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• Study: Patients Prefer Online Post-Op Consultations

  23-09-2015 23:26
  
  The majority of patients who undergo routine, uncomplicated operations prefer online postoperative consultations to in-person visits, according to results from a new study published online as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website. The study will appear in the print publication of the Journal later this year.
  
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• Fans gather for free Blake Shelton concert in Nashville

  23-09-2015 23:06
  
  Country music star Blake Shelton will play a free concert in Nashville Wednesday evening.
  
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• College student accused of raping young girl

  23-09-2015 22:49
  
  Samuel Vaughn, 19, is charged with eight counts of rape of a child. He is being held at the Sumner County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
  
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• Victim in Antioch fire died from smoke inhalation

  23-09-2015 21:49
  
  Metro police said Soukhamphone Sengsouk, 40, was found dead inside his bedroom at the home in the 4900 block of Ellen Way.
  
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• Belmont not among schools selected to host presidential debates

  23-09-2015 20:08
  
  Belmont University was not one of the universities selected to host the 2016 presidential and vice presidential debates, the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced on Wednesday.
  
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• Professor Holds Toddler while Continuing Lesson Wednesday, September...

  23-09-2015 19:06
  
  Have you seen that awesome photo of a college professor holding a toddler, as he continues to give his lecture in class? That is from here in Nashville, at Devry University. A single mom says she had to bring her baby in and that since most of the people in the class are parents, everyone understands, including the Professor, Joel Bunkowske.
  
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• Naked jogging couple leaves 1-year-old alone on beach

  23-09-2015 19:01
  
  A 1-year-old girl was found alone on Holly Beach Tuesday morning, Cameron Parish Sheriff Ron Johnson said. The parents were located jogging naked three to four miles down the beach.
  
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  23-09-2015 18:06
  
  NASHVILLE, Tennessee Following Brad Paisley's highly successful free concerts at four major universities drawing more than 65,000 fans, he and IMG today announced five additional dates to bring the Country Nation College Tour presented by Zaxby's to IMG College partner schools . The tour coincides with the radio launch of Paisley's song, "Country Nation," which celebrated its official airplay impact date on Monday as this week's most-added new single at country radio.
  
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• Sunday's supermoon with a lunar eclipse makes for great night sky watching

  23-09-2015 16:13
  
  The supermoon lunar eclipse will begin at 8:11 p.m. ET and should be visible in most of the U.S.
  
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• Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra dies at 90

  23-09-2015 15:59
  
  The lovable legend of Yogi Berra, that ain't ever gonna be over.
  
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• Fort Campbell soldiers returning from Afghanistan

  23-09-2015 15:58
  
  Hundreds of Fort Campbell soldiers who have been in Afghanistan advising the Afghan National Army are expected back at the post on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line this week.
  
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• State's 2-year institutions host Scholarship Saturday

  23-09-2015 15:56
  
  Tennessee's community and technical colleges are encouraging high school seniors to sign up for the governor's free tuition program this Saturday.
  
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• 8 batches of mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus

  23-09-2015 15:45
  
  Metro health officials said eight batches of mosquitoes collected have tested positive for West Nile virus.
  
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• CEO backs down after 5,000 pct drug price hike

  23-09-2015 14:20
  
   The move comes after founder and CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals initially defended the price increase.
  
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• Tribute for fallen KSP Trooper in Cadiz

  23-09-2015 14:19
  
  A tribute is planned for Wednesday in Trigg County for Trooper Cameron Ponder.
  
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• Farmington Music Students to Sing on Grand Ole Opry Stage

  23-09-2015 14:02
  
  During the 2014-15 school year, talented music students across the United States and overseas in military base schools practiced with dedication to gain a chair or part in their local, district, and state music honor ensembles. And of those most elite high school musicians who were accepted to their district or All-State music ensembles, 673 of them-the "best of the best"-were selected for the National Association for Music Education's 2015 All-National Honor Ensembles .
  
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• Worked accused of abusing inmate labor in court

  23-09-2015 13:13
  
  Three former jail workers accused of abusing inmate labor are scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
  
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• Glencliff player suspended for hit on referee

  23-09-2015 12:50
  
  Did a local high school football player target an official on the field during a game on Friday night?
  
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• Tullahoma man found guilty of voluntary manslaughter

  23-09-2015 12:03
  
  A man accused of killing a Tullahoma woman and dumping her body in Franklin County was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter on Tuesday in a Coffee County court.
  
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• Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast

  23-09-2015 10:02
  
  Kesha's lawyer says the pop star is being victim-shamed by her former producer, whose own lawyers say the singer just wants out of her contract. An army of Kesha fans is coming out to defend the pop star in her legal battle against the man who discovered her.
  
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• Federal judge rules 'Happy Birthday' song in public domain

  23-09-2015 07:57
  
  The music publishing company that has been collecting royalties on the song "Happy Birthday To You" for years does not hold a valid copyright on the lyrics to the tune that is one of the mostly widely sung in the world, a...
  
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• Study: Tenn. attorneys increase hours of free legal service

  23-09-2015 05:45
  
  Study: Tenn. attorneys increase hours of free legal service Study: Tenn. attorneys increase hours of free legal service Eds: APNewsNow.
  
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• 1 person killed in Antioch house fire

  23-09-2015 04:20
  
  According to the Nashville Fire Department, the fire was first reported around 8:40 p.m. in the 4900 block of Ellen Way.
  
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• Daughter of fallen officer gets surprise at wedding

  23-09-2015 04:08
  
  Kristen Mundell remembered her father at her wedding with an alteration to her dress and a special seat, but she had no idea about the surprise father-daughter dance.
  
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• Two of three women injured in Saturday wreck out of hospital

  23-09-2015 01:41
  
  Two of the three women airlifted from the parking lot of the Highway 111 Flea Market after being pinned by a vehicle on Saturday have been released from the hospital. Emergency personnel who responded to the scene on Saturday identified the injured women as 60-year-old Dorothy Habel, 63-year-old Dorothy Koons and 52-year-old Debra Greenwood.
  
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• Dog park with artificial grass watered for sanitation, pet safety

  23-09-2015 01:36
  Some have questioned why fake grass at a new dog park in downtown Nashville is being watered.
  
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• 1 taken to hospital after motorcycle, car wreck on FM 3054 in Log Cabin

  23-09-2015 00:53
  
  Chief Wayne Nutt says their preliminary investigation found that a Tahoe failed to yield when making a left turn onto a private drive, striking a motorcycle. 
  
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• Preservationists ask what could have been done to save historic building

  23-09-2015 00:48
  
  The former Trail West building was demolished late Sunday night. Once demolition is complete, building will begin on a four-story steakhouse called Harry O’s.
  
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• Status hearing in Vanderbilt rape case set for Friday

  23-09-2015 00:41
  
  The Vanderbilt rape case is still on track for a retrial in November.
  
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• IRS agent accused of sexual battery appears in court

  23-09-2015 00:35
  
  Police said Samuel Garza threatened a woman that she would lose her business if she didn’t go along with his sexual advances.
  
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• Boyfriend to be charged in stabbing death of mother of three

  23-09-2015 00:00
  
  A convicted murderer and robber will now be charged in connection with the stabbing death of his girlfriend.
  
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