Tennessee mom charged with threatening to blow up son's elementary school: 'Kids will be missing'
A Tennessee mother is accused of threatening to blow up her son’s elementary school over a missing backpack, allegedly telling school staff over the phone that "some kids will be missing."
Bill requiring drunk drivers who kill parents to pay child support heads to TN governor's desk
House Bill 1834, also known as “Bentley’s Law,” requires DUI offenders to pay child support if their actions resulted in the death of a parent.
Tennessee woman who ran out of gas had 229 pounds of marijuana in SUV abandoned on bridge: police
Memphis police say Catherine Mardesich was charged with felony possession after she ran out of gas and abandoned her SUV on a bridge
The world’s largest treehouse resort to open in Tennessee — how you can stay here
When the Sanctuary Treehouse Resort is completed, it will feature 130 treehouses spread out across 40 acres. And yes, there will be slides, ladders, and drawbridges.
Dollywood closes drop tower ride made by same manufacturer as Orlando FreeFall
Tyre Sampson, 14, fell off of the FreeFall ride at Orlando's ICON Park on Thursday night. The ride is 430-feet-tall, according to the attraction. The ride is operated by the SlingShot Group of Companies.
Former Vanderbilt nurse guilty of homicide in fatal medication error
RaDonda Vaught, 37, injected the paralyzing drug vecuronium into 75-year-old Charlene Murphey instead of the sedative Versed on Dec. 26, 2017.
Color explosion from 250,000 tulips, daffodils on historic Nashville estate signal spring's arrival
New blooms of 100,000 daffodils planted in the fall have resulted in an explosion of color on the estate surrounded by the rolling hills of middle Tennessee.
Indiana man charged in the January Chicago murder of a 19-year-old, found in Nashville
An Indiana man has been charged in the murder of a 19-year-old man in Chicago's Gresham neighborhood, police said.
Investigators identify woman nearly 30 years after remains found in Illinois
The head of the woman previously known only as Ina Jane Doe was found by two girls on Jan. 27, 1993. Now, after nearly three decades, investigators have figured out her identity.
Chicago man arrested in Tennessee charged with federal firearm offenses, drug trafficking
Officers seized 20 firearms, several high-capacity magazines, over $32,000 in US currency, approximately 263 grams of heroin, 62 grams of cocaine, a half-pound of ice methamphetamine, and one pound of marijuana.
78-year-old woman robbed while praying in church
Police in Clarksville, Tennessee. are looking for a group of women who robbed a 78-year-old woman while she was praying inside a sanctuary at Hilldale Baptist Church.
2 inmates dead, 1 at large after escaping through air vent, Tennessee officials say
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee said Tobias Wayne Carr, Johnny Shane Brown and Timothy Allen Sarver escaped last week from the local jail.
Tennessee BLM founder sentenced to 6 years in prison for illegally voting
A Black Lives Matter chapter founder in Tennessee was sentenced to six years in prison for illegally registering to vote while serving probation.
Father of Kennedy Hoyle confesses to murder of missing 2-day-old baby, mother in Memphis
The father of a missing 2-day-old Memphis baby girl has been charged with the murder and kidnapping of the child and her mother. Police are still searching for Kennedy Hoyle's body.
Tennessee man wanted for murdering missing 2-day-old baby girl, her mother
Brandon Isabelle is wanted for the murder of his 2-day-old baby girl and her mother in Memphis. Investigators earlier issued an Amber Alert for the newborn, but have since said evidence suggests she is dead.
Tennessee family missing nearly 2 weeks are found dead in vehicle
Authorities said the family’s babysitter had called for a welfare check on their home on Jan. 21, but no one was home and nothing suspicious was found.
Man with box cutter killed by 9 officers along Tennessee interstate; videos show police pleading with him
Body camera footage appears to show police officers in Tennessee repeatedly plea with a man who stopped traffic on an interstate to drop a box cutter and surrender.
Tennessee school district bans Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus' over 'inappropriate language'
A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman.
Cracker Barrel ordered to pay $9.4M after man was served sanitizer instead of water
Cracker Barrel has been ordered to pay $9.4 million in damages after staff served a customer sanitizer instead of water. But the restaurant chain will only have to pay a fraction of that amount.
Official: Young Dolph slaying suspects have criminal history
Justin Johnson was held in juvenile custody after he was tried at age 17 on charges of aggravated rape and aggravated robbery. He also served time for shooting three people at a bowling alley and had been arrested on state drug and weapons charges.