Tennessee News

Celebrating Pride Month in Tennessee

JACKSON, Tenn. -- It is Pride Month once again here in Tennessee. If you are looking to celebrate with the community, there are a few places you can go. In West Tennessee, the celebration has already begun! The Mid-South Pride…

CMA Fest bans Confederate flag imagery at country music fest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The CMA Fest is prohibiting Confederate flag imagery at its four-day country music festival. The Country Music Association said in a statement to The Tennessean that the decision to enact the policy this year was based…

2 die on Tennessee lakes during Memorial Day weekend

CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say one woman died while swimming and another woman died in a boating crash in separate incidents on Tennessee lakes during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says 19-year-old Madison Taylor…

Tennessee State Parks to host National Trails Day hikes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee will celebrate National Trails Day by offering free guided hikes at all 56 state parks starting this weekend. According to a news release, the events come as Tennessee’s state parks agency will celebrate its 85th…

3 teens, 2 adults charged in Memphis funeral shooting

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three teenagers and two adults have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy during a funeral procession for a teen homicide victim in Memphis, Tennessee. A grand jury handed down five indictments on…

Police: 6 wounded in Tennessee shooting were children

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Police say six people wounded in weekend gunfire in a downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, business district were all children. Chattanooga Police said in a statement on Monday that five of the victims were 15 and one was…

Police: 6 wounded in shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say six people were wounded during an exchange of gunfire in a downtown Chattanooga business district. Police spokesman Jeremy Eames says at least one person of interest was detained shortly after the shooting…

Illinois man charged in fatal East TN rest stop shooting

MARION COUNTY, Tenn. -- Illinois man charged in fatal rest stop shooting. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, after an investigation by TBI, Marion Co. deputies, and the THP troopers, an arrest has been made in the shooting incident…