NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Correction has fired its longtime top attorney and another employee following a scathing independent report on failures within the state's lethal injection system. FILE - Ricky Bell, warden at Riverbend…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- New data has been released on Tennessee's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. According to the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, around 21,000 calls have been made to the 988 number in the last…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says they have received reports of what appears to be rabies in raccoons in West Tennessee. The TWRA says to be cautious and to avoid sick wildlife, as rabies can infect all…
WASHINGTON -- A World War II veteran killed in Europe has been identified. Pfc. Mark P. Wilson, 20, of Elizabethton in East Tennessee, was accounted for back in September following years of work by several groups. Wilson, who was part…
YOAKUM, Texas (AP) — A small plane crashed Tuesday while approaching a Texas airport, killing four members of a Tennessee church and leaving the lead pastor injured, authorities and the church said. The single-engine Piper PA-46 crashed in an…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say video footage of Tyre Nichols’ arrest will be released to the public after an internal investigation into the actions of Memphis Police Department officers is completed and his family can review it. The city’s…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials are encouraging rescue squads to apply for grant money to purchase lifesaving equipment. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office said in a news release $2 million…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A public memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley will be held next weekend at Graceland, the famed Memphis home of her father, Elvis Presley. FILE - Lisa Marie Presley arrives at the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee inmate on death row died of apparent natural causes Monday, authorities said. James Dellinger, 71, was pronounced dead at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, the Tennessee Department of Correction said in a news…
UPDATE: Officer discipline planned over Tennessee motorist's death MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — People protested outside a Memphis police station over a man's death after a confrontation with police officers during a traffic stop. Family, friends and supporters of Tyre D.…
