Tennessee News

Electric vehicle charging company to build Tennessee factory

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…

Starbucks, citing safety, fires 7 seeking union in Memphis

Starbucks has fired seven employees who were leading an effort to unionize a Memphis, Tennessee, store. The Seattle coffee giant says the employees violated company policy by reopening a store after closing time and inviting non-employees to come inside. The…

Tennessee House advances anti-abortion resolution

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee House Republicans have advanced an anti-abortion resolution commemorating the day the medical procedure became legal nearly 50 years ago. The resolution states that Jan. 22 will be known as the “Day of Tears,” and suggested…

Power still out to 60K customers, days after Memphis storm

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — More than 60,000 homes and businesses were without power in Memphis, Tennessee, four days after a winter storm led to ice accumulations that downed power lines and damaged electrical circuits. Officials with the city’s power company,…

Tennessee's Gov. Lee signs map splitting Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has approved a proposal to split fast-growing Nashville into multiple congressional seats. It's a move Democrats have warned will unfairly affect Black voters. The Republican on Sunday also signed off on legislation…

Nashville expanding mental health worker, police partnership

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville will expand a pilot project that pairs mental health professionals with police after the program’s first seven months yielded promising results. The Tennessean reports the city last week announced plans to expand the Partners in…

Red Cross opens respite centers for those without power

MEMPHIS,Tenn. --- Several Tennesseans are still without power. According to a news release from the Red Cross, there are still at least 95,000 people without power in Tennessee due to the recent winter storm. The majority of those people reside…

Waffle House shooter receives life in prison without parole

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jurors refused to make parole possible after 51 years in prison for the man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in 2018. On Saturday, jurors deliberated the fate of 33-year-old Travis…

University reinstates professor acquitted of ties to China

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has reinstated a professor who was acquitted of federal charges that had accused him of hiding his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving NASA research grants. A lawyer for…

Waffle House shooter found guilty on 4 counts of murder

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in a 2018 early morning attack has been found guilty on four counts of 1st-degree murder. A jury returned the verdict Friday after…