NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate campaign announcement ad is being blocked by Twitter over a statement the abortion rights opponent makes about the sale of fetal tissue for medical research. Rep. Marsha…
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An enraged President Donald Trump and a prominent Republican senator who fears the country could be edging toward "chaos" have been engaging in an intense back-and-forth bashing on social media. It was a remarkable airing of their…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding six others at a Tennessee church has a new court date. Nashville district attorney general spokeswoman Dorinda Carter says 25-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson's preliminary hearing will…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said Thursday that he won't run for the U.S. Senate seat being opened with the retirement of fellow Republican Bob Corker. "While I have loved being a mayor and a governor, I…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- A judge has set a trial date for the driver in a Tennessee school bus crash that killed six elementary school students last year. Johnthony Walker faces 34 charges, including six counts of vehicular homicide, in…
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Rock superstar Tom Petty has died at age 66. Spokeswoman Carla Sacks says Petty died Monday night at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after he suffered cardiac arrest. Petty, usually backed by his longtime band…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country star Jason Aldean says he's praying for the victims of the Las Vegas shootings, saying his "heart aches" and issuing a rallying cry for Americans to come together. The singer…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam says he is considering running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of his friend Bob Corker. Haslam told reporters Thursday that…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Witnesses and police described a chaotic scene as a masked attacker armed with two guns shot seven people, killing one, in a Tennessee church before he was subdued. The church…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee lawmakers are asking three state agencies to ensure that their policies allow residents to take cell phone photos of public records. The Tennessean reports that Joint Government Operations Committee members on Wednesday questioned the Office…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Health officials say Tennessee saw a record number of overdose deaths in 2016. A state Department of Health news release Monday says 1,631 Tennesseans died from drug overdoses last year, a 12 percent increase from 1,451…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Haslam is reinstating food stamp work requirements for most Tennessee counties starting Feb. 1. Haslam said Monday that Tennessee will re-establish federal work requirements in 70 counties for able-bodied adults without dependents who receive…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Vince Gill, Trace Adkins and many more music stars have gathered to honor country singer Troy Gentry, a member of the popular country duo Montgomery Gentry, who died in a helicopter crash. Family and friends watched…
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Five people have been charged in Tennessee with conspiring to defraud the My People Fund of Dolly Parton's Dollywood Foundation, set up to help people affected by wildfires last year. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An audit has found that the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has not updated the state's endangered species list in 16 years, even though it is required to do so every two years. Comptroller Justin Wilson's office…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Don Williams, an award-winning country singer with love ballads like "I Believe in You," has died. He was 78. A statement from his publicist said he died…
LUMBERTON, N.J. (AP) - The official website for Montgomery Gentry says Troy Gentry, half of the country duo, has died in a New Jersey helicopter crash. The Federal Aviation Administration says the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A panel of Tennessee lawmakers wants to address the opioid epidemic with referral requirements at pain clinics, more state investigators and a public awareness program. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that House Speaker Beth Harwell's…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Two teams of people from the Memphis district of the Army Corps of Engineers have been deployed to help with hurricane recovery and planning. The corps' Memphis district said in a news release Tuesday that seven…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- National forests in Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia are among more than a dozen across the South waiving campground fees for people displaced by recent flooding in Texas and elsewhere. The Southern Region of the U.S.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The driver in a Tennessee school bus crash that killed six elementary school students in November wants a judge to offer him probation and dismissal of his case. Johnthony Walker's attorney will make the case for…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- A second crash involving motorcycle officers in Murfreesboro has prompted the police department to shut down the program pending further investigation. The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro reports two officers were injured Tuesday. Murfreesboro Police Chief…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- A defense attorney for the driver in a Tennessee school bus crash that killed six elementary school students in November says the bus driver swerved to avoid a collision with a second vehicle. The Chattanooga Times…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Police say a Kentucky teenager has been charged in two murders last month. Eighteen-year-old Jemel Barber of Georgetown had earlier been charged in a fatal motel shooting on July 23. Media outlets report Barber also is…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - University of Tennessee police say they have cited three people for vandalizing a Confederate monument. Police said they caught the trio on Wednesday throwing black paint on the monument in Knoxville. It is the third time…
TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An unfinished visitors center designed to showcase Tennessee's largest natural lake could be torn down and sold for scrap. The Commercial Appeal reports the nearly $2 million Reelfoot Lake State Park interpretive visitors center has been…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A Democratic congressman from West Tennessee says he plans to introduce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump following his comments on the white supremacist rally…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The children of Johnny Cash are asking white supremacists and other hate groups not to wear or use the country singer's name or image. In a lengthy Wednesday night Facebook post from son John Carter Cash,…
ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) -- A substitute teacher who also served as a drum instructor at a Tennessee high school has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. News outlets report 35-year-old Justin Curtis Grindstaff was arrested Thursday…
DELIGHT, Ark. (AP) -- Music superstar Glen Campbell has been laid to rest in his hometown of Delight, Arkansas. The announcement was made on Campbell's official Facebook page Thursday night. It says Campbell was laid to rest Wednesday in a…
WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) - A corrections officer accused of assaulting an inmate has been arrested in Middle Tennessee. News outlets report 54-year-old Teresa Maria Howell was arrested Wednesday on an assault charge in connection…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) -- Armstrong Flooring will close its Mississippi plant in October, laying off 93 workers. The company, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, says closing the Vicksburg plant and one in Jackson, Tennessee, will save it more than $8 million…
SILVER POINT, Tenn. (AP) -- A couple found dead in a Middle Tennessee lake has been identified by investigators as a former coach and his wife. Tennessee Highway Patrol Lt. Jimmy Neal says the bodies of 84-year-old Lendon Welch and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- An East Tennessee woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for reckless homicide and aggravated assault in a 5-year-old boy's death in 2015. Media outlets report that a judge sentenced 30-year-old Holly Rutledge on Tuesday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Glen Campbell, the grinning, high-pitched entertainer who had such hits as "Rhinestone Cowboy" and spanned country, pop, television and movies, has died. He was 81. Campbell's publicist Sandy Brokaw says the singer died Tuesday morning in…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee sheriff's deputy has been given a national award after he was credited with saving the life of a child who was choking at school. The Tennessean reports Williamson County Deputy Kevin Teague performed the…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Austin Peay State University's new board of trustees has dismissed a complaint of gender discrimination in hiring. WPLN-FM reports a search committee picked Jessica Morris earlier this year for an associate communications department professor job, but…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested 83 people in two Tennessee cities and New Orleans. The Commercial Appeal reports that ICE spokesman Tom Byrd said 64 of the 83 people arrested in Memphis, Nashville and…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- FedEx will forego special charges for most packages shipped during the chaotic holiday season this year as it squares off against rival UPS in a fight for a larger share of the millions of items now…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The mayor of Memphis is scheduled to dedicate a plaque honoring soul singer Aretha Franklin at her childhood home. Mayor Jim Strickland and other city officials are scheduled to unveil the plaque on Wednesday morning. Franklin,…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee bride was arrested hours after saying "I do" when authorities say she pointed a gun at her groom. Murfreesboro police Sgt. Kyle Evans told WTVF-TV on Monday that 25-year-old Kate Elizabeth Prichard was still…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -- A former East Tennessee State University student accused of civil rights intimidation during a Black Lives Matter demonstration could have the charges dismissed. The Johnson City Press reported Sunday the ex-student's attorney filed a motion…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) -- Financial personality Dave Ramsey has broken ground on a new corporate headquarters in Tennessee. Ramsey Solutions celebrated the groundbreaking Thursday at the Franklin site where its more than 223,000 square-foot building will stand. The estimated move-in…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A biblical passage that has long been displayed at an East Tennessee city's police headquarters will be removed following a complaint. Local news outlets report on Wednesday that Knoxville City Law Director Charles Swanson says the…
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) -- The Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in western Kentucky is offering prime viewing spots for the upcoming total solar eclipse next month. The park is planning a series of programs to educate about…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Local activists say federal immigration agents have arrested a large number of people in Tennessee. The Commercial Appeal reports 25-year-old activist Jose Salazar says beginning Sunday morning, agents made several arrests at three Memphis apartment complexes.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge in Knoxville has sentenced a Pennsylvania man to life in prison for a multistate bank robbery-kidnapping spree. U.S. Attorney Nancy Stallard Harr announced Tuesday that Michael Benanti of Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania, received four…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new report released by a group of Tennessee educator preparation programs focuses on eliminating the barriers preventing diverse candidates from choosing teaching as a career. The Tennessean reports the Trailblazer Coalition is led by Lipscomb…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Alpha Natural Resources says it has agreed to convey 280 permits, reclamation equipment, royalty payments and 100 million tons of coal reserves in four states to Lexington Coal Co. According to Alpha, Lexington will get $204…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam has awarded grants to a pair of Tennessee College of Applied Technology institutions in West Tennessee. Haslam's office says in a news release Wednesday that Community Development Block Grants have been awarded to…
