Tennessee News

Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, Prince Edward, has visited Tennessee to promote one of the British royal family's charities, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

Well, this is good news. The Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, recently conducted a poll that shows the highly Conservative RED state of Tennessee, is having a positive change of heart towards legalized marriage for same-sex couples.

It's been a great Spring of restaurant scores as establishments work hard to keep dining experiences safe and healthy.

Rep. Scott DesJarlais , a licensed physician, was reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before he was elected to Congress , according to documents released Thursday.

A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman tells the Knoxville News Sentinel that one person is in custody.

Two men have been charged with capital murder in the deaths of six people, including an unborn child, in Tennessee.

Erskine Oglesby, Jr. has been named Tennessee Men's Health Network's "Man of the Year" for 2013 by the TMHN board of directors.

Pathway Lending is expanding its product offerings by partnering with the Tennessee Bankers Association and its member banks to provide developers a uniquely designed long-term, fixed-rate financing option for new construction and the rehabilitation of affordable multi-family housing communities.

A WWE wrestler from Jefferson City is challenging the Lieutenant Governor to a debate.

The signs of growth are hard to miss. New housing developments are under construction in Franklin and across Middle Tennessee.

A Nashville judge has permanently suspended the public guardian of Davidson County while citing "significant concerns" that she charged excessive fees to the elderly and disabled people she is supposed to protect.

Susan Randolph said DCS' policies on immediate protection agreements are vague and scattered.

A poll conducted this month for Vanderbilt University found that 49 percent of Tennesseans support gay marriage or civil unions while 46 percent are opposed to both, suggesting the state is now evenly divided on whether to extend legal recognition to same-sex couples.

The U.S. attorney's office for West Tennessee said Wednesday that Robert Gregory Dempsey, also known as Jesse Rockwell, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Jackson on charges of possession and interstate transportation of child pornography.

State Labor Department officials said they have recouped about $15.3 million worth of fraudulently collected unemployment benefits by garnishing tax refunds and other federal payments to people who were not entitled to receive the assistance.

Road construction won't slow motorists down as they travel Tennessee's highways this Memorial Day weekend.

Volunteers with the local American Red Cross left the facility on Charlotte Avenue around noon with supplies and mobile food trucks.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., is calling on the Obama administration to free former Alabama Gov.

I just ran across the Tennessee statute, Tenn Code Ann. 36-6-404 , that provides the factors that courts are to consider in determining physical custody as between two parents.

Officials are offering up to a $22,000 reward for information leading to convictions in the shooting of two bald eagles in eastern Tennessee.