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ONE WOMAN' S PLAN TO HELP AN ACCIDENT VICTIM'S FAMILY PAY FOR HIS RECOVERY. WE'LL HAVE THAT STORY AND MORE.NEXT! |
| TOP STORY Return to index of stories... |
VERBATIM COMING UP NEXT.ONE MAN IS DEAD AFTER CRASHING INTO A UTILITY POLE FOLLOWING A HIGH SPEED CHASE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.WE'LL HAVE THE STORY. PLUS. A VERY SPECIAL REUNION WAS HELD TODAY FOR CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS.WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE HAPPY CELEBRATION. AND COMING UP LATER. WE'LL TAKE YOU BACK TO WRAP UP THIS YEAR'S EDITION OF THE CARL PERKINS CIVIC CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE. 23RD ANNUAL CIRCLE OF HOPE TELETHON. SEVEN EYEWITNESS NEWS.THE WEEKEND EDITION STARTS NOW |
| FATAL CRASH Return to index of stories... |
NEW TONIGHT.A MAN IS DEAD AFTER CRASHING INTO A UTILITY POLE WHILE BEING PERSUED BY THE MADISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.GOOD EVENING I'M CHIP WASHINGTON ACCORDING TO JACKSON POLICE OFFICIALS WHO WORKED THE ACCIDENT SCENE, THE INCIDENT OCCURED ABOUT 1:30 THIS MORNING WHEN A DEPUTY WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP A VEHICLE FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION, THE SUSPECT FLED NORTH ON HIGHLAND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND AS HE ENTERED THE CURVE AT SKYLAND DRIVE, HE LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A UTILITY POLE. THE DRIVER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.AT THIS HOUR, THE IDENTITY OF THE DRIVER IS BEING HELD PENDING NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN. POLICE SAY HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT. |
| AUDIT Return to index of stories... |
IN A REPORT THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE MADISON COUNTY COMMISSION TOMORROW.THE COMMISSION'S AUDIT REVIEW COMMITTEE.CRITICIZES COUNTY LEADERSHIP FOR A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY. THE FINAL REPORT AIMS TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO MAKE COUNTY GOVERNMENT BETTER. BUT IT ISN'T CLEAR YET IF THE COMMISSION WILL ADHERE TO THE SUGGESTIONS. THE CORE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE RESTRUCTURING OF COMMITTEE OVERSEEING THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.WHICH HAS RECEIVED CRITICISM FOR NOT STICKING TO NORMAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. SOME MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ARE LOOKING TO DISMISS THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT AT THE END OF HIS TERM. OTHERS THINK HE'S DOING A FINE JOB. |
| B-AUDIT Return to index of stories... |
YOU CAN'T TELL WHETHER HE'S DONE EVERYTHING HE SHOULD DO OR NOT BECAUSE HE CONTROLS THE RECORDS. IN AUGUST OF 2003, WHEN OUR COUNTY HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT CAME UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT, THE VOTE WAS 23-0 IN FAVOR OF REAPPOINTING MR. BOYER AS SUPERINTENDENT. SO THAT LET'S ME KNOW HE'S BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SAYS IT FOCUSED ON DATA FROM 2004 AND 2005 BY THE TENNESSEE COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY. |
| CHILD KILLED Return to index of stories... |
POLICE SAY A 3-YEAR OLD BOY DIED AFTER HIS MOTHER LEFT HIM UNATTENDED IN A CAR WHICH ROLLED OVER AND CRUSHED HIM. OFFICERS FOUND THE BOY, WHOSE NAME WAS NOT RELEASED, LYING ON THE PAVEMENT IN FRONT OF HIS MOTHER'S CAR OUTSIDE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN KNOXVILLE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT 7-PM FRIDAY EVENING. THE MOTHER TOLD POLICE SHE STEPPED AWAY FROM THE RUNNING CAR, LEAVING THE BOY INSIDE. POLICE SAY WHILE SHE WAS GONE, THE BOY APPARENTLY GRABBED THE GEARSHIFT, KNOCKED THE CAR INTO GEAR AND TRIED TO CLIMB OUT, HE FELL OUT OF THE CAR, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ROLLED OVER HIM AND CRUSHED HIM. POLICE SAY THE CASE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND AT THIS POINT THE MOTHER HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED. |
| TICK FEVER Return to index of stories... |
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY GOVERNOR BREDESEN'S ILLNESS, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY A TICK BITE, SHOULD NOT DISCOURAGE TENNESSEANS FROM SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS. ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT CASES OF TICK-RELATED ILLNESSES WERE REPORTED ACROSS THE STATE LAST YEAR, AND MOST WERE TREATED SUCESSFULLY WITH ANITBIOTICS. IN TENNESSEE, THERE ARE THREE MAIN TYPES OF DISEASE TRANSMITTED BY TICKS; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER, ERR-LICK-EE-OH-SIS AND LYME DISEASE. |
| IMMIGRATION Return to index of stories... |
IMMIGRANTS CONTINUE TO FLOCK TO TENNESSEE AND OTHER SOUTHEASTERN STATES AT A FASTER PACE THAN ANY OTHER REGION OF THE COUNTRY. THAT'S ACCORDING TO U-S CENSUS DATA RELEASED THIS WEEK. STATES LIKE TENNESSEE, ALABAMA AND GEORGIA SAW THEIR FOREIGN BORN POPULATIONS JUMP BY MORE THAN A THIRD FROM 2000 TO 2005. MOST OF THE INCREASE WAS DUE TO HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS FROM SUCH COUNTRIES SUCH AS MEXICO AND GUATEMALA. ACCORDING TO EXPERTS THE REASONS ARE SIMPLE; THE REGION HAS AN ABUNDANCE OF JOBS AND A RELATIVELY LOW COST OF LIVING. |
| MILITARY CONTRACTOR Return to index of stories... |
THREE SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A BOMB SCARE AT A MILITARY CONTRACTOR PLANT. POLICE SAY THE MEN DETONATED SMALL BOTTLES FILLED WITH HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS IN THE PARKING LOT OF CAMEL MANUFACTURING PLANT WHERE THEY WORKED. ALL THREE MEN HAVE BEEN FIRED FROM THE PLANT.ERICA ESTEP HAS MORE DETAILS IN THIS REPORT. |
| WEST NILE Return to index of stories... |
IN MEMPHIS, HEALTH AUTHORITIES SAID A SHELBY COUNTY RESIDENT HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE WEST NILE VIRUS, THIS IS THE FIRST SUCH INFECTION IN A HUMAN CONFIRMED IN THE STATE THIS YEAR. THE PATIENT, WHO HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED IS HOSPITALIZED AND EXPECTED TO RECOVER. THE VIRUS, TRANSMITTED TO PEOPLE BY MOSQUITOS, CAN CAUSE FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. IN RARE INSTANCES IT CAN CAUSE INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN AND EVEN DEATH. LAST YEAR, 18 HUMANS TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE WEST NILE VIRUS IN TENNESSEE.WITH ONE PERSON DYING IN SHELBY COUNTY. |
| PATIENT REUNION Return to index of stories... |
A VERY SPECIAL EVENT WAS HELD TODAY THAT CELEBRATED LIFE. IT WAS THE BI-ANNUAL EVENT CALLED THE 'NEONATAL REUNION' AND IT WAS HELD AT J. WALTER BARNES CONFERENCE CENTER. THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS 'BAREFOOT IN THE PARK' AND FEATURED FOOD, FUN, GAMES AND MORE. ORGANIZERS SAY THE REUNION IS A TIME WHERE BOTH PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS CAN CELEBRATE THOSE CHILDREN WHO WERE ONCE PATIENTS. |
| B-PATIENT Return to index of stories... |
VERBATIM FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEONATAL UNIT, CALL THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER AT 425-6448. |
| CIRCLE OF HOPE Return to index of stories... |
AT SOME POINT TODAY, WE HOPE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO WATCH A LITTLE OF THIS YEAR'S CARL PERKINS CIVIC CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE. 'CIRCLE OF HOPE' TELETHON WHICH AIRED RIGHT HERE ON ABC-7. BUT JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T.WE WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK AND SHOW YOU SOME OF THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE 23RD ANNUAL EVENT. |
| CIRCLE TAG Return to index of stories... |
THANKS TO YOUR GENEROCITY, THIS YEAR'S CIRCLE OF HOPE TELETHON RAISED OVER $708,720, A NEW RECORD FOR THE CENTER. SO FOR ALL THOSE WHO WORKED HARD ON THIS YEAR'S EVENT AND YOU WHO GAVE.A HEARTFELT THANK YOU! |
| BLACK & WHITE Return to index of stories... |
YOUNG ADULTS WHO WANT A FORMAL NIGHT ON THE TOWN, BUT FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE NO PLACE TO GO. HAD A GOOD TIME SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE V-F-W 64-96 IN JACKSON. DUBBED THE BLACK AND WHITE BASH.THE EVENT WAS HELD FROM 9PM TO 2AM. ATTENDEES WERE ASKED TO DRESS IN THEIR BLACK AND WHITE BEST. ORGANIZER AMBER DU-VEN-TRE SAYS THIS WAS THE FIRST EVENT OF ITS KIND.BUT HOPEFULLY NOT THE LAST. |
| B-BLACK & WHITE Return to index of stories... |
VERBATIM DOO-VENTRIE SAYS ORGANIZERS HOPE THE BLACK AND WHITE BASH WILL BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT. |
| TZ ONE Return to index of stories... |
.IN TWO MINUTES.PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS ARE PROTESTING THE KIDNAPPINGS OF TWO FOX NEWS JOURNALISTS AND DEMANDING THEY BE FREED.WE'LL HAVE THE STORY PLUS.THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF THE JONBENET RAMSEY MURDER INVESTIGATION IS ON A PLANE HEADED BACK TO THE UNITED STATES.WE'LL SHOW YOU IN THREE MINUTES. AND LATER. ITS THE JAXX IN AFTERNOON BASEBALL ACTION AGAINST THE HUNTSVILLE STARS AT PRINGLES PARK.JOHN WILL HAVE HIGHLIGHTS.STRAIGHT AHEAD IN SPORTS.STAY WITH US.YOUR WATCHING SEVEN EYEWITNESS NEWS. |
| FOX KIDNAPPING Return to index of stories... |
PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS IN GAZA PROTESTED THE KIDNAPPING OF TWO "FOX NEWS" EMPLOYEES. SEVERAL DOZEN DEMONSTRATORS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE PARLIAMENT BUILDING IN GAZA CITY, DEMANDING THE KIDNAPPED MEN BE FREED. SOME HELD UP SIGNS CALLING FOR MORE SECURITY IN GAZA, WHERE ARMED MILITIAS WANDER THE STREETS FREELY. GUNMEN ABDUCTED CORRESPONDENT STEVE CENTANNI AND CAMERAMAN OLAF WIIG ON MONDAY. NO ONE HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY. THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN OVER THEIR SAFETY, BECAUSE SIMILAR JOURNALIST ABDUCTIONS IN THE PAST HAVE BEEN RESOLVED WITHIN HOURS. |
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HELICOPTERS AND TANKS ARE ON THE MOVE IN IRAN. AFTER THE COUNTRY LAUNCHED A MASSIVE MILITARY EXERCISE. IRAN'S STATE-RUN TELEVISION SAYS WAR GAMES WILL TAKE PLACE ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR FIVE WEEKS. THE CHIEF COMMANDER OF THE IRANIAN ARMY SAYS THE MANEUVERS WILL HELP THE MILITARY PREPARE FOR WHAT HE CALLS "SUDDEN ATTACKS FROM ENEMIES." THE WAR EXERCISES COME AS IRAN FACES INTERNATIONAL SCRUTINY OVER ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM. AS WELL AS CLAIMS THAT IT IS SUPPORTING HEZBOLLAH. |
| KARR RETURNED Return to index of stories... |
JOHN MARK KARR, A SUSPECT IN THE 19-96 DEATH OF SIX-YEAR OLD JONBENET RAMSEY IS ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE UNITED STATES. KARR SAID NOTHING AS HE WALKED OUT OF THE DETENTION CENTER IN BANGKOK. HE WAS PLACED IN A WHITE POLICE VAN FOR THE DRIVE TO THE BANGKOK AIRPORT. KARR WAS PUT ON A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN LOS ANGELES LATER THIS EVENING. |
| MEL GIBSON Return to index of stories... |
PROSECUTORS SAY MEL GIBSON HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO A MISDEMEANOR DRUNK-DRIVING CHARGE AND SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS OF PROBATION. THE ACTOR COULD HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO UP TO SIX MONTHS IN JAIL AFTER POLICE STOPPED HIM ON THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY NEAR MALIBU IN JULY. SHERIFFS SAID HE HAD A BLOOD-ALCOHOL LEVEL OF POINT-ONE-TWO. THE LEGAL LIMIT IS POINT-OH-EIGHT. GIBSON MUST PAY A 13-HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE, AND HIS LICENSE IS RESTRICTED FOR 90 DAYS. THE JUDGE ALSO ORDERED HIM TO ATTEND ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS FIVE TIMES A WEEK FOR FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS, AND THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR THE REST OF THE FIRST YEAR OF PROBATION. ALSO, PROSECUTORS SAID GIBSON VOLUNTEERED TO RECORD A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE DANGERS OF DRIVING DRUNK AND TO IMMEDIATELY ENTER A REHABILITATION PROGRAM. AND THAT WRAPS UP OUR LOOK AT WORLD AND NATIONAL NEWS. |
| BUSINESS BRIEF Return to index of stories... |
STRUGGLING FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES IT WILL PRODUCE FAR FEWER VEHICLES THAN PLANNED OVER THE REST OF 2006. WITH THAT AND OTHER STORIES, HERE'S STAN CASE, WITH THE BUSINESS BRIEF. --SUPERS-- |
| TZ THREE Return to index of stories... |
IN THE MOOD FOR A LITTLE ENTERTAINMENT.STAY TUNED.'NOW SHOWING' IS NEXT! VERBATIM |
| NOW SHOWING Return to index of stories... |
AFTER MONTHS OF HYPE ON THE INTERNET, ONE OF THE SUMMER'S MOST EAGERLY-AWAITED MOVIES SLITHERS ONTO SCREENS ACROSS THE U-S THIS WEEKEND. HERE'S STAN CASE, FOR "NOW SHOWING."
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| JAXX/STARS Return to index of stories... |
FORMER DIAMOND JAXX SECOND BASEMAN ERIC PATTERSON WAS CALLED UP TO TRIPLE-A LAST NIGHT AND SHINED IN HIS DEBUT WITH THE IOWA CUBS.HOMERING IN HIS FIRST AT-BAT. HIS STELLAR PLAY CONTINUED TODAY GOING 2-FOR-4 IN IOWA'S 5-TO-1 WIN. SO NOW THAT CREATES A VACANCY AT SECOND BASE FOR THE JAXX. AND RICHARD LEWIS WAS THE MAN FILLING IT TODAY. |
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THE CARDINALS COME INTO TODAY'S GAME 1-AND-8 AGAINST THE CUBS IN CHICAGO THIS YEAR.BUT A WIN TODAY WOULD WIN THE 3-GAME SERIES. |
| BRAVES/MARLINS Return to index of stories... |
THE BRAVES LOOKING TO SWEEP THE MARLINS DOWN IN FLORIDA TODAY. |
| TITANS Return to index of stories... |
AFTER LAST NIGHT'S 35-TO-10 LOSS TO THE DENVER BRONCOS.TITANS HEAD COACH JEFF FISHER SUMMED UP THE GAME SAYING.HE WAS GLAD IT WAS JUST PRESEASON. PRE-SEASON OR REGULAR SEASON.FISHER HAS CAUSE FOR CONCERN AS HIS TITANS WERE DOMINATED ON THE GROUND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL GETTING OUT-RUSHED 238 YARDS TO 80. BUT ON A BRIGHTER NOTE.TITANS QUARTERBACK VINCE YOUNG SEEMED TO GET BETTER AS THE GAME WENT ON.COMPLETING MORE THAN HALF OF HIS PASSES AND EVEN SCORING HIS FIRST N-F-L TOUCHDOWN. |
| VOLS Return to index of stories... |
THE VOLS' DEFENSE WAS WELL AHEAD OF THE OFFENSE IN THE FIRST PRE-SEASON SCRIMMAGE OF THE YEAR LAST SATURDAY.AND AFTER YESTERDAY'S SCRIMMAGE.THE OFFENSE HAS JUST ABOUT CAUGHT UP. THE TOP 3 QUARTERBACKS COMBINED TO GO 34-FOR-49 FOR 410 YARDS AND 3 TOUCHDOWN PASSES AND NO INTERCEPTIONS.INCLUDING STARTER ERIK AINGE PASSING FOR 196 YARDS AND ONE T-D. EVEN WITH THE PROGRESS ON OFFENSE.COACH FULMER SAYS HIS DEFENSE IS STOUT.VERY FAST.AND HAS BEEN CONTROLLING THINGS IN PRACTICE SO FAR THIS SUMMER. |
| PGA CHAMP Return to index of stories... |
TIGER WOODS LOOKING TO WIN HIS 3RD P-G-A CHAMPIONSHIP AND 12TH CAREER MAJOR TODAY AT MEDINAH COUNTRY CLUB. |
| NASCAR Return to index of stories... |
POINTS LEADER JIMMIE JOHNSON DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD START TODAY AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. |
| USA HOOPS Return to index of stories... |
USA HOOPS PLAYING CHINA IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. |
| GOPHERS Return to index of stories... |
NOW THIS STORY MIGHT SEEM RIGHT OUT OF THE MOVIE CADDYSHACK. GOLFERS AT THE CEDAR RIDGE COURSE IN UTAH ARE HAVING TO DODGE HOLES MADE BY PRAIRIE DOGS. COURSE MANAGERS CAN'T REMOVE THE ANIMALS BECAUSE THE UTAH PRARIE DOG IS ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST. COURSE MANAGERS SAY THEY'VE HAD TO CREATE SPECIAL RULES BECAUSE OF SO MANY LOST BALLS THAT FALL INTO THE HOLES. THE COURSE OWNERS HAVE SUBMITTED A PLAN TO UTAH WILDLIFE OFFICIALS TO REMOVE AND RELOCATE THE DOGS.THEY ARE AWAITING APPROVAL ON THE PROPOSAL. |