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Truck hauling 35,000 pounds of M&Ms overturns in Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A truck hauling about 35,000 pounds (15,876 kilograms) of M&M candies overturned on a Tennessee highway Friday morning, a Department of Transportation official confirmed. The semitrailer crashed on Interstate 40 near Knoxville around 5:30 a.m., news…

Federal utility fined $145K for inaccurate nuke plant info

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal regulators are fining the nation’s largest public utility $145,000 for submitting incomplete and inaccurate backup system information at its Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission notified the Tennessee…

Jimmy Carter hospitalized for urinary tract infection

AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) - A spokeswoman says former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to a south Georgia hospital treatment of a urinary tract infection. Deanna Congileo, a spokeswoman for The Carter Center, said Monday afternoon in a statement…

Pregnant woman fatally shot in Tennessee; suspect sought

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a shooting that killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child, paralyzed her 8-year-old daughter and injured another adult family member. According…

Alabama bicentennial celebration heads to finale

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama is celebrating its 200th birthday. The 2019 bicentennial celebration will culminate in December with three days of events in Montgomery. The event marks the 200th anniversary of Alabama's admission to the United States. The celebration…

Flu season takes off quickly in Deep South states

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The flu season is off and running in the Deep South. The most recent weekly flu report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds high levels of flu-like illness in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Nevada,…

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