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TRENTON, Ga. — With three pints of Jack Daniels in the bed of his pickup truck, 250 rounds of ammunition in a basket and a loaded handgun on the floorboard, investigators say, Hillard Allen Stevens stared toward the Dade County sheriff.

Fourteen months after a stroke paralyzed the right side of his body, 66-year-old Robert McLester put a 9 mm Smith & Wesson pistol to his head and pulled the trigger.

On a day of firsts, it was what the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team did with its thirds that highlighted a historic 35-14 FCS playoff second-round win over Indiana State.

Tony York works for Nissan and from the full line of vehicles the company makes, he decided to buy a new Titan pickup truck earlier this year.

It was a diagnosis she never expected.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Authorities at East Tennessee State University are investigating another report of sexual assault on campus.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police in Ohio say an 18-year-old man killed himself while playing Russian roulette.

WASHINGTON — Republicans will hold at least 246 seats in the House come January, matching the post-World War II high of the Truman administration.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An SUV involved in the death of a Missouri teenager outside a Somali community center had an anti-Muslim message displayed in the rear window at the time of the crash, Kansas City police confirmed Saturday.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Republican Bill Cassidy has defeated Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, giving the GOP another victory in the final election of the 2014 midterms.