Parachuting amputee tells veterans not to give up
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — An Army veteran who lost both legs in a parachuting accident that killed his jump partner in 1994 told war amputees not to give up. But before he did that Thursday, Dana Bowman…
Read MoreOak Ridge man wins $1 million in Powerball game
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — It’s a good thing Bill Caylor stuck with his instincts and kept the same six numbers he’d been using for months to play Powerball. Caylor, 59, of Oak Ridge thought about changing numbers this…
Read MoreNashville police vote to remove union representation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Nashville police officers have voted to remove the Fraternal Order of Police as their union after 27 years. Unofficial results Thursday showed 634 out of 674 ballots cast voting to decertify the FOP. Officials…
Read MoreMother, daughter found dead in South Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — A mother and her 3-year-old daughter were found dead Friday in a south Nashville apartment, police said. Police believe Hilda Griselda Gutierrez, 21, and her daughter, Michelle Aguilar, were murdered around 9 a.m., but…
Read MoreKidnapped woman escapes burning car, remains critical
PARIS, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — A woman remains hospitalized in Memphis after being kidnapped and left in a burning car, authorities said. April Sykes, 18, was in critical condition Thursday at the Regional Medical Center after she escaped the…
Read MoreYouth Soccer 2005
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Read MoreTDOT to try diodiesel in some vehicles
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — The Tennessee Department of Transporation announced Thursday it will use biodiesel fuel in some of its vehicles in East Tennessee as a test before possibly expanding its use across the state. “This will help…
Read MoreShooting range opens in Cherokee National Forest
BENTON, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — A new public shooting range has opened in Cherokee National Forest in southeastern Tennessee. The opening ceremony Wednesday in Polk County was attended by U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, who helped secure $300,000 in federal…
Read MoreRedesigned school paper distributed, SPJ condemns censorship
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — A censored version of Oak Ridge High School’s student newspaper was distributed Wednesday, drawing criticism from a national journalism group. A column on birth control that offended administrators was substituted by students with…
Read MorePizza parlor torn down to restore part of Civil War battlefield
FRANKLIN, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. — Civil War battlefield preservationists are cheering the demolition of a pizza restaurant built decades ago on land where the battle of Franklin was fought. The former Pizza Hut restaurant was torn down Wednesday, 141…
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