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 NAVAJO TRUCK FIRESReturn to index of stories... |
AN OVERNIGHT TRUCK FIRE DESTROYS THREE 18-WHEELERS.GOOD MORNING.I'M EMILY JORDAN. TOM BRITT HAS THE DAY OFF. THE FIRE HAPPENED AT THE NAVAJO TRUCKING COMPANY IN EAST MADISON COUNTY. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS ON THE SCENE. A TOTAL OF THREE TRUCKS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. AND AN ADDITIONAL TRUCK SUFFERED DAMAGE FROM THE HEAT. THE FLAMES FLARED 30 TO 40 FEET IN THE AIR. AND WERE VISIBLE FROM INTERSTATE 40. COUNTY FIRE OFFICIALS SAY TEN UNITS RESPONDED TO THE FIRE AROUND 11-30 LAST NIGHT. THEN SPENT THE NEXT 23 MINUTES PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE IS UNDETERMINED. |
| RICHARDSON Return to index of stories... |
THE MURDER TRIAL FOR 17-YEAR OLD BRENT RICHARDSON ENDED IN SOME COURTROOM FIREWORKS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHEN THE VERDICT WAS READ RICHARDSON REACTED VIOLENTLY AND HAD TO BE RESTRAINED BY DEPUTIES. A JURY TOOK LESS THAN TWO HOURS TO RETURN A VERDICT OF GUILTY TO 1ST DEGREE MURDER DURING COMMISSION OF A FELONY WITH AGGRAVATED ROBBERY. THE JUDGE IMPOSED A LIFE SENTENCE ON THE MURDER CHARGE. RICHARDSON WAS ALSO FOUND GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED BURGLARY, ASSAULT, CARJACKING AND KIDNAPPING. THE TEEN WAS TRIED AS AN ADULT FOR FATALLY SHOOTING 18-YEAR-OLD STEVEN THOMAS AND ASSAULTING HIS GIRLFRIEND IN MARCH 2007. |
| B-RICHARDSON Return to index of stories... |
VERBATIM SENTENCING FOR RICHARDSON ON THE BURGLARY, ASSAULT, CARJACKING AND KIDNAPPING CHARGES IS SET FOR OCTOBER 3RD. |
| MAURY CITY Return to index of stories... |
A MAURY CITY MAN IS IN CUSTODY CHARGED WITH A RASH OF ROBBERIES IN THE AREA. THE CROCKETT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS 19-YEAR-OLD P-J CATES IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING AGGRAVATED ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, AND AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY. HE IS ALSO CHARGED IN SEVERAL VEHICLE BURGLARIES AND THEFTS. CATES WAS ARRAIGNED TUESDAY. |
| LINCOLN ELEM. Return to index of stories... |
JACKSON POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR TWO MEN SUSPECTED OF BREAKING INTO AN EAST JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TIME AFTER TIME. LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO THREE TIMES SINCE LAST THURSDAY. SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS SHOW A MAN APPROACHING THE SCHOOL ONE NIGHT.BUT JACKSON POLICE SAY ANOTHER PERSON WAS LIKELY WITH HIM WHEN PRINCIPAL LYNNE SHUTTLEWORTH'S OFFICE WAS BROKEN INTO. OFFICERS SAY THE MEN BROKE A WINDOW TO GET INTO THE OFFICE ON THURSDAY.THEN AGAIN ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. DESPITE LOSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF ELECTRONICS.MRS. SHUTTLEWORTH SAYS THE SUSPECTS LEFT PLENTY BEHIND. |
| B-LINCOLN Return to index of stories... |
BITE: 6:47 "WE GOT SOME GOOD FINGERPRINTS.WE GOT SOME GOOD FOOTPRINTS.GOOD LEADS AT THIS POINT IN TIME." 6:56 SHUTTLEWORTH SAYS THE BURGLARS TOOK A 37 INCH FLAT SCREEN T-V, COMPUTERS AND D-V-D PLAYERS. JACKSON POLICE WILL RELEASE ADDITIONAL SURVEILLANCE VIDEO DURING OUR CRIME STOPPERS SEGMENTS HERE ON A-B-C SEVEN. |
| NEW CARS - MADISON CO. Return to index of stories... |
THERE ARE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE MADISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.14 OF THEM. AND THEY ALL HAVE FOUR WHEELS. YESTERDAY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RECEIVED NINE NEW FORD CROWN VICTORIA CRUISERS AND ONE FULL SIZED VAN FOR TRANSPORTING PRISONERS. THE CRUISERS WILL GO INTO ROTATION IN A MATTER OF DAYS ALLOWING SOME OF THE OLDER CARS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. |
| B-NEW CARS- Return to index of stories... |
@.46 - "OFFICERS HAVE TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY CALLS UNDER ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONS. SO WE TRY TO MAKE SURE OUR CARS ARE MECHANICALLY SOUNDS AND THIS WILL CERTAINLY HELP US TO DO THAT." IN ADDITION TO THE CARS YOU SEE. THE DEPARTMENT BUDGET ALLOWED THE SHERIFF TO BUY FIVE UNDERCOVER CARS FOR NARCOTICS OFFICERS. |
| SOUTH SIDE APTS Return to index of stories... |
APARTMENTS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE HUB CITY THAT ONCE WERE THE CENTER OF CONTROVERSY WITH JACKSON BUILDING INSPECTORS ARE BEING TORN DOWN. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF SOUTH SIDE APARTMENTS. HE IS TEARING DOWN THE NORTH SECTION OF THE BUILDING SINCE CITY INSPECTORS RULED THEY CANNOT BE RENTED OUT BECAUSE THEY ARE A FIRE HAZARD. THE SECTION SEVERAL YEARS AGO SUFFERED FIRE DAMAGE. THE OWNER SAYS HE DOESN'T PLAN ON REBUILDING THE APARTMENTS. AND IS LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF TURNING THE AREA INTO COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT PROPERTY. |
| GIBSON COUNTY SCHOOL Return to index of stories... |
STUDENTS AT GIBSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ARE ALL A BUZZ. ABOUT THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. THAT'S BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW SOUTH GIBSON HIGH SCHOOL IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY THEN. CURRENT FRESHMEN WILL GET TO CHOOSE WHICH SCHOOL THEY WANT TO ATTEND. ALTHOUGH THIER PARENTS ARE FEELING THE PINCH.TWICE PROPERTY TAXES HAVE BEEN INCREASED TO HELP FUND THE SCHOOL. HOWEVER, THE ONLY THING ON STUDENTS' MINDS IS CHOOSING WHICH SCHOOL THEY WANT TO GRADUATE FROM. |
| B- GIBSON COUNTY SCHOOL Return to index of stories... |
*SOT* SPORTS ARE GONNA BE A LOT BETTER OVER HERE BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY HAD A PROGRAM OVER HERE AND IF YOU GO BACK TO MEDINA IT'S GONNA BE LIKE JUST STARTING. *SOT* I LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THE SCHOOL'S PROPERTY AND IT'S A LOT EASIER TO JUST WALK TO SCHOOL THAN TAKE A 45 MINUTE BUS RIDE. SOUTH GIBSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN THE FALL OF 2009. DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS FOR THE DISTRICT, ROBERT GALLOWAY, SAYS THERE WILL BE ABOUT TWO-HUNDRED STUDENTS ATTENDING THE SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST YEAR. |
| ENGLISH ONLY Return to index of stories... |
TURNING TO STATE NEWS. THE METRO NASHVILLE ELECTION COMMISSION HAS VOTED NOT TO AUTHORIZE AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE INITIATIVE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. THE COMMISSION SAYS THE MEASURE FELL THREE DAYS SHORT OF TWO YEARS SINCE ANOTHER BALLOT INITIATIVE WAS CIRCULATED MAKING IT ILLEGAL FOR IT TO BE VOTED ON THIS YEAR. COUNCILMAN ERIC CRAFTON'S PROPOSAL WOULD BAN THE USE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN NASHVILLE'S OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS. |
| CHATT STORM DAMAGE Return to index of stories... |
STRONG STORMS KNOCK OUT POWER IN SOME PARTS OF EAST TENNESSEE. AN OUTAGE AT A CHATTANOOGAS' HIGH SCHOOL FORCED OFFICIALS TO DISMISS STUDENTS EARLY. THE STORMS ALSO KNOCKED DOWN SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES. |
| DNC Return to index of stories... |
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT.AFTER 19 MONTHS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, SENATOR BARACK OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO OFFICIALLY BECOME THE DEMOCRATS' NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT. BUT LAST NIGHT BELONGED TO HIS FORMER DEMOCRATIC RIVAL - WHO'S DOING ALL SHE CAN TO UNIFY THE PARTY AND FOCUS THE ATTACKS ON JOHN MCCAIN INSTEAD OF EACH OTHER. SANDRA ENDO HAS THE STORY FROM DENVER. PKG SCRIPT |
| MCCAIN Return to index of stories... |
SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN SPENT HIS TUESDAY IN SAN DIEGO FOR A FUNDRAISER, BEFORE HEADING BACK TO HIS ARIZONA HOME.
THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CONDEMNED OVERSPENDING AND CORRUPTION BY REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS. HE ALSO SAID THAT CONGRESSIONAL SPENDING HAS GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL. MCCAIN HAS A DOWN DAY TODAY WHILE HE WORKS ON HIS SPEECH FOR THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION NEXT WEEK. |
| RICE WEST BANK Return to index of stories... |
SECRETARY OF STATE CONDELEEZA RICE SAYS THE POSSIBILITY OF ACHIEVING A MIDEAST PEACE AGREEMENT BEFORE PRESIDENT BUSH LEAVES OFFICE IS GOOD.
AMERICA'S TOP DIPLOMAT SAYS GOD WILLING AND WITH THE GOOD WILL OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED -- IT'S POSSIBLE. BUT THE ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED IT'S UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN BEFORE JANUARY WHEN A NEW ADMINISTRATION TAKES OVER. THIS IS RICE'S SEVENTH TRIP TO THE REGION SINCE PEACE TALKS LAST NOVEMBER. |
| GUSTAV Return to index of stories... |
AS FRIDAY'S THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA APPROACHES, OFFICIALS IN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON STORM GUSTAV. THE STORM WAS DOWNGRADED FROM A HURRICANE TO A TROPICAL STORM , BUT FORECASTERS EXPECT IT TO REGAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO IN A FEW DAYS. LONG-RANGE FORECASTS SAY THE STORM COULD BE A MAJOR HURRICANE THREATENING THE CENTRAL GULF COAST BY MONDAY, |
| SHOWBIZ WRAP Return to index of stories... |
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS.TWO BIG STARS ARE RAISING BIG BUCKS FOR CHARITY. CARLA WOHL HAS THAT STORY AND MORE. IN TODAY'S SHOWBIZ WRAP. SCRIPT: BRAD PITT AND TWO OF HIS BOYS ARE IN VENICE FOR THE PREMIERE OF THE NEW COEN BROTHERS MOVIE "BURN AFTER READING" AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL. PITT AND CO-STAR GEORGE CLOONEY ARE ALSO RAISING MONEY FOR THEIR CHARITY "NOT ON OUR WATCH" WHICH SO FAR HAS RAISED SEVEN-MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP VICTIMS OF THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN DARFUR AND OF THE CYCLONE IN MYANMAR. HIP HOP PRODUCER DR DRE IS MOURNING THE DEATH OF HIS SON. THE 200-YEAR OLD WAS FOUND DEAD AT HOME BY HIS MOTHER WHO TRIED TO WAKE HIM UP SATURDAY MORNING. HE HAD BEEN OUT WITH FRIENDS THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. NO FOUL PLAY IS NOT SUSPECTED. "FALL OUT BOY" PETE WENTZ IS "ROCKING THE VOTE" AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. THE GROUP ALSO USED THE OCCASION TO RELEASE IT'S THIRD ALBUM. WHICH THEY SAY IT A POLITICAL RECORD. IN FACT, WENTZ SAYS HIS PARENTS MET WHILE WORKING ON A JOE BIDEN CAMPAIGN. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN HOLLYWOOD.CARLA WOHL ABC NEWS ADVISORIES/RESTRICTIONS: NONE **THE SHOWBIZ WRAP IS INTENDED FOR EARLY MORNING AND MID-DAY NEWSCASTS** TIME/INITIAL: 7:31 PM P/T RCJ **************************************************************************** |
| B-SUFFRAGE Return to index of stories... |
I THINK I KIND OF TOOK IT FOR GRANTED BECAUSE ITS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE AND ITS NOT REALLY AN ISSUE ANYMORE BECAUSE I KNOW ITS MY GIVEN RIGHT.I BELIEVE IT WAS VERY GOOD THAT WOMEN GOT THE RIGHT TO VOTE BECAUSE OUR VOICE IS JUST AS MUCH IMPORTANT AS A MAN'S BECAUSE OUR OPINION MATTERS TOO THE STATE OF TENNESSEE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.IT DECIDED WHETHER THE 19TH AMENDMENT WOULD BE PASSED |
| WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE Return to index of stories... |
TUESDAY MARKED THE 88TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.AND MANY LOCAL WOMEN TOOK TIME TO REFLECT ON AUGUST 26TH, 1920 THE 19TH AMENDMENT WAS PASSED.WHICH GAVE WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE. WOMEN HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS SINCE THEN, NOW A WOMAN HOLDS THE HIGHEST POSITION IN CONGRESS AND A WOMAN ALMOST RECIEVED THE NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT DR. MICHELLE CURTAIN, PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY AT LANE, BELIEVES SOME WOMEN, ESPECIALLY YOUNG VOTERS, DON'T APPRECIATE THEIR VOTING RIGHTS. |
| JAXX DELIVER Return to index of stories... |
SOME OF WEST TENNESSEE'S FAVORITE BASEBALL PLAYERS TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO DELIVER MEALS TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX TEAM UP WITH MEALS ON WHEELS TO TAKE FOOD OUT TO THE HOMES OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY. ONCE A WEEK.MEMBERS OF THE DIAMOND JAXX TEAM PICK UP AND DELIVER A HOT MEAL TO THOSE IN NEED.THE PLAYERS TELL US THEY ENJOY THE CHANCE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM APPRECIATES THE TEAM VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME. |