Tennessee News

Federal judge strikes down Tennessee bathroom signage law

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down Tennessee’s first-of-its-kind law requiring businesses to post special signs if they allow transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger on…

Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley to join Country Hall of Fame

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Lee Lewis and the late country singer Keith Whitley will join the Country Music Hall of Fame. The 86-year-old Lewis, nicknamed “The Killer," is one of only a handful…

Residents react to new way to take driver's test

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Taking the knowledge part of the drivers test in Tennessee has just got easier and some are saying more convenient. But what do residents think of the new option? The…

Tennessee teens can now take written driving test from home

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee teenagers now have the option to take their written driving test at home. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security's (TDOSHS) Driver Services division has launched "At-Home Knowledge Testing." "This new testing option will reduce…

Tennessee parks offering low-cost kayaking instruction

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Twelve Tennessee State Parks are joining the American Canoe Association to offer low-cost kayaking instruction next week as part of National Safe Boating Week. ACA Tennessee estimates there are approximately 1 million people regularly paddling Tennessee…

3 Tennessee students named Presidential Scholars

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education says high school students from three Tennessee cities have been named Presidential Scholars. Greta Li of University School of Nashville, Shawn X. Meng of White Station High School in Memphis and…

Ex-nurse sentenced to probation in patient medication death

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee nurse whose medication error killed a patient has been sentenced to three years of probation. RaDonda Vaught reacts to victim impact statements during her sentencing in Nashville, Tenn., on…