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• North Nashville Groups Allege Civil Rights Violations in Police HQ Relocation

  01-06-2015 23:57
  
  With a Metro Council public hearing coming Tuesday night on Mayor Karl Dean's plan to relocate Metro police headquarters to Jefferson Street in North Nashville, the group Justice for Jefferson Street and the Nashville chapter of Black Lives Matter, among others, are alleging Civil Rights violations and looking to get the state and federal government involved. The groups have filed a Civil Rights complaint with the Title VI Tennessee Department of Transportation Civil Rights Office, as well as a
  
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• Metro Action Commission ready to serve thousands of summer meals

  01-06-2015 23:47
  For many students, summer break means lazy days at the lake or camp. For others, it means hunger.
  
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• Group protests proposed Metro police headquarters

  01-06-2015 23:30
  
  A coalition of residents, civic leaders and community leaders protested the new police headquarters on Jefferson Street.
  
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• Active shooter drills planned at Wilson Co. schools

  01-06-2015 23:20
  
  There will be a huge police presence at two Wilson County schools on Tuesday, but there's no emergency.
  
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• Suspects in Holly Bobo case to appear in court Wednesday

  01-06-2015 23:17
  
  This will be the first court appearance for Zach Adams, Dylan Adams and Jason Autry since new charges were handed down against the trio of suspects.
  
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• Remembrance mass to be held for teen killed by train

  01-06-2015 23:12
  
  Friends and family will gather on Tuesday night to pay tribute to a teenager hit and killed by a train.
  
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• About 20K students utilizing Tennessee Promise

  01-06-2015 23:05
  
  Roughly a third of high school students who applied for the Tennessee Promise will actually use their scholarships to attend a free community or technical college this fall.
  
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• McGavock High landscaping project underway

  01-06-2015 23:03
  
  Officials kicked off a new beautification project at McGavock High School on Monday.
  
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• New restaurant, music venue planned at Trail West building

  01-06-2015 22:58
  
  After years of debate and political battles, there is finally a certain future for the old Trail West building on Lower Broadway.
  
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• Mayor Dean asks residents to voice support for downtown flood protection

  01-06-2015 22:34
  
  Mayor Karl Dean continues his push for a new flood protection system in downtown Nashville.
  
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• Amazon to host job fair at Murfreesboro center

  01-06-2015 22:34
  
  Hundreds of jobs are up for grabs at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Murfreesboro.
  
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• New sidewalk being built along Hillsboro Pike

  01-06-2015 19:57
  
  The project, which is between Crestmoor Drive and Hobbs Road, is approximately 1 mile long and includes repair of the existing sidewalk.
  
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• Memphis tow company bought by Nashville's Tow Pro

  01-06-2015 19:54
  
  Tow Pro Services Inc., a Nashville-based towing company, has bought a Memphis towing company with a more than 60-year history in the city. "It's just a good fit.
  
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• Suspect dead, 2 women injured in hostage situation on I-24

  01-06-2015 19:42
  
  The Coffee County Sheriff's Office confirmed the incident happened near mile marker 107 on Monday morning.
  
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• Police: Man shot 2 hostages, killed himself on I-24

  01-06-2015 19:21
  
  The Coffee County Sheriff's Office confirmed the incident happened at mile marker 107.
  
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• Police ID semi driver killed on Briley Parkway in west Nashville

  01-06-2015 19:01
  
  A tractor-trailer overturned at Exit 26 for Centennial Boulevard and is not estimated to be cleared until 12:30 p.m.
  
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• North Nashville market padlocked for being 'public nuisance'

  01-06-2015 18:58
  
  CJ's Market at 3700 Buena Vista Pike was reportedly selling marijuana, according to Metro police.
  
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• Car crashes into Sweet CeCe's in Green Hills

  01-06-2015 17:50
  
  According to a news release from Sweet CeCe's, the car drove through the brick entrance off Hillsboro Road at the Hill Center and broke one window pane around 10:17 a.m. Monday.
  
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• Fundraiser held for White House boy, soccer league for children with special needs

  01-06-2015 17:21
  
  It's usually the green grass, blue skies and fun of the game that draws crowds to the soccer field, but on Saturday, the White House community came out in full support of a local family and a child with special needs.
  
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• Nashville investors snag Madison apartment project

  01-06-2015 15:40
  
  River Retreat Apartments, located in Madison, has been sold for $6.55 million. The Tennessean reports that the 144-unit complex was sold to a partnership formed by Nashville-based Highmark Holdings LLC. The new owners plan to spend $2.5 million on renovations.
  
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• Tune Airport in Nashville closing for renovation

  01-06-2015 15:21
  
  John C. Tune Airport in Nashville is closing for two months for renovations and airfield reconstruction projects.
  
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• 1 killed, 2 injured in shooting on I-24 in Coffee County

  01-06-2015 14:57
  
  The Coffee County Sheriff's Office confirmed the incident happened at mile marker 107.
  
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• 1 person killed in shooting on I-24 in Coffee County

  01-06-2015 14:50
  
  The Coffee County Sheriff's Office confirmed the incident happened on Monday morning.
  
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• Student accused of setting several small fires

  01-06-2015 14:39
  
  Police say 20-year-old Benjamin Perlin told them he was under the influence of prescription medicine and alcohol when he set the fires during a three-hour period from late Wednesday to early Thursday. The Nashville, Tennessee, resident was arrested Saturday and charged with arson, risking a catastrophe and criminal mischief.
  
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• Teen killed in north Nashville nightclub shooting

  01-06-2015 14:29
  
  The shooting happened at 1 a.m. Saturday at the Kilimanjaro club on Arctic Avenue.
  
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• Police investigating stabbing at Drake Motel

  01-06-2015 13:34
  
  Police are searching for the suspect in a reported stabbing at the Drake Motel on Sunday night.
  
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• Man grazed by bullet in Clarksville; search continues for gunman

  01-06-2015 13:27
  
  A bullet grazed a man's leg, but police said he did not need medical treatment for the injury.
  
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• Clarksville PD investigating shots fired incident

  01-06-2015 13:22
  
  A bullet grazed a man's leg, but police said he did not need medical treatment for the injury.
  
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• 6 hurt after tree falls in Franklin, KY town square

  01-06-2015 12:50
  
  Six people are recovering from injuries suffered when a tree snapped and fell in the crowd town square in Franklin, KY.
  
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• Police investigating Clarksville infant's death

  01-06-2015 12:47
  
  Officers responded to a home on Malibu Drive around 9:10 a.m. Sunday for an ambulance call. When EMS arrived on scene, they said they discovered the infant's body.
  
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• Fatal crash blocking lanes of Briley Parkway in west Nashville

  01-06-2015 11:39
  
  A tractor-trailer has overturned at Exit 26 for Centennial Boulevard and is not estimated to be cleared until 9 a.m. Monday.
  
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• Crash blocking lanes of Briley Parkway in west Nashville

  01-06-2015 11:23
  
  A tractor-trailer has overturned at Exit 26 for Centennial Boulevard and is not estimated to be cleared until 9 a.m. Monday.
  
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• K-Love Fan Awards winners announced in Nashville

  01-06-2015 09:33
  
  Hosted by FOX & Friends' Elisabeth Hasselbeck and actor Kirk Cameron, the 2015 K-LOVE Fan Awards took place on Sun. night, May 31 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN.
  
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• The flip side of years of no hurricanes: Good luck runs out

  01-06-2015 07:45
  
  For millions of Americans living in the hurricane zones on the Gulf and East coasts, recent decades have been quiet - maybe too quiet.
  
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• Kim Kardashian, Kanye West expecting second child

  01-06-2015 07:29
  
  Kimye are expecting another baby.
  
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• Sarah Cannon Research Institute - Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare -...

  01-06-2015 06:25
  
  The institute offers clinical research programs for advancing therapies. Its services include clinical science, clinical programming, regulatory operations, project management, clinical monitoring, data management, biostatistics, safety, data safety and monitoring, medical writing and quality assurance.
  
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• All-male eatery inspired by 'Hooters' opens in Dallas

  01-06-2015 05:43
  
  Just like the Hooters name is a play on a euphemism for a female body part, Tallywackers is a not-so-subtle nod to a part of the male anatomy.
  
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• Police are investigating the death of an infant

  01-06-2015 03:21
  
  Police are investigating the death of an infant in Montgomery County.Officers responded to a home on Malibu Drive around 9:10 a.m. Sunday for an ambulance call.When EMS arrived on scene, they said they discovered the deceased infant.
  
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• Watchdog finds ex-Nazis got $20.2 million in Social Security

  01-06-2015 02:29
  
  Elfriede Rinkel's past as a Nazi concentration camp guard didn't keep her from collecting nearly $120,000 in American Social Security benefits.
  
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• Autumn Ritsko

  01-06-2015 02:10
  
  Autumn Ritsko is a seventh grader at Rural Vale Elementary School in Tellico Plains and recently won the Regional Competition in Cleveland. Ritsko then went onto the compete in the Tennessee State History Day in Nashville where she placed third in the Junior Division.
  
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