NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee won't stop Thursday's execution of an inmate who says his accomplice was the one who fatally stabbed a mother and daughter in 1986. Lee said in a statement Tuesday he won't intervene…
RED BOILING SPRINGS, Tenn. (AP) -- News outlets report two former students are accused of breaking into their Middle Tennessee high school and stealing an assault weapon and bulletproof vests from the resource officer's gun safe. Clay and Macon County…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Police say a child was found dead in a car at a parking lot outside a grocery store in Tennessee. According to a news release from the Knoxville Police Department, officers responded to a call Friday…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say a Tennessee deputy has shot and killed a man who was wielding a knife. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the man killed in the shooting by a Bradley County sheriff's deputy was…
NEW YORK (AP) -- A former law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that Jeffrey Epstein has died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York. The medical examiner's office in Manhattan confirmed the financier's death. The…
PELHAM, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee man serving life in prison for murder has been freed after 12 years over a fingerprint pointing to another man. News outlets report 36-year-old Adam Braseel accepted a deal last month allowing him to…
NEW YORK (AP) -- FedEx is severing ties with Amazon as the online retailer builds out its own delivery fleet and becomes more of a threat. The decision by FedEx also illustrates how e-commerce has become universal as major retailers…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Cyntoia Brown was released early Wednesday from the Tennessee Prison for Women, where she was serving a life sentence for killing a man when she was a 16-year-old prostitute. Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna and other celebrities…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A federal appeals court has ruled against a Tennessee death row inmate's challenge as he nears his execution date next week. On Tuesday, a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel upheld a lower court's decision…
MEMPMHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say 18 people have been charged in Tennessee with using a music label to defraud banks and sell marijuana. The U.S. attorney's office said in a news release that 17 people from Memphis and…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has died. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf says Morrison died Monday night at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. She was 88. She was the first black woman to receive the Nobel…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say a sheriff's deputy has been stabbed and a sexual assault suspect has been fatally shot in Tennessee's largest county. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Keli McAlister said a Shelby County sheriff's deputy approached a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Two doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have said under oath that they mistakenly operated on the wrong kidney during a 2017 surgery. The Tennessean reports Dr. Kelvin Moses, a Vanderbilt assistant professor of urology, and…
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) -- Restoration plans for the original Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in Tennessee have been chopped. The Tennessean reports the company announced Friday the building is too deteriorated…
(AP) -- Two mass shootings at crowded public places in Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours claimed at least 29 lives and left scores injured, a shocking carnage even in a country accustomed to gun violence. In the…
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- The Latest on a deadly mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio: A law enforcement official identified the shooter who killed nine people and injured dozens when he opened fire in a popular nightlife area of Dayton, Ohio,…
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- The Latest on a shooting at an El Paso shopping complex: Hospitals say they are treating 22 victims of the mass shooting at an El Paso shopping complex, not including a patient who died after…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- Officials in Tennessee say 4 inches (10 centimeters) of rain in less than an hour contributed to the death of a Georgia man at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. News outlets report 73-year-old Barry Willard Wallace…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's embattled House speaker has officially resigned from his leadership role after being plagued for months by multiple scandals involving explicit text messages. Rep. Glen Casada agreed to step aside as speaker on Friday. The GOP…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee officials say they weren't aware that the state's pension fund invested stock in a marijuana industry company, despite the state's opposition to legalizing any usage of marijuana. The Times Free Press reports The Tennessee Consolidated…
GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (AP) -- Officials say they have begun constructing a riverbed bubbler and sound system in Lake Barkley as an experimental and environmentally friendly way to block the spread of an invasive fish. The Paducah Sun reports the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee U.S. Rep. David Kustoff says he won't run for an open Senate seat next year after previously hinting he was considering jumping into the competitive race. Kustoff tweeted last week that he and his wife…
UPDATE: SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) -- A Mississippi coroner has identified the second person killed in a shooting at a Mississippi Walmart. DeSoto County Coroner Joshua Pounders says 38-year-old Anthony Brown of Olive Branch died of an apparent gunshot wound Tuesday…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a West Tennessee county where his son suffered a fatal injury while incarcerated. Brian…
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities in Tennessee are investigating the deaths of three people who died after overdosing on drugs in a home. WTVF-TV reports that police in Lebanon are offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to the…
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say three people have been shot and critically wounded at a home in Tennessee. Maury County Sheriff Bucky Rowland told news outlets that a suspect called emergency dispatchers early Friday and told them to send…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee death row inmate has declined to choose the method of his execution scheduled for mid-August. Making no choice would result in death by lethal injection. Tennessee Department of Correction spokeswoman Neysa Taylor said in…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- A group of eight Girl Scouts from across the country spent part of their summer volunteering in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Their efforts included rehabilitating trails, cleaning campgrounds, removing invasive plants and providing educational…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- U.S. House members have passed a bill expanding horse soring regulations at Tennessee Walking Horse shows. Rep. Steve Cohen said Thursday the House voted 333- 96 in favor of…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has agreed to a deal in which she pleads guilty to facilitation to first-degree murder and receives a 30-year prison sentence. Sherra Wright entered the plea Thursday…
ETOWAH, Tenn. (AP) -- Two Tennessee nursing aides say they were fired for a social media post joking about the elderly. WTVC-TV reports Cassie Moses and Symara Rakestraw say they were fired from Etowah Health Care Center after posting a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee lawmaker has resigned from the state legislature, saying he needs to spend more time with his family and tend to his winery business. News outlets report 59-year-old Rep. Bill Sanderson, R-Kenton, announced his retirement…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Dutch film actor Rutger Hauer, who specialized in menacing roles, including a memorable turn as a murderous android in "Blade Runner" opposite Harrison Ford, has died. He was 75. Hauer's agent, Steve Kenis, says the actor…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say a Tennessee man has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison for selling fentanyl to someone who asked for heroin. The U.S. attorney's office in Memphis said Tuesday that 31-year-old Zacharia Mitchell…
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration is proposing to tighten automatic eligibility requirements for the food stamp program, a change that could affect about 3.1 million people. The Agriculture Department says the rule would close "a loophole" that enables people…
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -- A college-bound student in Tennessee was killed in an accident while on a trip to Guatemala. Carson-Newman University says Seth Washam died from an electrical short in a hotel swimming pool, according to WATE-TV. His…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Two Southwest Airlines planes have collided on the tarmac of Nashville International Airport. Airline officials say no injuries were reported in Saturday night's collision. An emailed statement from Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Michelle Agnew says the winglet…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee saw its highest number of drug overdoses last year as surrounding states saw drops in the ongoing opioid crisis. According to a report released Thursday, 1,837 people died from drug overdoses in 2018. The Tennessean…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Police say a Nashville officer wasn't wearing his seat belt when he was hit by a fleeing driver and killed. News outlets report Nashville police on Thursday provided updates on the ongoing investigation into the July…
LORETTO, Tenn. (AP) -- Police in Tennessee are asking residents not to toss drugs down the toilet, saying it could lead to "meth-gators" and stoned waterfowl. The warning from the Loretto Police Department on Facebook came after a man was…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is warning homeowners about rhododendron plants infected with a pathogen that can kill a number of different plants, shrubs and trees. The department says anyone who has purchased a rhododendron from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A newspaper investigation says the unwieldy paperwork system behind Tennessee's low-income health insurance program caused thousands of children to lose coverage. The Tennessean investigation says late, incomplete and unreturned paperwork made it difficult for TennCare to…
OLIVER SPRINGS, Tenn. (AP) - Law enforcement officials say a man has died after being involved in a hang gliding accident. Anderson County Sheriff's Office spokesman Tyler Mayes says 45-year-old Patrick Scott Lucas of Morristown died Saturday afternoon near the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man died this week after being infected with a flesh-eating bacteria during a trip to a Florida beach. According to news reports, the man became ill shortly after returning from vacation in Destin Beach…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee have identified the deceased man whose remains were found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park officials say the remains of 64-year-old David J. Carver of Blount County were found Monday. Officials say…
SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) - A 3-year-old Tennessee boy who was left in a hot car has died and now his father is charged with a felony. Smyrna Police Chief Kevin Arnold told news outlets Daylin Palmer was found unresponsive in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is facing backlash for signing a proclamation ordering a day to honor Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Lee told reporters this week that…
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) -- A fishing method originally developed in China will be used to remove invasive Asian carp from Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The "unified method" of fishing drives carp through a series of large nets into…
WALKER, Minn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says three young children who were the subject of an Endangered Child Alert have been found in northern Minnesota. The bureau said Friday the children were found in Cass County with…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has told The Tennessean that he won't run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander. When Alexander announced in December that he would not seek reelection…
