GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A series of programs is being offered at Great Smoky Mountains National park to offer an inside look at some of the biodiversity found there. Discover Science at Sugarlands is provided by Discovered Life in America…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the shooting of a bald eagle in East Tennessee has been increased again and is now at $10,000. The Humane Society of the United States…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - An eastern Tennessee paramedic has died in an accident during training at a lake. Sullivan County Sheriff's Capt. Andy Seabolt says 36-year-old Washington County/Johnson City paramedic Jason Austin of Limestone was pronounced dead Thursday at…
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - An Elizabethtown woman has been charged with tampering with evidence involving her daughter's murder case. The News-Enterprise reports a Hardin County grand jury indicted 39-year-old Carmen C. Haitshan on one count of complicity to tampering with…
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in northeast Tennessee say a man allegedly abandoned three dogs behind after moving out of a home. The Kingsport Times-News reports Chad Edgar Horton was arraigned last week on one count of animal cruelty in…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A publicist for Bonne Brown, one of three siblings whose smooth harmonies as the Browns influenced generations of singers from the Beatles to Lady Antebellum, has died. Kirt Webster said Brown died Saturday of complications…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - The city of Vicksburg has spent more than $2 million over the last seven years to house its prisoners in jails around the state because of a space crunch at the local county jail. The costs…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - About one-third of Starkville's city workers are in line for raises next year that will boost their pay to at least $10 an hour. The Starkville Daily News reported this week that city aldermen unanimously agreed…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky judge has vacated the convictions of two men whom prosecutors said were inspired by satanic worship to murder a woman in 1992. The Courier-Journal reports Meade Circuit Judge Bruce T. Butler ordered new trials…
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (AP) - Officials in East Tennessee say a person has been found dead after a house fire there. Washington County Sheriff Ed Graybeal's office said emergency workers responded to the fire in the Gray community around 5:45 a.m.…
JAY, Maine (AP) - The Tennessee-based paper-making company that owns a mill in Jay has emerged from bankruptcy. Verso Corp. filed for protection in January, looking to clear $2.4 billion in debt. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/29VQHgr ) reports the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear says his office found insufficient evidence to seek criminal charges in the disposal of radioactive waste at an Appalachian landfill. Beshear's announcement caps his office's four-month investigation into the presence of…
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) - A 27-year-old man, who also faces a murder indictment in Louisiana, has pleaded not guilty in the 2014 burning death of a Mississippi woman. Quinton Tellis entered his plea Friday in the death Jessica Chambers. Panola…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Rand Paul will skip the Republican National Convention next week. The ophthalmologist and former presidential candidate is running for re-election in Kentucky. He is scheduled to perform pro bono eye surgeries in Paducah on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Education officials say changes in standardized testing in Tennessee are expected to reduce testing time for students and teachers by about 30 percent. The Tennessean reports the state has cut the first part of spring standardized…
ABERDEEN, Miss. (AP) - A former Mississippi State University cheerleader has settled her wrongful injury case with ESPN for an undisclosed sum. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Michaela Mills was dressed as the MSU mascot Bully during the 2013…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Adams County elected officials say they can do little to prevent dozens of Kingston area customers from losing natural gas service in the coming months. The Natchez Democrat reports 154 customers in Kingston will be impacted…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The launch of a state public benefit system has drawn criticism from a bipartisan group of Kentucky lawmakers. The Courier-Journal reports that one lawmaker, Republican Sen. Danny Carroll of Paducah, is suggesting a state attorney general's…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - It matters to Ocean Springs that a sign is missing on Interstate 110. The Sun Herald reports residents told Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran Wednesday that it's crucial the city get the sign back up.…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - The 20th year of Cruisin' The Coast is running ahead of last year's record pace with just a month to go to pre-register vehicles. At the end of June, 3,851 antique and classic vehicles were registered…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Authorities say a Lexington man drowned while swimming in a tributary of the Kentucky River. Garrard County Coroner Daryl Hodge told the Lexington Herald-Leader that 42-year-old Charles Martin was pronounced dead Wednesday evening after he was…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say an Ocean Springs man accused of running a major spice operation worth up to $3 million is facing federal drug charges. The Sun Herald reports 35-year-old Anthony McFall has pleaded not guilty to…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a Columbus woman they say threatened to blow up a state office. Columbus police tell local news organizations they arrested 39-year-old Roschell Cotton on Thursday after receiving reports of threats being made against…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State officials say clothing retailer Gap Inc. plans to add 100 jobs at its Sumner County distribution center as part of a $3.1 million investment into the facility over the next five years. Officials said most…
FRAKNFORT, Ky. (AP) - Legal aid groups have scheduled four information sessions for people to learn about Kentucky's new felony expungement law. The sessions are scheduled for July 27 at 6 p.m. at the Kentucky Career Center in Covington, July…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - History buffs can purchase advance tickets for the annual commemoration of the Battle of Perryville - Kentucky's largest Civil War battle. The Kentucky Department of Parks says the discounted, advance sales will be available online through…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former Vanderbilt University football player convicted of raping an unconscious woman with his teammates in 2013 is facing a minimum of 15 years in prison at his sentencing hearing Friday morning. The sentencing comes amid…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - The College of Business at the University of Southern Mississippi will have three new department chairs when the 2016 fall semester begins. Dean of the College of Business Dr. Faye Gilbert said Thursday that Dr. Stacey…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The Republican Party of Kentucky says state Sen. Ralph Alvarado has been invited to speak at the Republican National Convention next week. In a news release, the party says Alvarado is scheduled to speak at 9…
WAYNESBORO, Miss. (AP) - A Wayne County man faces a murder charge for the shooting death of his father. According to authorities, deputies were dispatched to a home around 1 a.m. Thursday. WDAM-TV reports Deputy Mike Mozingo said an apparent…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, his wife and their nine children will move into the 25-room Governor's Mansion next month. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the Bevin family will be the largest ever to occupy the mansion, which…
SCOOBA, Miss. (AP) - East Mississippi Community College is joining several other college campuses that have implemented a tobacco-free policy. EMCC President Dr. Thomas Huebner said Thursday the new policy affecting all of its campuses will go into effect Jan.…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The National Civil Rights Museum says it will bestow its annual Freedom Award on journalist Soledad O'Brien, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and three others. The Memphis-based museum gives its Freedom Award each year for work…
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) - A court date has been delayed for a Mississippi state senator, his father and two other men charged after a fight in a subdivision last week. Olive Branch City Court records show Sen. Chris Massey…
DETROIT (AP) - An appeals court has overturned a 1996 decision and said mug shots of federal criminal defendants can be withheld from the news media in Michigan and three other states. In a 9-7 ruling Thursday, the court cited…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in several major Tennessee cities have indicated they made a concerted effort to avoid arrests and maintain peace during recent Black Lives Matter protests. Media outlets report most events in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga…
HARRIMAN, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a woman has been killed in a house fire in Harriman. Officials tell news outlets that 23-year-old Lindsay Carter was unable to escape her home when it caught fire Tuesday night. Neighbors say she…
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a longtime Tullahoma city employee was killed when the pickup truck he was driving was struck by a vehicle being pursued by Coffee County sheriff's deputies. Tullahoma police Capt. Scott Jackson says the crash…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A state official says a former city clerk in Itta Bena has pleaded guilty to embezzlement and been sentenced to a year on house arrest. State Auditor Stacey Pickering says LaCheronda Spivey also was ordered to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A group of Democratic women plans to address a report that found Republican state Rep. Jeremy Durham used his position to sexually harass at least 22 female interns, lobbyists, staff and political workers. The investigative report…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found at the foot of a state building. The Tennessean reports that officers responded to the scene early Thursday after receiving a report that…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted a former Bowling Green cardiologist on new charges that he prescribed painkillers that caused serious physical injury or death to three patients. Dr. C. Fred Gott had been arrested…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga police say three people have been injured in a crash between a train and a semi-truck that caused eight cars to derail and a "significant" diesel fuel spill. Police said in a statement that officers…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Nineteen of Mississippi's 146 school districts achieved the top score on an A-through-F grading scale for the 2014-15 school year, according to long-delayed ratings released Thursday. However, some of those A-rated districts retained the top grade…
WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (AP) - Grant County's fiscal court has voted to close the county's only jail after the latest fight between the judge-executive's office and the jail administration. News outlets report the fiscal court unanimously voted Tuesday to close the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A sheriff's deputy in Tennessee has been suspended without pay over a Facebook post regarding a Black Lives Matter protest that led to the shutdown of Interstate 40. Shelby County sheriff's spokesman Earle Farrell tells the…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A 28-year-old Jackson County man on probation for accessing his former employer's computer database has been arrested in Gautier on a charge of credit-card fraud. The Sun Herald reports Thomas Wotring is held for federal marshals…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court says Gulfport attorney Eric J. Eubanks accepted full payment from two clients, then failed to show up for Youth Court hearings where he was supposed to represent them, resulting in a three-year…
LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) - A 25-year-old man wanted in connection with a shooting last week in George County has surrendered to authorities. The Sun Herald reports deputies arrested Donta Street on a charge of second-degree murder. Sheriff Keith Havard said…
BOGUE CHITTO, Miss. (AP) - A 2-year-old girl from Louisiana has drowned in a pool in Mississippi. Lincoln County Deputy Coroner John Riggs tells local news outlets that the 2-year-old died Tuesday night in Bogue Chitto. Chief Deputy Johnny Hall…
