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Senate OKs new restrictions on abortion doctors

Posted: 4:47 PM The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Mae Beavers of Mt. Juliet was approved 27-5 in the Senate on Tuesday. The companion bill passed the House 72-24 last month.

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State Appeals Court judge arrested on DUI charges

Posted: 4:42 PM DeBusk said an officer stopped Smith's car because the rear hatch was open and luggage was about to fall out. The officer then found that Smith had slurred speech and unsteady, bloodshot eyes.

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Titans' Munchak schedules 1st fundraiser

Posted: 4:36 PM Tennessee Titans coach Mike Munchak has scheduled his first fundraiser -- a bowling event to benefit the American Diabetes Association.

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Haslam mulling embryo legislation

Updated: 4:32 PM Gov. Bill Haslam says he's reviewing legislation that would make the embryo of a woman who is assaulted a victim.

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Governor Haslam signs civil service overhaul bill

Posted: 4:27 PM The Republican governor signed the legislation in a ceremony Tuesday across from the state Capitol. He was joined by state employees, legislators and members of his cabinet.

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Student's dress keeps her out of senior prom

Posted: 4:25 PM A high school senior from West Tennessee says she was turned away from her prom because of her dress, which had elements of the Confederate battle flag.

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Shelbyville man says dogs saved his life

Posted: 4:17 PM The blaze began at an electrical fuse box that was mounted on an outside wall of the mobile home. Mitchell said he had been smelling burned rubber or plastic for a couple of days before the fire broke out.

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More foreclosed homes means more mosquitoes

Posted: 4:15 PM Some of the abandoned homes have swimming pools that are no longer being cared for. In all cases, there is no longer a homeowner there to keep lawns cut and make sure rainwater isn't collecting.

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Regulators to review Sequoyah safety Tuesday

Posted: 5:51 AM The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will have an open house Tuesday night in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., to discuss the safety performance of the Sequoyah nuclear plant.

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Bill to include embryo as human in assault

Updated: 6:21 AM The embryo of a pregnant woman who is assaulted would also be a victim under a proposal that's headed to the governor for his consideration.

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Life in prison for Memphis man in woman's shooting

Posted: 2:13 PM The Shelby County district attorney's office says 40-year-old James Williams was convicted Friday of murder in Kawanda Wainwright's death. He was sentenced Saturday to life with the possibility of parole.

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Nonprofit alliance launches website to lure visitors

Posted: 2:10 PM A nonprofit tourism group aims to raise the profile of the Cumberland Plateau on the Internet. The plateau is made of up 4 million acres in eastern Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and northern parts of Georgia and Alabama.

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Men fatally shoot each other over repair issue

Posted: 2:06 PM Two West Tennessee man have died in an argument over a garden tiller at a repair shop. WCMT radio in Martin reported the death over the weekend of 68-year-old Oren Willis.

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