Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Hoverboard blamed for destroying $1 million Nashville home and other top stories.

  • Hoverboard blamed for destroying $1 million Nashville home

    Hoverboard blamed for destroying $1 million Nashville home
    A Jan. 9 fire caused by a hoverboard destroyed this Radcliff Drive home in Nashville.(Photo: Nashville Fire Department)A Nashville family is begging others to heed their costly loss, which authorities are saying was caused by a popular 2015 Christmas present.Local and state fire officials say hoverboards are to blame for two fires over the past month in Nashville — including one that destroyed a $1 million home last month, leaving the Fox family without a home.At 11:40 a.m. on Jan. 9, two teenag..
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  • Nashville leads US in STEM pay growth

    Nashville leads US in STEM pay growth
    Incomes rose 5.3 percent vs. 1.6 percent nationwide from 2013 to 2014Dietrich Henson, left, and Jamari Ducre build a drone at the California Academy of Mathematics and Science. STEM jobs (science, technology, engineering, math) saw pay increases in Nashville from 2013 to 2014.(Photo: Robert Hanashiro / File / USA Today)Story HighlightsSmartAsset ranked Nashville fifth nationwide among best places to work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.The Nashville Technology Council'..
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  • Sweeping sex assault suit filed against University of Tennessee

    Sweeping sex assault suit filed against University of Tennessee
    Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideUniversity of Tennessee logo(Photo: File)Story HighlightsFive alleged sexual assaults detailed in lawsuitLawsuit blames top UT officials, including coach Butch Jones and UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek, for 'deliberate indifference to the serious risks of sexual assaults'Lawsuit seeks immediate stop to unusual administrative hearing process for sexual assaultsUT is latest major university s..
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  • Officials warn of hoverboard dangers after Nashville fires

    NASHVILLE — Firefighters and state officials are warning citizens against the dangers of hoverboards after the two-wheeled motorized scooters are being blamed as the cause of two recent fires, including one that destroyed a $1 million home in Nashville and sent two teens to the hospital.  Metro Fire Department officials say the January 9 blaze is believed to be the first hoverboard-related house fire in Tennessee. The Nashville Fire Department has concluded that a Jan. 9 house fire was caused w..
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  • Nashville Culinary Bucket List: 12 must-eat spots in 12 months

    Nashville Culinary Bucket List: 12 must-eat spots in 12 months
    Josephine(Photo: Justin Chesney)As a Nashville food writer, people often ask me the same questions: “Isn’t that a fantastic gig?Do you have to go to the YMCA every day?You must eat out every night, am I right?”The answers are yes, yes (although it’s tough to stay ahead of the calorie monster) and a resounding no.For one thing, I love to cook at home for me and my girlfriend, so I spend as many evenings in my own kitchen as possible.Secondly, it’s darn expensive to eat out all the time, and I’m a..
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  • Steven Tyler plays Nashville club

    Steven Tyler plays Nashville club
    Steven Tyler singer will release his second single in the genre “Red, White & You” to digital retailers Jan. 22.(Photo: George Walker IV / The Tennessean.com)With a scarf tied to his microphone stand, wind in his hair and a club full of screaming fans – who happened to be country radio programmers – Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler closed Big Machine Label Group’s Ultimate CRS Mardi Gras Kick-Off Party with a trio of country songs and a slew of the hits that won him a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of F..
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  • Predators' comeback vs. NHL-best Capitals falls short

    Predators' comeback vs. NHL-best Capitals falls short
    Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideWashington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) scores past Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35) during the second period at Bridgestone Arena, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.(Photo: Andrew Nelles / Tennessean.com)Facing the NHL-leading Capitals on Tuesday presented the Predators with an opportunity to gauge themselves against the best. By no means was Nashville outcl..
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  • Nashville assessor's race is only local contest March 1

    Nashville assessor's race is only local contest March 1
    Davidson County Assessor George Rooker, Jr., left, and Vivian Wilhoite face off in the March 1 Democratic primary for Davidson County property assessor.(Photo: Submitted)When Nashville Democrats go to the polls over the next few weeks to vote for Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, they might be surprised to see a local race directly under the top billing.The race for Davidson County property assessor is the lone Metro contest in either of the party primaries — and not surprisingly, it has gone b..
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  • Presidential primary overshadows assessor race

    Presidential primary overshadows assessor race
    Davidson County Assessor George Rooker, Jr., left, and Vivian Wilhoite face off in the March 1 Democratic primary for Davidson County property assessor.(Photo: Submitted)American author and humorist Mark Twain once observed, “If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.”While the observation is sure to draw a smile every time you hear it, Twain was wrong, and the March 1 primary elections are a prime example of when any vote could be a decisive one. The race to watch is not one of ..
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  • Terri Clark added to wall at Palm Restaurant in Nashville

    Terri Clark added to wall at Palm Restaurant in Nashville
    Officials with the TBI said Tuesday night agents officers in Ripley, Tennessee, just outside of Memphis received regarding the whereabouts o…
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