Posted: 12:44 PM A Nashville woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to making false claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs and diverting more than $360,000 in homeless veteran grants to her own personal use.
Posted: 10:41 AM A Johnson City man, previously convicted of drowning his wife in a bathtub, has been released on bond while prosecutors decide how to deal with his conviction being overturned.
Posted: 10:38 AM Franklin County authorities say they have developed "persons of interest" in the killing of a man near Cowan.
Posted: 10:34 AM A group that preserves the history and legacy of the Confederacy is skipping Memphis in scheduling its 2016 convention after city parks were renamed.
Posted: 10:26 AM Police spokesman Nathan Hartwig said when officers responded to a report of a shooting early Tuesday, they found the body of a 28-year-old man in a parking lot.
Posted: 6:16 AM The national animal protection group last year released secretly recorded video showing caustic substances being applied to horses' legs and hooves and the animals being beaten to make them stand.
Posted: 6:14 AM The Tennessee secretary of state's office says a scam artist is targeting corporations with an official-looking mail piece.
Posted: 6:04 AM Repair work at TVA's Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Plant has caused the utility to close the visitor center there.
Posted: 6:02 AM A Kentucky congressman is continuing his fight against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to restrict access to water near dams along the Cumberland River and its tributaries.
Posted: 6:00 AM Memphis police say an officer who fatally shot a 15-year-old boy while off duty has resigned from the department in lieu of termination after an administrative hearing was held.
Updated: 5:58 AM The sponsor of a bill to give Tennessee lawmakers the power to select nominees to the U.S. Senate is putting the measure on hold until the last floor session of the year.
Posted: 1:35 PM U.S. Department of Justice records show 4.26 percent of applications to purchase guns were turned down statewide in 2010, based on criminal background checks.
Posted: 1:29 PM The companion bill to the measure, which is part of Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's legislative package, is set to for the House Finance Committee on Tuesday.
Posted: 1:25 PM The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that the fine a lower court leveled against MedQuest Associates in 2011 was excessive and should be overturned.
Posted: 1:17 PM Documents newly released by the FBI shed light on how a freelance news photographer passed photos and information about the civil rights movement to the agency.
Posted: 10:23 AM Development board member Gary Darnell said the bottom land could bring $200-$400 per acre each year if used to grow fruit and vegetables.
Posted: 6:05 AM The Postal Service says the "full-scale" exercise will include employee evacuations from the Nashville Mail Processing & Distribution Center.
Posted: 5:44 AM Four Nashville fishermen were cited for going well over the state fishing limits when they caught 420 white bass in what wildlife officials are calling one of the biggest fish poaching cases in the state.
Posted: 5:39 AM Students at East Tennessee State University will be paying more in fees next academic year to support a new football program, but other fees will generate millions for supporting academic programs.
Posted: 4:39 PM A proposal is advancing in the Legislature that would allow at least two epinephrine auto-injectors to be placed in all public and private schools in Tennessee.
Posted: 1:18 PM Authorities in Bradley County have found a man who was thrown from an experimental aircraft while he was learning to fly from an instructor.
Posted: 9:31 AM Police say a Tennessee man who had been reported missing was found three days later in a Georgia jail, where he'd been all along.
Posted: 7:41 PM Five more people have been indicted in an alleged child sex-trafficking conspiracy involving a 14-year-old girl.
