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  • Suspect arrested in series of East Nashville robberies

    Metro police have arrested a man accused in at least three robberies and an attempted homicide this month in East Nashville. Queshan Brooks, 20, is suspected of demanding cash at gunpoint May 17 at Pick-A-Flick on Dickerson Pike, along with a May 11 robbery on West Eastland Avenue at Laurent Street and a May 18 robbery on Laurent Street at Chicamauga Avenue. Investigators say Brooks was also ...

  • Nashville grandmother tells story of survival in OK tornado

    The images coming out of Oklahoma after the destructive EF5 tornado have been captivating, especially for those who have family in the Moore, OK, area. One Nashville grandmother's family found themselves in the center of the danger. Sheree Spoltore watched as her daughter's home and her granddaughter's daycare fell right in line with the path of the killer tornado. "I ...

  • MTSU dorm assistant accused of videotaping female students in shower

    MTSU police say they have gotten the man who was videotaping women in a dorm shower. The suspect had easy access to the campus dorm. The spring semester is over at MTSU, but the few students who remain were shocked to hear women were being videotaped with a cell phone while taking a shower in their dorm. "If I had a sister or girlfriend who went here I would be highly upset because I ...

  • Norfolk Southern Opens Bulk Transfer Facility in Tennessee

    has unveiled its new $5.9 million Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer terminal in Knoxville, Tenn., which will allow customers to transfer a large array of commodities between railcars and trucks.The Class I railroad's new terminal, adjacent to its railyard, is near Interstate 275, I-40 and I-75. The facility, which features 48 car spots and a truck scale, can handle dry and liquid bulk commodities ...

  • Is Conservative Sate Tennessee Shifting Towards Marriage Equality Vanderbilt Poll Says ‘Yes’

    Vanderbilt University in Nashville recently conducted a poll that shows the highly conservative RED state of Tennessee is having a positive change of heart towards legalized marriage for same-sex couples. ...


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Bad News Bears [DVD]

Bad News Bears [DVD]

Those familiar with The Bad News Bears, the 1976 anti-sentimental classic about a shoddy team of rough-housing, vulgar Little Leaguers, wont find much difference in the basic narrative or the thematic underpinnings of Richard Linklaters sans-article remake. There are small cha ... ...

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  • Sheriff to young womans supporters Teen sex case is about age not gay rights

    Kaitlyn Hunt's supporters say she is being prosecuted because she was in a sexual relationship with someone of the same sex. Authorities say it isn't a gay rights issue at all, but rather a simple case of an adult inappropriately involved with a minor. As public outrage mounts, fueled by Internet activism, 18-year-old Hunt has until Friday to decide whether she'll accept a plea ...

  • Rep. DesJarlais reprimanded for having sex with patients

    By ERIK SCHELZIG Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a licensed physician, was reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before he was elected to Congress, according to documents released Thursday. The Republican won re-election last year despite revelations he had affairs with patients and once urged 1 of ...

  • 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 ...

  • 14 restaurants offer Charles Ramsey free burgers for life

    (RNN) - At least a dozen restaurants in the Cleveland area have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity free burgers for life. Charles Ramsey, the guy who famously stopped eating his Big Mac to rescue Amanda Berry, Gina Dejesus and Michelle Knight, will now receive free burgers for the rest of his life from dozens of Cleveland area ...

  • 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 ...

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