NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers on Wednesday took another swing at adding a narrow exemption to one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States. FILE - Abortion-rights demonstrator holds a sign during…
MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant eight games without pay after determining that his holding a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was “conduct detrimental to the league.” Morant will…
JACKSON, Tenn. – The beginning of Ramadan arrives next week! Wednesday, March 22, many in West Tennessee and around the world will observe the beginning of Ramadan. Ramadan is a month of fasting, when Muhammad’s first revelations from the angel…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee state legislators proposed a law that could affect concealed carry laws. According to the West Tennessee Director of the Tennessee Firearms Association, Richard Archie, House Bill 1005 and Senate…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Transgender people in Tennessee would be prevented from changing their driver's licenses and birth certificates under legislation approved by the Republican senators on Monday. The legislation, which still must clear the House chamber, would define male…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Two Tennessee Senate bills aimed at reducing gun deaths failed on Monday. Sen. London Lamar, of Memphis, proposed a bill that would have revoked permit-less carry in Shelby and Davidson County, and another bill that would have…
By Keely Brewer, Daily Memphian undefined MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking at a new Mississippi River restoration project, starting with a 39-mile stretch near Memphis, that could help save threatened and endangered aquatic…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Forty hopefuls are vying for the crown of Miss Teen Volunteer America. It was a night of glitz and glam as the teens participated in the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A bill proposed by state legislators aims to rename the handgun carry permit. House Bill 1005 would change "handgun" to "firearm" in Tennessee Code. "Basically three different things, by changing our language, not creating any new crimes…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow people to refuse to perform a marriage if they disagree with it. House Bill 0878 states that a person is not required to solemnize a…
