MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - State agriculture officials are advising horse owners in west Tennessee to vaccinate their livestock due to the threat of mosquito-borne illnesses. Officials say horses in Dyer and Gibson counties recently have tested positive for West Nile…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Democrats are hoping to chip away at vast Republican majorities in the state Legislature by focusing on urban areas, while the GOP is seeking to stamp out the last vestiges of Democratic support in rural parts…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Donald Trump comes into Election Day in Tennessee with strong support across the state, though supporters of Democrat Hillary Clinton have been encouraged by heavy turnout in early voting in urban areas. Republican Gov. Bill…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Voters in Tennessee will decide whom to send to Washington to represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives. Tennessee's eight incumbent House members - six Republicans and two Democrats - are expected to win re-election…
LAWRENCEVILLE, Va. (AP) - Virginia State Police say two people were killed in separate car crashes in Brunswick County. The agency said in a news release that the first crash occurred Saturday on Interstate 85 near Rawlings. Troopers say 18-year-old…
SPRING CITY, Tenn. (AP) - State officials say Huber Engineered Woods plans to reopen its manufacturing facility in Spring City. Officials say the company, which makes specialty flooring, wall and roof building products for residential and light commercial projects, will…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials are urging caution with dry conditions that can lead to fires as muzzle-loading season opens statewide. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Wildlife and Forestry Chief Mark Gudlin says many fires have been battled already, including…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A judge has agreed to delay the trial of a Pennsylvania man accused of plotting multiple armed bank robberies, including the botched robbery of a Connecticut credit union during which he strapped a bank executive with…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee manufacturers are in need of young employees as the industry rebounds and older manufacturing workers retire. State Economic and Community Development commissioner Randy Boyd tells the Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2f9AKGW) that of the 344,000 manufacturing workers in…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee says it has narrowed its search for the next chancellor in Knoxville to three finalists. The university said in a news release Monday that the candidates who made the final cut are…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a blood sample obtained from a driver in a fatal wreck can be included as evidence even though police did not have a warrant. The state's highest court in…
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) - Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is taking early reservations for camping for next August, when a total solar eclipse is occurring. The Aug. 21 total eclipse will be visible from the contiguous United…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville man in prison on false allegations that led to his revoked parole two years ago will be getting a new hearing before the Tennessee Board of Parole. The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2f0Pess ) reports that Robert…
JACKSBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A judge has thrown out all charges against a Campbell County judge who was accused of mishandling multiple cases. News outlets report that suspended Judge Amanda Sammons was acquitted Wednesday on two charges of felony official…
HELENA, Ala. (AP) - The company that owns the gasoline pipeline that exploded and erupted in flames in Alabama this week says it expects to restore service to the line on Sunday. Colonial Pipeline Co. said in a statement issued…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Election officials say Tennessee has set a record for early and absentee voting. Secretary of State Tre Hargett says almost 1.7 million people voted early in person or by mail, topping the record of almost 1.6…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis police say a 17-year-old boy has been charged with second degree murder and other offenses in a shooting that left a 16-year-old girl dead and five other people wounded. Police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph said Friday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former Vanderbilt football player who encouraged his teammates to rape an unconscious female student has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Testimony during the trial showed that Brandon Vandenburg…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Early voting has come to a close in Tennessee. While turnout figures for the final day are not yet complete, more ballots have already been cast than in the last presidential election in 2012 and totals…
CORDOVA, Tenn. (AP) -- A 74-year-old woman has died after she was hit by her own car in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Memphis police tell news outlets that 74-year-old Peggy Rose was in her car in the Cordova Wal-Mart parking…
Pop superstar Beyonce helped celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Country Music Awards' with a secret and boisterous performance of her song "Daddy Lessons" with the Dixie Chicks. Beyonce hit the stage unintroduced when the show was about two-thirds over…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Kenny Chesney has picked up his first of two major awards in as many days just after releasing the 17th album of his career, "Cosmic Hallelujah." On Tuesday he was honored as a songwriter…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A teenager has been killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a Memphis park. Memphis police say the shooting occurred at Zodiac Park near the Mississippi state line about 8:15 p.m. EDT. Police…
HELENA, Ala. (AP) - Executives at a pipeline company say their goal is to restart the line as early as this weekend after an explosion and fire shut down gasoline shipments to millions across the South. The deadly explosion sparked…
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (AP) - Reversing a trend in similar cases elsewhere in Tennessee, a chancellor has ruled in favor of Washington County in its lawsuit to share in Johnson City's liquor-by-the-drink tax revenues. News outlets report Chancellor E.G. Moody issued…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Department of Transportation has conducted a study examining three potential routes for a high-speed train service between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tennessee. News outlets report the department believes the best-performing route would be along Interstate 75,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Restoration work is getting underway on the cupola of the Tennessee Capitol building. The $2.3 million project starts Wednesday and is expected to take about year to complete. The Capitol building was constructed in 1859, and…
Christmas could come early for country star Luke Bryan: The singer may have a "three-peat" as entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night. Bryan's competition this year includes Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The top prosecutor in Memphis says no charges will be filed against two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man in January. In a statement released Wednesday, Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - More than $16 million in political contributions has flowed to candidates running for seats in the Tennessee General Assembly this year. That total includes $1.5 million given to candidates in the final reporting period before next…
KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) - An assistant pastor of a Tennessee church has been charged with sexually assaulting two girls at his home and at the church. The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2fetLuM ) reports that 62-year-old Jeremy Hugh McDowell was arrested…
CHICAGO (AP) - A Tennessee man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for a series of cyberattacks on businesses, universities and governments. Federal prosecutors in Chicago say 22-year-old Timothy Justen French of Morristown, Tennessee, was sentenced Tuesday.…
HELENA, Ala. (AP) - An explosion has shut down a pipeline that supplies gasoline to millions of people for the second time in less than two months, raising the specter of gas shortages and price increases. One worker was killed…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky-based behavioral health care provider Seven Counties Services has become a part of Nashville, Tennessee-based Centerstone. The companies said Monday in a statement that they have finalized their affiliation, which will have 211 locations in five…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam is kicking off his annual public budget hearings next week as he gets ready to put together his annual spending plan for the state of Tennessee. Sixteen agencies are scheduled to present their…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Mayor Megan Barry says she will push for a $12 million undertaking to equip all Nashville police officers with body cameras. The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2dVDJ6s ) reports that Barry says she will make the request when she…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich is facing more disciplinary charges from a state board in connection with a murder case she handled as a prosecutor. Media outlets report that the Board of Professional Responsibility of…
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (AP) - The city of Morristown has agreed to buy the long-abandoned Morristown College in order to tear it down and build a public park that will address the city's historical significance. Mayor Gary Chesney told WBIR-TV (http://on.wbir.com/2f7R9tb…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Legislative leaders have said that sexual misconduct accusations levied against ex-lawmaker Jeremy Durham are not demonstrative of the state Capitol culture, but officials have refused to give data about sexual harassment in state government. The Tennessean…
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - The extreme drought plaguing Mississippi has caused damage to the Natchez Trace Parkway. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2dYbSm3) officials on Monday cautioned travelers about pavement problems that have developed along the Mississippi portion of…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Dry conditions are being blamed for several wildfires in eastern Tennessee. Tennessee assistant district forester Nathan Waters tells the Knoxville News Sentinel that crews are battling fires in several counties. In Campbell County, a fire threatened…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Memphis man has been found guilty of reckless homicide in the retrial of a 1996 case involving the death of his toddler daughter. The Commercial Appeal reports a jury convicted Benjamin Brown on Saturday. He…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state is offering another set of tourism grants to encourage cities and counties to invest in infrastructure that will inspire people to visit an area. The Tennessee Economic and Community Development said in a news…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — University of Kentucky officials claim a student newspaper's stories about alleged sexual harassment by a professor are to blame for a drop in sexual assault reports on campus. University officials said in court filings that the…
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal records show that a hotel worker in Atlanta who was found dead inside a walk-in freezer is among a handful of workers who became trapped in cold storage rooms and froze to death or were killed…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A small plane crashed into the Mississippi Sound last October, killing three men aboard. A year later, the search continues for the victims' remains. And despite the passage of time, the searchers may be getting close. Tina…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee has refused to release the names of three candidates seeking to become Knoxville chancellor. The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2eTKvJC ) reports the candidates are visiting campus in coming days. State law requires…
ATLANTA (AP) - Six months into a drought across much of the South, the weather is killing crops, threatening cattle and sinking lakes to their lowest levels in years. The very worst conditions are in the mountains of northern Alabama…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam has appointed Mary L. Wagner as Circuit Court judge for the district that serves Shelby County. Haslam's office announced the appointment of Wagner to the judgeship in the 30th Judicial District on Monday.…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Preservation Trust has unveiled its 2016 list of the ten most endangered historic properties across the state. The "Ten in Tenn." list was presented at an event held Wednesday at the Hiram Masonic Hall…
