How to see an exclusive firefly spectacle in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The lottery to try and see the annual firefly spectacle at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is only open through May 1.
Tennessee dad asks for help finding daughter’s lost teddy bear with heartbeat recording from late mom
The father says he needs help finding the precious toy after it was accidentally donated to a Goodwill.
Walgreens employee claims self defense after shooting pregnant alleged shoplifter, resulting in early birth
Police in Tennessee are investigating a claim from a Walgreens employee that he shot a pregnant woman who is alleged to have been a shoplifter.
'Tennessee Three' member Rep. Gloria Johnson vows to keep gun reform fight going
One of the Tennessee state lawmakers at the center of controversy, amid calls for new gun laws, says she has no plans to give up her fight — even if it nearly cost her a seat in the state House.
Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee House
The second of two Black Democrats who were kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House followed his colleague back to work at the Capitol on Thursday.
Rep. Justin Pearson: Second ousted lawmaker to be reinstated in Tennessee House
Commissioners in Memphis have voted to reinstate the second of two Black Democrats kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House. Republicans banished Rep. Justin Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting.
Rep. Justin Jones reinstated to Tennessee House after expulsion
One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House has been reinstated.
‘It was surreal’: Florida native becomes Vanderbilt’s first Black woman neurosurgery resident
A prestigious medical school will see its first Black woman neurosurgery resident ever.
Nashville officials poised to vote on restoring ousted state lawmaker
A metro council vote would send Rep. Justin Jones back after essentially a long weekend. Expelled Memphis Rep. Justin Pearson, meanwhile, could be reappointed at a Wednesday meeting of the Shelby County Commission.
Expelled Tennessee lawmakers may get their seats back
The GOP supermajority expelled the two lawmakers, leaving about 140,000 voters in primarily Black districts with no representation in the House.
‘Invaluable’ American flag recovered for Tennessee family after deadly tornado
Missing among the rubble was an American flag that was placed on the casket at Dustin Pinckney's grandfather's funeral. Pinckney said his grandmother, who died in the tornado, wanted to be buried with it.
Nashville school shooter planned attack for months, police say
Authorities say 28-year-old Audrey Hale spent months planning the deadly shooting at The Covenant School and disclosed that Hale “considered the actions of other mass murderers."
Nashville shooting: Hundreds protest at Tennessee Capitol demanding gun control
Protesters gathered outside Tennessee’s state capitol building in Nashville on Thursday, March 30, demanding gun reform legislation following Monday’s shooting at the city’s Covenant School.
Hundreds gather for candlelight vigil to honor victims in Nashville shooting
Hundreds of people have gathered at a candlelight vigil to mourn the three children and three adults slain in a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.
Impaired semi-truck driver kills 4 people changing tire, police say
The 60-year-old man was driving a tractor-trailer that sideswiped a van killing four people and seriously injuring another last weekend.
Nashville shooter legally bought 7 guns before attack on Christian school, police say
Shooter Audrey Hale was a former student at The Covenant School.
Nashville school shooting: Officers who took out suspected Covenant shooter identified
Officer Rex Englebert and Officer Michael Collazo fired at the 28-year-old suspect "and fatally wounded her," Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said.
Nashville school shooting: Pastor's daughter among victims
Hallie Scruggs was the daughter of Chad Scruggs, the lead pastor at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, according to a statement released by a Presbyterian Church in Dallas.
Video: Man 'randomly' attacks unsuspecting laundromat customer in Tennessee, police say
The alleged attacker is a suspect in three other similar incidents in the Nashville area and was later arrested, police said.
Nashville school shooting: Suspect who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled campus, police say
The suspect in a Nashville school shooting on Monday had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance before killing three students and three adults.