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(AP) – For weeks, Bill Parcells has been hearing plenty about his feud with Jason Taylor. Parcells says it doesn’t exist. Finally ending his silence about the much-ballyhooed topic, the Miami Dolphins’ football operations czar not only said Thursday that he wants the six-time Pro Bowl defensive end on his team this fall, but also…

(AP) – A convicted steroids dealer who recently met with NFL security officials and gave them names of players he said bought steroids from him was found shot to death in his home Thursday, police said. Early Thursday morning, Plano police made a welfare check and found 35-year-old David Jacobs and 30-year-old Amanda Jo Earhart-Savell…

By DUANE SHERRILL A man who helped rob an alleged drug dealer will serve no jail time while his partner in crime is serving 14 years behind bars for the same crime.The defendant, Michael Arrizon, was released on 20 days time served after charges of aggravated robbery were dismissed against him. As terms of the…

Members of Warren County’s Special Operation Response Team (SORT) enjoy a late-afternoon break in Grundy County yesterday after searching for fugitive Kermit Bryson since 7 a.m. SORT members are, from left, Kevin Murphy, Kelly Carter and Bo Ramsey.

Members of Warren County’s Special Operation Response Team (SORT) enjoy a late-afternoon break in Grundy County yesterday after searching for fugitive Kermit Bryson since 7 a.m. SORT members are, from left, Kevin Murphy, Kelly Carter and Bo Ramsey.

By JAMES CLARK BRYSON A Grundy County deputy was shot to death in Monteagle yesterday morning, and the man believed to have killed him shot himself late last night.Deputy Shane Tate, 28, reportedly died at the scene as he went to serve a probation violation warrant at the trailer of tattoo artist Kermit Bryson, 29.According…

By DUANE SHERRILL A convicted child molester being held on child pornography charges has been denied bond reduction for a second time as Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley refused to drop the $100,000 bond.The defendant, Otis Odell Wood, 33, has been behind bars since his arrest in November charged with multiple counts of exploitation of…

By Gary Clothier LEFT: CLINTON – RIGHT: OBAMA Q: I visited my new in-laws, who live in the Boston area. On one of our sightseeing excursions, we stopped at a seaside restaurant well-known for seafood, especially scrod. I don’t eat fish, but I was encouraged to give it a try. I did, and I must…

All My Children Tad received a heavenly message from Dixie to go on living for the sake of his daughters, and woke up to realize that Kathy is really Kate. Krystal was disgusted that Adam concealed the truth and JR told Adam he’s no longer his father. However, when a newspaper article leaked the story…

McMinnville resident and Rochester, Mich., native Sandra Alice (Saucy) McGuire, 62, died May 31 at River Park Hospital after a five-month illness. The children’s librarian for Magness Library and a member of Christ United Methodist Church, she was preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Dot Shull and brother, Ronnie Shull. She is survived…