FAYETTEVILLE, TN – For the first time since the bodies of six people were found on Saturday, Lincoln County authorities have spoken about the tragedy. Sheriff Murray Blackwelder discussed the killings in a news conference Tuesday afternoon in Fayetteville. Sheriff Blackwelder said Jacob Shaffer made …

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Police: 6 slain in Tenn., Ala.; suspect in custody (AP)

AP - Six slayings in two communities about 30 miles apart in Tennessee and Alabama are linked, and a suspect who was sitting on the front porch of a home where some the bodies were found was being questioned, authorities said Saturday. Go to the original story

National Guard troops may be needed in Ala. county dogged by budget problems – WHNT-TV

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for more workforce cuts in Alabama's most populous county, and National Guard troops could be called in. A judge ruled Tuesday that leaders in Jefferson County could go ahead with plans to slash $4.1 million from the budget of Sheriff Mike Hale ... Read more:  National Guard troops may be needed in Ala. county dogged by budget problems - WHNT-TV

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