MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- U.S. House members have passed a bill expanding horse soring regulations at Tennessee Walking Horse shows. Rep. Steve Cohen said Thursday the House voted 333- 96 in favor of…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has agreed to a deal in which she pleads guilty to facilitation to first-degree murder and receives a 30-year prison sentence. Sherra Wright entered the plea Thursday…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a shooting Thursday morning in an east Jackson neighborhood. Police say the shooting happened shortly after 9 a.m. on Hillcrest Circle Drive. Police say a house was hit in the shooting, but no injuries…
ETOWAH, Tenn. (AP) -- Two Tennessee nursing aides say they were fired for a social media post joking about the elderly. WTVC-TV reports Cassie Moses and Symara Rakestraw say they were fired from Etowah Health Care Center after posting a…
JACKSON, Tenn.--Dr. Samuel Carney, a retired psych examiner, said in the past he has had patients that waited to seek help. "They had had problems for a long time. They had…
Ever hear of the word "biscuitry"? Maybe not, because it is a new word defined as "the art of dismantling a biscuit which is eaten using a particular strategy" according to the Urban Dictionary.…
HENDERSON CO., Tenn. -- Officials ask for help after discovering vandalism at a family-friendly lake. "Four-wheelers and trucks coming out and doing donuts in the grass, and we've tolerated that for a while…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A pest is tearing through an area farm's produce. "We noticed one or two, and then the next day, it was a few more," Bart Gilmer said. "Then, by [Tuesday] morning, they had decimated most of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- TheCO is celebrating five years in the Hub City. Members say they are proud of all of their accomplishments within the past five years, from getting their first member to…
ATWOOD, Tenn. -- People living on West Main Street in Atwood say it's normally pretty quiet there — but it wasn't Wednesday morning. "They just kept coming — four deputy sheriffs, four state…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson native gets a special honor in the Hub City. There's now a historical marker on South Highland Avenue dedicated to Mabelle Louise "Big Maybelle" Smith. "Big Maybelle is…
BEMIS, Tenn. -- Members of the Bemis community lined up Wednesday to receive free fresh produce thanks to the Salvation Army. "We just started going out into the neighborhoods where we knew people…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee at Martin has announced it will offer two new online courses this fall. The university will offer two cybersecurity classes, cybersecurity literacy and cybersecurity analyst. The classes will prepare students for the Security+…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee lawmaker has resigned from the state legislature, saying he needs to spend more time with his family and tend to his winery business. News outlets report 59-year-old Rep. Bill Sanderson, R-Kenton, announced his retirement…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Dutch film actor Rutger Hauer, who specialized in menacing roles, including a memorable turn as a murderous android in "Blade Runner" opposite Harrison Ford, has died. He was 75. Hauer's agent, Steve Kenis, says the actor…
