NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Lawmakers passed a new bill in the hopes of reducing the number of car thefts in our state. House Bill 0548 would make it a class a misdemeanor to "possess a device, tool, machine, implement, or other…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Tennessee lawmakers passed legislation this month targeting drag performances and transgender youth, many musicians living and working in the state felt their community, their audiences and their artistic expressions were also under fire. …
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two employees of a rural Tennessee town that resisted a takeover attempt by the state after Ford Motor Co. announced plans to build an electric truck plant nearby have been charged with the theft of town…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A teacher at an elementary school in Tennessee has been indicted and arrested on allegations of sexual abuse involving multiple students in the first grade, authorities said. The teacher at Wallace A. Smith Elementary School in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally’s Republican Senate colleagues have cast a vote of confidence in his leadership after revelations that he repeatedly commented on posts of nearly nude photos of a young gay model and other…
SEE ALSO: Concerns over natural gas addressed by local company NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation that says local governments can't ban gas stoves, even though no current city in Tennessee is currently pursuing such…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- David Russomanno has been named as the University of Memphis' new Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. The announcement comes after the University of Memphis Board of…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-dominant House has advanced legislation to add a narrow exemption to the state’s strict abortion ban. Monday's passage came despite concerns raised by Democrats and medical experts that the bill does not go far enough…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's roads funding push to allow express toll lanes on some highways and fee increases on drivers with electric or hybrid vehicles has cleared a key legislative vote. The Senate voted Monday to…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee sheriff's deputies fatally shot a woman who was a suspect in a domestic violence incident, officials said. Shelby County deputies stopped a vehicle Saturday afternoon in Bartlett that matched the description of one involved in…
