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Search continues for Chester Co. fugitive

CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A fugitive is still on the run after a Tuesday manhunt that sent schools into lockdown. Gary Hart is still wanted on accusations of opening…

Rising star lawmaker took steep fall after sex allegations

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee state Rep. Jeremy Durham was a rising Republican legislative star, but his increasingly erratic behavior and mounting sexual harassment allegations finally caught up with him when the chamber voted 70-2 to expel him. The vote…

Tennessee State, Joyner Foundation offer scholarships

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee State University and radio host Tom Joyner are getting together to encourage community college graduates to attend the university and teach in Memphis and Nashville after graduation. The university said the effort is designed to…

Man pleads guilty to killing Johnny Cash's great-niece

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A New Jersey man accused of fatally stabbing Johnny Cash's great-niece in Tennessee is set to serve 15 years in prison after reaching a plea deal. Multiple news outlets report Wayne Masciarella of Cape May, New…

Data: Tennessee led country in fatal accidental shootings

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Data shows that Tennessee led the nation in the number of accidental shooting deaths in 2014. Citing recent figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Safe Tennessee Project, a grassroots gun-violence prevention organization,…

Electric car ride-sharing program coming to Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga will soon launch one of the first electric vehicle ride-sharing programs in the nation. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/2cZLXcC ) within the next few weeks, 20 Nissan Leafs will be stationed around the…

3 ethics complaints against Speaker Harwell dismissed

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The House Ethics Committee has dismissed three complaints filed against House Speaker Beth Harwell for her handling of a sexual harassment investigation into former Rep. Jeremy Durham. Republican state Rep. Rick Womick, who opposed Durham's ouster…

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