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• Seats being replaced at Bridgestone Arena

  26-06-2015 23:33
  
  One of the busiest buildings in the world is undergoing some renovations.
  
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• Reports: One escaped NY inmate fatally shot, police chasing second

  26-06-2015 23:32
  
  A New York fugitive has been shot by police, and his partner is being pursued. 
  
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• Gander Mtn. eyes Nashville area for a second store

  26-06-2015 22:12
  
  Specialty outdoor retailer Gander Mtn. is celebrating its one-year anniversary in Mt.
  
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• Gay marriage is now legal: What Nashville employers need to know

  26-06-2015 22:12
  
  Just a few hours after the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal nationwide, several Tennessee couples have already tied the knot at the Davidson County Clerk's Office.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watches in effect for portions of Middle TN

  26-06-2015 22:02
  
  The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for several counties in the Channel 4 viewing area, including Benton, and Henry counties in Tennessee and Christian, Todd and Trigg counties in Kentucky, until 8 p.m. A second severe thunderstorm watch was issued for Clay, Houston, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart, Sumner and Trousdale counties in Tennessee and Allen, Cumberland, Logan, Monroe and Simpson counties in Kentucky, until 10 p.m.
  
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• Summer heat taking its toll on Midstate homeless

  26-06-2015 21:54
  
  This week's extreme temperatures are having an impact on a number of Midstate homeless shelters.
  
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• Davidson County Clerk's Office issues first same-sex marriage licenses

  26-06-2015 21:19
  
  The Davidson County Clerk's Office began issuing same-sex marriage licenses at noon on Friday.
  
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• Jeni's announces new opening date for Hillsboro Village ice cream shop

  26-06-2015 20:09
  
  After a listeria-induced delay, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams will finally open its new scoop shop in Hillsboro Village next week.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch issued until 8 p.m.

  26-06-2015 20:09
  
  A 4WARN Weather Alert has been issued for Friday night because of the threat of severe weather in portions of Middle Tennessee.
  
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• Body found wrapped in carpet on Hermitage Avenue

  26-06-2015 19:54
  
  Police are investigating a body found on Hermitage Avenue near downtown.
  
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• Supreme Court decision coincides with start of Nashville Pride Festival

  26-06-2015 19:51
  
  Approximately 15,000 to 18,000 people are expected to attend, but organizers say in light of the Supreme Court decision, they are expecting even more to come and show their support.
  
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• Skeletal remains found near Tims Ford Lake

  26-06-2015 19:19
  
  Police in Winchester have confirmed skeletal remains were found near Tims Ford Lake on Friday morning.
  
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• Davidson County Clerk's Office begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses

  26-06-2015 19:17
  
  Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery has told county clerks statewide that they can issue licenses immediately. Slatery will be holding a news conference at 2 p.m. Friday.
  
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• UPDATE: Police say semi crashed into cars in construction zone, claiming 6 lives

  26-06-2015 19:06
  
  A multi-vehicle wreck Thursday evening leaves 6 people dead. Chattanooga police say a total of 9 vehicles and more than 15 people were involved. 
  
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• Davidson County Clerk's Office to issue same-sex marriage licenses today

  26-06-2015 18:54
  
  The clerk's office says they have been assured that they will be given guidance soon on the changes coming to the documents and the processes required under the state laws of Tennessee.
  
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• TN politicians, groups react to same sex marriage ruling

  26-06-2015 18:11
  
  On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states. Politicians from all over the state have been sharing their reactions to the news.
  
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• Kentucky governor: Issue same-sex marriage licenses

  26-06-2015 18:02
  
  Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has told the state's county clerks to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision.
  
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• Davidson County clerk responds to Supreme Court decision

  26-06-2015 17:53
  
  The clerk's office says they have been assured that they will be given guidance soon on the changes coming to the documents and the processes required under the state laws of Tennessee.
  
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• TN politicians react to same-sex marriage ruling

  26-06-2015 17:40
  
  On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states. Politicians from all over the state have been sharing their reactions to the news.
  
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• Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide

  26-06-2015 16:58
  
  The Supreme Court has reversed a 6th Circuit District Court opinion, ruling in favor of same-sex marriage.
  
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• Police find body on Hermitage Ave.

  26-06-2015 16:12
  
  Police are investigating a body found on Hermitage Avenue near downtown.
  
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• Suspect wanted for Father's death spotted in Nashville

  26-06-2015 15:56
  
  Police spotted 31-year-old Joshua Copeland in Nashville ,TN early this morning. The Metro Nashville Police Department says Copeland fled and led officers on a chase.
  
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• Flushing tiny goldfish causing huge problems in Canada

  26-06-2015 14:27
  
  Goldfish dumped into Canadian waterways have no natural enemies, allowing them to grow unimpeded and freakishly large.
  
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• Beheading, explosion at factory in France; suspects captured

  26-06-2015 14:24
  
  An attacker with suspected ties to French Islamic radicals rammed a car into a gas factory Friday in southeastern France, and a severed head was staked on a post at the entrance, officials said. France immediately opened a...
  
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• Murfreesboro home destroyed in fire; cause under investigation

  26-06-2015 14:11
  
  The home on the 4000 block of Birch Drive already had flames shooting through the roof when firefighters responded around 1 a.m.
  
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• Investor snags several acres on Nolensville Pike

  26-06-2015 13:51
  
  Nick Spiva, a local real estate investor, has paid about $3 million for five acres on Nolensville Pike.
  
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• LGBT community anticipates Supreme Court same-sex marriage ruling

  26-06-2015 13:40
  
  The next set of Supreme Court rulings could mean monumental changes for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. At the Nashville Pride Awards Thursday evening, the upcoming ruling was on nearly everyone's mind.
  
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• Hollande: 1 gas factory attacker captured, identified

  26-06-2015 13:38
  
  At least one man attacked a gas factory Friday in southeastern France, posting a severed head at the factory's entrance along with banners covered with Arabic writing, officials said. France immediately opened a...
  
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• ATM stolen from south Nashville business

  26-06-2015 13:33
  
  A witness was driving by the store on the 1900 block of Nolensville Pike around 5 a.m. Friday.
  
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• University of Tennessee approves 3 percent tuition hike

  26-06-2015 12:52
  
  The University of Tennessee board of trustees has approved a tuition increase for undergraduates of 3 percent at its three main campuses.
  
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• Tennessee State professor honored for work in agronomy

  26-06-2015 12:31
  
  A Tennessee State University professor is being honored for his contributions to the field of agronomy.
  
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• VA man wanted for killing father spotted in Nashville

  26-06-2015 11:45
  
  Authorities issued an alert, and Metro police spotted him around midnight Friday on Hermitage Avenue near Decatur Street.
  
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• UPDATE: 6 people dead in multi-vehicle accident on I-75

  26-06-2015 10:59
  
  A multi-vehicle wreck Thursday evening leaves 6 people dead. Chattanooga police say a total of 9 vehicles and more than 15 people were involved. 
  
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• Victoria Schwab, Author of A Darker Shade of Magic, Tonight at Parnassus Books

  26-06-2015 09:40
  
  Author Event With Victoria Schwab When : 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25 Where : Parnassus Books In the interim between the bummer Game of Thrones season closer and next year's publication of The Winds of Winter , what's a fantasy nerd to do? My first piece of advice: Binge on Xena: Warrior Princess, which is now available on Netflix and is just as dumb and awesome as you remember. But second and most important: Come to Parnassus tonight to hear Nashville-based fantasy writer Victoria Schwab talk ab
  
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• Vanderbilt Rape Case Defendant's Attorney 'Relieved' Over Mistrial Ruling

  26-06-2015 05:38
  
  "I was quite relieved, thankful, grateful," attorney Worrick Robinson told ABC's 20/20 in an interview one day after a judge declared a mistrial. Batey, a former player for the Vanderbilt University football team, and fellow ex-player Brandon Vandenburg, were convicted in January of multiple counts of aggravated rape and sexual battery for a June 2013 campus assault of female student, who prosecutors said was drunk and unconscious at the time of the incident.
  
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• 12-year-old boy finds 80-million-year-old marine reptile bone in Greene County

  26-06-2015 05:05
  
  While on a dinosaur fossil expedition, 12-year-old Aiden Taylor found a neck vertebrae of an Elasmosaur.
  
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• Sumner Co. residents pay tribute to American flag

  26-06-2015 05:00
  
  Half a dozen people gathered on East Main Street near Drake's Creek Pike in Hendersonville Thursday evening to wave the flag proudly.
  
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• TX man arrested in Nashville with 42.2 pounds of marijuana

  26-06-2015 04:26
  
  A Texas man was arrested in Nashville on Thursday after police found more than 40 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of his vehicle.
  
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• Man charged in January murder during home invasion

  26-06-2015 04:18
  
  Metro police have charged a man in connection with the murder of Andre Cooper during a home invasion robbery in January.
  
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• Man found with guns after violating order of protection

  26-06-2015 03:08
  
  A husband is in trouble for violating an order of protection. Police said when they picked him up, they found loaded guns in the man's truck.
  
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• Artist Sonya Clark Literally Deconstructs Confederate Flag in New York Gallery

  26-06-2015 02:30
  
  Conversations about Confederate imagery have become something like a side effect of the side effect of last week's mass shooting in Charleston. Locally - and mainly due to a seemingly politically motivated group with their own agenda - art work by Sheila B. has been singled out as a catalyst for that conversation.
  
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• Haslam, officials weigh in on Supreme Court ruling

  26-06-2015 01:49
  
  Nearly 200,000 Tennesseans who get tax breaks to offset the cost of their health insurance will continue to get those write-offs with the blessing of the Supreme Court.
  
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• State to suspend license of car dealership that closed suddenly

  26-06-2015 01:31
  
  At least 20 people have come forward with complaints against Nashville Motor Cars of Murfreesboro. Some customers have learned they may not really own the vehicles they have paid for.?
  
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• 12-year-old girl bonds with dog thanks to Make-A-Wish

  26-06-2015 01:11
  The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been putting smiles on children's faces for year. Now, they have granted their 100th wish in middle Tennessee this year.
  
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• Severe weather possible Friday night in Middle Tennessee

  26-06-2015 01:05
  
  A 4WARN Weather Alert has been issued for Friday night because of the threat of severe weather in portions of Middle Tennessee.
  
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• Mother charged after ex-boyfriend beats child to death

  26-06-2015 01:04
  
  Authorities in Benton County say prosecuting a domestic violence victim could save her children's lives.
  
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• Will victim in Vanderbilt rape case have to testify again?

  26-06-2015 00:42
  
  The victim in the Vanderbilt rape case thanked all involved for their help in bringing her justice, but she may have to relive the trial.
  
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• Murfreesboro Salvation Army opens hydration station

  26-06-2015 00:16
  
  Temperatures once again soared into the nineties, with a heat index over 100 degrees.
  
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• Driver crashes into officer's vehicle on I-65

  26-06-2015 00:12
  
  Franklin police have released dash-cam video of an officer-involved crash that happened Tuesday night.
  
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