Tennessee is the only state whose cancer registry has never been certified. The cancer registry tracks who is diagnosed, the type of cancer, the treatment, and the outcome. A state must collect 90 percent of estimated cancer cases to be certified. Tennessee is at 86 percent, an improvement from last year, but still off the […]

This is Richard Onderka’s white Chevy truck running on bio-diesel. [Truck Noise] Onderka drove to Nashville yesterday to advocate alternative fuels. Last week he opened a bio-diesel service station in Coffee County. Diesel vehicles will run on bio-diesel without a converter. Onderka, who came to America from Germany in 1989, has spent the last 6 […]

Brad Hopkins announced his retirement from the NFL today after 13 years with the Tennessee Titans. The Titans released the former left tackle on March 1. Hopkins says he considered playing elsewhere, but didn’t want to adjust to another team or uproot his family. Hopkins displayed a range of emotions today saying his highest achievement […]

Rescuers donned air masks and protective suits as they led victims from a mock 747 plane crash at the Nashville International Airport yesterday. Although the Metro Nashville Airport Authority reviews emergency procedures every year, the FAA mandates a full scale drill every 3 years.

Metro 911 dispatchers say they are scared to return to a building with a history of alleged chemical leaks. Late last month, a total of 15 workers went to the hospital after smelling fumes. Dispatchers say doctors found 14 cases of toxin exposure and one case of chemical burns in the eyes. After the incident, […]

The Federal Aviation Administration announced today it will implement its proposed pay and benefit cuts on air traffic controllers. Negotiations between the FAA and the air traffic controllers union have been deadlocked for months, and according to current law, if the FAA reaches an impasse in negotiations, it can submit its best offer to Congress. […]

Dell Incorporated announced today that it will add as many as one-thousand jobs in Tennessee and expand customer service operations. Dell CEO Kevin Rollins says most of the new jobs are in sales and technical support. “They’re higher level than we first started out with. They’re not as entry level, although there will be some […]

A gym at Tennessee State University became a “matchmaking room” for Tennessee businesses today. Around 120 small, minority and women-owned businesses attended the event, which was sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Participants provided company and product information in an online profile. Organizers then scheduled 15 minute appointments for the small […]

Metro is seeking input about the three new nature centers scheduled to open May of next year. The centers will be built in Shelby Bottoms, Beaman, and Bells Bend parks as a part of Mayor Bill Purcell’s Master Plan for Parks and Greenways. Seventy-four-year-old Bill Coble has lived in Tennessee all his life and hopes […]

Travelers driving through Tennessee this Memorial Day weekend will save 7 cents on gas compared to the national average. Meal and lodging costs are also lower than the national average, putting Tennessee in the top ten least expensive travel destinations for 2006, according to AAA. AAA Spokesman Gregg Laskoski says Tennessee has an edge over […]