MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A hearing is scheduled in a lawsuit filed by a majority-Black Tennessee town located near the site of a planned Ford pickup truck factory as it tries to fight off a state takeover of its finances.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee inmate scheduled to be executed this month is asking the courts to reopen his case after DNA from an unknown person was detected on one of the murder weapons. Oscar Smith is scheduled to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republicans are advancing legislation that would strictly regulate the dispensing of abortion pills. The bill includes requiring women to be examined in person by a doctor before receiving the medication. Under the Tennessee bill, delivery…
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two Tennessee wildfires that have burned more than 3,000 acres near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and damaged more than 300 structures were under control as of Saturday afternoon. Officials speaking at a press conference…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Stax Museum says a street is being renamed for James Alexander, the last surviving member of The Bar-Kays band that backed soul music star Otis Redding. Located near the Stax Records studios where the the soul-funk…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new federal lawsuit argues legislation that would create a residency requirement for most U.S. House and Senate hopefuls is unconstitutional. A group of Tennesseans filed the lawsuit Thursday. They argue the measure would unfairly block…
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has filed suit against the city of Athens and its manager, claiming violations of state open records and open meetings laws. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports Athens resident Larry Eaton sued in…
NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — A 44-year-old Tennessee man is facing a second degree murder charge in the 2016 death of his daughter who was originally injured in 2001 when she was an infant. Vermont police say Jason Roberts was taken…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twelve people, including three U.S. Army soldiers, are accused in a large-scale gun trafficking ring that prosecutors allege supplied nearly 100 guns to gang members in Chicago. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the indictment at a news…
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Authorities say an athlete from a Tennessee university was killed when he and two other members of his team were struck by a car while running along a road in Virginia. Virginia State Police say members…
