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New Volunteers offensive coordinator Larry Scott gets raise

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - New Tennessee offensive coordinator Larry Scott is receiving a $280,000 raise and one-year contract extension to go along with his promotion. Contract information released Friday shows Scott is now making $655,000 per year. Scott had made…

11-year sentence for Woman in fatal silicone injection

ATLANTA (AP) - A woman has been sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for performing illegal cosmetic silicone injections - including one that caused a woman's death. Court records show 47-year-old Deanna Roberts of Sanford, Florida, was…

Alabama jail fire blamed on immigration detainee

GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a man being held for federal immigration officials started fires that resulted in water and smoke damage at a county jail in Alabama. Etowah County sheriff's officials say an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee…

Huntsville overtakes Mobile as 3rd-largest Alabama city

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Huntsville has overtaken Mobile to become Alabama's third-largest city. New population estimates released Thursday by the Census Bureau show the north Alabama city is home to 193,079 people. That surpasses Mobile's estimated population of 192,904. The…

Ex-Prattville PD officer faces truancy charge

PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A former Prattville Police Department officer has been arrested after he allegedly didn't make his children attend school. Autauga County Sheriff Joe Sedinger tells the Montgomery Advertiser that 50-year-old Leon Todd Townson turned himself in on May…

Savannah, Boston seaports beat competitors in Trump budget

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - U.S. seaports seeking funds to deepen their harbors aren't seeing much support in President Donald Trump's proposed budget, though they could still benefit from an upcoming spending plan. Ports across the U.S. East and Gulf coasts…

Body dumped at apartments near university after shooting

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A person was fatally shot and dumped out of a car in an apartment complex near Middle Tennessee State University. The Daily News Journal reports  that Murfreesboro police responded to University Ridge Apartments Tuesday evening after…

Former Alabama music teacher arrested on porn charges

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a former music teacher at the University of Alabama has agreed to plead guilty to child pornography charges. Authorities say 41-year-old Nikos Pappas of Tuscaloosa was found with hundreds of photos and videos…

Teacher faces criminal charges alleging sex with student

MOULTON, Ala. (AP) - A north Alabama teacher has turned herself in to law enforcement after being charged with sexual misconduct involving a high school student. Lawrence County Sheriff Gene Mitchell tells local media that investigators were tipped that 27-year-old…

Georgia school bans 35 pranksters from graduation

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - A middle Georgia school district say 35 seniors won't march at graduation after joining in a senior prank. Baldwin County officials tell local media that Thursday's actions went beyond the bounds of a joke. Spokesman Byron…

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