NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Executive Editor Maria De Varenne, the first female executive editor at The Tennessean, is retiring from journalism. De Varenne has led the paper’s news coverage for more than a decade. She will step down in April,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The FBI is seeking help from the public in identifying a man who has robbed several banks in Tennessee and Alabama since December. The FBI says the suspect was disguised in a mask and wore different…
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — Parents, teachers and students packed a crowded meeting of the McMinn County School Board to talk about “Maus," a Pulitzer-Prize winning graphic novel the board banned from its curriculum last month. The board held firm, offering…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daylight ambush at a Tennessee cookie shop have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges. Lawyers for Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith entered…
(AP) -- The largest public power company in the United States is launching a program to develop and fund new small modular nuclear reactors as part of its strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The board for the Tennessee…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Chris Young combined his skills as an artist and producer to lead the nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards. Young shares three nominations with his “Famous Friends” collaborator Kane Brown. Miranda Lambert…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have confirmed one of the top lawyers from the state attorney general’s office to the state Supreme Court, solidifying what will likely be a shift even further right for the court. The Republican-supermajority General…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee activist has been sentenced to six years and a day in prison after she was convicted of illegally registering to vote in 2019 while on probation for previous felonies. Some legal experts see the…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a helicopter flew unmanned around Fort Campbell in what is the Army’s first automated flight of an empty Black Hawk. Engineers told reporters Tuesday that the 14,000-pound helicopter successfully navigated around the post…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials have announced that an Australian electric vehicle charging company will establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Tennessee. President Joe Biden on Tuesday hailed the announcement as being a result of the federal government’s effort…
