NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A bill that would arm some school teachers in Tennessee has failed after a number of state lawmakers, including several Republican gun rights advocates, criticized the idea. The measure was voted down Tuesday in the House…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the "age of bullies and bigots is not fully behind us" — despite advances the country has made since Martin Luther King Jr. was slain while fighting poverty and…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Police in Memphis say a convenience store clerk has been charged in the fatal shooting of a suspected shoplifter whose body was found near the store. The Commercial Appeal reports Memphis police charged 28-year-old Anwar Ghazali…
DUNDEE, Miss. (AP) -- A group of teenagers has launched a 50-mile (80-kilometer) walk from northern Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee, as a tribute to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Six…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A longtime pastor has been returned to Tennessee to face charges that he molested several children during his time leading a Nashville congregation. Media reports say Matthew Dennis Patterson was arrested March 8 by Nashville police…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) -- The Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee have donated nearly 50,600 boxes of cookies to Fort Campbell this year. The Leaf-Chronicle cites a news release that says the donations are made possible through Troop Gift of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An ex-Tennessee teacher who fled with a 15-year-old student last year and set off a 39-day nationwide manhunt has asked to change his plea in federal court. A document filed by his lawyer Thursday in federal…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A video of sick and injured animals led to the raid of a PetSmart in Nashville. Metro Nashville Public Health Department spokesman Brian Todd told The Tennessean that Metro Animal Care and Control had received a…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee communities of all sizes can now apply for grants to build or improve dog parks in their areas. The Boyd Foundation says it is taking applications for a Dog Park Dash Grant of up to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A medical marijuana bill has cleared another panel despite opposition from law enforcement, state health officials and Republican Gov. Bill Haslam. In a 9-2 vote Wednesday, a House committee advanced legislation by Republican Rep. Jeremy Faison…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Haslam has approved the recommendations of a school safety panel, including a security risk assessment of all Tennessee public school facilities. Haslam announced the approval Wednesday of the recommendations from the panel that he…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Fifty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. The civil rights leader's shocking murder on April 4, 1968, marked one of the…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- Researchers from around the world are meeting in Tennessee for a conference about how humans and bears can safely coexist. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting the Fifth International Human-Bear…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander says he's "not a big fan" of arming teachers at school, saying they have their hands full without carrying guns. Alexander told reporters Monday he thinks teachers ought to teach and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Conservation groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service over the approval of a logging project they say is endangering a sparkling trout stream in East Tennessee. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that the lawsuit filed…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Violins that were once used to make music in concentration camps and ghettos during the Holocaust are now on display for free at the Nashville Public Library in Tennessee. A library news release says the Violins…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The owners of Opry Mills are asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that reduced their 2010 flood insurance coverage from $200 to $50 million. The Tennessean reports the Simon Property Group filed an…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Thousands of people have marched in Tennessee cities to push for gun control and school safety as part of a national campaign sparked by the recent Florida school shooting. Media reports say about 10,000 to 12,000…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Four Nashville men are facing federal firearms charges in the recent thefts of about 125 guns from five area gun stores. According to U.S. Attorney Donald Cochran's office, a federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted 22-year-old…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Police in Knoxville say a man grew violent and attacked employees when he couldn't buy a gun at a pawn shop. Police say 30-year-old Edward Graham physically assaulted employees and damaged items at the UT Money…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A so-called "regional enforcer" for the Gangster Disciples in Tennessee has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. The U.S. attorney's office in Jackson said Friday that 37-year-old Henry Cooper received the prison term after…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say four corrections officers in West Tennessee have been charged with bringing drugs into a prison. The U.S. attorney's office in Memphis said Thursday that the four officers worked at the Northwest Correctional Complex,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- The discrimination trial has begun for an openly gay former Tennessee magistrate who sued in 2015 over her firing. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Monday that was the first day of trial for 38-year-old Elizabeth…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee attorney general says lawsuits by local prosecutors over the opioid epidemic are complicating his efforts to reach a multistate settlement with drug companies. In response, prosecutors say local communities lose out when lawsuits like…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The man accused of fatally shooting a woman and wounding six people at a Middle Tennessee church in September faces a 43-count indictment, including first-degree murder, attempted murder and felony civil rights intimidation charges. Friday's grand…
ABERDEEN, Miss. (AP) -- A Mississippi girl has died after her brother allegedly shot her in the head because she wouldn't hand over the controller of a video game. WCBI-TV reported Sunday that Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell says the…
WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) -- The body of a Nashville firefighter who went missing when his car went into the Tennessee River has been found. The Nashville Fire Department says in a statement released Saturday that Jesse Reed's body was found…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A former Tennessee judge who was initially accused of helping a woman with legal troubles in exchange for sex faces a new indictment. The U.S. Justice Department said in a news release that former Davidson County…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Republican-led Tennessee House panel has revived legislation to ban child marriage. A House subcommittee advanced the bill Wednesday after amending it to let 17-year-olds continue to marry, but only with judicial approval, parental permission, proof…
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Dollar General Corp. fell short on profit and revenue projections, but everyone is focusing on booming sales at established stores and a strong outlook. The 3.3 percent jump in same-store sales Thursday easily surpassed expectations, and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Republican-led Tennessee House panel has revived legislation to ban child marriage. A House subcommittee advanced the bill Wednesday after amending it to let 17-year-olds continue to marry, but only with judicial approval, parental permission, proof…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Toys R Us's management has told its employees that it will sell or close all of its U.S. stores. That's according to a toy industry analyst who spoke to several employees who were on the call…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- FedEx says it is investing more than $1 billion to modernize its Tennessee hub, in a move the shipping giant says will improve its efficiency and reliability as it delivers packages throughout the world. FedEx Corp.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Haslam is joining several other Tennessee officials voicing concerns over President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The Republican governor told reporters Tuesday he's concerned about additional costs to manufacturers, particularly the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- A man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for killing six people and injuring others in 2015 when his tractor-trailer careened into stopped traffic on an East Tennessee highway. Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge…
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) -- A decade after the Pentagon began confronting rape in the ranks, the U.S. military frequently fails to provide justice to the children of service members when they are sexually assaulted by other kids on base. An…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Two ex-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrators say officials should withdraw a proposed trucking emissions exemption, saying it's based on flawed scientific analysis. Carol M. Browner under President Bill Clinton and Christine Todd Whitman under President George…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - In Tennessee's U.S. Senate race, Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn and ex-Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen are concerned about President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. On Thursday, Bredesen compared broad tariffs to taking a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - New Nashville Mayor David Briley, who was sworn in after ex-Mayor Megan Barry resigned in the fallout of her extramarital affair, says he plans to run to keep the job in an August election. Briley told…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee will begin producing license plates honoring former Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt now that the specialty plate has received 1,000 pre-orders. The Pat Summitt Foundation announced Friday that it had received the necessary number of…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Two men charged with damaging and defacing an Islamic center in Tennessee have apologized to the congregation. Thomas Gibbs and Charles Stout III were indicted on federal charges in September. They are accused of damaging and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Prosecutors say a person among more than a dozen Middle Tennessee gang members and associates accused in a racketeering conspiracy was kidnapped and killed. His whereabouts had been unknown when 15 gang members and associates were…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen's campaign for U.S. Senate has told the FBI that it fears it has been hacked by someone who tried to trick it into wiring money. Phil Bredesen…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Secret recordings capturing the ex-president of the country's largest diesel fuel retailer using racial slurs and profanely criticizing his own board of directors and his boss' football team and fans will be unsealed and released publicly.…
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) -- Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area says it plans to open most campgrounds and attractions on Friday but will have some flood-related limitations. A camping closure order was put in place on Feb. 28.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Republican-led Tennessee House panel has killed a bill to ban child marriage because a socially conservative lobbyist argued it interferes with his state legal challenge of same-sex marriage. The House Civil Justice Subcommittee voted Wednesday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's attorney general says the state constitution doesn't exempt whiskey barrels from property taxes. Attorney General Herbert Slatery's opinion comes as Jack Daniel's and others push barrel exemption legislation. That bill says the constitution already exempts…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Nashville Mayor Megan Barry has resigned after admitting she had an extramarital affair with her lead bodyguard and shortly after pleading guilty to a felony theft charge. When Barry first admitted Jan. 31 to having an affair…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- About a dozen members of Congress have laid a wreath and held a prayer service at the site where the Rev. Martin Luther King was assassinated in Tennessee. They opened a three-day "Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage"…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's leading Republican gubernatorial candidates have mixed feelings or aren't taking firm stances on President Donald Trump's ideas to ban bump stocks and bar people under 21 from buying semi-automatic guns. U.S. Rep. Diane Black said…
