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Governor permits Christa Pike execution: 'I am upholding the sentence'

Governor permits Christa Pike execution: 'I am upholding the sentence'

Gov. Bill Lee denied Christa Pike's plea for clemency, which highlighted her traumatic upbringing and rehabilitation in prison.
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Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee
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Remembering Colleen Slemmer, the teenager killed by Christa Pike

Remembering Colleen Slemmer, the teenager killed by Christa Pike

Colleen Slemmer was studying computer technology when she was lured into a wooded area by Christa Pike. Now Pike faces death penalty.
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Tennessee abortion education groups sue over records demand

Tennessee abortion education groups sue over records demand

Two organizations that provide information about abortions say the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office demanded swaths of records.
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Starbucks closing 250 stores, including one in Middle Tennessee

Starbucks closing 250 stores, including one in Middle Tennessee

According to a letter from CEO Mike Grams, the stores slated for closure are among Starbucks' underperforming locations and represent about 1% of the company's North American portfolio.
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Senate made October 'National Country Music Month' as genre grows more popular

Senate made October 'National Country Music Month' as genre grows more popular

Senators Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., passed a resolution on Sept. 25 to honor the music genre nationwide.
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Teenager dead, others wounded from shooting on Jefferson Street

Teenager dead, others wounded from shooting on Jefferson Street

Detectives are trying to determine who started the shooting and why, police said.
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Car swerves across I-65 into median in Nashville, killing passenger

Car swerves across I-65 into median in Nashville, killing passenger

A preliminary police investigation indicates the passenger grabbed the steering wheel during an argument, sending the car off the road.
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Former coach, GM Barry Trotz to be inducted into Nashville Predators' Golden Hall

Former coach, GM Barry Trotz to be inducted into Nashville Predators' Golden Hall

Barry Trotz, who coach Nashville for 15 seasons and was general manager for three, will be the sixth member of the Predators' Golden Hall.
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Will Tennessee change clocks for daylight saving time? These states don't want to fall back

Will Tennessee change clocks for daylight saving time? These states don't want to fall back

With no action expected in Congress before November, Tennesseans and millions of Americans are expected to set their clocks back one hour again when daylight saving time ends.
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Thousands reach out after beloved artist Phil Ponder enters hospice care

Thousands reach out after beloved artist Phil Ponder enters hospice care

"Phil Ponder proves that in Nashville nice guys finish first." Treasured artist and civic leader also draws praise from Nashville luminaries.