NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who served 30 years of a life sentence for the fire that killed his girlfriend is now free. A judge vacated his murder conviction, declaring that 65-year-old Claude Garrett “has shown actual innocence.”…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Schools across Tennessee are being recognized. According to a news release, 27 schools received the Tennessee STEM/STEAM School Designation for 2022. Schools for STEM include: Barret's Chapel School, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Black Fox Elementary School, Murfreesboro City Schools…
UPDATE: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — In a story published May 10, 2022, about a Volkswagen job fair in Tennessee, The Associated Press erroneously reported the shifts for which they are hiring. They would primarily be second, third and night shifts,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials say they anticipate that an independent investigation of the state’s lethal injection methods will result in changes to how those executions are carried out, including how the procedures are staffed. State corrections officials made…
HENDERSON, Tenn. -- TN Commissioner of Education meets with grant recipients. According to information received from Bramblett Group, the Tennessee Commissioner of Education recently visited two recipients of the $100,000 Grown Your Own grant. The grant, used to increase the number…
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama-based business is recalling more than 12,000 pounds of its frozen stew products that were made without a federal inspection. Pop’s Que and Stew, of Opelika, Alabama, is recalling about 12,472 pounds of the Brunswick…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -(AP) By Bruce Schreiner --Vice President Kamala Harris has urged graduates of Tennessee State University to apply their leadership skills to help tackle the many challenges posed by an unsettled world. Harris gave the undergraduate commencement speech Saturday…
By Kimberlee Kruesi Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Republican Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation that will strictly regulate the dispensing of abortion pills, including imposing harsh penalties on doctors who violate them. The measure will go into effect Jan. 1, 2023.…
(AP)--Authorities in Tennessee say they have located an abandoned vehicle used by a man wanted in Alabama for murder and the jail official who disappeared with him. Williamson County Sheriff said via Twitter on Friday that a vehicle used by…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been charged with assault and other counts during the January 2021 Capitol insurrection. News outlets cited a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office that says 33-year-old Edward Kelley was arrested Thursday in…
