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Fire destroys historic social justice building, archives

NEW MARKET, Tenn. (AP) -- A fire at a Tennessee social justice center that trained the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has destroyed a building and decades of archives. Nobody was injured. News outlets report that officials are investigating what…

Records: Nurse in fatal drug-swap made at least 10 mistakes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Prosecutors say a Tennessee nurse made multiple mistakes before fatally injecting a patient with the wrong drug. The Tennessean reports documents filed Wednesday say Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse RaDonda Vaught was distracted by an unrelated…

Carroll Co. man pleads guilty to filing false tax returns

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Carroll County man has pleaded guilty to charges of filing false tax returns for two West Tennessee businesses, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.   Joshua Hicks, 32, of Huntingdon, pleaded guilty Wednesday after a November…

Hardin Co. inmate captured after escape

HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Hardin County Sheriff's Office says an inmate has been captured after an escape. They say while on their way to the methadone clinic, Sarah Armstrong overpowered the corrections officer and stole the transport vehicle. She…

Nashville panel OKs new voting machines with paper trail

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Nashville election panel has given approval to buy voting machines that create a paper trail of votes. The Davidson County Election Commission voted Thursday in favor of purchasing the equipment. It's expected to be used…

Federal bills would let state prisons jam cellphone signals

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Proposed federal legislation would give state prison officials the ability they have long sought to jam the signals of cellphones smuggled to inmates within their walls. The Associated Press has learned U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton of…

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