Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

Tennessee

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Progressive Councilmember Freddie O'Connell wins Nashville mayor's race

Nashville metro councilmember Freddie O'Connell has resoundingly won the race to become the next mayor of the Democratic-leaning city

Progressive Councilmember Freddie O'Connell wins Nashville mayor's race
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Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple

A Tennessee judge says she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when he was in high school

Judge says she is ending conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and Memphis couple
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'Tennessee Three' Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that temporarily silenced him

Tennessee Democratic Rep. Justin Jones has filed a federal lawsuit challenging his expulsion and House rules restricting lawmakers’ floor comments that Republicans applied to silence Jones for part of one day

'Tennessee Three' Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that temporarily silenced him
News

The case of a Memphis man charged with trying to enter a Jewish school with a gun is moving forward

The case of a Tennessee man charged with trying to enter his former Jewish school with a gun and firing shots at a contractor who was working there can now be presented to a grand jury for a possible indictment

The case of a Memphis man charged with trying to enter a Jewish school with a gun is moving forward
Sports

Milroe, No. 11 Alabama stage huge second-half rally, top No. 17 Tennessee 34-20

Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns, Jihaad Campbell returned a fumble for a score in the fourth quarter and No. 11 Alabama uncorked 27 straight second-half points in rallying for a 34-20 victory over No. 17 Tennessee

Milroe, No. 11 Alabama stage huge second-half rally, top No. 17 Tennessee 34-20
News

Manhunt continues for Nashville police chief's son suspected in shooting of 2 Tennessee officers

Police in Tennessee were searching Sunday for the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief as the suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store

Manhunt continues for Nashville police chief's son suspected in shooting of 2 Tennessee officers
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Tennessee GOP is willing to reject millions in funding, if it avoids complying with federal strings

Tennessee Republican leaders are escalating their calls to reject millions of federal dollars rather than comply with requirements over LGBTQ+ rights, abortion access and other hot-button issues

Tennessee GOP is willing to reject millions in funding, if it avoids complying with federal strings
Health|News|Political

Tennessee attorney general sues federal government over abortion rule blocking funding

Tennessee’s top legal chief says the federal government is wrongly withholding millions of dollars in family planning funds after the state refused to comply with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure

Tennessee attorney general sues federal government over abortion rule blocking funding
Sports

No. 21 Tennessee visits Kentucky in border showdown, with both looking to prove they can hold leads

No. 21 Tennessee and Kentucky really need a lift right now

No. 21 Tennessee visits Kentucky in border showdown, with both looking to prove they can hold leads
News

UAW strikes GM SUV assembly, propulsion facility in Tennessee

The United Auto Workers on Saturday expanded its strike at General Motors to include an additional plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee as the union reached

UAW strikes GM SUV assembly, propulsion facility in Tennessee
Health|News|Political

ACLU and families of trans teens ask Supreme Court to block Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care

Attorneys representing Tennessee transgender children, teens and their families have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a ban on gender-affirming care for children and teenagers that a lower court allowed to go into effect

ACLU and families of trans teens ask Supreme Court to block Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care
News

Tennessee families ask US Supreme Court to block gender-affirming care ban

Three Tennessee families of transgender children on Wednesday asked the U.S.

Tennessee families ask US Supreme Court to block gender-affirming care ban
Health|News|Political

State is paying fired Tennessee vaccine chief $150K in lawsuit settlement

The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by its former vaccine leader over her firing during the COVID-19 pandemic

State is paying fired Tennessee vaccine chief $150K in lawsuit settlement
Sports

Beck throws for 298 yards, 3 TDs to lead No. 1 Georgia over No. 21 Tennessee 38-10

Carson Beck threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 1 Georgia over No. 21 Tennessee 38-10

Beck throws for 298 yards, 3 TDs to lead No. 1 Georgia over No. 21 Tennessee 38-10
Sports

Loyer scores 27, Purdue pulls away late to beat Tennessee 71-67 in Maui Invitational

Fletcher Loyer scored 27 points, Zach Edey had a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds and No. 2 Purdue escaped with a 71-67 win over No. 7 Tennessee in the Maui Invitational semifinals

Loyer scores 27, Purdue pulls away late to beat Tennessee 71-67 in Maui Invitational
Business

More than 1,000 VW workers in Tennessee sign union representation cards - UAW

The United Auto Workers union said on Thursday that more than 1,000 factory workers at Volkswagen AG's Chattanooga, Tennessee assembly plant have signed

More than 1,000 VW workers in Tennessee sign union representation cards - UAW
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UAW says over 1,000 workers at VW plant in Tennessee have signed cards seeking union representation

More than 1,000 workers at Volkswagen’s Tennessee factory have signed cards authorizing a vote to be represented by the United Auto Workers union

UAW says over 1,000 workers at VW plant in Tennessee have signed cards seeking union representation
Environment|News

Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and damaged neighborhoods

Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers are digging out from devastating weekend storms that killed six people, toppled houses and cut power to tens of thousands

Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and damaged neighborhoods
Education|News

Education, faith leaders denounce planned Satan club at Tennessee elementary school

Faith and education leaders are denouncing plans for an After School Satan Club at a Tennessee elementary school

Education, faith leaders denounce planned Satan club at Tennessee elementary school
News

Memphis judge maintains $1 million bond for man charged with firing shots at Jewish school

A judge has declined to reduce a $1 million bond for a man charged with shooting at a contractor at a Jewish school in Memphis after his attorney requested a lower amount to allow him to secure his release and get proper mental health treatment outside of jail

Memphis judge maintains $1 million bond for man charged with firing shots at Jewish school
Environment|News

Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South

More than 600,000 people served by the Memphis, Tennessee, water utility are on their fourth day of boiling water for drinking, brushing teeth and preparing food

Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South
Environment|Health|News

Memphis utility lifts boil-water advisory after 5 days following deep freeze that burst pipes

Memphis’ water company has lifted a boil-water advisory for more than 600,000 people that was in place for five days due to freezing temperatures that caused pipes to break throughout the southern city

Memphis utility lifts boil-water advisory after 5 days following deep freeze that burst pipes
Health|News|Political

Bill would revise Tennessee's decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work

A proposal advancing in the Tennessee legislature would stop requiring lifetime registration as a violent sex offender for anyone convicted of engaging in sex work while living with HIV

Bill would revise Tennessee's decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work
Entertainment|News

Charges against country singer Chris Young in Nashville bar arrest have been dropped

A district attorney in Tennessee has dropped charges against country singer Chris Young stemming from an encounter with Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents who were doing compliance checks

Charges against country singer Chris Young in Nashville bar arrest have been dropped
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Tennessee has been in contact with NCAA. AP source says inquiry related to potential NIL infractions

Tennessee has been in contact with NCAA investigators and a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press the inquiry is into potential rules violations related to name, image and likeness compensation for multiple athletes

Tennessee has been in contact with NCAA. AP source says inquiry related to potential NIL infractions

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