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On July 1, Tennessee will become the first U.S. state to make it a felony to camp on local public property such as parks.

Accused: Onreka Gray is accused of breaching the campus of a Tennessee elementary school two weeks ago. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department )NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nearly two weeks before a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, staff members at a Tennessee school subdued an intruder who tried to force his way onto campus. >> Read more trending newsDuring a kindergarten recess at Inglewood Elementary School on May 11, staff members said a man jumped a playground fence, WTVF reported. “We struggled for a while, and he made it inside the building.”Three Inglewood Elementary School staff members are being hailed as heroes after a man tried to force his way into a Nashville elementary school. “But he was just wild,” Thomas told WTVF.

Antonio West, 54, was sentenced 75 years in prison Tuesday in the Sept. 8, 2021, death of Shawn Rhyan Pewitt, 39, of Rockvale, Tennessee, according to court records.

Lawsuit-Air Bag Danger FILE - This July 14, 2015, file photo shows the ARC Automotive manufacturing plant in Knoxville, Tenn. A class action lawsuit has been filed against seven automakers and a Tennessee air bag parts manufacturer accusing them of knowingly selling vehicles with dangerous exploding air bag inflators. ARC sold inflators to larger air bag manufacturers, who in turn sold to General Motors, BMW, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler (now Stellantis). The air bag makers, in turn sold them to General Motors, Ford and Volkswagen, which are named in the lawsuit, too. The five plaintiffs are the owners of vehicles with ARC inflators who contend the defective air bag parts were not disclosed when they made their purchases. Even if they were to tear apart the steering wheel assembly, the internal parts might bear the markings only of the automaker or the air bag manufacturer, not the inflator maker.

Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife will not be granted early release from a 30-year prison sentence she received after pleading guilty to plotting the retired NBA player’s 2010 slaying, the Tennessee Board of Parole said Monday. The board voted to deny parole for Sherra Wright, who entered a guilty plea in July 2019 to facilitation of first-degree murder in her ex-husband's killing. Sherra Wright appeared at a parole hearing May 11 at the prison in Nashville where she is being held.

Now she has a new worry: Tennessee is about to become the first U.S. state to make it a felony to camp on local public property such as parks. Tennessee already made it a felony in 2020 to camp on most state-owned property. “It's going to be up to prosecutors ... if they want to issue a felony,” Bailey said. Several other states have introduced similar bills, but Tennessee is the only one to make camping a felony. “I can promise, they’re not going to be out here rounding up homeless people," he said of Cookeville law enforcement.

Now she has a new worry: Tennessee is about to become the first U.S. state to make it a felony to camp on local public property such as parks. Tennessee already made it a felony in 2020 to camp on most state-owned property. “It's going to be up to prosecutors ... if they want to issue a felony,” Bailey said. Several other states have introduced similar bills, but Tennessee is the only one to make camping a felony. “I can promise, they’re not going to be out here rounding up homeless people," he said of Cookeville law enforcement.

Tennessee is about to become the first U.S. state to make it a felony to camp on local public property such as parks.

Miranda Atnip lost her home during the coronavirus pandemic after her boyfriend moved out and she fell behind on bills. Living in a car, the 34-year-old worries every day about getting money for food, finding somewhere to shower, and saving up enough money for an apartment where her three children can live with her again. Now she has a new worry: Tennessee is about to become the first U.S. state to make it a felony to camp on local public property such as parks.

How to Recognize and Treat Heatstroke (NCD)MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee toddler died Thursday after being left in a car at a Memphis day care center, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsAccording to the Memphis Police Department, the 2-year-old boy was left in the vehicle in the parking lot of Education is the Key Childcare, WHBQ-TV reported. Temperatures rose into the 90s in Memphis on Thursday, according to the television station. BREAKING: A toddler died after being left in a car at a daycare in the Memphis heat. https://t.co/Smrl9p0ZTS pic.twitter.com/4i4g3Etd4Y — FOX13 Memphis (@FOX13Memphis) May 19, 2022Memphis police said the child was picked up by a staff member on Thursday and was driven to the day care center, according to the television station.

Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion clinics or expand the capacity of existing ones in states without restrictive abortion laws. We are going to lose abortion access this year,” said Jennifer Pepper, chief executive officer of CHOICES: Memphis Center for Reproductive Health. It's also on a New Orleans-to-Chicago Amtrak route through areas where abortion access could disappear, including Mississippi, western Tennessee and western Kentucky. Derzis said she plans to open an abortion clinic soon in Las Cruces, New Mexico, about an hour's drive north of El Paso, Texas. The Legislature is considering other bills to increase abortion access, including proposals to let more nurse practitioners perform them.

Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion clinics or expand the capacity of existing ones in states without restrictive abortion laws. We are going to lose abortion access this year,” said Jennifer Pepper, chief executive officer of CHOICES: Memphis Center for Reproductive Health. It's also on a New Orleans-to-Chicago Amtrak route through areas where abortion access could disappear, including Mississippi, western Tennessee and western Kentucky. Derzis said she plans to open an abortion clinic soon in Las Cruces, New Mexico, about an hour's drive north of El Paso, Texas. The Legislature is considering other bills to increase abortion access, including proposals to let more nurse practitioners perform them.

They chose Carbondale in Illinois — a state that has easy abortion access but is surrounded by restrictive states in the South and Midwest. We are going to lose abortion access this year,” said Jennifer Pepper, chief executive officer of CHOICES: Memphis Center for Reproductive Health. It's also on a New Orleans-to-Chicago Amtrak route through areas where abortion access could disappear, including Mississippi, western Tennessee and western Kentucky. Diane Derzis owns Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, Jackson Women's Health Organization. Derzis said she plans to open an abortion clinic soon in Las Cruces, New Mexico, about an hour's drive north of El Paso, Texas.

They chose Carbondale in Illinois — a state that has easy abortion access but is surrounded by restrictive states in the South and Midwest. We are going to lose abortion access this year,” said Jennifer Pepper, chief executive officer of CHOICES: Memphis Center for Reproductive Health. It's also on a New Orleans-to-Chicago Amtrak route through areas where abortion access could disappear, including Mississippi, western Tennessee and western Kentucky. Diane Derzis owns Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, Jackson Women's Health Organization. Derzis said she plans to open an abortion clinic soon in Las Cruces, New Mexico, about an hour's drive north of El Paso, Texas.

Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion clinics or expand the capacity of existing ones in states without restrictive abortion laws.

VIDEO: Central Florida gymnast commits to joining Tennessee HBCU’s first ever gymnastics team An Orange County high school student is making history with her decision to attend Fisk University in Tennessee. (Daralene Jones, WFTV.com/WFTV)ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — An Orange County high school student is making history with her decision to attend Fisk University in Tennessee. Olympia High School Senior Hailey Clark has committed to joining Fisk’s women’s gymnastics team, the first ever at any Historically Black University or College. Clark, a Level 10 gymnast, is also a member of the National Honor Society at Olympia High School. She says going to Fisk will also offer her the opportunity to work towards continuing her career after gymnastics in the medical industry.

The families of three Americans found dead on May 6 at Sandals Emerald Bay resort in Great Exuma, Bahamas, asked for a second autopsy, a report says.

Baby formula shortage: What you need to know The lack of baby formula isn't expected to end soon. (NCD)MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two children were being treated at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, due to complications attributed to the baby formula shortage. >> Read more trending newsDr. Mark Corkins, a pediatric gastroenterologist, treated both of the children, according to WHBQ-TV. >> Baby formula maker Abbott reaches agreement to restart largest production plantCorkins said they had found ways to treat them, but it’s not a long-term solution. Corkins said he expects more children will wind up in hospitals if action isn’t taken soon.

Video shows suspected car burglars shoot at Tennessee homeowner Police have released surveillance video in the hopes of identifying the suspects who were trying to open car doors with guns in their hands and shot the victim "without provocation." (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A homeowner was shot on his porch just before 5 a.m. after going outside to confront people who appeared to be burglarizing cars, and the violent exchange was caught on camera. >> Read more trending newsDetectives with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department released video that appears to show the suspects in a sedan, pulling on door handles. In a news release, police said that the suspects “appeared to shoot the victim without provocation and had their firearms in their hands while checking vehicles.”The 55-year-old homeowner was hit in his neck and shoulder area and taken to the hospital, WSMV reported. The victim was reported to be in critical, but stable, condition by WZTV.

Julie and Jimmy Johnson woke up to quite the surprise after a night of thunderstorms earlier this month. While they have three dogs of their own, the dog sandwiched between them was a total stranger.

Newly released records show at two least two people connected to a planned Tennessee execution that was abruptly put on hold April 21 knew the night before that the lethal injection drugs the state planned to use hadn’t undergone certain required testing. Bill Lee abruptly halted inmate Oscar Smith’s execution, citing an “oversight” in the execution process. A spokesperson for the Department of Correction did not respond to questions surrounding when the state knew the execution drugs had not been properly tested. Tennessee’s execution protocols require any compounded drugs to be independently tested for potency, sterility and endotoxins. He earlier declined to choose between the electric chair and lethal injection, Tennessee’s two execution methods, so lethal injection became the default method.

(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) (Mark Humphrey)NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (AP) — At least two people connected to a Tennessee execution that was abruptly put on hold last month knew the night before that the lethal injection drugs the state planned to use hadn't undergone some required testing, newly released records show. The governor's office later disclosed that the drugs had not been tested for endotoxins. A spokesperson for the Department of Correction did not respond to questions surrounding when the state knew the execution drugs had not been properly tested. Tennessee’s execution protocols require any compounded drugs to be independently tested for potency, sterility and endotoxins. He earlier declined to choose between the electric chair and lethal injection, Tennessee’s two execution methods, so lethal injection became the default method.

Newly released records show at two least two people connected to a planned Tennessee execution that was abruptly put on hold April 21 knew the night before that the lethal injection drugs the state planned to use hadn’t undergone certain required testing.

"I roll over and me and my husband I lock eyes — and sure enough, it is not our dog," Julie Johnson said.

The families of Michael and Robbie Phillips and Vincent Paul Chiarella were mourning the three Americans who died at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas.

Judd said she was with her mother at her home in Tennessee on the day Naomi died on April 30. Naomi Judd died at the age of 76, a day before she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame with her duo partner and daughter Wynonna Judd. Ashley Judd said that her mother shot herself with a gun, but asked for privacy on other details of the death. I savored those moments.”Naomi and Wynonna Judd scored 14 No. The Judds released six studio albums and an EP between 1984 and 1991 and won nine Country Music Association Awards and seven from the Academy of Country Music.

Father killed trying to retrieve child’s favorite toy on Tennessee highway File photo. The father of three ran across the interstate and over a barrier in an attempt to get the toy. (Mila Drumeva/Getty Images/iStockphoto)NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A man was hit by an SUV and killed while trying to get a toy his child had thrown out of their car. Police said Taylor returned to the area where the toy had been thrown several hours later, parking his car and walking on the interstate. Nashville police said as the driver of the emergency vehicle immediately tried to navigate to the opposite side of the highway, an SUV hit Taylor, killing him.

Dolly Parton: What you need to know Dolly Parton grew up alongside 11 brothers and sisters in a one-room cabin in Appalachia, Tennessee. (NCD)Country music legend Dolly Parton and rapper Doja Cat will sing the praises of Taco Bell’s newly revived Mexican Pizza in an upcoming TikTok musical. >> RELATED STORY: Viva la pizza: Taco Bell brings back Mexican Pizza“We’re telling the Mexican Pizza fan story – in song!” reads an event preview on Taco Bell’s TikTok page. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 46 Dolly Parton NASHVILLE - 1965: Country singer Dolly Parton poses for a portrait in 1965 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (Michael Ochs Archives)Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 11 Photos: Doja Cat through the years Here are some memorable photos of rapper Doja Cat through the years.

TENNESSEE — A Tennessee man has been arrested after allegedly attacking his mother and destroying his grandmother’s oxygen tank during an argument on Monday. She told officers she was able to get free, but Hammond allegedly threw her onto the couch and choked her while hitting her head against the wall. He then cut the line to her oxygen tank and destroyed the machine. According to a police report WBIR obtained, Hammond allegedly told his grandmother that he would kill her when he got out of jail. Hammond has been charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence, interfering with emergency calls and vandalism.

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — A man admitted to authorities that he killed his girlfriend after they had an argument at a South Carolina cabin over the weekend, according to the arrest warrant. >> Read more trending newsSevier County deputies were called about a shooting at a cabin in Tennessee around 1 p,m. Once they arrived, they found the body of Shelby Lynn Booth inside with gunshot injuries, according to WATE. Deputies detained Popoca when they arrived at the cabin as they investigated. In a warrant that was provided to WATE, deputies say that Popoca admitted to shooting his girlfriend multiple times after they had an argument.

Lauderdale CountyCasey White, the dangerous murder inmate who bolted from an Alabama prison with his jailer, has told detectives that the lovebirds spent most of their time on the run holed up in a cheap Indiana motel and plotting where to go next.Casey White, 38, and Lauderdale County assistant director of corrections Vicky White, 56, were captured on Monday night after a dramatic police chase in Evansville, Indiana, just a five-hour drive from the Florence prison they absconded from 11 days ea

Officials say samples extracted from three tourists from Tennessee and Florida who died at a resort in the Bahamas under mysterious circumstances have been sent to a U.S. lab to expedite results and help authorities understand what happened

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Day care arrests Stock photo of a day care setting. Four employees of a Tennessee day care were charged Thursday, May 5, 2022, after a two-year investigation concluded that they gave children sleep aids without their parents’ consent. (Rawpixel/Getty Images/iStockphoto)STEWART COUNTY, Tenn. — Four employees of a Tennessee day care have been charged after a two-year investigation concluded that they gave children sleep aids without their parents’ consent. >> Read more trending newsThe four individuals arrested include Jamie Clark, 45; Kristin Clark, 22; Jordan Darnell, 22; and Ethan Pulley, 21, WZTV reported. The day care surrendered its license three days before the arrests and is now closed, WKRN reported, citing the Tennessee Department of Human Services.

In 2018, 29-year-old Francis Nayan left the U.S. to live in Budapest, Hungary. Earning $10,000 per month as a freelance copywriter, he says moving abroad was "the best decision" he's ever made. Here's a look at his monthly spending and what he does in a typical day.

What You Need To Know About Willie Nelson What You Need To Know About Willie NelsonFRANKLIN, Tenn. — Country music legend Willie Nelson’s concert in Tennessee on Friday night was postponed due to an unnamed member of the band testing positive for COVID-19. Charley Crockett and Drayton Farley, who were also slated to appear with Nelson’s band, will return on June 19 for the rescheduled concert, WTVF reported. >> Bobbie Nelson, Willie Nelson’s sister, dead at 91Nelson’s older sister, Bobbie Nelson, died in March at the age of 91. Willie Nelson shared a Facebook post in January 2021, where he received a COVID-19 shot at a drive-through facility in Texas. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 14 Willie Nelson Through The Years©2022 Cox Media Group

The mother of Daunte Wright, who was fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer, was detained by an officer from the same department after recording another traffic stop arrest. (May 6)

The car was found in an impound lot in Tennessee, where it sat for nearly a week before authorities realized they had it, officials said Friday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (AP) — Nashville Public Library is responding to library scrutiny in Tennessee with a goal to distribute 5,000 “I read banned books” library cards this month. “I want Nashvillians to know: Nashville Public Library will always respect your Freedom to Read — to independently determine what you read, and don’t read, and to exercise your role in determining what your children read,” library Director Kent Oliver said in a news release. Bill Lee said this week he plans to sign a bill that would let a politically appointed panel remove books from public school libraries statewide through a new veto power over local school board decisions. The library's online catalog offers the American Library Association's top 25 books that have been banned or challenged for potential banning across the country recently, with electronic versions available for people who can't reach the physical library. The Nashville library card is free.

The card is part of the library's Freedom to Read campaign, which encourages autonomy in what Nashville residents read.

Reactions to the startling leak crystallized the red-blue abortion divide that would define life in a post-Roe world.

Tennessee pitcher sets college baseball record with 105.5 mph fastball Ben Joyce of the Tennessee Volunteers pitches in the back eighth inning against the Baylor Bears during the Shriners Children's College Classic at Minute Maid Park on March 5, 2022, in Houston, Texas. >> Read more trending newsA Tennessee pitcher set a college baseball record last weekend when he threw a 105.5 mph fastball, WATE-TV and Sports Illustrated are reporting. Joyce, a redshirt junior nicknamed the “Volunteer Fireman,” bested his own record to deliver the fastest recorded pitch in the history of college baseball, the news outlets reported. For everyone asking, this was the Ben Joyce pitch that was clocked at 105.5 mph on our @Yakkertech system. Unreal stuff.#GBO // #Gas pic.twitter.com/wQfgp1H6HA — Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 2, 2022The throw wasn’t just fast by college standards.

James Madison-Player Death Softball Tennessee softball players wear purple ribbons in their hair during a game against Liberty at Liberty Softball Stadium in Lynchburg, Va. on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 to honor James Madison University softball sophomore catcher Lauren Bernett who recently died. (Kendall Warner/The News & Advance via AP) (Kendall Warner)HARRISONBURG, Va. — (AP) — James Madison has canceled the remainder of its softball season as the school tries to cope with the apparent suicide of one of its star players last week. “We are so grateful for the support of our fans all season and for the love from the softball community during the past week. Five games previously were canceled: a doubleheader against Longwood and a weekend series with Delaware. James Madison (21-21, 10-5 CAA) was one game behind Delaware for the top spot in the league before Bernett's death.

Neither plan went off precisely as expected.

Execution Tennessee FILE - This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows inmate Oscar Smith. Former U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton will review circumstances surrounding the testing of lethal injection chemicals, the clarity of the lethal injection process manual and Tennessee Department of Correction staffing considerations, Lee said in a statement. “Governor Lee’s decision to pause executions pending an independent review of Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol shows great leadership. The use of compounded drugs in the context of lethal injection is fraught with risk. While lethal injection was adopted as a humane alternative to the electric chair, it has been the subject of consistent problems and lawsuits.

Execution Tennessee FILE - This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows inmate Oscar Smith. Former U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton will review circumstances surrounding the testing of lethal injection chemicals, the clarity of the lethal injection process manual and Tennessee Department of Correction staffing considerations, Lee said in a statement. “Governor Lee’s decision to pause executions pending an independent review of Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol shows great leadership. The use of compounded drugs in the context of lethal injection is fraught with risk. While lethal injection was adopted as a humane alternative to the electric chair, it has been the subject of consistent problems and lawsuits.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is pausing executions for the rest of the year after the state failed to ensure that its lethal injection drugs were properly tested.

Class of 2021 Medallion Ceremony NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MAY 01: (L-R) Ashley Judd accepts induction on behalf of Naomi Judd with inductee Wynonna Judd and Ricky Skaggs onstage for the class of 2021 medallion ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 01, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music H)Sisters Wynonna and Ashley Judd remembered their mother, Naomi Judd, at the induction ceremony for the Country Music Hall of Fame Sunday, just hours after she died. >> Read more trending newsFollowing brief remarks from actress and younger sister Ashley, Wynonna spoke for about four minutes about her mother and the “strange dynamic” of joy and grief she was feeling. “I didn’t prepare anything tonight ‘cause I knew that mom would probably talk the most,” Wynonna said. << Naomi Judd: Country Music Hall of Fame ceremony will proceed; Wynonna expected to attendThe sisters released a statement Saturday that said their mother had died due to “the disease of mental illness.”See the video of the ceremony below.

Grammy Award-winning singer Naomi Judd, who performed at the CMT Awards earlier this month, has died at age 76, her daughters Wynonna and Ashley Judd said on Sunday. The sisters said they lost their mother "to the disease of mental illness."

A Florida family is claiming that an Apple AirTag was used to track them during their visit to Walt Disney World.

Two people died, and two others were injured after a shooting at a bar in Knoxville, Tennessee, late Friday, April 29, 2022. (Anatolii Verezhak/Getty Images/iStockphoto)KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two people died, and two others were injured after a Friday night shooting at a bar in Knoxville, Tennessee, police confirmed. >> Read more trending newsKnoxville police confirm they are working a shooting with multiple victims at Hatmaker’s in Fountain City. ⁦@wbir⁩ pic.twitter.com/QtkGXEScNB — Katelyn Keenehan WBIR (@katelynkeenehan) April 30, 2022According to police, the shooting occurred at around 9:45 p.m. in the parking lot of Hatmaker’s Bar and Grill in the Fountain City community, WBIR-TV reported. In a statement posted to Facebook, the Knoxville Police Department confirmed that responding officers found two men dead on the scene, while two others were transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Prosecutors said the police officer was trapped in the back seat and tried to subdue the driver.

Drug bust: The McMinn County Sheriff's Office seized a large cache of narcotics and have indicted 16 people. (McMinn County Sheriff's Office)ATHENS, Tenn. — Authorities in eastern Tennessee said 16 people have been indicted after a months-long investigation into a major methamphetamine ring in the area. >> Read more trending newsAccording to McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy, the probe, dubbed the “Propane Cowboys,” stretched from Tennessee intro North Georgia over the past six months, WBIR-TV reported. Authorities seized approximately 17 pounds of methamphetamine, plus cocaine, Xanax and hydrocodone, WATE-TV reported. On Thursday the McMinn County Sheriff’s Office, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Drug Investigation Division began conducting an arrest operation, and 12 people have been taken into custody, WVLT-TV reported.

The Republican-led Tennessee legislature on Wednesday passed a bill that would require public school librarians to submit to the state a list of book titles for approval, as a GOP lawmaker suggested burning those books that are deemed inappropriate.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is declining to provide any new information surrounding why they had to call off the state’s first execution since the pandemic began.

Tennessee is set to execute its first inmate since the start of the pandemic.

Tennessee’s governor has called off what was to have been the state’s first execution since the start of the pandemic.

Cole Custer won the first pole of his career Saturday through a formula designed for qualifying via heat races at dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway.

Election security experts for years have urged states to replace outdated voting machines.

Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean were the big winners at the CMT music awards.

Shipping giant FedEx Corp. says its logistics subsidiary has opened a new global headquarters in downtown Memphis, Tennessee.

The homicide conviction of a former Tennessee nurse for a medication error that killed a patient has become a flashpoint in the campaign for Nashville district attorney.

Severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds are racing across the Deep South _ killing two in the Florida Panhandle and leaving scattered damage to buildings and homes in their path.

Severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds are racing across the Deep South _ killing two in the Florida Panhandle and leaving scattered damage to buildings and homes in their path.

Severe storms including at least two confirmed tornadoes injured people, damaged homes and businesses and downed power lines in Mississippi and Tennessee.

Dollywood amusement park in Tennessee says it has temporarily closed a ride developed by the same maker of a free-fall ride from which a teen dropped to his death at a Florida attraction.

Republicans are deciding whether to hold their presidential nominating convention in 2024 in Milwaukee, the largest Democratic stronghold in battleground Wisconsin, or in Nashville, Tennessee, a Democratic city in a GOP-controlled state.

Hailey Van Lith had 23 points and six assists, Emily Engstler had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 1 seed Louisville held off Tennessee 76-64 in the women's NCAA Tournament to reach the Elite Eight for the fourth consecutive time.

Country star Maren Morris isn't taking a pop left turn on her new record “Humble Quest."

Michigan and Kentucky stood out in a study examining the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head coaching ranks.

Michigan booked the most surprising of its five straight trips to the Sweet 16 by beating No. 3 seed Tennessee 76-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Three current and former members of the Tennessee National Guard are safe and accounted for, despite a Russian newspaper’s false report that the men were killed while fighting in Ukraine.

Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have confirmed a businessman to the State Board of Education despite a backlash over his company's online sales of ammunition used in mass shootings.

Japanese prosecutors have filed an appeal against the verdict in the trial of former Nissan executive Greg Kelly.

Tennessee Republicans are advancing yet another strict anti-abortion measure strategically written to sidestep federal court challenges.

The NCAA Tournament has some very interesting potential matchups in the second round, especially in the West Region.

Santiago Vescovi scored 17 points and Josiah-Jordan James had 16 points and 10 rebounds to help ninth-ranked Tennessee beat Texas A&M 65-50 to claim its first men’s SEC basketball tournament title in 43 years.

Kennedy Chandler scored 19 points, Zakai Zeigler added 11 and No. 9 Tennessee held off fifth-ranked Kentucky 69-62 in the final minutes to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament final for the third time in the last five years.

The Nashville record store that was opened by Opry legend Ernest Tubb in 1947 will close as the building is being put up for sale.

Country star Maren Morris didn't want to make the leap to playing arenas this year after an extended time off from the road, saying she's trying not to overshoot too quickly.

South Carolina is still No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll despite suffering its second loss of the season.

Gonzaga, Arizona and reigning national champion Baylor remained atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll.

Dre’una Edwards hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 4.2 seconds left, and the Kentucky Wildcats rallied from 15 points down to upset top-ranked South Carolina 64-62 to win their first Southeastern Conference women’s tournament championship since 1982 and second all-time.

Freshman guard Zakai Zeigler, whose family was left homeless by a fire in New York City last weekend, made two key free throws in the final seconds to help No. 13 Tennessee hold off No. 14 Arkansas 78-74.

Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton says he won't seek a second term in the top convention role.

The madness arrived early this year.

Santiago Vescovi scored 14 points and Zakai Zeigler had 11 of his 13 points in the second half to lead No. 17 Tennessee to a 67-62 victory over No. 3 Auburn.

The largest public power company in the United States is launching a program to develop and fund new small modular nuclear reactors as part of its strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Freshman Azzi Fudd scored a career-high 25 points in her first start to help No. 10 UConn beat seventh-ranked Tennessee 75-56.

The winter storm that caused hundreds of thousands of power outages and contributed to hundreds of traffic accidents from Texas to Maine has moved out to sea.

A major winter storm has left about 350,000 homes and businesses without power across the U.S. The multiday storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest and caused a tornado in Alabama that killed one person and critically injured three others.

Just days after the banning of “Maus” by a Tennessee school district made national news, two editions of Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize winning graphic story about the Holocaust have reached the top 20 on Amazon.

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman.

Mississippi is in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in 15 years, coming in at No. 24.

The Cincinnati Bengals just keep ending postseason droughts.

Freshman TyTy Washington Jr. scored a career-high 28 points, Sahvir Wheeler returned from injury to add 21 points and No. 18 Kentucky shot a season-high 68% to blow out No. 22 Tennessee 107-79.

Officials say an 8-year-old girl from Tennessee was killed when a 30-year-old driver slammed into traffic on Interstate 75 in southwest Florida.

Mitchell Fineran kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime and Purdue finished off its best season since 2003 by overcoming a 14-point deficit and beating Tennessee 48-45 on Thursday in a record-setting Music City Bowl.

Jimmy Garoppolo injured his right thumb in San Francisco’s loss at Tennessee last week and his status for the 49ers’ game this week is in doubt.