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Vigil held for missing Rogersville teen

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ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)- Friends and family gathered at Rogersville City Park on Saturday to pray for the return of 9-year-old Carlie Trent. TBI agents say Gary Simpson picked up Carlie from school on Wednesday under false pretenses and then took off. Rogersville Police say Simpson told school administrators Carlie’s dad was in a bad accident. Carlie’s parents didn’t realize she…
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Police chief apologizes for arrest of 10 children

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee police chief has offered an apology after his officers arrested 10 elementary school students. Murfreesboro Police Chief Karl Durr told The Tennessean he’s “so sorry this incident happened” and that he thinks it could have been avoided. The comments to the newspaper came after angry parents demanded action during a community meeting at a church…
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Tennessee institute works to save ‘underwater rainforest’

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 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Hundreds of freshwater fish, mussels, crawfish and salamanders — many of them found nowhere else in the world — make their home in the U.S. Southeast. In one waterway alone, Tennessee’s Duck River, there are more fish species than in all of Europe. But the species that creep, crawl and swim in these rivers and streams…
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3 burglary suspects arrested after victim uploads video to social media

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SYLACAUGA, Ala. (WIAT) — Three men were arrested after a Sylacauga home as burglarized on April 14. The victim caught three suspects entering the home and stealing belongings on video, and uploaded it to social media. According to Sylacauga police, the video showed the suspects come into the home and take items. Two suspect had guns. Read more from our partners…