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• Ft. Campbell soldier killed in training exercise identified

  07-10-2015 23:37
  
  The post said Pfc. Kevin Rodriguez, 22, was shot and killed during a training exercise.
  
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• Metro Parks recommends Greer Stadium be demolished

  07-10-2015 23:06
  
  Since the Nashville Sounds moved to First Tennessee Park earlier this year, the department has been trying to determine what to do with the old ballpark.
  
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• Toddler wants to be a princess for Halloween, dad's reaction goes viral

  07-10-2015 21:52
  
  A Virginia dad has gone viral after he posted a picture of his son dressed in a costume he wanted for Halloween. The little boy wants to be Queen Elsa from Disney's "Frozen."
  
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• 2 injured when small plane crashes in field

  07-10-2015 21:43
  
  Authorities say two people have been injured when a small plane crashed in an East Tennessee cow pasture.
  
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• Rutherford Co. Sheriff's administrative chief suspended without pay

  07-10-2015 21:39
  
  Rutherford County Administrative Chief Deputy Joe Russell has been suspended without pay, the sheriff’s office announced Wednesday.
  
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• County endures after hubbub over God's mercy, gay marriage

  07-10-2015 21:21
  When commissioners in a Tennessee county scrapped an agenda that included a resolution asking for God's mercy despite ongoing gay marriages, they also effectively canceled their meeting, but officials have a workaround for that.
  
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• Capitol Grille Chef Tyler Brown Transitions to New Gig

  07-10-2015 20:27
  
  The Nashville culinary community was surprised this week to find out that Tyler Brown, the executive chef at the Capitol Grille in the Hermitage Hotel, would be leaving his post in the kitchen after 13 years. The Tennessean 's Jim Myers reported that Brown was leaving to join a new project in Franklin called Southall, a sort of planned community which will feature a village concept combining lodging and retail.
  
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• Vanderbilt Athletics collecting water, generators for SC flood victims

  07-10-2015 19:39
  
  The Vanderbilt University Athletics Department will be holding a drive to help the flooding victims at the University of South Carolina and in Columbia, S.C. 
  
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• Women wanted for stealing from Victoria's Secret in Murfreesboro

  07-10-2015 19:21
  
  In the surveillance footage, you can see the women grab sweatshirts and other clothing and run out the front door.
  
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• Police looking for 15-year-old runaway from Clarksville

  07-10-2015 19:11
  
  Amelia Theodore does not have a history of running away, according to police. 
  
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• Person of interest in police custody for fatal Putnam County shooting

  07-10-2015 18:32
  
  The shooting happened on White Oak Flatt Road in Sparta. One of the victims is in critical condition.
  
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• Nashville, Tennessee, office building earns LEED Gold certification

  07-10-2015 18:17
  
  Gulch Crossing, a recently opened office building located in Nashville, Tennessee's historic Gulch district, has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council . reduction of the area's heat island effect is achieved as 90 percent of the parking is under cover and 75 percent of the building's roof is highly reflective.
  
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• Nashville Notes: Lady Antebellum Star Drops Solo Single;...

  07-10-2015 18:17
  
  Charles Kelley and wife Cassie McConnell attend the Vh1 Save The Music Musically Mastered Menu at The Cordelle on April 27, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. Here is your weekly roundup of goings on -- artist signings, staffing moves, good news and more -- in the wide world of country music.
  
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• Man killed in motorcycle crash on I-24 West in Nashville

  07-10-2015 18:17
  
  The wreck happened in the westbound lanes at the Ellington Parkway exit around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday.
  
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• 2 men charged in 1999 Nashville theater shooting

  07-10-2015 18:17
  
  Nashville police say two men have been charged in the 1999 shooting death of a security guard outside a movie theater. Police said Tuesday that a Davidson County grand jury recently returned a sealed indictment charging 58-year-old Keith Darnell Henry and 54-year-old Derek Wyche of Newark, New Jersey, with first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery.
  
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• Bridgestone Arena ranked 2nd in U.S. for concert ticket sales

  07-10-2015 17:36
  
  Bridgestone Arena ranks second in the U.S. for ticket sales, behind only Madison Square Garden in New York City, according to Pollstar.
  
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• Metro Council approves $150K settlement in inmate death case

  07-10-2015 17:21
  
  According to the suit, Michael Jones was pepper sprayed, covered with a hood and then locked in seclusion, where he died.
  
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• Columbia Couple Charged With Assault In Dave Brainard Beating Case

  07-10-2015 17:20
  
  A married couple from Columbia surrendered to Metro Police and have been charged with assault after allegedly beating Nashville producer Dave Brainard and his friend in an early morning attack on Sept. 27. Dustin Carl Hargrove, 30, was charged with felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor assault.
  
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• Evangelist claims world will end Oct. 7

  07-10-2015 16:22
  
  An online religious group claims the world will end Oct. 7. But so far, we're all still here, so don't cuss out your boss yet.
  
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• The Nashville Street Food Awards Are Oct. 17: You Be the Judge

  07-10-2015 16:15
  
  Next weekend, the Nashville Food Truck Association will be hosting this year's Nashville Street Food Awards at Greer Stadium. Food trucks scheduled to compete for the awards include Bacon Nation, Bao Down, Bradley's Curbside Creamery, Chapmans II, Coco's Italian Market, Dawg Daze, Deg Thai, Electric Sliders, Gee Ma's, Grilled Cheeserie, Hoss' Loaded Burgers, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, Julia's Bakery, Lil Choo Choo BBQ, Moovers & Shakers, Music City Brisket, Music City Rice & Roll, Nashv
  
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• Man dies after being found unresponsive at fraternity house

  07-10-2015 15:31
  
  According to the Herald-Citizen, those who knew the man said he went to the hospital on Monday because he was not feeling well. 
  
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• 1 killed, 1 injured in shooting, suspected robbery in Putnam County

  07-10-2015 15:22
  
  The shooting happened on White Oak Flatt Road in Sparta. One of the victims is in critical condition.
  
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• Wednesday's Dump & Chase: We Finally Made It

  07-10-2015 15:15
  
  After what seemed like a long offseason, the NHL season finally begins tonight! Just like a lot of you, I am ready for all the speculation and hype to be over, and finally see what this season has in store for us. I mean just look at the kids in the picture above.
  
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• Vanderbilt hosting annual Flulapalooza on Wednesday

  07-10-2015 14:59
  
  Free vaccinations will be given to university and medical center faculty, staff, volunteers and students during the 12-hour event.
  
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• Police chase in La Vergne ends in crash

  07-10-2015 13:41
  
  It all started when La Vergne police tried to make a traffic stop. The driver took off, and as he approached Smyrna, police there set up a barricade at the corner of Enon Springs Road and Nissan Drive.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in crash near Nashville airport

  07-10-2015 13:20
  
  The motorcyclist was passing the airport when they skidded off the northbound lanes and hit a guardrail. The fire department said the driver died at the scene.
  
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• 1 killed in motorcycle crash on I-24 West in Nashville

  07-10-2015 13:18
  
  The wreck happened in the westbound lanes at the Ellington Parkway exit around 3:45 a.m. Wednesday.
  
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• Alabama judge awards family $3.5M in TVA plant asbestos case

  07-10-2015 13:08
  
  The family of a Florence woman has been awarded $3.5 million after the woman died of a lung disease that the family says was caused by her having laundered clothes that had been exposed to asbestos.
  
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• Board of Education chair reappointed to national board

  07-10-2015 12:59
  
  Tennessee State Board of Education Chair B. Fielding Rolston has been reappointed to serve a second four-year term on the National Assessment Governing Board.
  
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• Retired Criminal Appeals Court judge to teach law at Belmont

  07-10-2015 12:55
  
  A recently retired Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals judge has been appointed to the faculty of Belmont University College of Law in Nashville.
  
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• Search underway for armed robber in Mt. Juliet

  07-10-2015 12:44
  
  .The robbery happened just before 9 p.m. Tuesday along Lebanon Road. Police say the gunman used his sweatshirt to hide his face as he demanded cash from the clerk.
  
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• Fort Campbell's Campbell Crossing invites Soldiers and their...

  07-10-2015 10:57
  
  Campbell Crossing, on behalf of the Lend Lease Community, would like to invite Fort Campbell Soldiers and their families to attend the Nashville Connection- Heroes Salute Concert being held at The Nashville Palace on October 17th. The Heroes Salute Concert is the finale to a five day, star studded event combining love of music and support for the military, with all proceeds benefiting military organizations.
  
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• Artober Nashville: Prophet's Prey Pursues Power-Mad Polygamist Warren Jeffs at Belcourt

  07-10-2015 06:45
  The documentaries in The Belcourt's month-long "Doctober" series cover the range of material from bizarre real-life yarns to music docs . Several extend the boundaries of true crime, from The Look of Silence , Joshua Oppenheimer's inquest into the 1960s Indonesian paramilitary purges - still showing through Thursday night - to the upcoming drug-raid dispatch Cartel Land .
  
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• Kung Fu master offers free self-defense class

  07-10-2015 05:32
  
  A local business owner is taking a bold approach to combating East Nashville violence. Kung Fu master David Stephens is offering a free self-defense class at his martial arts school later this month.
  
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• Columbia couple charged with beating Music Row producer

  07-10-2015 04:44
  
  A married couple from Columbia has been charged with the brutal beating of a Music Row producer.
  
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• Singer Billy Joe Royal dies at 73

  07-10-2015 04:26
  
  Billy Joe Royal, a 1960s pop and 1990s country star, has died. He was 73.
  
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• Fayetteville pastor charged with statutory rape in Coffee County

  07-10-2015 04:13
  
  A pastor at a Fayetteville church has been accused of raping a teenage girl in the Manchester area.
  
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• Man pleads guilty in crash that killed beloved Hermitage oncologist

  07-10-2015 03:47
  
  A driver that police said was drunk when he crashed into a well-known doctor and killed him faces 8 to 12 years in prison.
  
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• Titans visit with boy, 12, shot in drive-by shooting

  07-10-2015 03:21
  
  A 12-year-old who was shot by stray gunfire in the spring received an unexpected surprise on Tuesday.
  
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• Cities fight over bridge leaves neighbors frustrated

  07-10-2015 02:55
  
  A closed bridge is creating frustration for people who live along the Sumner-Davidson counties line.
  
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• Johnny Cash, Miranda Lambert, Steve Cropper get stars

  07-10-2015 02:37
  
  Famed guitar player and songwriter Steve Cropper is presented with his star on the Music City Walk of Fame Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Cropper was a member of Booker T and the MG's and one of the stars at Stax Records.
  
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• Johnny Cash, Miranda Lambert among honorees at Walk of Fame

  07-10-2015 02:24
  
  He walked the line. Now he’s part of the walk. Johnny Cash was one of four people honored on Tuesday with a star on the Music City Walk of Fame in downtown Nashville.
  
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• New victim steps forward after weekend attacks in East Nashville

  07-10-2015 01:48
  
  Two women in East Nashville who were attacked on the same night tell an eerily similar story of what happened to them. Their stories have prompted a third woman to come forward with a terrifying attack that happened in March in East Nashville.
  
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• Cute photo of JeffCo deputy and baby at wreck scene getting lots of attention

  07-10-2015 01:38
  
  A photo of Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Ric Lindley comforting a baby after a wreck on I-20 near Leeds is being shared all over social media on Tuesday.
  
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• Neighbor suffers nerve damage after dog attack

  07-10-2015 01:22
  
  It took more than 100 stitches to close the wounds a Clarksville woman said were caused by a neighbor’s dog.
  
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• Nashville tries different solution to solving homeless problem

  07-10-2015 00:34
  
  There are more than 10,000 homeless people in Tennessee, and many live in the state's larger metropolitan areas such as Nashville. Recently, the city disbanded an unofficial homeless camp in a city park, but now leaders and members of the community are considering a unique solution to those left without a place to stay.
  
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• NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans moved up one spot in ESPN's...

  07-10-2015 00:34
  
  The Tennessee Titans moved up one spot in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings after not playing in Week 4. Simultaneously, they dropped two spots in our Football Power Index. Tennessee is No.
  
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