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Tennessee governor lets farmers use untaxed diesel on roads after Trump defers federal enforcement
Tennessee will allow farmers and loggers to use cheaper, tax-exempt diesel on public roads through the month of October to provide relief from high prices during harvest season, Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday.
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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, her attorneys say
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is awake and speaking at a hospital, her lawyers said Tuesday, six days after the state's failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection left her unconscious and on a ventilator.
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Tennessee lawmakers began hearings on medical marijuana, TBI rep calls weed ‘dangerous drug’
Tennessee lawmakers held hearings to discuss implementing a limited medical marijuana program, but the state's top law enforcement group remains the most vocal opposition.
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Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore’s push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore's push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC.
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Tennessee Republicans consider more execution options after Christa Pike lethal injection fails
Some of Tennessee's top Republicans said Monday they want to explore alternative ways of executing condemned prisoners after the failed execution of Christa Pike, which relied on a large dose of pentobarbital.
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In Dayton, Major League Fishing tourney to use new launch on Chickamauga Lake
Chickamauga Lake and Dayton, Tennessee, will be in the spotlight during a Major League Fishing bass tournament in November.
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Chattanooga chiropractor, Gautemalan man among three arrested in Hixson trafficking sting
A Chattanooga chiropractor allegedly met two undercover officers posing as 16-year-old girls before choosing one for sex during a human trafficking sting at a Hixson hotel, authorities said.
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TVA begins refueling outage, maintenance at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in Soddy-Daisy
The Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in Soddy-Daisy powered down one of its reactors Friday for a refueling outage, during which nearly 2,000 workers will perform thousands of maintenance tasks.
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Chattanooga board gives developer White until 2027 to avoid default at The Bend
Developer Jimmy White received a 90-day extension Monday to avoid defaulting on a tax agreement for The Bend.
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Tennessee lawmakers mull execution changes amid Christa Pike ordeal
Tennessee legislators are proposing changes to the state's death penalty system after the Department of Correction failed to kill Christa Pike last week, its second botched execution this year.
