WASHINGTON (AP) —Actor-playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda and rockers Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen are among the stars who will highlight a prime-time virtual celebration televised Wednesday night after Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th president. Biden’s inaugural committee announced the lineup Sunday for “Celebrating America,” a multinetwork broadcast that the committee bills as a mix of stars and everyday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Legislature has approved a contentious plan for a drastic overhaul of the state’s Medicaid program. On Friday, the House followed the Senate’s vote a day before in hopes of making it difficult for the incoming President-elect Joe Biden’s administration to overturn the deal. The plan would make Tennessee the first state to receive funding…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Zoo says a giraffe died shortly after it was born over the weekend. Complications developed when the calf’s mother went into labor on Saturday and medical intervention was required. The zoo says its veterinary team successfully delivered the calf, which appeared to be fine upon examination and was then moved to bond with her…
The gallery above shows the latest statewide COVID-19 data from the Tennessee Department of Health as of Sunday, January 17. The health department also released an updated case count by county. *Click to enlarge For more information on COVID-19, go to the CDC website, the Tennessee Department of Health website or call (877) 857-2945. For more information on COVID-19…
CAMDEN, Tenn, —A city in West Tennessee welcomes it’s first higher education institution soon. The residents of Camden will soon have the opportunity to take classes at its first ever university. Bethel University is adding a seventh campus location to service the Camden, Tennessee community starting February 25th. “We are opening a new location in Camden where we’ll be offering…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Police say a 12-year-old Tennessee boy has been charged with murder in the stabbing of a 12-year-old girl. Police said in a statement that officers responded early Thursday to a Chattanooga home and found the girl with multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say investigators interviewed a 12-year-old male suspect at…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign her Senate seat on Monday, two days before she and President-elect Joe Biden are inaugurated. Aides to the California Democrat confirm the timing and say Gov. Gavin Newsom is aware of her decision. That clears the way for Newsom to appoint fellow Democrat Alex Padilla, now California’s secretary of state,…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81. California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital. Spector was convicted of killing actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another Madison County resident has died due to COVID-19. That resident is: a 75-year-old man died Jan. 16. The total number of COVID-19 related deaths is now 158 for Madison County. The health department also confirmed another 21 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of…
RUTHERFORD, Tenn. – A West Tennessee man is asking the public for their help. On Monday, this former Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Rutherford caught fire. Fire officials say no one was in the building and no injuries were reported. The owner of the property, Devin Edwards, says if anyone has any information that can help investigators, please come…
