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Tennessee Published 20 hours ago Tiger on the loose near Knoxville as Tennessee authorities continue massive search

Friday, September 11

Tennessee authorities continued their search Thursday morning after a tiger was spotted roaming in the wilderness outside Knoxville. The Knox County Sheriff's Office issued a be-on-the-lookout notice late Wednesday... Read More.

Justin Timberlake invests in effort to bring MLB team to Nashville

Friday, September 11

Superstar Tennessee native Justin Timberlake is backing an effort to bring Major League Baseball to Nashville. Music City Baseball, a group leading the push to bring the would-be Nashville Stars... Read More.

Kroger store in Tennessee hires homeless woman — and changes her life

Wednesday, September 9

A Kroger supermarket in Nashville, Tenn., took a chance on LaShenda Williams almost a year ago, hiring a woman who was once homeless and living in her car after losing two jobs. The move has transformed Williams'... Read More.

Elvis Presley’s Graceland vandalized with graffiti messages including ‘Defund MPD’, ‘Abolish ICE’ and ‘BLM’

Wednesday, September 2

The walls outside of Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., were tagged with graffiti by vandals on Sunday, with phrases like "BLM" and "No Justice No Peace." Graceland is the site where rock legend Elvis Presley formerly resided. The Levitt Shell stage, an amphitheater where... Read More.

Longtime Democratic lawmaker ‘appalled’ by comparisons between unrest and MLK’s civil rights movement

Monday, August 31

A Tennessee lawmaker whose family was steeped in the civil rights movement said he's "appalled" by comparisons between the peaceful protests that Martin Luther King Jr. led and the destructive demonstrations that have broken out across the nation... Read More.

Kanye West qualifies for Tennessee presidential ballot

Thursday, August 27

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Rapper and producer Kanye West will be on Tennessee's presidential ballot in November, the state election's office confirmed. The secretary of state's office announced this week that West cleared... Read More.

Dem Rep. Steve Cohen likes tweet saying Tim Scott ‘might as well be’ White

Thursday, August 27

Tennessee Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen liked a tweet on Monday that said GOP Sen. Tim Scott “might as well be” White and suggested President Trump killed Herman Cain by contributing to his exposure to the coronavirus. Cohen, in... Read More.

Hunter responds to negative comments she receives on social media: ‘You are in no position to judge me’

Tuesday, August 25

Hunting and poaching are very different things, a hunter from Tennessee has pointed out after being labeled a "murderer" online. Mary Spooner O’Neill Phillips recently discussed some of the backlash she’s received after posting about her hunting... Read More.

Tennessee ramps up punishments for protesters, including loss of voting rights

Tuesday, August 25

Tennessee's Republican governor quietly signed a bill earlier this week creating harsher punishments for protesters, including increased jail time and loss of voting rights. Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill Thursday revising criminal laws related to... Read More.

Nashville police chief suspends 3 officers for conducting search warrant at innocent family’s home

Friday, August 21

A Tennessee police department is under fire by its own top cop after officers executed a warrant at a home of an innocent family while investigating a 16-year-old boy who had moved out months earlier, officials recently said. Metro Read More.

Tennessee Published 20 hours ago Tiger on the loose near Knoxville as Tennessee authorities continue massive search

Justin Timberlake invests in effort to bring MLB team to Nashville

Kroger store in Tennessee hires homeless woman — and changes her life

Elvis Presley’s Graceland vandalized with graffiti messages including ‘Defund MPD’, ‘Abolish ICE’ and ‘BLM’

Longtime Democratic lawmaker ‘appalled’ by comparisons between unrest and MLK’s civil rights movement

Kanye West qualifies for Tennessee presidential ballot

Dem Rep. Steve Cohen likes tweet saying Tim Scott ‘might as well be’ White

Tennessee ramps up punishments for protesters, including loss of voting rights

Nashville police chief suspends 3 officers for conducting search warrant at innocent family’s home

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