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Tennessee Republicans want electrocution or firing squads to replace lethal injection
Tennessee Republican lawmakers are ready to change the state's death penalty laws in the wake of two botched executions by lethal injection, including a renewed look at electrocution and firing squads.
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How proposed Amendments 2 and 3 would alter the Tennessee Constitution
When Tennesseans enter voting booths this fall, they will see the expected races for governor and state and federal representative. After the list of gubernatorial candidates, they will also see three proposed amendments to the Tennessee Constitution, dealing with bail, property taxes and victims' rights.
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Memphis City Council asks ICE, National Guard to leave
The Memphis City Council on Tuesday voted in favor of a nonbinding resolution calling for the removal of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Tennessee National Guard from the city.
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Man dead after sudden, violent flash fire in Walker County
A 38-year-old man died after a flash fire broke out in a small outbuilding in Walker County, officials said.
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Chattanooga ranks poorly for asthma-related ER trips, deaths
Chattanooga residents are less likely than average to suffer from asthma, but those who do are experiencing some of the nation's highest rates of hospitalizations and deaths, according to a recent study.
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Tennessee Aquarium holds drill to build ‘muscle memory’ with live active shooter scenarios
The Tennessee Aquarium's first full-scale, live-action emergency response drill wrapped Wednesday morning.
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Officials break ground on long-awaited $283M federal courthouse in Chattanooga
Officials broke ground Wednesday on a $283 million federal courthouse in downtown Chattanooga, calling the project a monument to the U.S. justice system and a masterpiece of classical architecture in line with an executive order from President Donald Trump.
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Man dies at Shallowford hotel after stabbing own neck during attempted warrant service
A man died Tuesday after stabbing his own neck while sheriff's deputies tried to serve an arrest warrant at a Shallowford Road hotel, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said.
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Tullahoma, Tenn., man gets 17 years for $1.2M arson after admitting white supremacist motive
A Tullahoma, Tennessee, man is set to spend more than 17 years in federal prison after being sentenced in the 2019 burning of a building belonging to the Highlander Center in New Market, Tennessee.
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Part of East Brainerd Road to close this weekend for drainage install
Starting at 5 a.m. Saturday, East Brainerd Road in Chattanooga will be closed from Vance Road to Prosperity Lane for storm drainage installation, part of a larger ongoing construction project.
