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  • Victims shot after drugs handed over at Tennessee pharmacy DA says

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Prosecutors say a Tennessee pharmacy owner killed during a robbery had handed over several bottles of oxycodone before he was shot to death. Grainger County District Attorney General Jimmy Dunn made the comments Friday, one day after the owner of Down Home Pharmacy in Bean Station, a town in East Tennessee, was killed during the robbery. Police say a customer was also ...

  • Families of fallen troops join governor for Memorial Day tribute

    Memorial Day weekend is the kick-off for summer and outdoor fun, but for veterans and their families, it can be a solemn occasion when memories flood back. Gov. Bill Haslam hosted a ceremony Friday to honor three Tennesseans killed in action. Staff Sgt. Chris Ward, 24, of Oak Ridge, died in April; Sgt. Jacob Schwallie, 22, of Clarksville, died in May 2012; and Glen Schoenmann, from Grundy ...

  • Driver in Music Row double fatal DUI to serve 1 year in jail

    A man accused of striking and killing two pedestrians while driving drunk near Music Row in December 2011 has pleaded guilty to reduced charges. The plea has the parents of one of the victims saying the law needs to be changed. Michael Brooksher and Tommy Allen were struck as they tried to cross Demonbreun Street near the Music Row roundabout. The driver, Trevor Bradshaw, and his ...

  • Trucker bumps I-5 bridge sees tragedy behind him

    The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit ...

  • Air quality alert Saturday includes Nashville

    An air quality alert has been issued in Middle Tennessee for Saturday, as ground-level ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation said the general public is not likely to be affected, but active children and adults - and people with respiratory disease such as asthma - should limit prolonged ...


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Hugo [Blu-Ray]

Hugo [Blu-Ray]

Martin Scorseses Hugo, a paean to the birth and continual rebirth of movie magic, takes place in and around the fantastically exaggerated confines of a Parisian railway station in 1931. The protagonist is Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield), a young boy whose life is turned upside down when his belov ... ...

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  • Fridays recipe - Aimee Fortneys coconut shark steak with peach habanero salsa

    Inexpensive and healthy, this shark steak is extremely versatile! You can grill it, cook it on the stove top or bake it, and the outcome is always ...

  • Feds look for temporary fix after I-5 collapse

    (AP Photo/Everett Daily Herald, Jon Bauer). Rescue workers look for victims after a portion of the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed into the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, ...

  • N.C. joins investigation into Tennessee drug compounder

    North Carolina health officials joined federal agencies in an investigation of drugs prepared by a drug compounding manufacturer in Tennessee. The investigation specifically involves the pharmaceutical compounding facility Main Street Family Pharmacy of Newbern, Tenn. ...

  • TBI Inmate falsely accuses jail officers of smuggling drugs

    A Fayetteville man is facing additional charges after he allegedly falsely accused officers of bringing drugs into the jail where he had been incarcerated. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said 33-year-old Kryon Sanchey Bryson had been placed in lockdown and his jail cell searched while at the Lincoln County Jail last month after threatening officers. Bryson then accused those officers ...

  • Driver charged with DUI in crash that injured cheerleaders

    A driver that police said caused a crash that injured two high school cheerleaders is now facing charges. Roni Proctor, 26, of Cumberland Furnace, TN, has been charged with driving under the influence and two counts of vehicular assault. The wreck occurred May 16 on Highway 48 when Proctor drifted across the center lane and hit a car driven by 17-year-old Kylie Eastin. Eastin and her ...

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