NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A House committee has approved a measure linking a family's welfare benefits to student performance a day after Gov. Bill Haslam expressed serious reservations about the measure. The House Health Committee on Wednesday voted 10-8 to advance…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A proposal that would allow school districts to hire retired law enforcement officers for security is advancing in the Legislature. The legislation sponsored by Republican Rep. Eric Watson of Cleveland passed the House Civil Justice Committee on…

This video is no longer available. PARIS, Tenn. - Paris police can now monitor what goes on inside all three schools of the Paris Special School District without ever leaving the police station. Wednesday, the video monitoring system went live…

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Jackson police are on the hunt for two gunmen suspected in an attempted home invasion. Around 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, the two tried to break into a home along Foxworth Drive. Officers…

This video is no longer available. NORTH JACKSON, Tenn. - Besso's Italian Restaurant which just opened in Jackson last fall has closed, after just three months, leaving many of its customers wondering where to go to get their Italian fix.…

This video is no longer available. PARIS, Tenn. - Henry County deputies have three suspects in custody after an early morning robbery; but it's what they are accused of stealing that investigators said is bizarre. Early Wednesday morning, Henry County…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to create school vouchers is dead for this session. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, who was carrying the bill for the Haslam administration, put it on hold Wednesday with a letter to…

This video is no longer available. HENDERSON, Tenn. - A bill making its way through the state legislature could make campus police a possibility for private colleges and universities throughout Tennessee. It is sponsored by West Tennessee lawmakers, and would…

This video is no longer available. HENDERSON, Tenn. - Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) talked jobs in Chester County, Wednesday. People packed the parking lot at the Southwest Human Resource Agency in Henderson, while Blackburn talked about employment inside. “We‘re talking…

This video is no longer available. MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man who used to live and work in Weakley County is now charged with trying to impersonate a U.S. Marshal. According to a news release, Averick Nickson was indicted last…

This video is no longer available. COVINGTON, Tenn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say six people have been indicted in West Tennessee on drug charges. The U.S. attorney's office says those indicted are residents of Lauderdale and Tipton counties. The indictments…

This video is no longer available. Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation‘s 2012 “Crime on Campus" report shows a slight decrease of crimes committed statewide on Tennessee‘s campuses in 2012. According to a news release, the most commonly…

This video is no longer available. LEXINGTON, Tenn. – The charge against a Henderson County woman originally accused of nearly killing her baby has been reduced. According to the Henderson County General Sessions Court Clerk‘s Office, Nakeitha Bonner appeared in…

This video is no longer available. COVINGTON, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities have captured two inmates who escaped from the minimum-security annex of the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning. The Tennessee Department of Corrections says 21-year-old Ashton Siler and 20-year-old…