NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee lawmaker has introduced legislation seeking to ban the use of food stamps to buy items without nutritional value. Republican Rep. Sheila Butt of Columbia says banned items would be those high in calories, sugar…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee lawmakers have until Feb. 9 to file legislation they want to have considered during this year's legislative session. The House and Senate on Thursday completed their organizational sessions that involved electing the speakers, assigning committees…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The state House has adopted a new ethics rule that requires lawmakers to disclose any expense-paid travel out of the state that is valued at more than $100. The Tennessee General Assembly has long posted the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old man in the shootings of three people and the death of a police officer in downtown Memphis in June. The Shelby County district attorney's office said Wednesday that Justin…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee health officials say William and Emma remained the top baby names in the state in 2016. A state Department of Health news release says William has been the top name for babies born in Tennessee…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Memphis are investigating the death of an 81-year-old woman who was run over by a man who tried to steal her purse. Police said a man pulled up behind a car belonging to Catherine…
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) - A 29-year-old woman is suing a Tennessee sheriff after she says she was denied an abortion while in jail, violating her constitutional rights. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2jzrizq) Kei'Choura Cathey filed the federal lawsuit in Nashville last…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A joint convention of the Tennessee General Assembly has approved new terms for three constitutional officers. On Wednesday, lawmakers elected Secretary of State Tre Hargett to another four-year term, while Comptroller Justin Wilson and Treasurer David…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga police are not going to immediately enforce a temporary court order that prohibits 31 men accused of being gang members from associating with each other within a roughly two-mile "safety zone." Police spokeswoman Elisa Myzal…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville public school officials are going to study whether it's practical to put seat belts on their school buses. The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2jvO86W ) reports that the Metro Nashville school board voted unanimously Tuesday night for Director…
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma is one of 10 states chosen to receive funding aimed at improving career-focused education for students. Gov. Mary Fallin announced Wednesday that the state will receive $2 million over three years. The grant money comes…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Republican state lawmaker wants all Tennessee license plates to include the phrase "In God We Trust." A bill sponsored by Rep. Bill Sanderson of Kenton would require the state Revenue Department to redesign license plates…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bill Haslam says Volkswagen officials have assured him that the German automaker's expansion plans in Tennessee remain on track despite an agreement to pay $4.3 billion in federal criminal and civil fines. Haslam said…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee woman accused of trying to end her pregnancy with a coat hanger has pleaded guilty to a felony. Court documents show 32-year-old Anna Yocca pleaded guilty this week to attempted procurement of a miscarriage.…
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities are getting fresh leads on the possible identity of a woman whose skull and bones were found inside a suitcase along a Georgia freeway outside Atlanta. Ted Bailey, an investigator with the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Three congressmen are requesting a hearing on school bus safety after deadly crashes in Maryland and Tennessee. In Wednesday's letter, Democratic Maryland Congressmen Elijah Cummings and Republican John Duncan and Democrat Steve Cohen of Tennessee requested…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A Mississippi-based tire retailer is paying $27,000 in back wages and damages to 14 employees at its Montgomery, Alabama, store for altering employee timesheets to cut wages. The U.S. Labor Department, in a news release Tuesday,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee environmental officials say the gasoline that leaked from a pipeline in Chattanooga has not reached the nearby Tennessee River. On Tuesday, Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation spokesman Eric Ward also said that the gasoline…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A report says Nashville would need more than $800 million for a wide-spanning plan to build and fix sidewalks and create a bikeway network. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2i7o3ik ) that the figures are included in a…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A new entertainment complex featuring exhibits and restaurants focused on the life and career of Elvis Presley is scheduled to open in March at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. The 200,000-square foot complex will be located across…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A federal jury has sentenced Dylann Roof to death for killing nine black church members in a racially motivated attack in 2015. Roof, who is white, faced either life in prison or execution for the slayings…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Randy McNally has been elected as the new speaker of the Tennessee Senate and fellow Republican Beth Harwell has unanimously won a fourth term in charge of the House. The votes came as lawmakers convened the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A state lawmaker is seeking an end to Tennessee's firearm silencer ban in the name of "hearing protection." Republican Rep. Tilman Goins of Morristown has filed legislation that would remove silencers from the list of weapons…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's Supreme Court is heading to Knoxville to hear arguments in four cases. A news release said court will be in session Tuesday in Knoxville. One case will decide whether someone who won a judicial election…
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (AP) - An 11-year-old boy has been fatally shot during a hunting trip in northern Tennessee. Adams Fire Chief Ray Brown says the boy was shot in the side by a 20-gauge shotgun. Robertson County Emergency Management Services…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - The Department of Defense has announced the death of Special Forces soldier who was serving in Jordan. According to a statement from the DOD, Spc. Isiah L. Booker of Cibolo, Texas, died Jan. 7 in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State lawmakers convene the 110th Tennessee General Assembly on Tuesday with new leadership in the Senate and a House speaker eying a gubernatorial bid. Both chambers featuring heavy Republican majorities are scheduled to begin their organizational…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rural Scott County could serve as a model for how grant money can be leveraged to spur much-needed infrastructure investments such as high-speed Internet. The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2iw1xMn ) reports that Scott County, located 60 miles northwest…
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say bomb threats have targeted Jewish community centers in several states, including Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. Police said Monday that no explosives were found after bomb threats were received at the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Randy Boyd is stepping down as commissioner of the state Department of Economic and Community Development as he ponders a bid to succeed term-limited Gov. Bill Haslam in 2018. Boyd, a Knoxville entrepreneur, has served as…
ALCOA, Tenn. (AP) - No students were injured when a Tennessee school bus burst into flames shortly after its driver noticed smoke and unloaded 29 children on board. Alcoa City Schools Director Brian Bell says that at about 7 a.m.…
MONTEAGLE, Tenn. (AP) - Investigators say a man with a gun may have fired at officers before he was shot and killed in Tennessee. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine says the shooting occurred Thursday afternoon after a man…
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - With just over three weeks remaining until he presents his annual Tennessee spending plan to lawmakers, Gov. Bill Haslam is still trying to find what he calls a "comfort level" with lawmakers on his efforts to…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Fort Campbell says soldiers from the 101s Airborne Division are expected to return to the post Thursday night. The soldiers are from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team and have been deployed to Iraq and other…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican donor Andy Miller Jr., who has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to Tennessee candidates for state and federal offices, is moving to Kansas. WSMV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2ifn0cn ) that Miller announced on his Facebook page…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Three people were killed and a child was injured in a head-on crash in Murfreesboro. News outlets report the crash happened Wednesday evening along Highway 99, and claimed the lives of 59-year-old Ronald E. Smith, 44-year-old…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican state Sen. Mark Green is the first among a bevy of potential candidates to take a formal step toward entering the Tennessee governor's race in 2018. Green in his Registry of Election Finance filing named…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Weeks of rains have eliminated the worst drought conditions in the Southeast, but nearly three-quarters of the region remains well below normal in rainfall. An analysis released Thursday by the National Drought Mitigation Center shows none…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Criminal homicides in Nashville in 2016 rose to their highest levels in more than a decade. The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2iN1ajU ) reports that there were 84 criminal homicides in the city last year, five more than 2015's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The only adult still facing charges in a rape case involving Tennessee high school basketball players plans to appeal a judge's decision allowing a local prosecutor to remain on the case. News outlets report the attorney…
WASHINGTON (AP) - J. Dewey Daane, a noted expert on monetary policy who was nominated to serve on the Federal Reserve board by President John F. Kennedy, has died. He was 98. His death Tuesday in Nashville was announced by…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt University says its medical school saw a significant increase in federal funding in 2016 for research. The School of Medicine says the school's grants from the National Institutes of Health totaled $161 million in the…
ONEIDA, Tenn. (AP) - Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area says it's offering a night of free camping in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 16. The park will give one night of free camping…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Events begin Thursday in Memphis to mark what would have been Elvis Presley's 82nd birthday, with a cake-cutting ceremony on the front lawn of his home at Graceland. A total of 164 pieces have been consigned…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville neighborhood activists came in droves to a public hearing to argue that property owners who rent out their homes through websites such as Airbnb are driving up rents and filling residential areas with party houses.…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A preliminary report on a fatal plane crash in the Tennessee mountains has found the pilot was using visual flight rules when weather conditions required flying with instruments. Authorities have said 41-year-old pilot David Starling, his…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Elvis' old home-away-from-home in Nashville could soon be destroyed to make way for a car wash. Steve North is selling his former law office space, once the home of the late Col. Tom Parker and manager…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Events begin Thursday in Memphis to mark what would have been Elvis Presley's 82nd birthday, with a cake-cutting ceremony on the front lawn of his home at Graceland. A total of 164 pieces have been consigned…
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) - Eagle viewing tours and cruises are being offered over the next couple of months at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. The park says winter is peak season for watching the birds of prey,…
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) - A 52-year-old woman has died after being trapped inside a burning Lebanon home. Assistant Fire Chief Jason Baird says the home was almost completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene late Monday night.…
