Tennessee News

Nashville police: 3 dead, 4 wounded in apartment shooting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a shooting in a Tennessee apartment has left three people dead and four others wounded. A suspect was among those killed. Authorities say six members of a family were shot Friday night in an…

Regulator approves plan to bury coal ash in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Regulators have given approval to a plan by the Tennessee Valley Authority to bury toxin-laden coal ash in southeast Memphis. A spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation told The Commercial Appeal on Tuesday…

WATCH: Deer breaks into classroom in Tennessee

(CBS Newspath) -- OH DEER! This deer broke into an elementary school in Springfield, TN and caused a mess in a classroom on Tuesday (11/23). The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said the deer…

'Tennessee Season to Remember' to be held virtually

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The 19th "Tennessee Season to Remember" ceremony will be held virtually on Thursday, December 2. The annual event honoring homicide victims and survivors has been held every year since 2003. Traditionally, the event sees families across the…

Tennessee college gives students $10k as Thanksgiving gift

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A historically Black medical college in Tennessee is giving students an early Thanksgiving gift — $10,000 in cash. Meharry Medical College President James E.K. Hildreth announced the gift on Monday, telling students they would receive it…

Tennessee man charged in California with kidnapping, assault

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been charged in Southern California with kidnapping his 3-year-old son and sexually assaulting his 16-year-old niece after authorities said he drove across the country with the children. The kids were found…

Tennessee gov backs signing bill aide said violates US law

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is defending a new law assigning sprawling limits on COVID-19 restrictions, despite his office’s warning that it would violate federal disability law. He also repeated broad promises to review the law he…

Mississippi loses Supreme Court water fight with Tennessee

WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court has rejected a claim that the Memphis, Tennessee, area has been taking water that belongs to Mississippi from an underground aquifer that sits beneath parts of both states. The high court’s first decision…

Father convicted, sentenced to life in daughter's slaying

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —A Tennessee man convicted of killing his 5-month-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Daily Times reports that 33-year-old Tony Lee Light was sentenced Friday after Blount County jurors…