Safety app gives parents an informative platform
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee families have been given tools to help in the safety of their students. "This toolkit includes how to talk to your school about emergency plans, how to…
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Tennessee senator to change plea in campaign fraud case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee senator accused of violating federal campaign finance laws requested a hearing Thursday to change his not guilty plea after initially criticizing the charges as a political witch hunt. FILE -…
TN man who dragged officer into Capitol mob gets 7+ years in prison
(AP) -- A Tennessee man who dragged a police officer into a mob of rioters during the U.S. Capitol attack has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Albuquerque Cosper Head declined to address the court on before…
Ex-officer convicted in fatal shooting out of Nashville jail
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A white former Nashville police officer who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a Black man from behind as the man was fleeing on foot has been released from jail, his attorney confirmed Thursday. FILE…
Alan Jackson to get CMA lifetime achievement award
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Alan Jackson will receive the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the Country Music Association Awards in November. FILE - Alan Jackson performs at the 56th annual Academy of…
Smoky Mountains National Park closes trails while bears feed
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed a couple of trails until further notice to allow a large concentration of black bears to feed on acorns. The Gatlinburg Trail between Gatlinburg and Sugarlands Visitor Center…
Oldest Tennessee lawmaker, Rep. Barbara Cooper, dies at 93
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Barbara Cooper, who served in the General Assembly for more than 25 years, has died. She was 93. House Minority Leader Karen Camper on Wednesday confirmed the death of the Memphis Democrat. [caption id="attachment_1227760"…
Former officer helped drug dealer robberies, gets 12 years
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former officer has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for giving police information and equipment to civilians who robbed drug dealers in Memphis, Tennessee, prosecutors said. Former Memphis Police Officer Sam Blue, 63,…
COVID-related eligibility remains for Tennessee mail voting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's eligibility to vote by mail still includes people who are more susceptible to COVID-19, their caretakers and their housemates — a specification that emerged during a prolonged 2020 court battle. The eligibility remains on the absentee…
CMA Awards to open with a tribute to the late Loretta Lynn
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Country Music Association Awards will open this year's show with a tribute to the late country queen Loretta Lynn, who died this month at the age of 90. FILE - Loretta Lynn…
