All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 22 2019 // Tennessee has joined a federal lawsuit in Connecticut against 20 generic drug manufacturers, alleging manipulation of prices.State Attorney General Herbert Slatery’s office says in a release that the drugs treat...
May 21 2019 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has filed an appeal after the federal government denied his request for individual aid for residents in five counties battered by flooding and severe storms. A news release from the Tennessee...
May 20 2019 // After eight years as the head of the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI), Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak is leaving Tennessee state government to pursue career opportunities in the private sector,...
May 14 2019 // Officials say a tornado caused minor damage when it touched down near the Tennessee-Alabama state line.The National Weather Service in Huntsville, Alabama, says a tornado with wind speeds of 85 mph (135 kph) touched down...
May 14 2019 // After eight years as the head of the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI), Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak is leaving Tennessee state government in order to pursue career opportunities in the private...
May 7 2019 // Tennessee lawmakers have signed off on legislation that would prevent the state from revoking or suspending driver’s licenses over unpaid court costs.The Senate on Tuesday advanced a proposal allowing people to still...
May 6 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the Tennessee Valley Authority can be sued over its commercial activity. But it left a lower court to decide whether the case of an Alabama man injured by a power line can proceed. The...
May 3 2019 // Gov. Bill Lee will decide whether Tennessee will ban the use of handheld electronic devices, including cellphones, while driving.The Senate voted 23-7 on Tuesday to send Lee the bill. The House previously cleared it in a...
Apr 26 2019 // A doctor who prescribed more than 4 million opioid pills, including to a pregnant woman who later died, is one of more than 30 medical professionals in Tennessee charged with illegally prescribing and distributing millions...
Apr 26 2019 // A fire has caused significant damage to one of the oldest courthouses in Tennessee.Fire officials told news outlets that the first crew arrived at the Loudon County courthouse Tuesday evening and quickly called for backup...
Apr 25 2019 // Brightway Insurance opened new stores in Florida and Tennessee on April 15.The new franchise owners include: Steve Moser who opened Brightway, The Steve Moser Agency of Belle Meade in Nashville, Tennessee. This is...
Apr 18 2019 // Officials with scenic Natchez Trace Parkway are reminding motorists that the roadway is designed for leisurely drives and not interstate-style speeds. Chief Ranger Sarah Davis says in a news release that actions are being...
Apr 16 2019 // Montana’s insurance commissioner says a Tennessee man is peddling unauthorized car insurance policies.Commissioner Matthew Rosendale sent a cease-and-desist letter last week to Mervin Graber of Whiteville, Tenn.,...
Apr 8 2019 // U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is asking for a federal investigation of a fire that destroyed the main office at a Tennessee center that played a prominent role in the civil rights movement. Leaders of the Highlander Research and...
Apr 5 2019 // Representatives for a social justice center that trained the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders said Tuesday that a white-power symbol was spray-painted near the site of a fire that destroyed a...
Apr 3 2019 // Police in Tennessee say one person has been injured when a section of a concrete wall on an interstate highway bridge collapsed and hit a car.Chattanooga police said on Twitter the section fell Monday from an overpass on...
Mar 26 2019 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is asking President Donald Trump’s administration to make federal assistance available for government efforts to address recent flooding and storms, citing a $151.3 million impact through...
Mar 15 2019 // Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are scheduled to conduct preliminary damage assessments in 54 Tennessee counties affected by flooding caused by a deluge in February.The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency...
Mar 12 2019 // Police in Tennessee say eight children were taken to hospitals for evaluation after their church bus overturned on a highway during heavy rains.News outlets report the bus with a driver and 11 passengers was returning from...
Mar 6 2019 // A lawsuit claiming Purdue Pharma engaged in deceptive marketing to increase opioid prescriptions, resulting in an epidemic, has the go-ahead from a Knox County judge.The lawsuit brought by the state of Tennessee claims...