All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 12 2014 // Tennessee regulators are warning automobile policyholders that participating in transportation network companies could lead to gaps in their coverage and leave them exposed to monetary damages from an...
Mar 6 2014 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., which has used the “On Your Side” slogan in its marketing and advertising since 1966, is suing a small Tennessee public adjusting firm that goes by the name On Your Side...
Mar 3 2014 // A deadly explosion at a military flare plant in West Tennessee was an accident and not caused by a criminal act, according to federal investigators.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said the Feb. 22...
Mar 3 2014 // Former Democratic Tennessee state Sen. Eric Stewart has pleaded guilty to a theft charge.Media reports said Stewart agreed last Thursday to the judicial diversion plea in Franklin County Circuit Court. Originally, he had...
Feb 26 2014 // A West Tennessee sheriff said an employee who was severely injured in a manufacturing plant explosion has died.Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen told WMC-TV that Michael Chism, who was burned over 90 percent of his body...
Feb 25 2014 // A decision by Hamilton County officials to approve the purchase of two speed detection lasers equipped with cameras has gotten so much public backlash that the panel plans to hold another vote on the issue.Hamilton County...
Feb 25 2014 // Police may still have grounds to arrest people for DUI even if they pass field sobriety tests, the Tennessee Supreme Court said in a ruling.The decision involved a Sevier County man whose driving under the influence (DUI...
Feb 14 2014 // A measure to do away with local government’s power to decide whether to allow firearms in public parks has passed the Senate.The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Stacey Campfield of Knoxville was approved 26-7....
Jan 30 2014 // A proposal that seeks to do away with local government’s power to decide whether to allow firearms in public parks in is headed for a full vote in the Tennessee Senate vote.The measure sponsored by Republican Sen....
Jan 27 2014 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said he has “major concerns” about a measure supported by fellow Republicans in the Legislature seeking to do away with local government’s power to decide whether to allow...
Jan 8 2014 // Tennessee had 36 tornadoes in 2013 with no fatalities. According to National Weather Service Meteorologist Bobby Boyd, in the Nashville office, 25 of the state’s tornadoes took place in January. March and June saw...
Jan 7 2014 // Preliminary figures from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security show the state had 988 traffic fatalities in 2013. That’s only the fourth time in 50 years the number has dipped under 1,000.The 2013...
Dec 31 2013 // A federal appeals court last week upheld the convictions of two men found guilty of violating federal environmental laws during the demolition of a Chattanooga, Tenn., textile mill that contained large amounts of...
Dec 20 2013 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a woman injured in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Red Bank can proceed with her negligence lawsuit against the store. Jolyn Cullum filed the case after she was injured when a car...
Dec 20 2013 // An East Tennessee official who refuses to enforce a county drug-testing policy says he’ll implement his own.Hawkins County Property Assessor Jeff Thacker told the Kingsport Times-News that he still disagrees with the...
Nov 27 2013 // State officials are giving Tennessee residents an online option to access driving records. The Department of Safety and Homeland Security has launched an online service that allows people to download or print copies of...
Nov 20 2013 // The Governor’s Highway Safety Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are reaching out to communities across the state to offer help in reducing traffic fatalities.The Tennessean reported that the agencies are...
Nov 6 2013 // Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Insurance, an affiliate of Regions Bank, said it entered into an agreement with The Hanback Group in Nashville, Tenn., to obtain the firm’s personnel and accounts. Financial terms of...
Nov 4 2013 // The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that Knoxville isn’t liable for a tree that fell on and killed a woman driving on a city street.Judge Thomas R. Frierson wrote for the court that even if the city knew the...
Oct 31 2013 // Thousands of driving under the influence ((DUI) results from across Tennessee may be in jeopardy after the firing a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation employee for mishandling evidence.The Chattanooga Times Free Press...