MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A lawyer says licensed funeral homes had no responsibility to know that the West Tennessee cemetery where they were sending cadavers to be interred was grossly mishandling burials even after it lost its registration. Defense attorney…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn.--The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is looking for your input. TWRA officials say they are looking for people who have had experiences with deer, good or bad. This includes…
JACKSON, Tenn.--As students and parents settle in for the new school year, one supply item that should be at the top of your list is a library card. The Jackson-Madison…
HENDERSON, Tenn. -- Two mothers arrested after an incident at an elementary school in Chester County faced a judge Tuesday. "So what am I supposed to do about my…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. — Many living in one West Tennessee community are demanding answers after allegations an industrial plant may be responsible for improperly dumping toxic chemicals near their homes. Many…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson City Council welcomed the city's interim fire chief Tuesday. Council members welcomed Interim Chief Darryl Samuels Sr. during Tuesday's meeting. Samuels was named interim chief…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Library cards may be small, but they give those who have them access to a bigger world at the Jackson-Madison County Library. Libraries nationwide are gearing up…
JACKSON, Tenn.--- The Jackson City Council approved a bid Tuesday to repave streets across the city. "We basically drive and assess the streets of Jackson," City Engineer Scott Chandler said.…
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A crash on Highway 70 in Benton County leaves an Atwood man dead and sends a woman to a Nashville hospital. Investigators say 40-year-old Shane Hamm, of Atwood, was killed when a dump truck carrying sand…
WHITEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Correction now says four inmates were injured in a string of fights Sunday night at the Hardeman County Correctional Complex. CoreCivic said in a statement Monday that the altercations happened around 8 p.m.…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee jail has intercepted a letter from an inmate to a white supremacist group in which he confesses to killing a black man. The Daily News Journal reports 53-year-old John Daniel Carothers is charged with…
UPDATE #2: Investigators confirm one person was killed in a Tuesday crash on Highway 70 between Bruceton and Camden. See the updated story here. UPDATE #1: The Tennessee Department of Transportation's SmartWay map has updated the estimated time of the…
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Two suspects are charged with federal drug offenses and illegal reentry after deportation as a result of an investigation into a drug operation at a Union City restaurant. Christino Alcazar-Ortiz, 42, and Armando Alcazar-Ortiz, 37, both…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Non-citizens suspected of living in the U.S. illegally won't be held in a Tennessee jail past their scheduled release dates, despite federal requests to keep holding them. But the Commercial Appeal reports that the Shelby County…
WHITEVILLE, Tenn. — An investigation is now underway after officials say four inmates were stabbed at a Hardeman County prison. Officers say it happened when a group of inmates…
