Tennessee News

Tennessee accepting applications for Supreme Court vacancy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee panel is accepting applications to fill the vacancy that will be left by Justice Sharon Lee’s planned retirement next summer. The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments says applicants must be at least 35 years old, a…

Tennessee first lady launches 12 Days of Giving

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee's first lady Maria Lee has kicked off a campaign of giving, and hopes you'll join her. On Tuesday, Lee began the 12 Days of Giving social media…

Two Tennessee women found dead in car after crash, shooting

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Two Tennessee women found dead after a car crash and police shooting in suburban Detroit include one who was reported missing days earlier, authorities said Monday. Detectives working with the Wayne County Medical Examiner identified the…

$40M Tennessee incentive for battery cathode plant approved

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee panel on Monday approved a $40 million state economic incentive for a company that plans to invest $3.2 billion to develop a cathode materials plant for electric vehicle batteries. The State Funding Board cast the…

Tennessee gov sets election dates to replace fallen lawmaker

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has set election dates to fill the opening left by the death of Democratic state Rep. Barbara Cooper. The primary election to replace the longtime Memphis lawmaker will take place on Jan. 24…

Those in Families First program to get extra help for holidays

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee families in are getting extra help for the holidays. According to a news release, the Tennessee Department of Human Services is sending out a one-time payment of $500 to families in the Families First program. The…

Joe Burrow's TD to Higgins lifts Bengals over Titans 20-16

By Teresa M. Walker - AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Joe Burrow threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Tee Higgins with 13:42 left to put Cincinnati ahead to stay, and the Bengals held off the Tennessee Titans…

Tennessee woman restores dozens of antique sewing machines

By Gabby Todd - The Daily Times - undefined MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sew Old Antique and Vintage Sewing Machine Repair is run out of Maggie West's home in Maryville. In West's basement, her workspace houses a welded worktable, a…

Drive-by shooting injures 2 at funeral at Nashville church

By Jonathan Mattisse - Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A drive-by shooting in Nashville on Saturday injured two people as they and others were walking out of church from the funeral of a woman who was fatally shot earlier…

US nuclear waste repository begins filling new disposal area

By Susan Montoya Bryan - Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Workers at the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository have started using a newly mined disposal area at the underground facility in southern New Mexico. Officials at the Waste…