KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro has hired former Volunteers football coach Phillip Fulmer as his special adviser for community, athletics and university relations. DiPietro announced the hiring Tuesday. Fulmer…
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) -Tennessee officials say one of the deputies shot at a county courthouse is undergoing surgery and the second deputy is being treated for a hand injury. Coffee County District Attorney General Craig Northcott said at a news…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A person has drowned at a quarry in Tennessee. Captain D.J. Corcoran of the Knoxville Fire Department tells local media that the person who drowned at Fort Dickerson Quarry in South Knoxville jumped from rocks into…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Distillers are launching a 25-stop whiskey tour across Tennessee. The Tennessee Distillers Guild announced the new Tennessee Whiskey Trail on Monday. The distilleries will range from boutique-sized to internationally known companies. Visitors can get a free…
CALHAN, Colo. (AP) - Some Colorado horses are getting another chance at a good life after being surrendered by their owners to a national rescue group. The Tennessee-based Horse Plus Humane Society accepted 35 horses without any questions Sunday at…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee county has requested an end to federal oversight of its juvenile court system. The Commercial Appeal reports (http://memne.ws/2rFLzYI ) that in a letter dated June 9, Shelby County officials cited progress in meeting standards…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A defense attorney says an ex-Vanderbilt football player charged with raping an unconscious female student in a dorm room in 2013 was pressured and bullied into participating. In opening statements Monday, attorney Katie Hagan said trial…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Haslam says he won't endorse any of the candidates seeking the Republican nomination to succeed him. But he says he has had conversations with several potential hopefuls about the strains of a tough primary…
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An East Tennessee church deacon and Sunday school teacher who allegedly used a smartphone app to entice a child into sex has been indicted. The Kingsport Times-News reports 55-year-old Mark Curtis Adams was indicted Tuesday on…
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Trump says the assailant in the shooting that injured House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has died. The assailant has been identified as James T. Hodgkinson. The congressman is reportedly…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Three Tennessee county prosecutors and the guardian of a baby born dependent on drugs have filed a lawsuit against the makers of several opioid drugs, accusing the companies of unleashing an epidemic by deceptive marketing practices…
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is announcing the first wave of U.S. attorney candidates to replace the dozens forced out by President Donald Trump months ago. District Attorney General Michael Dunavant; Image courtesy of Tennessee…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Police say a Tennessee toddler has been shot in the head while riding in a car with her mother and brothers. Memphis police told media that the shooting happened Sunday night after the woman picked up…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man has been arrested after witnesses say he threw personal belongings from the balcony of his apartment complex, pulled the fire alarm and frolicked naked on the street Wednesday evening. The Knoxville News-Sentinel reports…
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - A Tennessee businessman has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison in connection with a conspiracy involving jail construction in Kentucky. The U.S. attorney's office said U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell sentenced 60-year-old Ronald…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee city is starting a new program that will help employees repay their student loans. The city of Memphis said Thursday that beginning July 1, eligible city workers will receive monthly contributions of $50 for…
WHITWELL, Tenn. (AP) - The police chief of a small southeastern Tennessee city has been indicted on multiple charges including tampering with evidence, theft of property and official misconduct. Media outlets report that 46-year-old Whitwell Police Chief James Rodney Easterly…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A former federal prosecutor will lead a team of lawyers to investigate allegations of illegal activity within Tennessee's largest school system. The Commercial Appeal reports (http://memne.ws/2rUv5sG ) that the Shelby County Schools in-house attorney Rodney G.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country music is always a big draw in Nashville, but the convergence of a major sports championship with one of the city's biggest music events is reaching its crescendo this weekend in Tennessee's capital city. The…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A grand jury in Tennessee has indicted a man on vehicular homicide charges in the death of a bicyclist in 2015. Antrone Williams of Memphis was indicted on Friday in the death of 26-year-old Justin Townsend.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former Department of Children's Services paralegal who admitted to using her state email to seduce her dying boyfriend's teenage son has been sentenced. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2sL0my) 58-year-old Mary Lisa Woods was sentenced…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee judges will have the authority to enhance sentences for defendants in the country illegally at the time of their crimes, under a bill the governor has signed into law. According to the General Assembly's website,…
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The recently identified remains of a soldier killed in Europe during World War II are returning home to Tennessee. Army Pfc. Reece Gass of Greeneville was serving with the 3rd Armored Division in Belgium when enemy…
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former FBI Director James Comey says he asked a friend to leak the contents of his memo about meetings with President Donald Trump. Comey says in his hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee that he felt that releasing…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A jury has convicted a man for impregnating a girl when she was 10 years old and again when she was 11. District Attorney General Charme Allen's office says the jury found 34-year-old Trendell Ray Brady…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt University has received an anonymous $10 million donation to expand communal living residence halls where faculty members live alongside students. The university says the $10 million provides momentum to expand the College Halls program. The…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Marsha Blackburn has confirmed she will seek another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2rIGLi8 ) that Blackburn's bid for a ninth term puts an end to speculation in some circles…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say a toddler apparently shot a 7-year-old cousin to death at an apartment. Nashville police said in a news release that Harmony Warfield died at a hospital after being shot Tuesday. The statement…
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) - A company that makes automotive fuel pumps is closing in South Carolina next year, eliminating the jobs of almost 350 employees. The Anderson Independent Mail reported (http://bit.ly/2sfMq1K) that Associated Fuel Pump Systems Corporation north of Anderson…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee has raised $1.3 million for his campaign at his first major fundraiser. The Franklin businessman held the Tuesday evening event at a barn owned by Christian music star Michael W. Smith.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee campaign finance officials have imposed a nearly $465,000 fine on a former lawmaker who was expelled from the General Assembly last year amid a series of sexual harassment allegations. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2sEsral ) that…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved Tennessee businessman William F. Hagerty as President Donald Trump's ambassador to Japan. The bipartisan voice vote readies Hagerty's nomination for a vote by the full Senate. The nomination eased through…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - President Donald Trump has signed legislation naming Nashville's new federal courthouse after former Sen. Fred Thompson, the late actor who appeared in the TV series "Law & Order" and at least 20 movies. Tennessee's congressional delegation…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Memory foam maker Sinomax Group is opening its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Tennessee. The 500,000-square-foot plant will formally open its doors in the Nashville community of La Vergne on Tuesday. The facility is expected to…
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials have cancelled a fair's snake exhibit for failing to adhere to state code. The Bristol Herald Courier reports (http://bit.ly/2rPgWPd ) that the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency cancelled the West Texas Rattlesnake Show at the…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is suing the discount chain Dollar General for false advertising and unfair trade practices for selling what he describes as obsolete motor oil. The lawsuit was filed late Monday in…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Officials at a Kentucky airport say a commercial passenger flight was delayed and another diverted when a small private plane veered off a runway after landing. Blue Grass Airport spokeswoman Amy Caudill says the runway at…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - United Airlines says it wants to contact a musician who says she was barred by a United supervisor from boarding a plane with her violin, leading to a scuffle that caused her to miss her flight…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The president of Middle Tennessee State University says the institution anticipates enrollment growth this fall. The Daily News Journal reports (http://on.dnj.com/2syMU01 ) that President Sidney A. McPhee addressed the university's board of trustees on Monday in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Communications Director David Smith is leaving Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam's administration to start his own consulting business. Smith joined the governor's Cabinet in 2015 after previously serving as press secretary for Haslam's first term. He was…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - President Donald Trump's health chief has told health professionals in Nashville that the administration is "fully in a receiving mode" for suggestions to improve a push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. In his…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a Kentucky-based food distributor has issued a recall on more than 22,000 pounds of ground beef and other beef products due to possible E. coli bacteria contamination. USDA's Food Safety…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Officials in Chattanooga say the number of large trees falling on power and communications lines has risen significantly following last summer's drought and weather fluctuations in the last few years. The Chattanooga utility EPB said in…
SALEM, Ind. (AP) - Police say the bodies of three people have been found in a southern Indiana home and they're looking for a man considered a person of interest in the investigation. State police say the Washington County sheriff's…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is limiting the government's ability to seize assets from people who are convicted of drug crimes but receive little of the illegal proceeds. The justices ruled Monday that a Tennessee man convicted for his…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Officials says a Pennsylvania man and a hiker originally from the Czech Republic have been identified as victims who died recently in separate incidents at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The National Park Service say…
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee is at a crossroads as organizers deal with last year's plummeting ticket sales while engaging in talks to extend their agreement with Coffee County. The Knoxville News Sentinel…
EAGLEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - More than 5,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies were transformed into food for homeless children through a partnership between a troop and a school district. After a banner year of cookie sales, troop leaders from the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - High school transcripts from Tennessee's largest school system are being audited for irregularities after a grading dispute at a school. Tennessee's Department of Education said in a statement Monday that the independent audit of Shelby County…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is hitting the road to hold bill signing ceremonies for his highway and bridge funding program called the Improve Act. The governor officially signed the bill into law within days of the…
