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Clarksville soldier among trio killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 4:35 PM Sgt. Jacob Schwallie, Spc. Chase S. Marta, of Chico Calif., and Pfc. Dustin Gross, of Jeffersonville, Ky, were killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

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Using technology to keep teen pregnancy rate low

Posted: 3:03 PM Teen pregnancy rates are down to an all time low according to The Centers for Disease Control. However, the Knox County Health Department is turning to technology to keep those numbers down.

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Study: Many Tennesseans can't afford doctor visit

Posted: 9:57 AM The study also found that nearly 10 percent fewer Tennesseans had a dental visit over the decade. However, the amount of those who had a routine health checkup stayed about the same.

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Lawyer to write laws for adult businesses

Posted: 8:12 AM St. Helena Parish will pay a $4,500 flat fee to have a legal consultant draft ordinances to regulate adult businesses in the parish.

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Trial begins in MTSU player stabbing death

Updated: 12:24 PM Attorneys in the murder trial of a former Middle Tennessee State University freshman who stabbed to death her roommate presented very different pictures of the problems that lead to a deadly fight last year.

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Aquaponics farms fresh fish and vegetables

Updated: 3:15 PM Fresh is always better, however, most of our food travels for thousands of miles before it hits our table. But a local business is trying to change that by using "aquaponics".

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State promoting motorcycle safety this month

Posted: 2:38 PM State officials are promoting motorcycle safety awareness month as motorcycle fatalities rise in Tennessee. Thirty-eight motorcyclists have died in state crashes this year, up 31 percent from 2011.

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Construction clears governor, staff out of Capitol

Posted: 2:06 PM The governor and his staff of about 35 have moved to the 27th floor of the Tennessee Tower across the street while the work is completed. The about $15 million project is scheduled to completed in December.

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Vote delayed in purchase of 2 drone helicopters

Posted: 2:04 PM The Shelby County Commission has delayed a vote to purchase two tiny remote-controlled drone helicopters that can be used for finding criminal suspects and investigating traffic accidents.

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Cheatham County schools director resigns

Posted: 8:58 AM An emergency meeting has been called by school board members in Cheatham County to discuss the abrupt resignation of their director.

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Tenn. college gives WWII-era vets honorary degrees

Posted: 5:54 AM A Tennessee university is giving honorary degrees to World War II-era veterans who came to the state in the early 1940s for large-scale training exercises prior to the war in Europe.

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Memphis researcher to continue arthritis work

Posted: 5:08 AM A professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis has received a grant totaling $378,000 to continue arthritis treatment research.

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