This Fourth of July, the group that puts on Nashville’s riverfront fireworks will introduce the city to bigger explosions than it’s seen before.

According to new federal rankings, Tennessee State and Lipscomb University have some of the fastest rising price tags of U.S. colleges.

A group that spent the past decade studying national parks says that Tennessee’s sites are in the same “fair” to “poor” condition as parks across the country.

Nissan’s electric car, the Leaf, hit the market almost six months ago, but so far only 79 have sold in Tennessee. Sales have topped 2,000 in the six other states where it’s available. Tennessee’s small numbers come despite big incentives.

Lipscomb University has announced it will open a school on aging.

The National Federation of Independent Businesses sent out a press release yesterday announcing that businesses could soon be audited to see if they’ve hired illegal immigrants.

A new state law broadens the definition of a “sports agent” to even include fathers of athletes in some instances.