All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 28 2017 // In 2016, Colorado and Texas homeowners suffered the greatest percentage of catastrophic losses due to extreme weather and other perils, according to a study of home insurance trends.The six-year LexisNexis Risk Solutions...
Sep 20 2017 // The owner of a Ferris wheel in which four people were injured in Tennessee last year has responded to lawsuits over the incident, saying that one of the injured children was to blame for a gondola overturning.The...
Sep 18 2017 // Workers’ compensation rates in Tennessee are going down again next year. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) announced in August that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is...
Sep 8 2017 // Workers’ compensation rates in Tennessee are going down again next year. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) announced this week that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is...
Sep 5 2017 // Harvey spread its misery across the Deep South as flooded creeks drove people from their homes in Tennessee and Kentucky and an apparent tornado damaged homes and toppled trees in a rural area of northwest Alabama.More...
Sep 4 2017 // Records show failed communication systems hampered the response to last fall’s deadly Tennessee fires.Records that Sevier County began to release in August show that wind and fire on Nov. 28 combined to disable cell...
Sep 1 2017 // Officials say chemical fumes have sickened 24 workers at a Tennessee plant that makes filters. Chattanooga Fire Department spokesman Bruce Garner told media the incident was reported about 10 a.m. Wednesday at Southern...
Aug 30 2017 // The Tennessee Valley Authority says it is installing 24 more monitoring wells at a coal-fired power plant where high levels of arsenic and lead were found in groundwater.A TVA statement Aug. 24 said it continues to...
Aug 18 2017 // Republican lawmakers in six states have pushed this year for legal protections for motorists who hit protesters blocking traffic. Fairly or not, they’re facing an intense backlash now that violent images of a car...
Aug 14 2017 // Newly released records show failed communication systems hampered the response to deadly wildfires in Tennessee last fall.Records that Sevier County began to release Wednesday show that wind and fire on Nov. 28 combined to...
Aug 9 2017 // “Mountain Tough” was a slogan Mayor Mike Werner of Gatlinburg, Tenn. proclaimed in the aftermath of a Nov. 28 blaze that destroyed or damaged more than 2,400 structures, caused more than $1 billion in damages...
Aug 7 2017 // A federal judge on Friday ordered the nation’s largest public utility to dig up its coal ash at a Tennessee power plant and move it to a lined waste site where it doesn’t risk further polluting the Cumberland...
Aug 3 2017 // Attorneys involved with a Tennessee fatal school bus crash lawsuit want to restrict access to more court documents related to the case after a victim’s mother posted two documents online. Chattanooga Times Free Press...
Aug 1 2017 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it plans to reimburse facility owners in 14 Tennessee counties for repair costs from storm-related damage on May 27 and 28. FEMA says in a news release that the notice applies...
Jul 27 2017 // Four former Tennessee school bus drivers charged with using electronic devices while behind the wheel could face 30-day jail terms if convicted under a new law. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported on Monday the defendants...
Jul 26 2017 // A water utility company in Tennessee says tests on drinking water revealed no detectable traces of arsenic and lead after the toxins were found in groundwater at a coal-fired power plant. Memphis, Light, Gas & Water...
Jul 24 2017 // A family whose daughters were injured when they fell from a Ferris wheel at a Tennessee county fair has filed lawsuits against the ride’s owners and manufacturer.News outlets report the Reynolds family and Lorena...
Jul 24 2017 // An apartment fire has displaced 19 residents and sent two people to the hospital in Tennessee. News outlets report the fire was reported Thursday night at a four-unit apartment building in North Knoxville. Knoxville Fire...
Jul 19 2017 // U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is pressing the Tennessee Valley Authority and state regulators for more information about the discovery of excessive levels of arsenic and lead in groundwater under a coal-fired power...
Jul 14 2017 // Tennessee on Thursday imposed restrictions on the use of dicamba, a flagship pesticide for Monsanto Co., becoming the fourth state to take action as problems spread over damage the weed killer causes to crops not...