BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The mother of a 15-month-old Tennessee girl whose disappearance prompted an Amber Alert says the toddler’s grandmother took the little girl to Mendota, Virginia. Megan Boswell told WJHL-TV on Monday that her mother took Evelyn Mae…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is now officially nicknamed the Volunteer State under a bill signed by Gov. Bill Lee. The governor signed the legislation in a video posted on Twitter on Friday. Tennessee first became known as “The Volunteer…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee inmate has become the fifth person executed in the state's electric chair in a span of 16 months. Nicholas Sutton was pronounced dead at 7:26 p.m. Thursday at a maximum security prison in Nashville.…
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Investigators in Tennessee worked all night Wednesday and into Thursday morning searching for a 15-month-old girl who hasn't been seen since the day after Christmas. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says Evelyn Boswell was reported missing…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Attorneys for Tennessee's death row inmates say their clients face a unique and unenviable choice: choosing between two questionable and painful methods of execution. The national Death Penalty Information Center notes that Tennessee is one of…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee say the death of an inmate at a jail in downtown Memphis is under investigation. News outlets report 32-year-old Tommy Young was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday night. The Shelby County Sheriff's…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new bill in Tennessee would make the state the first to hold a presidential primary. Democratic state lawmakers touted the need for the change Tuesday. They argue that the Volunteer State has a more diverse…
RIPLEY, Tenn. (AP) - State prosecutors will be seeking the death penalty in the trial of a Tennessee convict charged with killing a corrections administrator and escaping prison on a tractor. Lauderdale County district attorney Mark Davidson said Tuesday that…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee death row inmate Nicholas Sutton has been placed on death watch. According to the Tennessee Department of Correction, Sutton was moved to a cell next to the execution chamber early Tuesday where he'll be under…
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An off-duty corrections officer has been fatally shot by police in Tennessee. News outlets report 29-year-old Travis Mullins was involved in a hit-and-run in the parking lot of a Lowe's Home Improvement store Monday evening. The…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A man has been accused of stabbing his wife and stepdaughter in Tennessee, killing the younger woman. News outlets report 34-year-old Ledis Sanchez was arrested Monday. Memphis police say he attacked the women early Sunday…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Police in Tennessee say seven people have been shot during a street race. Memphis police said on Twitter that the shooting stemmed from an argument Saturday night while people were racing vehicles. All seven shooting victims…
ANTIOCH, Tenn. (AP) -- Law enforcement officials are investigating after two people were shot and killed outside of a grocery store near Nashville. Metro police say two people met in a South Nashville Kroger parking lot on Friday and began…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say four people have been convicted in a Tennessee federal court of illegally distributing more than 11 million prescription opioid pills. The U.S. Attorney's office in Knoxville says Sylvia Hofstetter was convicted of…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say two sites in Kentucky and two in Tennessee have been added to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville and the SEEK Museum in Russellville are the two new sites…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Lumineers, Three 6 Mafia, The Avett Brothers, Lil Wayne and The Smashing Pumpkins are included in the lineup of performers scheduled to appear at this year's Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee. The three-day…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Brandon Clarke matched his career high with 27 points, Ja Morant had 20 points and nine assists and the Memphis Grizzlies went into the All-Star break with a 111-104 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. De’Anthony…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee man is accused of driving under the influence with a baby in his car when he hit and killed a man. News outlets report 25-year-old Semarcus Carter is expected in court Monday. An affidavit…
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) -- Authorities say a mother and her six children have been killed in a house fire in central Mississippi. Clinton Fire Chief Jeff Blackledge told local news outlets the fire happened early Saturday around 12:30 a.m.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The trial date for a white Nashville police officer charged with fatally shooting an armed black man from behind has been postponed. Court records show that 25-year-old Andrew Delke's trial was originally set for March 16,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A newly filed lawsuit argues that Tennessee's school voucher program is unconstitutional and must be blocked before going into effect later this year. Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced Thursday that his office had filed the complaint…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Mike Vrabel has finalized the members of his Titans coaching staff by hiring Jim Haslett as Tennessee's inside linebackers coach. Vrabel still hasn't named a defensive coordinator to replace Dean Pees. Who calls defensive plays for…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Almost three dozen big companies and more than 100 small businesses in Tennessee are predicting economic backlash from a newly enacted adoption state law and other proposals that target LGBT people. A letter from the likes…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Republican-led legislative panel has decided not to decide, for now, whether it thinks a bust of a former Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader should be removed from the Tennessee Capitol. A House…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's administration is acknowledging that teachers may not get big pay raises, even with the Republican's proposal to boost teacher salaries by $117 million. Finance and Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter told lawmakers Tuesday…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man has been found dead in a donation bin. Police responded Sunday afternoon to a report of a man stuck inside the bin. Clarksville Police spokesman Jim Knoll said when emergency crews arrived at…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Lee will soon unveil his top priorities for the 2020 legislative session, as well as announce his spending proposal for the upcoming fiscal year during his second annual address in front of Tennessee's lawmakers.…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate rejected the idea of witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring his eventual acquittal. Senators considered pushing off final voting on his fate to next week. The vote on allowing…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say two children have been shot and are in critical condition. The shooting in Memphis comes just one day after a 10-year-old boy was fatally wounded in the city. Police say a boy…
JACKSBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A small earthquake hit East Tennessee on Monday. The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck near Fincastle, Tennessee in Campbell County. A USGS map showed it was felt around East Tennessee and southern…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say a shooting at a Memphis nightclub has left one man dead and four others injured. News outlets report police responded to the shooting early Sunday at the Truth Night Bar. Police say…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a church service Sunday in Tennessee in remembrance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Pence attended the service at the Holy City Church of God in Memphis on Sunday,…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The National Civil Rights Museum will be providing free admission and information about voting and the upcoming U.S. Census during a celebration of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday in Memphis, Tennessee. The museum…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's administration has invoked executive privilege multiple times to withhold documents from public records requests, even though such privilege is not defined in the state's law, nor mentioned in its constitution. Officials in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers are poised to begin the 2020 legislative session, kicking off a busy next couple of months expected to be full of debates on criminal justice reform, abortion and other hot-button issues. GOP Gov. Bill…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran has struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general. Iranian state TV says Tehran fired a series of surface-to-surface missiles at an Iraqi air base housing U.S. troops and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee man was being held without bond Thursday in the stabbing deaths of two men outside a Nashville bar, according to Nashville police. Michael Mosley, 23, was charged with two counts of criminal homicide and…
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) -- A mobile clinic is coming to Alabama but organizers say volunteers are desperately needed to help. The Remote Area Medical clinic is set for March 27-29 at Gadsden City High School, The Gadsden Times reported. It’s…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Three Tennessee men have been sentenced to prison for killing a pizza delivery driver during a botched robbery. The Shelby County district attorney's office said 19-year-old Marquez Thompson, 18-year-old Charles McClellan and 26-year-old Leanthony Primer pleaded…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- An East Tennessee deputy is accused of groping a woman and forcing her to choose between jail and being dunked in a lake in a late-night “baptism.” News outlets report Shandle Marie Riley is suing Hamilton…
DALLAS (AP) -- A white Dallas police officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for fatally shooting her unarmed, black neighbor in his home. The jury sentenced Amber Guyger on Wednesday. Guyger was convicted of murder Tuesday in…
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bernie Sanders' campaign says the Democratic presidential candidate has had a heart procedure for a blocked artery. The Vermont senator is canceling events and appearances "until further notice." The campaign says the 78-year-old Sanders experienced chest discomfort…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Department of Health is working to prevent the spread of rabies by raccoons through the distribution of vaccine packets coated with fishmeal. According to the department, the packets will be distributed by helicopter and…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California will let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements, defying the NCAA and setting up a likely legal challenge that could reshape U.S. amateur sports. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday he has…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- A housing market report says prices keep rising across Tennessee's metro areas, while construction permits are slightly down year over year. A Middle Tennessee State University news release says the quarterly report shows promising mixed signals.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Expert witnesses disagree on whether Tennessee's 48-hour waiting period before abortion helps or hinders women's decision making. A Bowling Green State University psychology professor who testified in federal court Wednesday said women seeking abortions experience high…
RIPLEY, Tenn. (AP) -- A mental evaluation will help decide whether a convict accused of killing a Tennessee corrections administrator before escaping prison is competent to stand trial. Attorneys for Curtis Ray Watson said during a hearing Wednesday that a…
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the House is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, saying "no one is above the law." Pelosi told fellow Democrats earlier Tuesday afternoon that she supports…
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) -- Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is celebrating National Public Lands Day this weekend. The park in western Kentucky and Tennessee will have a visitor appreciation day on Saturday and offer free admission to…
GREENBRIER, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Highway Patrol and state officials say a trooper fatally ran over a man who was lying in a highway. News outlets report 49-year-old James Yates, of Springfield, was lying in the middle of Highway 41…
