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Police take down "occupy" camp in Memphis

Posted: 11:38 AM City Chief Administrative Officer George Little told reporters the tents had basically become a homeless camp. Little said city administration will "embrace freedoms of expression," but said camping on the plaza is over.

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39 Tennessee Guard members going to Bahrain

Updated: 1:57 PM State military officials in Nashville said 39 soldiers of the guard's 1175th Transportation Company, based in Tullahoma, will depart the armory there Saturday morning for training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi.

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It's now or never for 29 Elvis tribute artists

Posted: 11:15 AM Each had to win a preliminary round to make it into the contest, which begins Friday. It's part of Elvis Week, the commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley.

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TN tax collections better than expected

Posted: 12:04 PM Tennessee general fund tax collections finished the budget year at $543 million above estimates after July revenues beat expectations by $2.7 million.

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Fired trooper indicted on DUI, weapon charges

Posted: 3:39 AM An indictment issued Wednesday in Cookeville charged former trooper Jonathan Reed with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun while under the influence

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GM now building Ecotek engine in Tenn.

Posted: 5:46 PM GM is adding about 500 jobs to make the engine, which will initially power the redesigned Chevrolet Malibu sedan. The same power plant will eventually be used in a variety of General Motors vehicles.

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Dayton officials: Motorized wheelchairs pose risk

Posted: 5:44 PM City officials in Dayton say they are concerned about an increasing number of motorized wheelchairs on roadways. In one case, a person using one was injured when a wheelchair was struck in the city's downtown area.

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Haslam: Too soon to tell on parking lot guns bill

Posted: 5:30 PM The NRA poured more than $86,000 into the Maggart race, claiming she was instrumental in blocking legislation to guarantee employees the right to store weapons in vehicles parked at work.

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Woman at funeral spots jewelry stolen from her

Posted: 5:21 PM Estine Boyce told police after the July 25 funeral that pieces 25-year-old Jerrika Boyce was wearing matched jewelry stolen from her home a month earlier.

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1 dead when car hits gas line in Summertown

Posted: 5:18 PM One person is dead after a car crashed into a natural gas line in Summertown. Authorities evacuated about 100 people in a three-mile area around the flaming gas line.

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