$3.5 million to be invested into West Tennessee communities
JACKSON, Tenn. – Delta Regional Authority announced a $3.5 million investment into West Tennessee’s communities. Structural steel is erected less than one year after Ford and SK On…
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State warns of scam using forged commissioner's signature
From the Office of Tennessee Attorney General: Nashville – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office are warning consumers about a scam business that utilizes a forged signature of TDCI Commissioner Carter Lawrence. As…
Women in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma sue over abortion bans after being denied care
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Women in three states are challenging strict abortion laws that went into effect after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Two state lawsuits were filed on Tuesday in Idaho and Tennessee after women…
Memphis officers facing federal charges
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The five former Memphis police officers charged with the murder of Tyre Nichols now face federal charges. A federal grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday for four counts charging the five former Memphis police officers with excessive…
Woman missing after Memphis riverboat ride with friends
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Loved ones in Memphis are searching for a missing 21-year-old mother of two, who disappeared after taking a river boat ride with friends. Days have passed, and still no answers on 21-year-old Tamia Taylor's disappearance. On Monday,…
5 former officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols are now also facing federal charges
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing. [caption…
Boy's body found after jet ski collision with barge that also killed father
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Search crews have recovered the body of a 9-year-old boy who died when a jet ski operated by his father hit a barge over the weekend on a Tennessee waterway. The father, 36-year-old Steven White,…
Derek Carr's New Orleans debut is a success as the Saints edge the Titans 16-15
By Brett Martel - AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Derek Carr passed for 305 yards and a touchdown in a difficult but successful Saints debut, and New Orleans held on to beat the Tennessee Titans 16-15 on Sunday.…
Father dead, 9-year-old son missing after their jet ski collides with barge on a Tennessee lake
Ashland City, Tenn. (AP) — The weekend collision of a jet ski and a barge on a Tennessee waterway has left officials searching for a 9-year-old boy whose father died in the crash. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said 36-year-old…
Capitol rioter who carried zip-tie handcuffs in viral photo is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison
By Michale Kumzelman - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Tennessee bartender who carried plastic zip tie handcuffs and a stun gun into the Senate gallery on Jan. 6, 2021, where he was captured in one the most widely shared…
