Tennessee News

Grant to help former inmates find temporary housing

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A grant and partnership is helping people move on to the next chapter of their lives. According to a news release, the Tennessee Department of Correction has gotten a $200,000 grant which will be used expand their…

Scholarships available from local group

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A group with ties to the founding of the nation is helping students and veterans get an education. The Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution says scholarships are being offered to high school students and active…

State Veterinarian says to be alert when buying livestock

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee State Veterinarian is reminding buyers to be alert, as buying livestock before it is seen could be risky. “Emerging diseases and parasites have been introduced into Tennessee this year through infected livestock purchased without the…

Tennessee deputy frees bear trapped inside car

COSBY, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee deputy responded to reports for a bear in a car last week. A Cocke County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the call on Wednesday. After failed attempts to reach wildlife officials, the deputy shot…

Titans coach Mike Vrabel celebrates with surprise shower

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Anyone celebrating a birthday around the Tennessee Titans walks carefully around the team's headquarters to try and avoid center Ben Jones, who likes to surprise people usually with a pie to the face. On Sunday, the…

Kitten rescued from underneath Tennessee woman's car

By Kayla Hackney, Johnson City Press JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — When Shelby Ingram's Toyota Highlander first began making a strange, unidentified noise, she had no idea what was causing it. That is until automotive technicians at Johnson City Toyota…

Private prison firm to settle lawsuit over inmate death

By: Jonathan Mattise - Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A private prison company has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over a Tennessee inmate's killing that got national attention after a judge ordered the plaintiff's attorney to stop tweeting…

Southern Baptists say denomination faces DOJ investigation

By Holly  Meyer and David Crary - Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention said Friday that several of the denomination's major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice in the wake…

Developer finds human remains near Nashville Civil War fort

By Jonathan Mattise - Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A developer has unearthed human remains that could be two centuries old while digging to lay the foundation of a new Nashville project not far from a Civil War fort…