State to Use Live Video Streaming to Combat Wild Hogs

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- On Tuesday, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announced a new plan to help landowners deal with wild hogs.

The new system uses live streaming video to monitor hog-traps 24 hours a day, decreasing the number of man hours needed to trap hogs. Verizon Wireless provided the TWRA with the means to keep constant tabs on the hog-traps, using the provider’s data network.

Wild hogs, which the Tennessee Wildlife Federation describes as the state’s “single most destructive animal,” cause $1.5 billion in damage each year across the United States.

“Before Verizon deployed 4G LTE in 2010, no data service had the speed to transmit live HD video from remote areas,” said Verizon Wireless Carolinas and Tennessee region president in a statement. “Verizon is proud that our network is able to assist the Tennessee Wildlife Agency in better controlling menacing hogs while saving taxpayers money."

The cameras will be powered mainly by solar batteries, further reducing the cost of combating hogs.

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Mobile Juice Bar Coming Soon to Memphis

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- A new juice bar is opening in Memphis, but instead of serving up drinks to go, So Fresh Mobile Juice Bar will itself be on the go.

The juice truck is owned by Chris Gray of Memphis. According to the Memphis Business Journal, Gray built the truck in his backyard and intends to operate the truck using solar power.

Gray told local media that the truck's menu will reportedly feature five juices at any given time along with wraps and cakes. He plans to have the juice bar up and running in the coming weeks.

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Victim of Attempted Burglary Chases Suspects, Ends Up in Shootout

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- A man who heard burglars breaking into his home through a window chased them away by firing his gun, then chased them down and ended up in a shootout.

According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the victim, identified as L.V. Hall, was home when the burglars attempted to climb in through his bedroom window. After he fired a warning shot, the burglars fled in a green SUV.

Hall wasn't finished though, jumping into his own car to chase them while he called police.

The suspects SUV eventually slowed down and one of the men fired a gun at Hall's vehicle. Hall returned fire, however no one was hit by the gunfire, says the Commercial Appeal.

The Commercial Appeal reported that police later located and arrested Darren and Aldavian Summerville and charged them with attempted second-degree murder and attempted burglary. They are each being held on $200,000 bond.

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Grand Jury to Hear Case of Massage Therapist Accused of Sexual Battery

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- The case of a Nashville massage therapist accused of sexual battery will go before a grand jury, the Tennessean reports.

Wei Dong Wan, 45, speaking through an interpreter, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Monday.

Wang was arrested in March following allegations that he groped and stripped one of his clients at O’Chi Reflexology, a massage parlor at the Opry Mills Mall.

The client told police that he refused to let go of her, and was rubbing his face on her body. She managed to fight him off and escape the room. Police say the woman tried to get the other employees to call the police, but they refused, forcing her to go to a neighboring store.

Wang is currently in jail. His next court date has yet to be set.

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Memphis Considers Sanitation Overhaul

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- The city of Memphis is considering an overhaul to the sanitation services provided to citizens.

According to the Memphis Daily News, garbage pickup is paid for by a $25.05 per month fee paid by citizens, as opposed to coming out of the city's general fund.

City council member Kemp Conrad is attempting to streamline the sanitation efforts to save the city an estimated $17 million. Conrad's proposal involves a system in which citizens pay based on how much trash they leave at the curb to be collected.

Alternatively, Some city council members have brought up the idea of less frequent pick ups, says the Daily News.

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