LEWISBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee man who attacked a gay man and bragged about it has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. The Daily News Journal reports that 24-year-old Brandon Michael Wiley claimed the man "molested him." Wiley also posted…
PICKWICK DAM, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to begin reinforcing the Pickwick Dam against earthquakes this fall. WAAY-TV reports that the reinforcement will cost about $150 million and require about one million tons of rock and sand.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee lawmakers have signed off on a $40 million proposal to improve school safety. The bill sailed through the House and Senate on Thursday. It now heads to Republican Gov. Bill Lee's desk for his signature,…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A detained Spanish-language reporter facing deportation after he was arrested while covering an immigration rally in Memphis is seeking release from custody. Lawyers for Manuel Duran said Thursday they filed a petition seeking his release from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee push to outlaw childlike sex dolls has advanced in the Legislature. A Senate panel voted Tuesday in favor of the legislation by Republican Sen. Janice Bowling, who said she introduced the proposal at Senate…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- At least 128,000 children in Tennessee have been cut from the state's low-income health insurance programs over the past two years. The Tennessean reports that one in every eight children in TennCare were unenrolled between December…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Rockabilly Hall of Famer Billy Adams, who wrote and recorded the rockabilly staple "Rock, Pretty Mama," has died. He was 79. According to a press release from his publicist and manager, Adams died Saturday in Westmoreland,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says she's encouraged by Tennessee's latest push to expand school vouchers throughout the state and said she's cheering on lawmakers to make the right choice. DeVos, a Republican who has long…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says the state has a duty to protect the environment, but held off from agreeing humans are the reason behind climate change. The Republican fielded questions about climate change while talking to…
NEW MARKET, Tenn. (AP) -- A fire at a Tennessee social justice center that trained the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has destroyed a building and decades of archives. Nobody was injured. News outlets report that officials are investigating what…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Prosecutors say a Tennessee nurse made multiple mistakes before fatally injecting a patient with the wrong drug. The Tennessean reports documents filed Wednesday say Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse RaDonda Vaught was distracted by an unrelated…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Nashville election panel has given approval to buy voting machines that create a paper trail of votes. The Davidson County Election Commission voted Thursday in favor of purchasing the equipment. It's expected to be used…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Proposed federal legislation would give state prison officials the ability they have long sought to jam the signals of cellphones smuggled to inmates within their walls. The Associated Press has learned U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct has stepped down as chairman of an education subcommittee after facing months of protests from victim advocates calling for his resignation. House Speaker Glen Casada confirmed on Thursday that…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A watered-down Tennessee bill spelling out that the state's public indecency law applies to bathrooms and changing rooms for single-sex, multi-person use is heading toward floor votes. The bill by Republican Rep. John Ragan passed a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Shareholders suing private prison operator CoreCivic have won class action status for a lawsuit claiming the company inflated stock prices by misrepresenting the quality and value of its services. CoreCivic's public statements to shareholders have said…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee has fired women's basketball coach Holly Warlick after a season in which the Lady Vols barely kept their NCAA Tournament streak alive and then promptly lost in the opening round. Holly…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee higher education officials say community college graduation rates are on the rise. According to WPLN-FM , the Tennessee Board of Regents says 13.6 percent of students who began in 2010 graduated within three years. That…
CHICAGO (AP) -- Attorneys for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett say charges alleging he lied to police about an attack have been dropped. Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes said in a Tuesday morning statement that Smollett's record "has…
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump says the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report "wouldn't bother me at all." Trump says he's glad Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling is over and wishes it could have gone quicker. Trump says "we…
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Special counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his investigation into Russian election interference and possible coordination with associates of President Donald Trump. The Justice Department says Mueller delivered his final report Friday to Attorney General William Barr, who…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee lawmakers aren't breaking a sweat over a proposal designed to repeal a $10 million amusement tax on gym memberships. House members unanimously agreed to sign off on the measure on Thursday. The bill must now…
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) -- The U.S. Forest Service says it will soon begin repairs at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. A statement from the agency says Land Between the Lakes recently received $4.1 million in assistance from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee push to make it easier for some felons to get their voting rights restored has cleared its first legislative hurdle. A House panel voted Wednesday to advance Republican Rep. Michael Curcio's bill to lift…
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (AP) -- U.S. Marshals have arrested a man suspected of driving an off-road vehicle that dragged a police officer when a group swarmed a downtown street in Tennessee's capital. News…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee woman says Vanderbilt University Medical Center operated on the wrong kidney during her surgery in what federal officials call a "never event." The Tennessean reports Carla Miller says the error damaged her urinary system…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Lee's school voucher proposal has cleared its first hurdle inside Tennessee's GOP-dominant statehouse but not without facing a wide range of questions from lawmakers uneasy about the broad scope of the bill. A House…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for defrauding investors out of $3 million. News outlets report 64-year-old George David George was sentenced Monday for the scheme that led to his 2015…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has been transferred from a hospital to a rehabilitation center following a stroke last month, but will have to cancel upcoming shows, including his appearance at the New Orleans…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A proposal to loosen state regulations surrounding hair braiding is advancing inside the Tennessee Statehouse. The House Government Operations Committee agreed Monday that hair braiders should not face the same strenuous licensing requirements as most cosmetologists.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Police in Tennessee's capital say an officer was dragged when a group of off-road vehicles swarmed a downtown street. Citing a release from Metro Nashville police, news outlets report that a four-wheeler dragged Sgt. John Bourque…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Police in Memphis say an 11-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in a shooting that critically wounded two people. The Memphis Police Department said officers went to the scene of a shooting at a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee judge has been rebuked for denying the request of a woman on house arrest to travel to Atlanta for an abortion. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports the 23-year-old woman was at least 10…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office is warning flood victims to take precautions around electricity to avoid fires. According to a news release, homes in flooded areas where the power was shut off need to be…
PEKIN, Ill. (AP) -- The father of a man accused of killing four people at a Tennessee Waffle House is facing a weapons charge in Illinois. Jeffrey Reinking was charged in Tazewell County Circuit Court on Thursday with unlawful delivery…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Lee says his school voucher plan will now cost $125 million over the next five years in his pursuit to allow more parents to use state funds to pay for their children's private education.…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Former Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam H. Putnam has been named CEO of the conservation group Ducks Unlimited. Putnam replaces Dale Hall, who will remain until his retirement June 30. Putnam said in a news release from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A school district in Tennessee says it no longer wants teachers to use crowdfunding websites to get extra school supplies. WZTV-TV reported Tuesday that the Metro Nashville School District has banned teachers from using sites like…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee House panel has advanced a bill that would allow faith-based orphanages and child-placement organizations to decline adoptions or foster care based on religious beliefs, including opposition to LGBT parents. The House Children & Families…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Thanks to Kim Kardashian West, one of the first inmates released after federal sentencing reforms won't have to worry about rent for five years. Matthew Charles told The Tennessean last week that he couldn't find permanent…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Nashville and one of its police officers are being sued by the family of a black man who ran from police and had a gun when he was shot from behind last July. Attorney Joy Kimbrough…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's state veterinarian is warning horse owners to take precautions after the equine influenza virus was diagnosed in several horses returning from out-of-state events. According to the state Agriculture Department, equine influenza is highly contagious. The…
BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) -- Government surveys have confirmed at least 38 tornadoes touched down across the Southeast in a deadly weekend outbreak. National Weather Service teams surveying storm damage say tornadoes struck Sunday, March 3, in Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Lee has signed an executive order making it easier for Tennessee to recover from the effects of serious flooding caused by heavy rains. The order signed Thursday begins the process for declaring a federal…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians. Judge T.S. Ellis III imposed the sentence Thursday, capping the only…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee is the latest state to move closer to enacting one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. House lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Two Republican Tennessee lawmakers sponsoring a bill to limit primary elections to registered party voters have each voted in a Democratic primary. The Tennessean reports that Rep. Andy Holt voted in a May 2006 local Democratic…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An immigrant rights group is opposing a bill in Tennessee that aims to require mothers to prove U.S. citizenship to receive government prenatal care and women, infants and children food benefits. At a news conference Tuesday,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An anti-abortion group in Tennessee is opposing a bill that would ban most women from obtaining the procedure once a fetus' heartbeat is detected. Tennessee Right to Life announced Tuesday they are against the bill because…
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A publicist for Luke Perry says the "Riverdale" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" star has died. He was 52. Publicist Arnold Robinson said that Perry died Monday after suffering a massive stroke. Robinson says Perry's family and…
