JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Bicentennial Celebration wraps up this weekend, but a few projects will carry on the legacy for years to come. The Bicentennial's theme of "Connecting Through the Centuries" inspired the Bicentennial Committee to create several…
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say the virus that causes polio has been detected in New York City’s wastewater weeks after a case of polio was identified north of the city. The city and New York state health departments…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are moving their landmark climate and health care bill toward final congressional approval. The House is debating the legislation Friday and approval over solid Republican opposition doesn't seem in doubt, five days after Senate passage. A…
(AP) -- Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same in the U.S. and Canada amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it had caused cancer. The company says talc will be replaced…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Masks will once again be required for visitors inside all Great Smoky Mountains National Park buildings due to the high transmission of the COVID-19 outbreak. According to the park's website, the mask mandate will apply to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A prominent prison reform advocate has added a guilty plea on a federal firearms charge after a state court jury convicted him last month of felony vandalism for disguising himself as a construction worker to hide…
WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) — An armed man clad in body armor who tried to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati office on Thursday was shot and killed by police after he fled the scene and engaged in an hourslong standoff in a…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An artist welcomed the public to her album party on Thursday. Singer, songwriter, and musician LOLO was at Turntable Coffee Counter for the listening party of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The first Jackson-Madison County School Board meeting of the academic school year was held Thursday and recognized two departing school board members. Election Day has come and gone,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Madison County Commission held an agenda review on Thursday, and there were several items to go over. The committee was late getting all of their numbers from…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Arts Council hosted an awards reception for sub-recipients of National Endowment for the Arts' American Rescue plan funding. Twelve sub-recipients have been chosen to…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A special luncheon was held on Thursday at the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus in the Jack Morris Ballroom. Event organizers honored the lives helped and the many…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Human trafficking is a global crime that has emerged in Tennessee. We sat down with officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to discuss a rising crime affecting children.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee's students have the chance to show their creativity in a statewide challenge. The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network is hosting the 2023 Statewide Design Challenge with the topic of Water and the Environment, according to a news…
NEW YORK (AP) — It's a question that keeps some scientists awake at night: Do spiders sleep? Daniela Roessler and her colleagues trained cameras on baby jumping spiders at night to find out. The footage showed patterns that looked a…
