A federal discrimination complaint filed against Rutherford County Property Assessor Bill Boner has been dismissed on a technicality.

Murfreesboro city officials say a firefighter did not violate city policies when he berated a beggar on his personal Facebook page while off duty.

For nearly 95 years, the facility in Pikeville has housed the most troubled youth under state care. It had been operated by the Department of Children's Services.

A medical examiner investigator says first responders and doctors tried every option to save the lives of two young Bradley County brothers who died after being left outside on a hot day.

Some water service customers are steamed at Bell Buckle over rates they say are unequal and illegal.

A recent audit has found that improper safeguards led to missing money and drugs seized by two anti-crime task forces run by law enforcement officers in Wilson County.

A federal judge in Memphis is expected to rule on whether voters in six Shelby County municipalities should be allowed to decide if they want their own school districts.

A deployment ceremony for families and friends will be held at the National Guard Armory on 2610 Holmes Road at 9 a.m. this Tuesday.

Forestry officials believe the fire began when strong winds downed electric power lines in tinder dry conditions. The division will watch hotspots to make certain the fire doesn't regenerate.

Fayette County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ray Garcia said the single engine plane had one person aboard when it crashed Wednesday morning near Moscow.

The Jackson Sun reported the sentencing of John Thomas came Tuesday in Savannah on his June 26 conviction for carrying a pistol into a middle school.

A man is feared dead in a Dickson County house fire.

Marion County Sheriff's officials say a man has been reported missing nearly four months after family members lost track of him.

A new terminal has opened at Clarksville's Outlaw Field Airport that city officials hope will draw in more corporate fliers.

There won't be a Scopes Festival in Dayton this year.

Rapper Young Buck's jewelry, recording equipment and other seized possessions will be auctioned by the Internal Revenue Service July 26.

The Senate voted 94-2 on Tuesday in Washington to approve John Fowlkes Jr., a criminal court judge in Memphis, for the federal bench.

Police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph said the bear crawl is a strength-building exercise done on all fours, using hands and feet to run like a bear.

Planning commission members are exploring a new vote on construction of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro while they appeal a court ruling that stopped occupancy of the nearly finished mosque.

Tennessee State University hopes to boost its graduation rate with high-achieving students from out of state. A similar initiative is being offered at University of Tennessee-Martin.

Lakeland officials have narrowly voted to have a voice in a lawsuit over suburban school districts in Shelby County.

Defense attorneys want a Chattanooga judge to limit evidence the state can use in child neglect trial.

Gov. Bill Haslam will begin a review of the state's college and university systems at his residence on Tuesday.

A U.S. Department of the Interior report says the agency's activities in Tennessee contributed more than $2 billion to the state's economy last year and supported nearly 17,000 jobs.

The 2012 directory of hay producers in Tennessee is ready, and agriculture officials say it is coming just in the nick of time for some livestock farmers.