Updated: 7:26 PM Jurors have recommended the death penalty for a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford.

Updated: 8:54 PM Regis Philbin, co-host of the talk show Live with Regis and Kelly seen every weekday morning on Volunteer TV says he will undergo heart bypass surgery this week. 75 year old Philbin says he made the decision after consulting doctors after feeling chest pain and shortness of breath.

Posted: 4:58 PM Governor Bredesen said Wednesday he intends to press ahead with the creation of an Open Records Ombudsman despite some resistance in the legislature.

Updated: 4:49 PM Banana company Chiquita Brands International was charged Wednesday with doing business with a terrorist organization.

Posted: 4:22 PM Former Congressman Harold Ford Junior has joined Fox News to provide political commentary and analysis on international events and the 2008 election.

Updated: 5:17 PM A man with 15 outstanding warrants has been arrested in Halls following a police chase.

Updated: 8:58 PM A jury in Sevier County is hearing expert testimony in the case against a man accused of murdering a teen.

Posted: 3:51 PM State Senator Mike Williams announced Wednesday that he's shedding his Republican affiliation to turn independent.

Updated: 3:24 PM A soldier involved in the killings of three Iraqi detainees says his squad leader gave soldiers the option to take part in the shootings.

Updated: 3:24 PM The Tennessee Senator who proposed forcing the state education commissioner to say whether a supreme being created the universe now says he may drop the matter.

Posted: 2:39 PM The mother of a teenager says her son was having an affair with a student teacher before he was fatally shot.

Updated: 7:45 AM Park Rangers and Police swarm the grounds of Cove Lake Park after a sexual assault in broad daylight.

Posted: 1:04 PM Officials in at least 14 West Virginia counties have had to cancel classes because teachers demanding better pay refused to show up for work.

Updated: 2:44 PM A federal judge has ruled that Sudan is responsible for the terrorist bombing of the USS Cole.

Posted: 12:37 PM The Navy says it temporarily lost communication with a submarine off the Florida coast before communications were re-established early Wednesday.

Posted: 12:22 PM A report is raising concerns about insurance coverage for low-income parents and for children.

Updated: 12:52 PM Breaking a parliamentary roadblock, the Senate voted Wednesday to begin its first formal debate on the Iraq war since Democrats took control of Congress in January.

Updated: 6:39 AM A man has serious injuries after falling possibly 80 feet down a drop-off in a cave in Union County.

Updated: 7:33 AM It's being called the largest single operating budget ever in the history of the national parks.

Posted: 11:36 PM The CPSC is recalling a toy set because of a lasceration hazard.

Updated: 7:34 AM State lawmakers are now considering a bill that would require all violent felons to provide their DNA.

Updated: 10:29 PM You often hear stories about how traumatic events in peoples lives result in dramatic change. That's never more evident than in the life of Tommy McGouey.

Updated: 5:19 AM A 31-year-old man charged with murdering a former West High School student is expected back in court March 27th.

Updated: 5:08 AM There are new developments surrounding a large Anderson County company where changes could have a ripple effect throughout the region.

Updated: 5:10 AM Spring is still more than a week away, but many allergy sufferers are already experiencing some of the symptoms of the season.