Tennessee News

Tennessee August primary voter registration deadline Tuesday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennesseans are running out of time to register to vote in the Aug. 4 primary election. By Tuesday’s deadline, U.S. citizens with a driver’s license or a photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety…

Cyberattack responsible for Tennessee unemployment site outage

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A cyberattack on a software company has disrupted unemployment benefits and job seeking assistance for thousands of people in several states. In Tennessee, the website for unemployment benefits remained down Thursday morning after the vendor, Geographic…

One-time payment of $450 going to Family First recipients

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee families in the Families First Program are getting extra support. The Tennessee Department of Human Services says that those in the program as of May 31 will receive the one-time payment of $450 on their EBT…

Tennessee unemployment claims affected by website outage

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is responding to a service outage affecting the state's unemployment system and labor data exchange. The department says on Sunday afternoon, they were notified of a service interruption that…

Court lets Tennessee 6-week abortion ban take effect

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal court has allowed Tennessee’s ban on abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy to take effect after the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights case. The action by…

Registration deadline to vote in Aug. 4 election is July 5

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The registration deadline to vote in the August 4 election is coming up next week. Tennesseans have until July 5th to register to vote or update their voter registration to be able to cast their ballot in…

TDOT to halt lane closures for July 4th holiday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Motorists in Tennessee won't be slowed by road construction over the July 4th weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is suspending all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes for…