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Fitch Affirms Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Upgrades El Paso Natural Gas Company Outlook Stable
Fitch: Recession Concern Dampens European Investor Sentiment An increasing number of investors expect fundamental credit conditions will deteriorate across sectors, according to a Fitch Ratings investor survey. The more circumspect sentiment was most notable for the sovereign segment, where the proportion of survey respondents anticipating worsening conditions more than doubled to 55%, from 24% ...
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Juveniles walking to alternative school rob man say police
Two juveniles on their way to alternative school used a pellet gun to rob a downtown Clarksville businessman who was on his way to work, according to police. The robbery occurred about 7 a.m. near Commerce Street and Third Street. Clarksville officers arrested the juveniles near Madison Street. The victim later identified the ...
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POLL Tennessee Voters Support Benefits For Same-Sex Couples
new poll from Vanderbilt University shows that support for legally recognizing same-sex couples continues to grow in Tennessee, but at rates slower than the rest of the country. A 49 percent plurality now support civil unions or marriage equality, while 46 percent remain opposed to both. Still, 62 percent believe that gays and lesbians should receive health insurance and other employee benefits ...
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Man killed by FBI connected to Boston bombing suspect
ORLANDO, FL (RNN) - A man with ties to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was shot and killed after the FBI interviewed him early Wednesday. The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a man in custody while conducting "official duties," bureau spokesman Dave Couvertier ...
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Child 2 shot in the head survives injuries
A 2-year-old child in Trigg County was shot in the head but survived his injuries Tuesday night. The incident occurred around 9:16 p.m. at the home of David Southwick, according to the Kentucky State Police. The child was initially transported to Trigg County Hospital by ambulance, but was later taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville with non-life-threatening injuries. Officials ...
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Fracking up for discussion on Capitol Hill
Environmental groups are heading to the state capitol Wednesday to talk about rules for natural gas drilling. Critics say fracking can damage groundwater and the surrounding environment. They're urging state regulators to develop tougher rules. This is one of the items up for discussion by the Joint Committee of Government ...
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Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali’s Images Are Up For Sale And ‘The Congress’ Offers A Cautionary Tale
In a move that speaks to the extent to which famous people stop being individuals and start being part of a conglomerated project that includes their images, Deadline notes that Elvis Presley Enterprises and Muhammad Ali Enterprises, which include the rights to the images of both ...
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Man charged with faking marriage to visit inmate
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -- Washington County authorities say a man faked a marriage certificate so he could visit a woman held in the Johnson City Detention ...
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Deputy fired accused of bringing contraband to inmates
A deputy at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center was fired earlier this month after he was accused of bringing marijuana, tobacco and a cell phone to inmates. On May 10, Sheriff Robert Arnold fired Deputy Keith Knowles, who is accused of bringing contraband into the jail and for conducting himself in a manner unbecoming to an officer. Knowles joined the sheriff's office as a ...
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Hoover expresses interest in Oreck sale
Vacuum giant Hoover is interested in the bankruptcy auction of Oreck, its Nashville-based competitor, The Tennessean reports. In a Tuesday hearing, a judge gave interested bidders until July 1 to submit competing offers for Oreck. The Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co. and its Hoover Inc. affiliate have filed notice demanding to be notified of any actions in the case, The Tennessean ...
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iPhone helps police arrest YMCA theft suspect
. On May 15, someone stole the gym bags of two people working out at the Cookeville YMCA on Raider Drive. Items taken included wallets, phones, sunglasses and clothes. Police learned there was an iPhone in one of the stolen gym bags. Police tracked the phone to the Buffalo Valley rest area along Interstate 40 and found 49-year-old Kip Kuhlman with the phone. Kuhlman, of Vancouver, WA, was ...
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Auto parts stores robbed in Hermitage Rosa Parks Boulevard
High-priced electronics and other valuables were stolen overnight at two auto stores. A thief smashed the window to get inside an O'Reilly Auto Parts on Rosa Parks Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. When police arrived, they found broken glass on the floor and several things missing. The thief stole dozens of Freon cans and some diagnostic scanners similar to ones used at emissions testing ...
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Mans best friend to the end Dog stands watch over owners body in tornado wreckage
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after a deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town. The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared, but this little pup survived." On Tuesday, the photo became more poignant when the owner's body was discovered near where the pup was standing watch. "Man's best ...
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Woman brags about hit-and-run on Twitter cops tweet back
An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled ...
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Charley Walters Phil Housley lands job as Nashville Predators...
Coach Phil Housley takes charge of practice during the morning skate prior to the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in September 2012 in Buffalo, N.Y. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Someday, I predict, Phil Housley will become head coach of the Wild. Housley, 49, the 1982 South St. Paul grad who just returned home from Stockholm as an assistant coach for the bronze-medal-winning ...
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East Tennessee groups offer aid to Okla. tornado victims
East Tennesseans are coming together to help those affected by the deadly tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma. The Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee will send 24 pallets of food and water to Oklahoma with the assistance of its charity partner, Feed America. Elaine Streno, the food bank's executive director, said the food pallets were leftover FEMA aid from the Hurricane Sandy relief ...
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Music City Center employs more workers than estimated
The number of construction jobs created at the Music City Center project ended up being much higher than the anticipated estimates. "We employed 7,300 people over the life of this project," said Mayor Karl Dean, during Monday's ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new convention center. "That's 2 1/2 times more than what was predicted." Holly McCall, spokeswoman for ...
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Severe Weather Threats Moves into Lower Great LakesTennessee Valley on Wednesday
SPC AC 211705 DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1205 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 VALID 221200Z - 231200Z ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO THE OH/TN VALLEYS ...SYNOPSIS HIGH AMPLITUDE BLOCKING PATTERN IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST MOVES SLOWLY EWD AND BEGINS TO PHASE ...
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Chip Curley Made tough in Nashville
Chip Curley is well known as one of Nashville's most prolific archivists. Back in April of 2009, after only writing for the Examiner for a few months, I did ...
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Petition seeks to remove Murfreesboro red-light cameras
A current and former Middle Tennessee State University student have made it their mission to get rid of red-light cameras across Murfreesboro, claiming they're a revenue stream and not effective. "If you take out the safety element, it's all about revenue. As long as they are making money, it's going to fall on deaf ears," said Axl David, with the group Murfreesboro ...
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Opry House honors military with special performance
The Grand Ole Opry has rolled out the red carpet for the troops for a special program Tuesday evening honoring the United States military. Members of the Tennessee National Guard and veterans of the Vietnam War are among those expected to walk the red carpet and receive a warm welcome inside the Opry House. Among the scheduled performers are Lee Greenwood and Diamond ...
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NC woman tried to kill family with toxic cheese says sheriff
A woman in North Carolina is accused of poisoning her family with cheese tainted with household chemicals. Tiara Drake, 24, is charged with five counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to the Nash County, NC Sheriff's Office. Investigators said Drake attempted to poison five family members, including two juveniles, with cheese laced with Ajax, window cleaner and detergent. ...
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Wife of Nashville Crewmember Questions Emotional Toll of Industry Work
"She made Don smile because she told him he mattered. She shared in the loss and that he will be missed," Bensko wrote. "And she reminded me, a production wife, that there are good people in this industry who truly do wish that they could make it ...
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Nashville burying toxic chemicals near Cumberland River
There is a lot of demolition and construction going on in Nashville these days, but there are serious concerns about the city's plan of action for getting rid of an old building with troublesome things inside. The city wants to bury the materials, including arsenic and PCBs - a mixture of individual chemicals so toxic to the environment, they're no longer produced - right where they ...
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Holly Bobos family takes issue with tweet from TBI spokesperson
The family of missing nursing student Holly Bobo has some strong words for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Holly's mother, Karen Bobo, said Tuesday she was brought to tears last weekend after seeing a Twitter post from the TBI's official spokesperson Kristin Helm. Helm tweeted Saturday, "Great way to start my day and the coffee is brewing." Included with the tweet ...
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Nashville redeveloping the waterfront
The first phase of the City of Nashville’s redevelopment of the Riverfront in the downtown area was kicked off in late 2010 with the ground-breaking ceremony for a new Riverfront Park, which will replace the current park and expand it by a factor of ten to 6.5 acres.
The redevelopment plan is an ongoing effort to maintain the Riverfront area in downtown as a focal point of the community. Ever since Nashville was founded, as the Nashboro settlement in the 1780s, the river has been an integral source of income and has enhanced the quality of life of residents due to its aesthetic nature and variety of entertainment and leisure pursuits. Read more
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