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Two days of storms leave region cleaning up

May 22nd, 2013 9:44 pm by Brad Hicks and John Thompson- Press Staff Writers

Unicoi and Carter counties spent Wednesday cleaning up from heavy rains, as Greene County gets slammed with harsh rain on Wednesday afternoon.

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Former Unicoi sheriff Harris’ attorney says client subject to 'selective prosecution'

Former Unicoi sheriff Harris’ attorney says client subject to 'selective prosecution'

May 22nd, 2013 11:53 am by Brad Hicks

ERWIN — Former Unicoi County sheriff Kent Harris’ attorney Jim Bowman has filed a pair of motions seeking the dismissal of the official misconduct charge that Harris is set to be tried on in July.

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Identity of woman found dead outside of a Jonesborough home released

Identity of woman found dead outside of a Jonesborough home released

May 22nd, 2013 9:52 pm by Becky Campbell

The woman found dead in the front yard of a home where law enforcement found a hallucinogenic mushroom growing operation lived at the residence and was the wife of the man charged with growing the drugs.

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Recognizing veterans, kicking off summer on tap for Memorial Day weekend

Recognizing veterans, kicking off summer on tap for Memorial Day weekend

May 22nd, 2013 9:36 pm by Jennifer Sprouse

Many local events and programs are scheduled this weekend to honor Memorial Day.

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Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban

Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban

May 22nd, 2013 9:30 pm by NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

The Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts.

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Weiner launches comeback bid to become NYC mayor

Weiner launches comeback bid to become NYC mayor

May 22nd, 2013 9:17 pm by JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

With a YouTube video posted late Tuesday, Anthony Weiner embarked on an audacious comeback quest, hoping to go from politician whose tweeted crotch shot was emblazoned on the nation's consciousness to leader of America's biggest city.

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Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam

Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam

May 22nd, 2013 8:55 pm by CASSANDRA VINOGRAD and PAISLEY DODDS - Associated Press

Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime — shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving po

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Northwestern seeks to join legal fight over Knoxville teen's confession

Northwestern seeks to join legal fight over Knoxville teen's confession

May 22nd, 2013 8:36 pm by Jamie Satterfield - Knoxville News Sentinel

The Northwestern University of Law has filed what is known as a “friend of the court” brief on behalf of Carlos Campbell, 19, who confessed a role in a series of drive-by shootings in Knoxville’s inner city after two Knoxville Police Department investigat

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More than 50 hurt when Indiana school buses crash

More than 50 hurt when Indiana school buses crash

May 22nd, 2013 8:15 pm by Associated Press

Northern Indiana authorities say about 50 middle and high school students were injured and a bus driver was seriously hurt in a chain-reaction crash involving four school buses.

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Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town

May 22nd, 2013 8:08 pm by BLAKE NICHOLSON and DAVE KOLPACK - Associated Press

A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes.

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Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe

Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe

May 22nd, 2013 8:01 pm by KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter, was gunned down at his Orlando townhouse during a meeting with an FBI agent and two Massachusetts state troopers, authorities said. The agent was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not l

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