Dollywood closes drop tower ride made by same manufacturer as Orlando FreeFall
Tyre Sampson, 14, fell off of the FreeFall ride at Orlando's ICON Park on Thursday night. The ride is 430-feet-tall, according to the attraction. The ride is operated by the SlingShot Group of Companies.
Jeff Carson, country music artist turned Tennessee police officer, dies at 58
Jeff Carson had several country music hits in the mid-‘90s before he went on to become a police officer in Tennessee.
Former Vanderbilt nurse guilty of homicide in fatal medication error
RaDonda Vaught, 37, injected the paralyzing drug vecuronium into 75-year-old Charlene Murphey instead of the sedative Versed on Dec. 26, 2017.
Lorenzen Wright death: Man convicted, gets life in prison for murder of former LA Clippers center
A jury convicted a Tennessee man in the death of former NBA big man Lorenzen Wright. Wright played 3 of his 13-year NBA career with the LA Clippers.
Color explosion from 250,000 tulips, daffodils on historic Nashville estate signal spring's arrival
New blooms of 100,000 daffodils planted in the fall have resulted in an explosion of color on the estate surrounded by the rolling hills of middle Tennessee.
78-year-old woman robbed while praying in church
Police in Clarksville, Tennessee. are looking for a group of women who robbed a 78-year-old woman while she was praying inside a sanctuary at Hilldale Baptist Church.
Dollywood offers to pay tuition for employees
The program would apply to all season, part-time and full-time employees wishing to pursue higher education, according to the Dollywood Parks and Resorts website.
2 inmates dead, 1 at large after escaping through air vent, Tennessee officials say
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee said Tobias Wayne Carr, Johnny Shane Brown and Timothy Allen Sarver escaped last week from the local jail.
Tennessee BLM founder sentenced to 6 years in prison for illegally voting
A Black Lives Matter chapter founder in Tennessee was sentenced to six years in prison for illegally registering to vote while serving probation.
Nashville Waffle House shooter gets life in prison without parole
Jurors handed down the penalty for 33-year-old Travis Reinking after hearing about two hours of testimony from family members of the four people killed.
Father of Kennedy Hoyle confesses to murder of missing 2-day-old baby, mother in Memphis
The father of a missing 2-day-old Memphis baby girl has been charged with the murder and kidnapping of the child and her mother. Police are still searching for Kennedy Hoyle's body.
Tennessee man wanted for murdering missing 2-day-old baby girl, her mother
Brandon Isabelle is wanted for the murder of his 2-day-old baby girl and her mother in Memphis. Investigators earlier issued an Amber Alert for the newborn, but have since said evidence suggests she is dead.
Tennessee family missing nearly 2 weeks are found dead in vehicle
Authorities said the family’s babysitter had called for a welfare check on their home on Jan. 21, but no one was home and nothing suspicious was found.
Man with box cutter killed by 9 officers along Tennessee interstate; videos show police pleading with him
Body camera footage appears to show police officers in Tennessee repeatedly plea with a man who stopped traffic on an interstate to drop a box cutter and surrender.
Tennessee school district bans Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus' over 'inappropriate language'
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.
Tennessee deputy found shot to death inside home engulfed in flames; suspect arrested
When 22-year-old Deputy Savanna Puckett didn't show up for work, another deputy went to her home to check on her and found the house engulfed in flames. Firefighters found her body inside, and investigators said she had been shot to death.
Tennessee ax woman hacked dad’s arm and gave grandpa black eye, deputies allege
A Tennessee woman allegedly chopped her dad with an ax and punched her grandpa in the face before they disarmed and subdued her, according to authorities.
Cracker Barrel ordered to pay $9.4M after man was served sanitizer instead of water
Cracker Barrel has been ordered to pay $9.4 million in damages after staff served a customer sanitizer instead of water. But the restaurant chain will only have to pay a fraction of that amount.
Midwest prepares for heaviest snowstorm of winter
The Midwest is bracing for the heaviest snowfall of the season, a storm that could dump as many as seven inches of snow on the ground and leave roads slick.
Tennessee mother finds naked sex offender inside home, wearing daughter's shoes
'I was literally shaking and cried because it’s scary,' the Knoxville woman said of the incident.