Davidson County News

Cumberland County's non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell almost one percentage point in September, falling from the August rate of 11.6 percent to 10.8 percent.

House Democratic Leader Gary Odom Thursday renewed his call for fair elections in Tennessee by calling on the secretary of state to a oedo his joba after a state court issued a ruling confirming that state law requires the implementation of paper ballot machines for the 2010 elections to comply with the Voter Confidence Act of 2008.

A jury on Tuesday night returned a guilty verdict against a man who was accused of stabbing a Davidson County sheriff's deputy in 2008.

One woman's effort to stay warm Wednesday morning led to a fire that damaged her home.

UPDATE: Michelle O'Malley called months ago about a problem property at 833 Rose Park Drive.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Sunday night Percy Thompson was out of the hospital and back in jail.

Lemaricus Davidson listens to final arguments by his defense attorney Doug Trant.

If Parks Director Wilson's latest round of cuts to community & nature centers is adopted expect the parking lots at scenic Beaman Nature Center to remain empty more days of the week, more hours each day.

Adam Kleinheider at Post Politics reported late yesterday that the Davidson County Republican Party took the first steps in ousting First Vice Chairman Matt Collins.

It was a drunken argument between two friends that went too far. No one is sure what it was about.

The Tennessee Court of the Judiciary has filed formal misconduct charges against Davidson County General Sessions Judge Gloria Dumas.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Shelby County will begin extensive reviews of each baby death as part of an unprecedented effort to reduce its high rate of infant mortality.

A decision by the federal government to open a call center here could add as many as 450 jobs to the community.

More than 4,000 children are now enrolled in the Child Care Recovery Scholarship program.

Browse> Home / News / DAVIDSON COUNTY: Man Takes Child Into Bathroom to Sexually Assault Her in Store October 21, 2009 Parents, how many times have you allowed for your child to go unsupervised in a store, maybe to look at toys or to wander one isle over, just to see something? After you hear this story, you may rethink that.

Melanie Moore wonders why she cannot buy a bottle of wine or some other favorite spirit in a Bellevue liquor store.

Charges have been retired in the case of a man who was accused of creating a disturbance on an airliner by chanting Bible verses before being subdued by fellow passengers in flight.

Authorities have decided not to immediately pursue charges against a man who was removed from a cross-country flight after creating a disturbance.

Metro government officials have taken the first steps toward seizing downtown property for a proposed convention center.

This combo shows Steve McNair, left, in a 2003 season file photo and Sahel Kazemi is shown in this undated booking photo from the Davidson County Sheriff.