A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesperson said Wednesday that the agency is investigating allegations involving Impact Plastics at the direction of the local prosecutor.
Dozens stranded, rescued from East Tennessee hospital during Helene flooding
Floodwaters from Hurricane Helene quickly surrounded a small Tennessee hospital. Workers first tried to get patients out but then the road washed away.
A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty to civil rights violations in the killing of Tyre Nichols
Prosecutors recommended Friday that Emmitt Martin spend 40 years in prison for his part in Nichols’ killing.
US Army soldier pleads guilty to selling sensitive military information
An Army soldier has pleaded guilty to charges that accuse him of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities, including dozens of documents addressing topics ranging from rocket systems to Chinese military tactics.
GOP Rep. Andy Ogles says FBI took his cellphone in campaign finance probe
The first-term member of the conservative Freedom Caucus said on the social platform X that the FBI took his phone last Friday and he promised to fully cooperate with the agency, saying he already has done so with the Federal Election Commission.
Fall matchup set between ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat Gloria Johnson and GOP US Sen. Marsha Blackburn
The match will pit a survivor of a Republican-led expulsion effort over a gun control protest against a close ally of former President Donald Trump.
Tennessee won’t purge voter rolls of people who disregard a letter asking them to prove citizenship
Tennessee elections officials say any state registered voters among the thousands recently asked to prove their citizenship can stay on the voting rolls even if they don’t respond to the request.
Appeals panel keeps 21-month sentence for ex-Tennessee lawmaker
The Republican had pleaded guilty to charges related to his attempts to funnel campaign money from his state legislative seat toward his failed 2016 congressional bid. Defense attorneys have argued that federal prosecutors violated Kelsey’s plea agreement when they said a harsher sentence could be applied after he attempted to withdraw his guilty plea in March 2023.
Tennessee election officials asking more than 14,000 voters to prove citizenship
The letters warn that it is illegal in Tennessee for noncitizens to vote. Voting rights advocates began raising the alarm after photos of the letter started circulating on social media.
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