Tennessee News

Court lets Tennessee 6-week abortion ban take effect

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal court has allowed Tennessee’s ban on abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy to take effect after the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights case. The action by…

Registration deadline to vote in Aug. 4 election is July 5

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The registration deadline to vote in the August 4 election is coming up next week. Tennesseans have until July 5th to register to vote or update their voter registration to be able to cast their ballot in…

TDOT to halt lane closures for July 4th holiday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Motorists in Tennessee won't be slowed by road construction over the July 4th weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is suspending all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes for…

Update: TN Department of Correction searches for inmates

CHATTANOOGA–Tenn. --Tennessee Department of Correction captures missing inmates. The Tennessee Department of Correction has captured the two missing inmates from Chattanooga. According to the Tennessee Department of Correction, the two inmates who left the Chattanooga Release Center Friday night were…

Chattanooga homeless hospice center opens cancer home

Emily Crisman, Chattanooga Times Free Press undefined CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Welcome Home of Chattanooga, a nonprofit organization that provides hospice care to the homeless, has opened a cancer respite home to provide shelter to homeless people receiving cancer treatment.…

TN Department of Correction searches for inmates

CHATTANOOGA–Tenn. --Tennessee Department of Correction searches for two inmates. The Tennessee Department of Correction is asking for the public’s help in locating two inmates. The inmates walked away from the Chattanooga Release Center Friday night and are now listed as…

Manufacturers struggle to keep pace with vinyl record demand

By David Sharp - Associated Press (AP)--The arrival of the compact disc nearly killed off record albums, with vinyl pressing machines sold, scrapped and dismantled by major record labels. Four decades later, with resuscitated record album sales producing double-digit annual…

Tennessee Sales Tax Holidays are coming soon

According to the Tennessee Treasury Department, three sales tax holidays are coming up in Tennessee. The first sales tax holiday is for Gun Safes and Safety Equipment. It will begin next week on Friday, July 1, and will end on…

Charlie Daniels' first "Volunteer Jam" will be released

By: Marige Szaroleta--AP writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Charlie Daniels fans will be able to listen to his first Volunteer Jam in its entirety. “Charlie Daniels and Friends: Volunteer Jam-1974” features The Charlie Daniels Band, Toy Caldwell and Paul Riddle…

Tennessee man charged with killing tenant in machete attack

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee rooming house manager has been charged with killing a tenant with a machete during an argument over parking, state prosecutors said. Leaford Anderson, 53, has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge in the…