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12:40pm

Fri May 24, 2013
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Student Arrested for Allegedly Photographing Women in Dorm Shower

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (ANFINSON/OSBORNE)  --  A Middle Tennessee State University student has been arrested for allegedly videotaping women showering in a dorm bathroom.

According to police reports, a female student taking a shower in Rutledge Hall in early March noticed a phone on top of the shower stall. The woman moved to another stall when she realized the phone was facing her, and appeared to be on.

When she saw someone grab the phone the student looked out to see a man leaving the bathroom.

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10:32am

Fri May 24, 2013
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Camp for Grieving Children in its 21st Year

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Alive Hospice’s Camp Forget-Me-Not is coming up June 5-7 in Murfreesboro. May 28 is the last day to register. Pictured: Camp Forget-Me-Not includes a variety of activities, including creative projects, that help kids process grief by identifying and expressing what they’re feeling. It’s also plenty of fun by design!

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT)  --  The 21st annual Camp Forget-Me-Not for grieving children is scheduled to get underway June 5 in Murfreesboro.

The camp is sponsored by Alive Hospice and is intended for children between the ages of 6 and 14 who have lost someone they love.

Grief Counselor Pan Quaintance says the camp is designed to be fun, but also provides children with the tools to cope with loss.

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12:30pm

Wed May 22, 2013
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Tenn. Woman's "Fresh Start" Ends in Tragedy

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP/WMOT) — A Tennessee woman who moved to North Carolina two weeks ago for a new job and a fresh start is dead and charges have been filed in her murder.

Authorities in Wake County, North Carolina, say they've found no prior connections between Melissa Dawn Huggins-Jones and the three people charged with killing her.

Huggins-Jones' 8-year-old daughter found her mother covered in blood inside their new home and sought help from construction crews working nearby.

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11:22am

Wed May 22, 2013
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Rutherford County Sheriff's Deputy Fired

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‎Cpl. david Ashburn and his K-9 search the Rutherford County Jail for contraband, May, 2013.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT)  -- A Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputy has been fired after he allegedly smuggled  contraband, including marijuana, to inmates in the county jail.

In a press statement released Wednesday morning, Sheriff Robert Arnold said he terminated Deputy Keith Knowles May 10. Arnold intends to present evidence in the case to the district attorney’s office for possible prosecution.

Officers, including K-9 units, searched all 800 inmates and the entire jail for contraband. Cigarettes and other tobacco products were recovered.

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