Latest Tennessee Headlines

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Fire at Tennessee Apartment Complex Displaces Dozens of Residents

Aug 9 2018 // Authorities say a large fire at a Tennessee apartment complex has displaced dozens of residents. No one was injured.News outlets report the fire occurred Sunday morning at the Timberlake Village Apartments in the Antioch...

Insurance Agent, Former WWE Wrestler Wins Mayor’s Race in Tennessee

Aug 7 2018 // A former WWE wrestler known as Kane has won a “no-holds-barred, last-man-standing” round, this time in the political ring.Glenn Jacobs went by Kane in the WWE. Now the 6-foot-8, 300-pound Republican has the...

Tennessee Appeals Federal Ruling Over Revoking Driver’s Licenses

Aug 6 2018 // Tennessee is appealing a landmark federal court ruling issued last month that says it’s unconstitutional for the state to revoke or suspend driver’s licenses over unpaid court costs.David Purkey, commissioner...

Tennessee to Appeal Federal Ruling Over Revoking Driver’s Licenses

Jul 30 2018 // Tennessee is appealing a landmark federal court ruling that says it’s unconstitutional for the state to revoke or suspend driver’s licenses over unpaid court costs.David Purkey, commissioner of the state...

Drug Firms Sue Illegal Web Sites for Opioid Crisis

Jul 20 2018 // Two pharmaceutical companies say the real culprits in the opioids epidemic are illegal dealers of the painkillers and want them to be on the hook financially for any damages potentially assessed against drugmakers.Endo...

Fire Sparked by Air Conditioning Unit at Tennessee Assisted Living Facility Injures 1

Jul 18 2018 // A fire official says a blaze at a Tennessee assisted living facility injured one person and led to dozens of others being evacuated from the building.Officials told news outlets that an air conditioning unit caught fire...

Health Officials Investigating Tennessee Zipline Sickness Outbreak

Jul 17 2018 // The Tennessee Department of Health says its investigation continues into gastrointestinal illness that affected more than 500 people who visited a zipline attraction. Officials have said E. coli bacteria caused the...

Family of Tennessee Waffle House Shooting Victim Files $100M Lawsuit

Jul 16 2018 // A woman whose son was one of four people killed at a Waffle House in Tennessee has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the suspect and his father.The Tennessean reports Shaundelle Brooks filed the suit...

‘TN Together’ Plan to Curb State Opioid Epidemic Takes Effect

Jul 16 2018 // Requirements aimed at curbing Tennessee’s opioid epidemic are now in effect.The new laws are part of Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s “TN Together” opioid plan, which took effect July 1. Tennessee will...

E. Coli Outbreak Sickens More Than 500 at Tennessee Zipline Center

Jul 13 2018 // Tennessee authorities say E. coli bacteria caused the sickness that affected more than 500 people at a zipline attraction. Gail Harmon is the assistant director of the East Tennessee Region Health Department. Harmon tells...

Tennessee Ordered to Reinstate Licenses Revoked Over Court Debts

Jul 11 2018 // Tennessee officials say they are following a federal court order by reinstating and reissuing licenses for free for drivers who lost them solely because of unpaid court debts.Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland...

‘TN Together’ Plan to Curb State Opioid Epidemic Takes Effect

Jul 6 2018 // Requirements aimed at curbing Tennessee’s opioid epidemic are among more than 150 new laws that kicked in July 1.Many laws take effect on July 1 each year, when a new state budget year begins, and some of the highest...

Volkswagen Accused of ‘Company-Wide’ Age Discrimination in Tennessee Suit

Jul 3 2018 // A Tennessee employee of Volkswagen AG sued the automaker and alleged that it has been systematically discriminating against older workers in wake of a massive emissions scandal that tarnished the company’s...

Tennessee Bonnaroo Festival Paramedics Possibly Sickened by Carbon Monoxide

Jun 15 2018 // Four paramedics working at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival were hospitalized for possible carbon monoxide poisoning.Coffee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lucky Knott tells news outlets it appears the...

Tennessee Supreme Court Upholds $150M Cut in Mall Flood Coverage

Jun 7 2018 // In a blow to the owner of Opry Mills Mall, the Tennessee Supreme Court has let stand a lower court’s ruling that stripped $150 million of insurance coverage for the 2010 flood.The state’s highest court...

Survivors of Deadly Tennessee Wildfires Seek $14.8M from Feds in Lawsuit

May 30 2018 // Two survivors of deadly Tennessee wildfires that began in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have sued the federal government, claiming they lost loved ones and a home because of the negligence of park workers.The lawsuit...

Tennessee Halts Businesses of 2 Unlicensed Agents

May 23 2018 // Two former Tennessee insurance providers have been served cease and desist orders by the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) in response to fraudulent practices the department says they used to sell...

Brightway Insurance Opens New Stores in Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee

May 18 2018 // Brightway Insurance is continuing its expansion with the opening of five new stores, four of which are located in the Southeast.The new stores that opened in the region include in Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee:...

Tennessee High School Science Experiment Gone Wrong Injures 18

May 14 2018 // Authorities say a science experiment gone awry injured 17 students and a teacher, prompting the evacuation of a Tennessee school.Hendersonville Fire Department Chief Scotty Bush tells news outlets that emergency crews...

Hub International Acquires the Assets of Tennessee-Based The Barnett Group

May 9 2018 // Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Barnett Corporate Insurers, LLC (or The Barnett Group). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., The Barnett Group provides employee...