| Half of Tennessee students fail tougher state tests About half of Tennessee's public school students failed to meet state academic standards this year, the result of a more rigorous curriculum, harder exams and tougher grading. The dismal results... | |
| Company with no past clients hired to audit Nashville police stats In response to Mayor Karl Dean's request in May for an audit of police crime statistics, Metro auditors have hired a California-based company with no prior clients to help figure out if the... |
| Police arrest 14-year-old in shooting death of Nashville teen Another 14-year-old boy was charged with murder Thursday night in the July 8 fatal shooting of Vincent Lewis outside a Sixth Avenue North apartment building in... |
| Attorney Bill Willis, who litigated Nashville's biggest cases, dies Longtime Nashville attorney William "Bill" Willis Jr., known as a civic leader and a fierce advocate of the First Amendment, died Friday morning at age... |
| Public memorial for Wright is Wednesday in Memphis M EMPHIS, Tenn. — Public memorial services will be Wednesday at FedExForum in Memphis for ex-NBA player Lorenzen Wright. The services were announced Friday by the Memphis Grizzlies. Wright, of... |
| TBI Adds West Tennessee Escapee To Most Wanted List Arthur Gareth Milks Nashville, TN-- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Friday added an escaped prisoner to its Top Ten Most Wanted list. Authorities believe the inmate may be in Alabama or... |
| Berry, Chiefs agree to deal The Kansas City Chiefs confirmed Friday they signed the star safety from Tennessee, about nine hours after he said on his Twitter account that he'd come to... |
| El Paso farmer willed $1.5 million to hospital EL PASO, Ill. (AP) -- His executor says a Woodford County farmer who never married or had children has willed his entire estate, worth more than $1.5 million, to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital... |
| Health Care Reform provides breaks for nursing mothers NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Monday marks the beginning of Breast Feeding Awareness Week, and the organization behind it is trying to bring attention to a little-known provision in the Health Care Reform... |
| Drunk driver arrested after 3 crashes in 1 night FRANKLIN, Tenn. - A suspected drunk driver was arrested after crashing his vehicle three times in Franklin Thursday night. Police say James Tomlin, 58, hit a vehicle at Hillsboro Road and Del Rio... |
| Oldest working postal employee decides to retire DECHERD, Tenn. – After 72 years of government service, a Franklin County postal carrier is finally ready to retire. For the past 37 years, Mancel Prince delivered mail in Decherd, Tennessee. ... |
| City launches Smart911 program to save lives NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Local emergency officials hope a new program will help save lives. Friday, the city of Nashville launched the Smart911 program online. It allows people to submit medical... |
| TBI Adds West TTennessee Escapee To Most Wanted List Arthur Gareth Milks Nashville, TN-- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Friday added an escaped prisoner to its Top Ten Most Wanted list. Authorities believe the inmate may be in Alabama or... |
| Coyote Kills Pet In Midtown Coyote spotted several times in Midtown Coyote seen eating neighborhood cat Saturday Neighbors taking precautions (Memphis 7/30/10) Neighbors in Midtown say a roaming coyote has snatched up pets... |
| Attorney talks about Armed Men Visiting the Wright Home News emerging about mysterious visit to Sherra Wright's home Attorney says men had guns in their waistbands She says they threatened Sherra not to talk about the visit tom.powell@wreg.com ... |
| Tennessee lawmakers hail Arizona immigration law PHOENIX (AP) - A delegation of Republican legislators from Tennessee visited their Arizona counterparts Friday, hailing Arizona's immigration law and saying they plan a version of their own. The... |
| Flood prompts landowner to make unusual rezoning request NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Bellevue landowner once imagined his land would be covered by homes, but the May flood washed those plans away. Greg Jones said, "We're just too close to the river and when... |
| Inmate indicted in murder of east Nashville clerk NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Metro inmate already jailed for the shooting death of one Nashville man is now charged in a second death. LeSergio Wilson, 23, was booked Friday on a grand jury indictment... |
| Lorenzen Wright: People Questioned & Calls For 911 Change UPDATE: News Channel 3 has learned Memphis police have questioned several people today about the murder of former Memphis Tiger and NBA player Lorenzen Wright. Those questioned include Wright's... |
| CHP Releases Video From Tyreke Evans Reckless Driving Incident SACRAMENTO - California Highway Patrol officials released video Friday morning showing Sacramento Kings basketball play Tyreke Evans weaving in an out of traffic as he allegedly raced a silver... |
| Ore. prosecutor says no Gore prosecution PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Former Vice President Al Gore won't be prosecuted over a masseuse's allegations that he groped and assaulted her in his Portland hotel room in 2006, the county prosecutor said... |
| West Tenn. escapee added to TBI most wanted list NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has added an escaped West Tennessee prisoner to its most wanted list. The TBI said Friday that 38-year-old Arthur Gareth Milks escaped... |
| Former East Tennessee doc sentenced to 23 years GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced a former East Tennessee doctor to 23 years in prison in a health care fraud and controlled substances case. A judge in Greeneville sentenced... |
| Corker to vote against Kagan nomination NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Corker says he will vote against Elana Kagan's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Tennessee senator said in a news release Friday that her... |
| Water services reps investigate red water NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Those who work in the area have thoughts as to what might be the cause but Metro Water officials blame algae. For months, the water in a runoff canal that runs through Metro... |
| Titans training camp gets underway this weekend NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Training camp for the Tennessee Titans begins Saturday at Baptist Sports Park in Nashville. There will be 18 practices that fans are invited to attend for free. On Saturday,... |
| 18-year-old wanted in south Nashville shooting NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The search continues late Friday for a Nashville teenager wanted in connection to a shooting Thursday afternoon in south Nashville. Metro police said Damian Rucker, 20, was... |
| Record spending in Tennessee GOP congressional primaries By BILL THEOBALD Gannett Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Republican candidates trying to capture two open House seats in Tennessee have spent an unprecedented $7 million so far, according to the... |
| TBI Adds Escapee To Most Wanted List Arthur Gareth Milks Nashville, TN-- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Friday added an escaped prisoner to its Top Ten Most Wanted list. Authorities believe the inmate may be in Alabama or... |
| Black walnut tree thousand canker first in East US CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- A forester working in East Tennessee discovered what is likely the first thousand canker disease in black walnut trees in the eastern United States, state agriculture... |
| Tennessee Tech's nursing school gets $4 million gift Tennessee Tech University has received its largest ever gift — $4 million — which will be used for its School of Nursing. Larry Hester made the donation to honor his wife, Jean Whitson... |
| Police say 2 men hit with bar stool during fight JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - A Johnson City man is jailed on charges of hitting two men with a metal bar stool during a fight. Police said 27-year-old Anthony L. Phillips is accused of aggravated... |
| Black walnut tree disease may be in Knox County CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials say a forester working near Knoxville has discovered what is likely the first thousand canker disease in black walnut trees in the eastern United States.... |
| Vanderbilt Univ. restricts smoking to designated areas NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff will return to a mostly smoke-free campus this semester. Beginning August 1, smoking on the academic campus will only be allowed in... |
| Knoxville airfares 3rd highest in nation Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport officials say they weren't surprised when their airport's fares were recently ranked amongst the highest in the... |
| Titans, USA Football donate for flooded equipment NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Titans and USA Football are giving $50,000 in equipment grants to Nashville area football programs that had equipment and fields damaged by flooding in... |
| Defense Starts In Randeep Mann Trial ( Little Rock, AR 7/30/2010) Lawyers for a doctor accused of masterminding a bombing that disfigured the chairman of the Arkansas Medical Board opened their defense Friday, hoping to show that... |
| Two Indicted For Voter Fraud During 2006 Elections In Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors in Memphis say a grand jury has returned more indictments resulting from an investigation into allegations of voter fraud during a 2006 elections in Shelby... |
| Parents Head to Court Because of Truant Students Parents are feeling the heat of the District Attorney's office effort to keep kids in school and lower crime in Memphis School doesn't even start back until the week after next But some parents... |
| Republicans Hit Shelby County Early Voting Hard More Democrat voters in Shelby County over Republicans Reports are many Republicans are voting early Concerns by some Democrats concerning how this will affect county candidates (Memphis 7/30/2010)... |
| Hatchett Hospitality to expand Memphis facility is planning a 3,300-square-foot expansion of its Memphis headquarters that will include a new design center and showroom. When the project is completed, the company will shut down its... |
| Attorney General approves Sumner Regional Health Systems' sale to LifePoint for $145 million, plus $9 million in working capital. Sumner Regional Health Systems, which announced the sale at the same time that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection April 30, is Sumner... |
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| Toyota supplier resumes plans for $200M Mississippi plant Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi Inc. ’s plant will provide auto bodies for the Toyota vehicle assembly plant from its 516,700-square-foot facility located 10 miles north of Tupelo,... |
| Ashland City's Triton Boats sold; production moving to Arkansas . Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to Brunswick’s news release, production of Triton fiberglass boats will relocate from Ashland City to Flippin, Ark. Lund fiberglass... |
