JACKSON, Tenn. -- A mother is charged with child neglect and public intoxication after police say her toddler was found wandering unattended in an apartment complex parking lot. [caption id="attachment_175545" align="alignleft"…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee at Martin makes the list of the top 20 in 2016, according to the "Washington Monthly" publication. UT Martin is number 17 in the "Best Bang for the Buck Southern Colleges" category. It's the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Travelers in Tennessee spent a record amount of money in 2015, according to the U.S. Travel Association. The Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau said they are seeing…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A woman is facing burglary and theft charges after police say she broke into a children's day care and tried to steal a "felony amount" of food. "Those were primarily frozen food items that are kept there…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A second person is now facing an attempted murder charge in the recent shooting of a man in Friendship. Roderick Coman, 35, of Jackson has been charged with attempted first-degree…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say 12 members of an organization that trafficked methamphetamine from California to Tennessee have been sentenced to more than 83 years in prison combined. The U.S. attorney's office said Monday that 12 defendants have been…
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A car ran off the road and crashed into the side of a Benton County home Sunday evening before making a final stop in a barn in the backyard,…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has begun searching for a new chancellor. According to the school, a search committee met on Friday and set a timeline to have the new leader in place during…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority says its chief operating officer will retire at the end of the year. Chip Pardee joined TVA in April 2013. According to a Monday news release, Pardee's contributions include improvements to the…
ALAMO, Tenn. -- A local police officer arrested for domestic assault over the weekend was terminated from the Crockett County Sheriff's Office six years ago, according to his personnel…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Parts of West Tennessee could soon be seen on the silver screen. A film crew was in Henderson County on Monday at Parkers Crossroads to shoot scenes…
TRENTON, Tenn. -- Livestock filled the fairgrounds Monday morning in Gibson County as eager students showed off the animals they've raised. Families were there to support their young farmers. "You've…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a former Millington reserve police officer has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges earlier this year. The U.S. attorney's office says 67-year-old Rickie Friar…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Members of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation need help finding a Chattanooga man who was added Monday to their top ten most wanted list. Jereme Little, 40, is wanted on charges of especially aggravated kidnapping. Little…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two houses in Weakley County have been destroyed in separate fires within a 24-hour period, according to the Weakley County Sheriff's Department. The sheriff's department does not believe there is any connection between the two fires.…
