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Downtown Knoxville library to close for HVAC repairs

The cooling tower is the last piece of system equipment needing replacement for the at the building located at 500 W. Church Ave. Other repairs to the library's HVAC system were made in previous ...
Wife of Nashville Crewmember Questions Emotional Toll of Industry Work

"She made Don smile because she told him he mattered. She shared in the loss and that he will be missed," Bensko wrote. "And she reminded me, a production wife, that there are good people in this industry who truly do wish that they could make it ...
Man pleads guilty to Memphis officers murder

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A former death row inmate is set to be released from prison after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of a Memphis police ...
How two Canadian sisters became stars on ABC’s Nashville

can't get enough Stella. That would be Lennon Stella and Maisy Stella, the Canadian singing sister-act who've transcended the prime-time show on which they do not even star. A recent episode featured the precocious pair sweetly singing the ...
Nashville Predators hire Phil Housley as assistant coach

Nashville Predators have hired Phil Housley, pictured, as an assistant coach to fill the spot left open by the firing of associate coach Peter Horachek after nine seasons with the franchise. (File/Associated ...

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It is interesting that Sidney Lumet's grim, but fully engrossing legal drama The Verdict was released theatrically the same weekend in 1982 as Walter Hill's 48 Hrs., an action-comedy that paired Nick Nolte with Eddie Murphy in his first major film role. 48 Hrs. is one of ... ...

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Pharmacist admits misbranding dialysis drugs

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- A Tennessee pharmacist has admitted distributing a misbranded Chinese-made drug that was given to kidney dialysis patients in ...
TV picks for May 22 900-Pound Man Criminal Minds Nashville

Financial considerations "Criminal Minds" (8 p.m., WCCO, Ch. 4) ends the season with an intense two-hour episode, but don't expect any of the regular cast members to go down in a blaze of glory. The actors came to a last-minute agreement on their contracts and all are expected to return next season. Crash diet In "900-Pound Man: The Race Against Time" (8 p.m., TLC), ...
Medtronic cuts 2000 jobs worldwide 500 in Minn.

http://bit.ly/10Mn866 ) about 65 percent of the job cuts have already occurred. The rest will be eliminated in the current fiscal year that ends next ...
Abandoned special needs woman inspires new Tennessee law

Last June, authorities were called to a Campbell County bar when a young woman walked in. She couldn't tell anyone her name, where she was from, or how she got there. Investigators finally identified her as Lynn Cameron, 19, of Illinois. She is mentally disabled, with the mental capacity of a two-year-old. Her mother, they learned, was no longer able to care for her, so simply dropped her ...
Tea Party protests outside Knoxville IRS office

Members of the Knoxville Tea Party organized the rally at the steps of the John J. Duncan Federal Building on Locust Street, which houses the agency's local office. The rally was intended as a protest against recent revelations of the IRS scrutiny of some conservative groups but open to all comers, said James Arthur, vice chair of the Knoxville Tea ...

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Knicks, Pacers, Grizzlies, Thunder in semis

New York, Oklahoma City, Indiana and Memphis all won their first-round NBA playoff series with Game 6 victories, reaching the Conference semifinals.

The New York Knicks got the staggers Friday and almost gave up a 26-point lead but steadied to beat the Boston Celtics 88-80 while Oklahoma City Thunder booked its spot in the last eight for the third straight season by downing the Houston Rockets 103-94, reports Xinhua.

The Indiana Pacers withstood a big final-quarter comeback from Atlanta and beat the Hawks 81-73, and the Memphis Grizzlies completed a comeback from a 0-2 series deficit by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 118-105. With Miami, San Antonio and Golden State already into the next stage, the last spot will be decided when Brooklyn host Chicago in their Game 7.

Boston cut a 49-75 deficit to four points but Carmelo Anthony made a jumper to give New York an 81-75 lead and then sank a 3-pointer. Then J.R. Smith converted a three-point play to restore the double-digit lead the Knicks had nursed most of the game.

Anthony finished with 21 points for the Knicks, who won a playoff series for the first time since the Patrick Ewing era in 2000. They will host the Pacers in Sunday's opening game of their Conference semifinal series. ...