The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing nearly $400 million to build a new Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas across the Mississippi River, replacing the existing 75-year-old span, officials said Friday.
A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.
According to the Hamblen County Sheriff's Office, Harley Johnson has been found safe.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett reminds all registered Tennessee voters to utilize the early voting period and cast their ballot for the Aug. 1 State and Federal Primary and State and County Elections.
An autopsy shows that a Fort Campbell soldier found dead in her home had been stabbed nearly 70 times.
A security guard and a police investigator say a U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan pepper-sprayed a homeless man and entered into a confrontation with him before fatally shooting him with an automatic rifle in Memphis, Tennessee.
Ahead of Early Voting, Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett reminds all registered Tennessee voters to join the Honor Vote program and cast a ballot in honor of U.S. veterans or active duty service members.
Court documents show a U.S. Army veteran charged with fatally shooting a homeless man also has been accused of attacking another homeless person with a knife in downtown Memphis.
Gas prices across the state rose six cents, on average, ahead of Independence Day last week, before holding steady over the weekend. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.16 which is 12 cents more expensive than one month ago and five cents more than one year ago.
The Tennessee Historical Commission has announced a new grant fund to restore National Register-listed historic properties in Tennessee.
