BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A bill to give people convicted of murder as teenagers a chance for parole after 30 years was killed in the final minutes of the regular legislative session. The proposal became caught in the crossfire…
AMORY, Miss. (AP) - Burlington North Santa Fe officials say they hope to reopen the main line through Amory by midnight. Spokesman Joe Faust says 40 railcars were being pulled northbound on the track when five derailed around 1:30 a.m.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators will hold forums at churches in Nashville and Memphis to discuss criminal justice reform. In a press release, the organization said it was able to recently pass legislation that…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The FBI and a Pennsylvania man accused in a series of bank extortions are awaiting a ruling in federal court on the legality of search warrants in the case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Clifford Shirley hasn't said…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Health is reminding residents about steps to take as they spend more time outdoors and in the sun with summer approaching. The department says preventing tick and mosquito bites is always important…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has added nine communities to its effort to ease access to federal aid and cut red tape for areas beset by joblessness, crime and poor housing. The newly selected so-called Promise Zones include neighborhoods…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A Hamilton County jury has convicted a bowling alley owner charged with killing a man whose body was found in a steel drum on a lake about 35 years ago. News outlets report jurors, who began…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The newest reactor at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Spring City has begun generating electricity. The Chattanooga Times Free-Press (http://bit.ly/1YbgaFl ) reports that the Tennessee Valley Authority synced the reactor to the grid on Friday.…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A 21-year-old man charged with shooting three people and then fatally striking a Memphis police officer with a stolen car said he intends to hire an attorney in his case. Justine Welch appeared before a judge…
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Two Tennessee women are alleged to have been involved in a conspiracy to smuggle illegal drugs into the Montana State Prison between April and August 2015. Rachel Leanna Ross of Collierville and Lauren J. Hoskins of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Vice President Al Gore is the last uncommitted Democratic superdelegate in Tennessee after Tennessee Democratic Party Chair Mary Mancini confirmed over the weekend that she is supporting Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. Gore was President Bill…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A shipment of plutonium from Japan has arrived at a South Carolina nuclear site, despite Gov. Nikki Haley's objections. The National Nuclear Security Administration confirmed Monday that 331 kilograms of plutonium had arrived at the Savannah…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - A 53-year-old Biloxi woman accused in a scheme in which apartment tenants were swindled out of more than $1,000 is now in jail. The Sun Herald reports Biloxi police arrested Debra Jean Stacener on a charge…
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Police say a 64-year-old man has been arrested in the shooting death of woman in Greenville. The Delta Democrat-Times reports Greenville Assistant Police Chief Michael Merchant says Patrick Parish was arrested and charged with murder in…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A 19-year-old man has been charged in the death of an auto parts store employee in Jackson. Multiple media outlets report Jackson Police Department spokesman Tyree Jones says Joshua Dukes is charged with one count of…
BEE SPRING, Ky. (AP) - About 60 animals have been rescued from a western Kentucky animal shelter where authorities say they were being underfed and not given enough water. The Daily News of Bowling Green reports that 50-year-old Kim Carroll,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities say a man has been killed and two others, including a Louisiana state trooper, have been injured following two crashes that occurred after a driver pulled over to urinate. Citing a police statement, The Times-Picayune…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Health is reminding residents about steps to take as they spend more time outdoors and in the sun with summer approaching. The department says preventing tick and mosquito bites is always important…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The FBI and a Pennsylvania man accused in a series of bank extortions are awaiting a ruling in federal court on the legality of search warrants in the case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Clifford Shirley hasn't said…
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky sheriff says a man has been charged in the deaths of two people whose bodies were found shot to death at the scene of a house fire. Laurel County Sheriff John Root says in…
SONORA, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police are investigating the traffic deaths of two people in Hardin County. State police say in a news release that 51-year-old Betty Gatson and 21-year-old Dashana Mainor of Louisville were killed in Saturday's accident…
LYNCH, Ky. (AP) - A police chief in southeastern Kentucky has been indicted on federal drug and weapons charges. Media outlets report Lynch Police Chief Jackie Stewart and his girlfriend, Rettie Morris, were arrested Friday. The indictment in federal court…
PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee authorities say they are investigating the weekend death of an inmate at the Bledsoe County Jail. Media outlets report the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified the inmate as 33-year-old Christopher Axmacher. He was found unresponsive…
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - A spokeswoman for the Mining Safety and Health Administration says workers are searching for the bodies of two men who were buried in mud and slush at a gravel pit in southern Mississippi. Amy Louviere…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - A group of people interested in learning more about the mythical creature Bigfoot attended a rally in Hattiesburg. The event Saturday was called the 10th annual Down South Bigfoot Rally and was held at the Paul…
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi National Guard unit has gone to Texas for training. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported Saturday that the unit flew out on Friday in two C-17 transport planes bound for Ft. Hood. The troops…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee authorities say a Memphis police officer has been killed following a downtown shooting that left three others injured. Memphis Police Department Director Mike Rallings said during a news conference that Officer Verdell Smith was pronounced…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - A man wounded in a Monday night shooting in Hattiesburg has died of his injuries. Forrest County Coroner Butch Benedict tells The Hattiesburg American 48-year-old Madison Sims was taken off life support Thursday morning. Hattiesburg police…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A 32-year-old Vancleave man has admitted he molested a 15-year-old girl. The Sun Herald reports Michael Jacob Hilton pleaded guilty Wednesday to touching of a child for lustful purposes. Jackson County deputies arrested him in December…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi spa owner has pleaded guilty for her role in a human trafficking operation she ran in the St. Martin community that served as a front for sex slaves. The Sun Herald reports 41-year-old Yeon…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - More than 200 retirees wanted to pursue lawsuits against Singing River Health System over its failed pension plan. But U.S. District Court Judge Louis Guirola Jr. has signed off on a settlement proposed by attorneys for…
PEARL, Miss. (AP) - Pearl police are searching for a man who opened fire after he was spotted urinating in the street and asked to stop. WAPT-TV reports a witness spotted the man's alleged action Wednesday night, and when his…
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) - A Meridian man has been convicted of setting fire to two homes that were owned by his son. WLBT-TV reports 52-year-old James William Wiggins entered an open plea to one count of first degree arson and…
CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) - A former Boyd County High School teacher and Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor has been accused of raping one of his female students. Boyd County Sheriff Bobby Jack Woods tells news outlets that 45-year-old…
BYRAM, Miss. (AP) - Officials have identified a man believed to be an intruder who was shot and killed in a home burglary in Byram. Media outlets report the Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart says 18-year-old Cameron Jackson of Byram…
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) - Lauderdale County fire coordinator Allan Dover says they need more people to help fight fires. WTOK-TV reports the county is looking to sign up volunteers. And while some might think they know what that involves, Dover…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Two Fort Campbell soldiers have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, given for heroism or extraordinary achievement in an aerial flight. The Leaf-Chronicle reports Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Woodward and Capt. Lindsay Gordon were…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A coalition of mayors of cities and towns along the Mississippi River says it has added new organizations to an international pledge to protect the world's rivers in the face of threats from climate change and…
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) - Two Morehead State University Space Science Center students have tracked down a miniature satellite built by Virginia elementary schools students that was thought to have been lost in space. The Independent of Ashland reports that Cody…
SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) - Relatives say a Blue Angels pilot who died when his jet crashed near Nashville, Tennessee, had wanted to fly since he was a child. A U.S. official identified the pilot killed Thursday as Marine Capt. Jeff…
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) - A man wanted in an Anderson County shooting death last month has been arrested in Tennessee. Anderson Sheriff's Lt. Sheila Cole says 33-year-old Stephen Grant Parten was driving a truck stolen from Williamston when he was…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Beale Street leaders can't agree on a method to control overcrowding and violence among visitors. Paul Morris, former manager of Beale for the Downtown Memphis Commission, tells local media that two back-to-back incidents occurred Sunday, the…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee attorney general will let stand a ruling striking down the state's gang enhancement law as unconstitutional. Attorney General spokesman Harlow Sumerford tells the Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1TLDbtj) the office won't seek a Tennessee Supreme…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Knox County woman who was convicted in the death of one of her two deceased husbands has been released from custody. Raynella Dossett Leath's attorney, Joshua Hedrick, tells local media his client left jail Wednesday…
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - Appalachian Power says it's adding more wind power to its energy portfolio. The company said Thursday that it has reached a 20-year deal to purchase 120 megawatts of new wind generation from a subsidiary of NextEra…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A fraternity suspended from a Tennessee university after a student was hospitalized from what police said was an alcohol enema is returning this fall. The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity said in a statement Thursday that it…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee prosecutor says he intends to dismiss charges against elementary school students who were hauled off to a juvenile facility - some in handcuffs - during the school day and in view of waiting parents.…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A 36-year-old Shelby County inmate has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his cellmate. The sheriff's office says Daniel Smith is charged in the death of 22-year-old Leonard Nelson after an argument on…
PINEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A former supervisor of a coal mine near Pineville, Kentucky, has pleaded guilty to violating a mandatory safety standard that led to the death of an employee. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Anthony Tyler Cornett pleaded…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - An erosion problem at the 150-year-old Vicksburg National Cemetery along Mint Spring Bayou is forcing National Park Service officials to shore up and repair an eroding slope on a bluff to protect a section of the…
