Tennessee News

Man charged in jogger death pleads not guilty in separate rape case

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man pleaded not guilty Thursday to raping a woman about a year before he was charged with kidnapping a kindergarten teacher during a pre-dawn run and killing her. A court-appointed public defender representing Cleotha…

32-year-old Tennessee man attacked, killed by family's dog

BENTON, Tenn. (AP) — A man in Tennessee was attacked and killed by a dog owned by his family, a sheriff said. Polk County deputies responded Saturday to a home after a report that a dog attacked Rusty Shane Burris,…

Police say 3 people - not 4 - killed in Memphis rampage

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee have revised the number of people killed in a man's shooting rampage from four to three after a different suspect was identified in the slaying of a teenager during the tense ordeal in…

'Plant Doctor' nurtures 250 species from around the globe

By Ken Beck, Main Street Nashville - undefined SEWANEE, Tenn. (AP) — Some folks have a green thumb. Seems like 21-year-old Oliver Hutchens has two of them and maybe eight green fingers to boot. Entering his senior year at The…

Tennessee Tech University students honors those lost on 9/11

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. –ROTC members from a TN college remember those lost on 9/11. According to information received from Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, despite Saturday’s rainy weather, several ROTC students gathered for a special event to honor those lost to…