Van Epps (R-TN) speaks after special election win
We have now learned that Republican Matt Van Epps has won a special election in Tennessee for a seat in the U.S. House. This extends the GOP’s hold on the district. President Donald Trump helped the military veteran and former state general services commissioner from Nashville defeat Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn to represent the state’s 7th Congressional District.
Bondi gives update on ‘Memphis Safe Task Force’
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke alongside Tennessee state leaders in Memphis on Monday. She was joined by United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner and a number of state leaders to provide an update on local federal task force operations. This comes amidst reports of thousands of arrests since the ‘Memphis Safe Task Force’ began operations in the city in late September. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) also spoke alongside officials in Memphis on Monday.
‘A lot of grief’: Tennessee community mourns 16 lost in explosives plant blast
Authorities say no one survived the powerful explosion that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee and was felt miles away.
"Devastating blast" rips through Tennessee explosives plant; 18 people missing and feared dead
Crews in rural Tennessee are searching for victims after a large explosion at an explosives-manufacturing plant Friday morning. Multiple people are missing and feared dead.
UPDATE: Several dead after plant explosion in Tennessee
A massive explosion that completely levelled a plant in Tennessee has reportedly killed multiple people.
Skydiving instructor dead after separation in air, student rescued
The student was stranded in the parachute for hours in a wooded area near Nashville. The skydiving instructor was later found dead.
Tennessee set to execute first woman in more than two centuries
Authorities say Christa Gail Pike was 18 when she tortured and killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Tina Turner statue unveiled in her rural Tennessee hometown
Rock n’ roll legend Tina Turner’s legacy lives on.
Bears steal groceries from family's pick-up: 'That's our food!'
The bears took a bag of food off one of the pickup trucks seen in the video and scurried off.
'American Pickers' star Mike Wolfe hospitalized after gruesome car crash
"American Pickers" star Mike Wolfe and his girlfriend are recovering from a car crash that took place Friday in Tennessee.
Tennessee authorities: Sheriff who inspired 'Walking Tall' film killed his wife in 1967
Tennessee authorities announced that Buford Pusser, the sheriff whose life inspired the film "Walking Tall," killed his wife Pauline in 1967 and falsely claimed she was gunned down by his enemies.
Ex-Memphis police officers found guilty in Tyre Nichols killing to have new trial
The officers who have been granted a new trial in the federal case were acquitted of state murder charges in May.
Decapitated body discovered near Nashville Waffle House
Skull discovered 100 yards from body near McDonald's and Waffle House restaurants
Ex-officer sentenced following arrest for groping OnlyFans star in video while on duty
Sean Herman entered plea deal on felony official misconduct charge after OnlyFans collaboration surfaced.
Tennessee man charged for allegedly raping unconscious woman outside church before she died
Mohamed Mohamed has been charged with four counts of rape following an alleged sexual assault outside of the Nashville Life Church.
Hiker made fatal mistake when encountering venomous snake, officials say
Emergency responders performed CPR after witnesses said the hiker picked up a rattlesnake.
Missing American hiker found dead in remote mountains over a month after disappearing: Reports
Guilford Cole Henderson's body was located in a remote Pyrenees area after search dogs and drones were deployed.
Man allegedly shoots wife, stops for beer while driving her to hospital
A Tennessee man allegedly shot his wife during a dispute and stopped for beer while taking her to the hospital.
Byron Black execution: Tennessee inmate with heart device was not shocked, attorney says
Byron Black noted intense pain during his lethal injection death earlier this week, with some wondering if it was because his defibrillator wasn’t deactivated.
Tennessee executes death row inmate without deactivating his heart device
Byron Black was executed Tuesday for the murder of his girlfriend and her two daughters in 1988.