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Teacher and Assistant In Court
In Shelbyville, Harris Middle School teacher’s assistant accused of slapping a special education student made his first court appearance Wednesday.
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Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Corps of Engineers is reminding people to clean up behind themselves while on the lake and in camping areas.
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Tennessee takes a tough stand against human trafficking
Survivors and advocates against human trafficking gathered in Nashville on Thursday, at a time when the state is credited for developing one of the most comprehensive anti-trafficking programs in the nation.
Senator: Assaults let military culture continue
A senator says repeated sexual assaults in the military allow a culture to continue.
Soldier charged with taking videos of at least 12 women in West Point bathroom
An Army sergeant has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping at least a dozen women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom.
Temperatures in most area lakes are in the upper 60s and low 70s. * Caney Fork River.
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Adultery charge takes down Fort Jackson general
A U.S. Army Training Center commander at Fort Jackson in South Carolina was suspended over allegations he committed adultery, a military spokesman said
Rutherford Co. Deputy Accused Of Bringing Contraband To Inmates
A Rutherford County detention deputy was terminated earlier this month after he allegedly brought marijuana, tobacco, and a cell phone to inmates at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center.
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DUI more costly than ever to guilty drivers
Being caught drinking and driving by law enforcement personnel can result in costly penalties that quickly add up to hundreds, even thousands, of dollars, according to Liz Smith of the Coffee County Probation offices who oversees the operation of the Coffee County DUI School.
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Victims of sex assaults in military are mostly men
More military men than women are sexually abused in the ranks each year, a Pentagon survey shows, highlighting the underreporting of male-on-male assaults.
Nashville jail officer accused of child porn possession
A corrections officer was arrested right at the jail where he works.
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Taxpayers shell out millions for super-fast Internet in Tullahoma, TN with no customers
Tullahoma, a city of only 18,000 residents, has invested $17 million of taxpayer money in ultra-high-speed Internet in hopes of attracting business to the small Tennessee town.
Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings
An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.
Army harassment manager arrested in dispute
The manager of the sexual assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday.
Military sexual assaults by the numbers
As senior military leaders and government officials grapple with how to reduce sexual assaults in the military, a Pentagon report provides details of the problem. The numbers may not add up in all cases due to rounding or smaller categories that were not included.
People In Tracy City Can Touch Water Again
People living in one Grundy County town have been under a strict “no contact” order with its main waterway, but after more than a decade, it’s changed.
Investigators with the Tullahoma Police Department are currently investigating an Old Hickory couple for impersonating a licensed professional and unlawful practice of dentistry.
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Seizure of AP phone records: An affront to a free press
What The Associated Press calls “a massive and unprecedented intrusion by the Department of Justice”(DOJ) into its news gathering activities is more than an affront to a free press — it’s a direct challenge.
Bonnaroo site may widen its impact
A new study shows that the Bonnaroo music festival has a $51 million economic impact, but a plan by festival organizers to open up the 650-acre farm to new events could give the site a greater role in Middle Tennessee’s economy.
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Seizure of AP phone records on Capitol Hill raises concerns about separation of powers
News organizations are convinced that the Obama administration trampled on freedom of the press when the Justice Department seized Associated Press phone records in pursuit of a government source who leaked details of a thwarted terrorist plot last year.