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Federal Judge Orders Recount On Abortion Amendment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - A federal judge has ordered a recount of votes on a 2014 amendment to the Tennessee Constitution that made it easier to put restrictions on abortion. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Kevin Sharp said…

Officials: 5 people dead in 2 shootings in Georgia

APPLING, Ga. (AP) - Georgia authorities say a man suspected in two shootings that left five people dead has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Captain Andy Shedd with the Columbia County Sheriff's office says 50-year-old Wayne…

DeKalb County Sheriff asks for help finding missing teen

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – The DeKalb County Sheriff is asking for the public’s help finding a missing 17-year-old. Sheriff Jimmy Harris said Jesse Cole Holcomb, 17, has been missing since Saturday, April 16. Holcomb is a white male, with brown eyes and brown…

Knoxville officer accused of part in drug ring

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Knoxville police officer is among seven people charged with taking part in a prescription drug ring. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said at a news conference Wednesday that 38-year-old Joshua Hurst faces charges of conspiracy…

Rainbow nooses on Tenn. campus called "disturbing"

UPDATE: Via WTVF, NASHVILLE - Just hours after a photo was uploaded to social media purportedly showing six nooses hanging from a tree at Austin Peay State University, the incident was revealed to be part of an art display, school officials…

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