursday afternoon to release updated details regarding multiple homicides in Lincoln County and Alabama last year. Four people were found dead in Lincoln County and two others in Alabama in October 2012. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department said it will hold a news conference in Fayetteville at 3 p.m. The victims in the case are Chabreya Campbell, 22, ...

  • Kirklands first-quarter income drops but beats expectations

    Nashville-based Kirkland's Inc.'s (Nasdaq: KRK) earnings were down 9.3 percent in the first quarter compared to a year ago. Earnings were $1.77 million, or 10 cents per basic share, on revenue of $101.2 million. Analysts, on average, had estimated earnings of 5 cents per share on revenue of $100.7 million, according to Thomson Reuters. "Although we had a slow start to February ...

  • Franklin thief steals credit cards buys $2K bracelet

    Franklin police want to find the suspect who they said stole credit cards from a nursing home and then bought a $2,500 bracelet. At 4:50 p.m. on May 16, the suspect entered the National HealthCare Corporation assisted living facility on Cool Springs Boulevard. Once inside, the suspect stole credit cards from the purses of two employees who had their purses stowed in their desk drawers. An ...


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Arbitrage

In Nicholas Jareckis assured directorial debut Arbitrage, Richard Gere plays Robert Miller, a master of the universe whose universe is in danger of collapsing around him. A billionaire hedge-fund manager who appears to be leading the most charmed of liveswealth, privilege, public resp ... ...

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  • Judge suspends conservator over fee amounts

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Davidson County Probate Court judge has permanently suspended a public guardian, citing fees she charged her clients. Judge Randy Kennedy sent a letter to members of the Metro Nashville Council, saying most conservatorship cases handled by Jeanan Mills Stuart were done ...

  • Person hit by vehicle in Green Hills

    A person was hit by a vehicle Thursday morning in Green Hills outside of Hillsboro High School. The incident happened just before 7 a.m. on Hillsboro Pike near Abbott Martin Road. Witnesses who were at a nearby gas station said the pedestrian was a Hillsboro High Student, but police have not confirmed those details. The witnesses said a female student got off the bus and was hit by an ...

  • Murfreesboro changing school start times this fall

    If you live in Murfreesboro, your child might be starting school at a different time next year. School officials have approved two new start times: 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. This year classes started between 7:45 a.m. and 8:10 a.m. Buses had to run double routes this year, causing some students to wait as long as an hour to catch the bus. Officials said setting the new start times will mean ...

  • Gunman shot by police in DeKalb County

    A man was shot by officers in DeKalb County after he drew a weapon late Wednesday night, according to the local sheriff's office. The incident occurred around midnight as officers were responding to a complaint of yelling and gunshots being fired in the area of Adcock Cemetery Road and Petty Road. After a detective arrived, a family member of the gunman said the man would shoot any law ...

  • Jobless claims fall further than expected

    Unemployment claims fell lower than expected last week in a positive sign that the job market is sustaining recent gains, Bloomberg reports. Applications filed for unemployment benefits decreased by 23,000 to 340,000 for the week ended May 18, according to Labor Department figures. The median forecast of 50 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a drop to 345,000. Federal officials still ...

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