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Memphis man charged with raping child

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Twenty-six-year-old Eric Wallace of Memphis has been charged with rape of a child.

He was arrested after police say he ordered an 8-year-old boy to perform a sex act.

Wallace is being held on $150,000 bond.

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DCS found liable for shooting deaths, injuries

DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) -

The state Department of Children's Services has been found liable the deaths of a teenager and her foster father and the injuries of her foster mother after the biological father went on a shooting rampage.

The Tennessean reports Dyersburg resident Susan Randolph sued DCS after she was shot and her husband and foster

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Germantown man in trial, accused of killing Stepdad

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (AP) -

Jury selection is complete for the capital murder trial of a man charged with killing his stepfather, who was a prominent Mountain Home physician.

Gary Wayne Parks is charged in the 2006 stabbing death of Dr. David Millstein.

Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty.

The Baxter Bulletin reports that a six-man,

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Is TN Capitol sink for Muslim feet washing? No

In a March 13, 2013 photo, a new utility sink is installed in the men's restroom outside the House chamber in the state Capitol in Nashville. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

By ERIK SCHELZIG
Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sometimes a mop sink is just a mop sink.

Building managers and legislative staffers have sought to reassure some concerned

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Ex-policeman allegedly threatens Bolivar Elementary

BOLIVAR, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Former Bolivar, Tenn., police officer Trent Wilbanks will be in Hardeman County court Tuesday to face two charges of felony and misdemeanor harassment after using social media to allegedly threaten students at Bolivar Elementary School.

Wilbanks is in jail on a $50,000 bond.

Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen was

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