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• Man accused of raping woman with debilitating disease

  20-05-2016 23:47
  
  A Nashville man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman who suffers from lupus.
  
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• Experts ask residents to be vigilant about domestic violence offenders

  20-05-2016 23:32
  
  Metro investigators are working to combat domestic violence in Middle Tennessee.
  
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• Tennessee sees record job openings

  20-05-2016 22:39
  
  Friday, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported almost 200,000 jobs were posted last month.
  
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• Murfreesboro among fastest-growing cities in country

  20-05-2016 21:57
  
  The population boom is expanding every day across Middle Tennessee, and one city in particular is bursting at the seams.
  
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• Children's minister among 32 arrested in trafficking sting

  20-05-2016 21:45
  
  Tennessee authorities say a children's minister is among 32 people facing charges after a prostitution and human-trafficking sting in Knoxville.
  
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• Tennessee's season opener gets new Thursday night date

  20-05-2016 21:09
  
  Tennessee's season opener with Appalachian State has been moved to a Thursday night kickoff on Sept. 1.
  
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• Man claims he was robbed, shot near downtown Nashville

  20-05-2016 19:58
  
  The victim told police he was shot in the leg on the 100 block of Charles E. Davis Boulevard.
  
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• Repeat DUI offender sentenced to 26 years for deadly crash

  20-05-2016 19:45
  
  Stephanie Ferguson was sentenced to 26 years in jail for aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.
  
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• Driver injured after crashing minivan into home

  20-05-2016 19:39
  
  Eight people are looking for somewhere else to live after a man drove his minivan into the side of their home.
  
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• UPDATE: Detective in Ooltewah rape case charged with aggravated perjury

  20-05-2016 19:36
  
  Channel 3 has confirmed charges are being filed against Sevier County Detective Rodney Burns in connection to his testimony about the rape of an Ooltewah basketball player. 
  
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• Children's minister arrested in TBI human trafficking case

  20-05-2016 19:30
  
  Among the 32 people arrested in an undercover operation is a children's minister at Grace Baptist Church in Knoxville.
  
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• Bill to strip UT of diversity office funding becomes law

  20-05-2016 19:24
  
  A bill to strip funding from the diversity office at the state's flagship public university has become law without Gov. Bill Haslam's signature.
  
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• Haslam allows Tennessee refugees lawsuit to move forward

  20-05-2016 19:23
  
  Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has decided against a veto of a resolution demanding a lawsuit to be filed over the federal refugee resettlement program in Tennessee.
  
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• Pregnant women in US with Zika spikes on new counting method

  20-05-2016 19:18
  
  The number of pregnant women in the United States infected with Zika virus is suddenly tripling, due to a change in how the government is reporting cases.
  
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• Construction work planned on I-24, I-40 this weekend

  20-05-2016 18:39
  
  Two major interstate projects could cause big delays for Midstate drivers this weekend.
  
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• Police: Couple robbed cab driver in downtown Nashville

  20-05-2016 18:21
  
  The holdup happened at the corner of 4th Avenue North and Commerce Street on Sunday night.
  
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• Swimmer, boaters advised to be extra cautious at Percy Priest Lake

  20-05-2016 18:01
  
  Swimmers and boaters are advised to be extra cautious when recreating at Percy Priest Lake.
  
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• Suspect in 6 different violent incidents arrested

  20-05-2016 17:47
  
  Adarion Morris, 29, is charged in connection to six different violent incidents, including an alleged attack of his girlfriend.
  
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• White Bluff man accused of killing former neighbor

  20-05-2016 17:25
  
  Keianthony Garrett, 21, has been charged with one count of criminal homicide. He is being held at the Dickson County jail on unrelated charges.
  
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• Weatherman screams at sight of spider

  20-05-2016 17:15
  
  West Virginia weatherman Bryan Hughes couldn’t handle the sight of a spider during his live news segment. 
  
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• Frozen food recall covers hundreds of items from many stores

  20-05-2016 17:08
  
  Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, authorities who want to stem the listeria-linked illnesses and deaths...
  
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• The Latest: Expert: No credible claims for downing EgyptAir

  20-05-2016 16:59
  
  The Latest on the crash of EgyptAir flight 804 (all times local):
  
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• Faculty at Mt. Juliet school dances to 'Can't Stop The Feeling'

  20-05-2016 16:39
  
  School is almost out for the summer, and the teachers and staff at Mt. Juliet Middle School are celebrating in a fun way.
  
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• Officials identify pilot who died in plane crash

  20-05-2016 16:34
  
  Officials have released the name of the pilot who died after crashing a single-engine plane at an airport in East Tennessee.
  
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• Swimmer and boaters advised to be extra cautious at Percy Priest Lake

  20-05-2016 16:31
  Swimmers and boaters are advised to be extra cautious when recreating at Percy Priest Lake. Due to a lack of substantial rainfall in the past several months, officials are moving the U.S. Drought Monitor to the moderate drought category for much of the Cumberland River Basin.
  
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• NASA reveals new portrait of Mars as it nears Earth

  20-05-2016 15:39
  
  On May 30, Mars will move the closest it has been to Earth in 11 years - 46.8 million miles away.
  
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• Video shows dump truck driver repeatedly runs over dog while on-lookers cry out for him to stop

  20-05-2016 15:32
  
  A Montgomery County woman’s dog was hit by a dump truck multiple times after it broke off of its leash.
  
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• Woman has six ribs removed for 16-inch waist

  20-05-2016 15:11
  
  Pixee Fox's list of procedures includes a brow lift, a Brazilian butt lift, two eye lid surgeries, three nose jobs and four breast augmentations. Her latest trip under the knife left her without six ribs - three from each side.
  
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• Professional soccer team could be coming to Nashville

  20-05-2016 15:07
  
  The United Soccer League awarded an expansion franchise to the city, which will be owned by Nashville-based ownership group DMD Soccer.
  
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• Nashville mayor appoints first transgender city board member

  20-05-2016 13:26
  
  Nashville Mayor Megan Barry has appointed a transgender woman to the Metro Human Relations Commission - an apparent first for Tennessee.
  
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• Nashville Uber driver picks up passenger with gunshot wound

  20-05-2016 12:57
  
  An Uber driver picked up a passenger, only to realize a couple blocks later that the man had been shot in the leg.
  
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• Wreckage from missing EgyptAir jet found

  20-05-2016 12:21
  
  The search continued on Friday for missing EgyptAir flight 804, which disappeared from the radar while carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo.
  
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• Police looking for suspect in fatal South Nashville shooting

  20-05-2016 06:38
  
  NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Police are investigating a shooting in South Nashville that happened around 9:30 p.m. Thursday night. The victim who has not yet been identified was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say they are looking for a male suspect in a gold sedan. 
  
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• Police: 180 marijuana plants found at home of Congressional candidate

  20-05-2016 04:52
  
  Florence "Flo" Matheson is running for the 6th Congressional District seat that is currently occupied by U.S. Rep. Diane Black, R-TN.
  
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• Founding member of Beastie Boys dies

  20-05-2016 04:46
  
  John Berry was 52.
  
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• TV, internet companies struggle to keep up with growth

  20-05-2016 03:09
  
  Residents in a new Hermitage neighborhood told Channel 4 they cannot set up their TV and internet.
  
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• No wreckage found from downed EgyptAir plane, search continues

  20-05-2016 01:32
  
  U.S. officials believe a bomb caused MH804 to crash; Egyptian officials said terrorism is more likely than mechanical failure.
  
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• Family wants Hendersonville police to reopen woman's death investigation

  20-05-2016 01:15
  
  This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of the death that rocked a community.
  
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• Video shows dog run under dump truck, hit several times

  20-05-2016 01:03
  
  A Montgomery County woman’s dog was hit by a dump truck multiple times after it broke off of its leash.
  
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• City aims to build more bike lanes to protect Nashville cyclists

  20-05-2016 00:59
  
  Cyclists in Nashville can look forward to better protection when they ride on roads. Metro planners are working on building more bike lanes that are safer from cars.
  
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• TDOT seeks suggestions on I-65 traffic

  20-05-2016 00:49
  
  The Tennessee Department of Transportation is seeking feedback that may result in big changes on I-65.
  
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• Madison Co. Sheriff's Dept. looking for missing man

  20-05-2016 00:47
  
  The Madison County Sheriff's Department would like you help in locating Keith 'Keke" Wilson. he was last seen Monday, May 15, in the Dry Creek Road area in Canton.
  
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• Man accused of robbing bank inside Hermitage Publix

  20-05-2016 00:38
  
  Metro police and the FBI are searching for a man accused of robbing a bank inside a Hermitage grocery store on Thursday.
  
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• Tennessee promoting and recruiting construction careers

  20-05-2016 00:11
  
  Go Build Tennessee is a $3 million dollar campaign to make trade jobs look cool not just to students, but to influencers like parents, teachers, coaches and counselors.
  
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