Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says an influx of additional federal law enforcement agents will focus on crime in Memphis starting next week.
Former Tennessee House speaker sentenced to 3 years in prison in legislative mail scheme
A former Tennessee House speaker has received a three-year prison sentence over a scheme with a onetime aide to win taxpayer-funded mail business from lawmakers after they left their top leadership roles due to scandals.
Tennessee appeals ruling against 2 gun laws, saying it caused ‘unnecessary confusion and risk’
Tennessee officials say a court’s ruling against two gun laws seemingly legalizes children carrying semiautomatic rifles to a recreational league basketball game and drunk adults toting shotguns as they stagger through popular, sometimes crowded areas.
Utility to buy power from advanced nuclear plant to fuel Tennessee and Alabama Google data centers
The nation’s largest public utility plans to buy power from an upcoming advanced nuclear plant to help fuel Google data centers in Tennessee and Alabama. The Tennessee Valley Authority, Kairos Power and Google announced the agreement will deliver up to 50 megawatts to the federal utility’s grid that powers the data centers.
Attorney says heart device did not shock executed TN man who said he was ‘hurting so bad’
A Tennessee man who said he was “hurting so bad” during his lethal injection this week was not shocked by his implanted defibrillator.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn officially joins TN governor race
Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced Wednesday that she is entering the open Tennessee governor’s race in 2026.
The owner of the Tennessee factory where workers drowned after Hurricane Helene won’t face charges
The owner of a factory where six workers died last year in flooding from Hurricane Helene won’t face charges after a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found no criminal wrongdoing. The conclusion mirrors that of a similar investigation by the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Federal utility backs off Tennessee gas plant site after John Rich says he enlisted Trump’s help
The nation’s largest public utility says it is looking at other sites for a new natural gas power plant after its preferred location in Tennessee drew heavy public scrutiny, including from country musician John Rich.
Trump nominates 4 to Tennessee Valley Authority board after firing Biden picks
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s board has lacked a quorum because President Trump fired some of former President Joe Biden’s picks. New nominees for the federal utility are Tennesseans Lee Beaman, Mitch Graves and Jeff Hagood; and Randall Jones of Alabama.
Country musician fatally hit Nashville pedestrian with truck. No charges now, but probe ongoing
Police say country musician Conner Smith fatally hit a pedestrian while driving his truck in Nashville over the weekend. MNPD said the 24-year-old musician hit 77-year-old Dorothy Dobbins on Sunday evening while she was inside a marked crosswalk.