NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Republican lawmaker on Thursday apologized after asking earlier this week if “hanging by a tree” could be added to the state's execution methods, a comment that has shocked Black lawmakers who point to the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two Memphis Fire Department emergency medical technicians who were fired and had their licenses suspended for failing to give aid to Tyre Nichols for 19 minutes while he struggled with injuries from being brutally beaten by police, did…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have advanced legislation on certain drag shows on public property or at private establishments where children could attend. Republican Gov. Bill Lee is expected to sign the change into law. He has brushed off…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers on Wednesday advanced legislation that would prevent transgender people from changing their driver's licenses and birth certificates, a move that officials warn could cost the state millions in federal funding. “In my view,…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) -- Two people were detained by Memphis police Wednesday after voicing concerns about Gov. Bill Lee’s plan to sign the bill that would restrict public drag performances. Lee was in Memphis on Wednesday to unveil the new…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A bill proposed in Tennessee seeks to allow an alternative to lethal injection. House Bill 1245, by Rep. Dennis Powers, seeks to allow those on death row the option for the firing squad. "It simply gives the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four Tennessee police officers are being investigated for their treatment of a woman whose pleas for help they repeatedly ignored as they accused her of faking illness after she was discharged from a hospital. The woman…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Lee says it would be “ridiculous” to conflate a recently surfaced yearbook photo of him wearing women's clothing in high school to drag show performances currently under attack in Tennessee and other GOP-led…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- As February comes to a close, we look at the the most common Google search trends throughout the month. From the Super Bowl Halftime show, to the possibility…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles says he was “mistaken” when he said he graduated with an international relations degree after a local news outlet raised questions over whether the Republican had embellished his education. Ogles said…
