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• As Nashville grows, some question city's direction

  07-05-2015 23:57
  
  With more and more people moving to Nashville every day, city leaders said new development projects are needed to accommodate growth.
  
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• Man arrested in July 2014 Smyrna home invasion

  07-05-2015 23:34
  
  After nearly a year, a man accused of impersonating police has been arrested.
  
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• 6-year-old battling cancer to meet WWE star John Cena

  07-05-2015 23:23
  
  It's been a rough road for 6-year-old DeVonta Mayberry as he battles cancer. Chemotherapy, powerful medications and hospital stays have taken a toll on the first-grader's body.
  
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• Rescue group searching for home for pit bull with string of bad luck

  07-05-2015 23:20
  Pit bulls are generally known for their tough demeanor, but one in Nashville is stealing a lot of people's hearts.
  
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• High school junior takes great-grandmother to prom

  07-05-2015 22:54
  
  Think back to your high school prom. Who did you go with? A Southern Indiana junior had a date he will never forget with a woman who is simply unforgettable.
  
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• State representative's son to face charges out of Columbia

  07-05-2015 22:42
  
  State Rep. Sheila Butt, R-Columbia, said her adult son is expected to be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  
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• Rudy Kalis hosts annual golf tournament for ALS

  07-05-2015 22:40
  Channel 4's own Rudy Kalis hit the links on Thursday for his ninth annual Tee Off for ALS golf tournament.
  
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• Trainers, jockeys, horses prepare for Steeplechase

  07-05-2015 22:31
  
  Thursday morning, officials drew the post positions for the seven races at the Iroquios Steeplechase.
  
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• Bank robbery suspect posts video, note of crime on Instagram

  07-05-2015 21:36
  
  A bank robbery suspect says he innocent because asking for money isn't stealing.
  
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• DA's office takes gun from domestic violence offender

  07-05-2015 21:34
  
  For the first time, the Nashville district attorney's office has taken away a gun from a convicted domestic violence abuser.
  
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• Nashville Zoo cougar dies at 18

  07-05-2015 21:29
  
  Jackson, an 18-year-old cougar at the Nashville Zoo, had to be put down on Thursday after his health began to fail.
  
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• Woman dies after DUI arrest

  07-05-2015 21:13
  
  The Putnam County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a woman who was in custody at the county jail.
  
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• With this year's applications, charter operators look to build networks of schools

  07-05-2015 20:21
  
  Randy Dowell has spent much of the past decade focused on a plan. It started with opening a middle school on the East Side in 2005.
  
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• Employee accused of stealing more than $10K from Lawrenceburg business

  07-05-2015 19:55
  
  Police said Melissa Robin Pennington started taking cash from the register at the Quik Mart on North Locust Avenue back in November.
  
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• Harley-Davidson offering free motorcycle riding classes for veterans

  07-05-2015 19:36
  
  Harley-Davidson launched a new program on Thursday to honor the nation's military members, and they picked a Fort Campbell veteran and Clarksville resident to head up the announcement.
  
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• Trainer not apologizing for body shaming woman at Busch Stadium

  07-05-2015 18:55
  
  A trainer says he is not apologizing for using Facebook to body shame someone in attendance at a Cardinals game.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in crash near Fort Campbell

  07-05-2015 18:09
  
  A motorcycle and a a vehicle crashed on Highway 41A near Fort Campbell's Gate 1 just before 3:15 p.m.
  
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• Metro animal control officer injured by dog

  07-05-2015 18:06
  
  An officer with Metro Animal Care and Control was injured while working with a dog on Thursday morning.
  
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• 2 women accused of stealing from Lawrenceburg Walmart

  07-05-2015 17:50
  
  Asset protection officers at the store on North Locust Avenue said the same two women came into the store three different times in April and pushed out items in a buggy without paying for them.
  
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• Nashville tech startup raises $3.9 million

  07-05-2015 16:16
  
  Nashville-based YouScience has raised $3.9 million as part of a $5 million funding round, according to a news release.
  
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• Exclusive: Tour company targets Nashville expansion, Broadway address

  07-05-2015 16:16
  
  A business that gives historic tours is looking to expand into Nashville - and they want you to pick up their trolley at a prime intersection in downtown's thriving Lower Broad tourist district.
  
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• Indonesia: Cockatoos smuggled in plastic bottles

  07-05-2015 16:08
  
  Dozens of endangered cockatoos were found crammed into plastic bottles in Indonesia.
  
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• "American Idol" Recap: Top Three Finalists Revealed; Rayvon "Fan...

  07-05-2015 15:11
  
  The top three finalists were revealed on Wednesday's two-hour edition of American Idol , an installment that saw Rayvon Owen voted off the show after clinging to his spot in the competition for weeks, thanks to four "Fan Saves." The three contestants who have advanced to next week's two-night season finale, as a result of America's votes are: Nick Fradiani , Clark Beckham and Jax .
  
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• British country duo The Shires land Opry gig

  07-05-2015 15:11
  
  British country stars The Shirts are set to mark a huge career milestone after landing a gig at the storied Grand Ole Opry venue in Nashville, Tennessee. Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes made U.K. chart history in March when they became the first British country act to score a top 10 album as their debut "Brave "entered at 10. Now The Shires are preparing to head to the country music Mecca of Nashville to make their mark on the fabled Grand Ole Opry stage.
  
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• Whole Foods to launch lower-cost chain

  07-05-2015 15:02
  
  Whole Foods is gearing up to open a new, lower-cost chain of stores next year aimed at younger shoppers.
  
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• Governor signs Tennessee 'Neighborhood Protection Act'

  07-05-2015 12:54
  
  Gov. Bill Haslam has signed legislation that helps homeowner associations or neighborhood watch groups keep repeat offenders out of their communities.
  
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• Governor signs TN measure requiring racial profiling ban

  07-05-2015 12:40
  
  Gov. Bill Haslam has signed legislation that requires all of Tennessee's law enforcement agencies to adopt written policies to ban racial profiling.
  
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• Police: Teen driver fleeing officer crashes into Franklin business

  07-05-2015 12:32
  
  A 15-year-old is in the hospital after crashing his car into a business on Main Street in Franklin.
  
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• Gas station clerk robbed at gunpoint in south Nashville

  07-05-2015 12:14
  
  The clerk at the Delta Express on Old Hickory Boulevard near Nolensville Pike told police a masked man walked in around 2 a.m. Thursday waving a gun and demanding money.
  
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• A Brooklyn gallery recently showcased work from some of Nashville's best

  07-05-2015 11:56
  
  Heliopolis is a storefront gallery in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, that's located on the same street as Hannah Horvath's fictional apartment in HBO's Girls . The gallery's most recent exhibit was a group show of painting, video and sculpture called Vanishing Act .
  
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• 4 Things The Church Can Do Better On Social Media

  07-05-2015 10:56
  
  As the digital strategy director for Brentwood Baptist Church just south of Nashville, TN, he and his team juggle online content for a full spectrum of ministries. When I mentioned that I thought 90 percent of churches hand all of their social media over to their youth workers, he wasn't surprised at all.
  
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• Common Woman' Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Site Faces Stiff Competition from Reese Witherspoon

  07-05-2015 06:47
  
  Following in the footsteps of Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow, Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon has launched an online lifestyle and retail website, called Draper James . Born in New Orleans, and raised in Nashville, Witherspoon says her new site was named after her grandparents and inspired by her love of the South.
  
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• Controversial developer David Chase part of breathalyzer lawsuit

  07-05-2015 04:45
  
  A group of lawyers and defendants is scrutinizing the science behind a breathalyzer used in DUI cases.
  
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• Woman sentenced to 40 years in prison for raping her children

  07-05-2015 04:14
  
  A Murfreesboro mother found guilty of raping her own children learned her fate on Wednesday.
  
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• Marine's flags stolen by naked man during Mayweather-Pacquiao fight

  07-05-2015 04:13
  
  Cell phone video posted on social media shows the shocking sight drivers witnessed on the corner of Halls Hill Pike and Journey Drive in Murfreesboro Saturday night: a naked man, waving to drivers, holding the American and Marine Corps flags.
  
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• Man charged with driving into family outside yogurt shop

  07-05-2015 03:31
  
  Police say a man shouldn't have been behind the wheel when he crashed his truck into a family sitting outside a Spring Hill Sweet Cece's. They say this is his second DUI offense, and he's driving on a suspended license.
  
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• Catching up with country music star Suzy Bogguss

  07-05-2015 02:47
  
  Suzy Bogguss hit the big time in the early 1990s with hit songs blending contemporary and classic country with the sound of folk music.
  
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• Brentwood Harris Teeter closes meat dept. after I-Team investigation

  07-05-2015 01:49
  
  Harris Teeter grocery stores are soon leaving the Nashville market, but they have completely shut down the meat department at the Brentwood location.
  
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• Woman says she was harassed after recording neighbors running stop signs

  07-05-2015 01:22
  
  A woman said she is fed up with reckless drivers outside her Ashland City home.
  
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• Many arrested for unlicensed driving see charges dismissed

  07-05-2015 01:15
  
  Many might think people caught driving on a suspended or revoked license go to jail for months or even years. But the Channel 4 I-Team has learned that's not the case.
  
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• TBI investigating senior prank at east TN high school

  07-05-2015 00:56
  The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now looking into a senior prank that got 100 students banned from graduation.
  
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• Silver Alert canceled after Murfreesboro woman found

  07-05-2015 00:46
  
  A Silver Alert was canceled after a missing 69-year-old Murfreesboro woman was found on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Air traffic control recordings released in fatal KY plane crash

  07-05-2015 00:43
  
  It's been four months since a Kentucky plane crash killed four members of an Illinois family.
  
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• Man charged with driving into family outside Spring Hill Sweet Cece's

  07-05-2015 00:37
  Police say a man shouldn't have been behind the wheel when he crashed his truck into a family sitting outside a Spring Hill Sweet Cece's. They say this is his second DUI offense, and he's driving on a suspended license.
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing Murfreesboro woman

  07-05-2015 00:24
  
  Police in Murfreesboro have issued a Silver Alert for a missing 69-year-old woman.
  
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• Woman convicted of murdering husband seeks new trial

  07-05-2015 00:18
  
  The woman convicted of murdering her husband in their Green Hills home was back in court on Wednesday, trying to get a new trial.
  
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• Child rape survivor catches attacker with another victim

  07-05-2015 00:12
  Twenty years after a woman helped put her attacker away for years, police said she came forward again to save another.
  
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