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  • POLL Tennessee Voters Support Benefits For Same-Sex Couples

    new poll from Vanderbilt University shows that support for legally recognizing same-sex couples continues to grow in Tennessee, but at rates slower than the rest of the country. A 49 percent plurality now support civil unions or marriage equality, while 46 percent remain opposed to both. Still, 62 percent believe that gays and lesbians should receive health insurance and other employee benefits ...

  • Man killed by FBI connected to Boston bombing suspect

    ORLANDO, FL (RNN) - A man with ties to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was shot and killed after the FBI interviewed him early Wednesday. The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a man in custody while conducting "official duties," bureau spokesman Dave Couvertier ...

  • Child 2 shot in the head survives injuries

    A 2-year-old child in Trigg County was shot in the head but survived his injuries Tuesday night. The incident occurred around 9:16 p.m. at the home of David Southwick, according to the Kentucky State Police. The child was initially transported to Trigg County Hospital by ambulance, but was later taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville with non-life-threatening injuries. Officials ...

  • Fracking up for discussion on Capitol Hill

    Environmental groups are heading to the state capitol Wednesday to talk about rules for natural gas drilling. Critics say fracking can damage groundwater and the surrounding environment. They're urging state regulators to develop tougher rules. This is one of the items up for discussion by the Joint Committee of Government ...

  • Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali’s Images Are Up For Sale And ‘The Congress’ Offers A Cautionary Tale

    In a move that speaks to the extent to which famous people stop being individuals and start being part of a conglomerated project that includes their images, Deadline notes that Elvis Presley Enterprises and Muhammad Ali Enterprises, which include the rights to the images of both ...


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Movie Review

Cop Out

Cop Out

Its no secret that Kevin Smith has been trying to reboot the Fletch franchise for the better part of the past decade, and the fact that Cop Out features a suspiciously similar synth score by Fletch composer Harold Faltermeyer and ends with Stephanie Mills Bit by Bit (Theme Fr ... ...

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  • Man charged with faking marriage to visit inmate

    JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -- Washington County authorities say a man faked a marriage certificate so he could visit a woman held in the Johnson City Detention ...

  • Deputy fired accused of bringing contraband to inmates

    A deputy at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center was fired earlier this month after he was accused of bringing marijuana, tobacco and a cell phone to inmates. On May 10, Sheriff Robert Arnold fired Deputy Keith Knowles, who is accused of bringing contraband into the jail and for conducting himself in a manner unbecoming to an officer. Knowles joined the sheriff's office as a ...

  • Hoover expresses interest in Oreck sale

    Vacuum giant Hoover is interested in the bankruptcy auction of Oreck, its Nashville-based competitor, The Tennessean reports. In a Tuesday hearing, a judge gave interested bidders until July 1 to submit competing offers for Oreck. The Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co. and its Hoover Inc. affiliate have filed notice demanding to be notified of any actions in the case, The Tennessean ...

  • iPhone helps police arrest YMCA theft suspect

    . On May 15, someone stole the gym bags of two people working out at the Cookeville YMCA on Raider Drive. Items taken included wallets, phones, sunglasses and clothes. Police learned there was an iPhone in one of the stolen gym bags. Police tracked the phone to the Buffalo Valley rest area along Interstate 40 and found 49-year-old Kip Kuhlman with the phone. Kuhlman, of Vancouver, WA, was ...

  • Auto parts stores robbed in Hermitage Rosa Parks Boulevard

    High-priced electronics and other valuables were stolen overnight at two auto stores. A thief smashed the window to get inside an O'Reilly Auto Parts on Rosa Parks Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. When police arrived, they found broken glass on the floor and several things missing. The thief stole dozens of Freon cans and some diagnostic scanners similar to ones used at emissions testing ...

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