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Andrew Jackson Marathon gets makeover, new name

JACKSON, Tenn.-A big announcement for Tennessee's oldest marathon, Jackson's Andrew Jackson marathon. To celebrate its 45th year, organizers announced Tuesday, it is getting a makeover with a new name. It…

Three Weakley Co. women accused of TennCare fraud

WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn.-Three Weakley County women stand charged with abusing the state's healthcare system. Donna Newsom of Dresden faces three counts of TennCare fraud, accused of altering prescriptions for her child to get Adderall. Donna Williams, also of Dresden, faces…

Prosecutors want new sentence in Vanderbilt rape case

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville prosecutors are asking the judge who sentenced a former Vanderbilt football player to 15 years in prison for his part in a gang rape to order a new sentencing hearing with a different judge. The…

Bipartisan vote to expel Tennessee House member

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Forty seven Republicans were joined by 23 Democrats to vote to oust GOP Rep. Jeremey Durham from the Tennessee state Legislature. The 70 votes Tuesday were four more than the minimum…

Pharmacists can dispense overdose antidote in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new Tennessee law allows authorized pharmacists to dispense an overdose antidote. Tennessee Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner said in a news release Monday that administering the drug known as naloxone can reverse opioid effects and prevent…

Officials: Power cord malfunction caused Memphis deadly fire

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a house fire that killed six children and three adults in Memphis was caused by an electrical malfunction in an air conditioning unit's power cord in the living room. The Memphis Fire Department released…

2 children killed in Georgia fire; 5 other people survive

CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say an infant and a young child died in a northwest Georgia house fire. Glenn Allen, a spokesman for Georgia's fire marshal, tells The Associated Press there were five children and two adults in the…

Hundreds of students serenade teacher battling cancer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - More than 400 students and faculty from a Tennessee school have left their classrooms to serenade a teacher suffering from an aggressive form of cancer. Video of the group singing outside Christ Presbyterian Academy teacher Ben…

Wilson County deputy accused of sex crimes, fired

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) - A veteran Wilson County Sheriff's Office deputy has been fired after being indicted on sex charges involving a 16-year-old. Sheriff Robert Bryan tells news organizations that 45-year-old Joseph R. Patton was a civil service process server…

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