SATURDAY 6PM NEWS, Saturday, 10/18/2008

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BOLIVAR REAX
TOPPING OUR NEWS TONIGHT.A WEST TENNESSEE TOWN SPEAKS OUT AFTER ONE OF THEIR POLICE OFFICERS IS ARRESTED.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.I'M LAUREN LINNEY.
SOURCES TELL US FEDERAL AGENTS ARRESTED A BOLIVAR POLICE OFFICER FRIDAY AFTERNOON DURING A STING OPERATION IN THE PARKING LOT OF THIS GROCERY STORE.
AGENTS WITH THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ARE HANDLING THIS CASE.
AND ARE RELEASING VERY LIMITED INFORMATION.
HOWEVER SOURCES TELL US THE OFFICER.WHO WE ARE NOT NAMING AT THIS POINT.WAS TRYING TO BUY HYDROCODONE FROM THE UNDERCOVER AGENTS.
THE BOLIVAR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT COMMENTING ABOUT THE ARREST.BUT HAS REFERRED US TO FEDERAL AGENCIES.
WE SPOKE WITH THE OFFICER TODAY.WHO IS AT HOME BUT HAS DECLINED TO COMMENT.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN BOLIVAR TELL US THEY ARE SAD TO HEAR OF THIS SITUATION.
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B-BOLIVAR REAX
*SOT* 00:04:57:00 "IT'S SAD TO KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE PROTECTING US ARE ALSO DOING THE THINGS THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PROTECTING US FROM."
FEDERAL AGENTS WILL RELEASE MORE INFORMATION ON MONDAY.WE'LL BE SURE TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.
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UTILITY BILLS
GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP YOUR ELECTRICITY ON.AS TENNESSEE RECEIVES A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
H-H-S RELEASED FIVE POINT ONE BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR LIHEAP. TENNESSEE'S SHARE IS MORE THAN 80 MILLION.ELIGIBILITY FOR LIHEAP BENEFITS IS BASED ON FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES.HOUSEHOLD INCOME DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED.
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSIONER VIRGINIA T. LODGE SAYS THE NEW FUNDING WILL TAKE PEOPLE OFF THEIR WAITING LISTS AND GIVE THEM HELP IN THE UPCOMING COLD MONTHS.
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MEDINA COUNTERFEIT CASH
YARD SALERS BEWARE AS THE GIBSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR THREE SHOPPERS WHO USED COUNTERFEIT MONEY TO BUY THINGS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CASH. DOES IT LOOK SUSPICIOUS TO YOU.ONLY ONE OF THESE BILLS IS REAL, THE OTHERS ARE COUNTERFEIT.
ACCORDING TO SHERIFF CHUCK ARNOLD, THREE WOMEN USED THE FAKE 20'S AND 10.AT THREE DIFFERENT YARD SALES IN THE MEDINA AREA.OVERALL, A TOTAL OF 110 FAKE DOLLARS WERE USED.
SHERIFF ARNOLD SAYS HIS INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR THREE BLONDE WOMEN OF VARYING AGES.WHO WERE AT ALL THREE YARD SALES.THE WOMEN WERE RIDING IN A BLUE 4 DOOR OLDER MODEL CAR.
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B-MEDINA COUNTERFEIT CASH
I HATE TO SAY IT BUT THEY'RE PRETTY FAIR REPRODUCTIONS OF 10S AND 20S. THE WATERMARK IS OFF.THAT'S A TALE TALE SIGN AND THE BORDER DOESN'T EXACTLY MATCH BUT TO A PERSON WHO HURRIDLY ACCEPTS THE MONEY IT'S HARD TO TELL.
SHERIFF ARNOLD ALSO ADVISES ANYONE WHO WILL BE HAVING A YARD SALE TO BE SURE AND CHECK YOUR 20 AND 10 DOLLAR BILLS.BY USING A COUNTERFEIT PIN OR BY CHECKING FOR A WATER MARK BY HOLDING THE MONEY UP TO THE LIGHT.
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FALL FOLKLORE
COOLER WEATHER, PUMPKINS, FALLING LEAVES.FALL HAS ARRIVED, ESPECIALLY IN GIBSON COUNTY TODAY.
DOZENS GATHERED AT THE UT RESEARCH CENTER IN MILAN'S FALL FOLKLORE JAMBOREE FOR A BLAST FROM THE PAST.THOSE IN ATTENDANCE COULD SAMPLE APPLE CIDER AND LISTEN TO GOSPEL AND BLUEGRASS BANDS.
MORE THAN 100 FOLK ARTISTS WERE ON HAND TO SHOW OFF RARE AND UNIQUE SKILLS, LIKE FARMING, KNITTING AND EVEN WOOD CARVING.
THE JAMBOREE GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER EVERY YEAR, AND EVERYONE SEEMED TO ENJOY IT.
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AMBER ALERT OFF
A DAY AFTER AN AMBER ALERT FOR A NEVADA BOY WAS ISSUED.AUTHORITIES CALL IT OFF.BUT THE BOY IS STILL MISSING
NAVADA TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS CANCELLED COLE PUFFINBURGER'S AMBER ALERT THIS MORINING AND THEY AREN'T GIVING A REASON WHY.HOWEVER, OFFICIALS SAID TODAY THEY HAVE THREE PEOPLE OF INTEREST IN THE SIX YEAR OLD'S ABDUCTION.
PUFFINBURGER WAS TAKEN FROM HIS HOME ON WEDNESDAY BY THREE MEN WHO SAID THEY WERE POLICE OFFICERS.PUFFINBURGER'S GRANDFATHER WAS ARRESTED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LAST NIGHT AFTER POLICE NAMED HIM A PERSON OF INTEREST.
POLICE SAY THEY ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE BOY.
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LAW FIRM EXPLODES
IN REGIONAL NEWS.A 71 YEAR OLD MAN IS DEAD AND SEVERAL ARE INJURED AFTER A LAW OFFICE EXPLOSION IN GEORGIA.
DALTON GEORGIA INVESTIGATORS SAY THE OLDER MAN IS SUSPECTED OF SETTING OFF THE EXPLOSION AT MCCAMY, PHILLIPS, TUGGLE AND FORDHAM AROUND 10 YESTERDAY MORNING.REPORTS SAY THERE WAS SOME KIND OF DISTURBANCE AT THE OFFICE BEFORE THE BLAST.
FOUR OTHER PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND THE WINDOWS AT THE OFFICE WERE BLOWN OUT. THE SUSPECT'S BODY IS STILL IN THE BUILDING.
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TN VOTING
AS THE ELECTION DRAWS NEAR, AND EARLY VOTING IS IN PROGRESS.THE MAJORITY OF TENNESSEE'S FIRST TIME VOTERS ARE YOUNG.
THE AP REPORTS, ABOUT 58 PERCENT OF FIRST TIME VOTERS ARE 35 OR YOUNGER.AND GET THIS MORE WOMEN THAN MEN REGISTERED TO VOTE THIS YEAR.
TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING HAS INCREASED FROM THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AS WELL.MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND BALLOTS WERE CAST IN THE FIRST TWO DAYS.THAT'S A 43 PERCENT INCREASE SINCE 2004.
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GEN NO VOTE
WHILE TENNESSEE VOTERS ARE PREPARED FOR NOVEMBER.ARE THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE OUR COUNTRY READY TO VOTE?TOP U.S. MILITARY OFFICERS URGE THEIR TROOPS TO, BUT MANY REFUSE TO VOTE THEMSELVES.
BARBARA STARR EXPLAINS WHY.
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MEDICAL
IT'S A MILESTONE IN A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT THAT MOST PARENTS DREAD.TOILET TRAINING.
IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, JUDY FORTIN FINDS OUT HOW TO APPROACH THE DIFFICULT TASK.

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