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PADUCAH — The 64th annual Lions Clubs/WPSD Local 6 Telethon of Stars wrapped up nearly two weeks ago, but donations are still being accepted. As of Tuesday, nearly $102,000 has been raised.
We will be updating this story as more cases are confirmed in the Local 6 area.
An Alabama man fell from an overlook in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and died, officials said.
Students at Union City Schools, in Tennessee, will return to a more traditional learning setting when classes resume Monday after Thanksgiving holiday break.
Two people are dead and two more are injuring after an early morning shooting on Interstate 24 in downtown Nashville.
The ruling Friday also said Tennessee can prohibit an abortion if it’s based on the race or sex of the fetus.
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved permanent rules to revise the student codes of conduct for each campus to comply with federal Title IX regulations and to adopt a permanent student immunization rule.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant is pretty tall. The new kid in town will be taller.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As health experts ring alarm bells at growing coronavirus case numbers, Tennessee is poised to be just one of 14 states heading into the holiday season without a statewide mask mandate.
UT Martin men's basketball coach Anthony Stewart passed away on Sunday afternoon according to a release sent from the university.
Tennessee Reconnect offers two years of tuition-free community or technical college for eligible adults who don't have a degree. Last year, more than 2,000 students earned a degree or certificate.
Police are searching for two male suspects after the shooting early Sunday morning.
"I recall swimming with the sharks. Just every little bit you'd hear a blood curdling scream and you'd see a boy going under," recalls Harrell.
Tennessee incumbent David Kustoff has won reelection to Congress.
The former U.S. ambassador to Japan under President Donald Trump rode the president's endorsement to a win against Democrat Marquita Bradshaw.
The president also won in Kentucky and Tennessee. Biden carried Illinois and Missouri. Check out this story for the latest on the presidential election.
With Election Day just one day away, you may have some last minute questions about voting.
A snapshot of American history captured in this collection of presidential campaign buttons, is on display now at Discovery Park of America.
The kickoff comes more than a year and a half in the making after lawmakers narrowly approved sports betting in spring 2019.
A west Tennessee man accused of committing a 2017 deadly shooting was arrested Thursday, police say.
The Calloway County and Henry County Sheriff's Offices are asking the public for help in identifying this man.
Investigators say a utility truck veered off the highway, over-corrected and turned into the path of the oncoming bus.
Gov. Bill Lee is providing an update on the coronavirus in Tennessee.
Deputies say the suspect, Caleb Rice, of Troy, Tennessee, fled on foot through a wooded area close to the residence.
The shooting took place on the Tennessee side of Dukedom after a confrontation took place between Brown and 24-year-old victim, Tyler Forrester.
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden sparred Thursday in their final presidential debate, hoping to sway undecided voters in the Nov. 3 election.
Watch live coverage of the final presidential debate of the 2020 election between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
The White House chief of staff says President Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus ahead of Thursday night’s second and final presidential debate.
Details are limited at this time, but TBI says Derrick Deontry Swift was found dead at 917 Dixon St. in Tiptonville on Oct. 11.
"It was the right decision last week when we went to all Distance Learning for high school students and I truly believe it’s the right decision now to return to in-person classes," the district's director of schools says.
The Spring Hill plant will be equipped to build the new Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV, making it the third GM factory capable of building electric vehicles, the automaker said Tuesday.
The White House and Republican Gov. Bill Lee did not discuss the recommendations publicly before a report emerged in a records request.
"We're really putting up good numbers," says Weakley County Election Administrator Alex Britt.
A West Tennessee school district in the Local 6 area will be moving to distance learning for all high school students amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in the county in which it is located.
Hundreds of people cast their ballots in Obion County Wednesday, the first day of early in-person voting in Tennessee.
Saban said he immediately left the football building to isolate at home.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office says the Republican is in quarantine after a member of his security detail tested positive for the coronavirus.
Manchester Mayor Lonnie Norman passed away on Monday morning after being hospitalized for Covid-19 on October 1, the city announced on Facebook.
A sheriff's deputy in Union County, Tennessee, arrested a man accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend and her two-year-old child.
Two rural areas in the Local 6 area will benefit from grants from the United States Department of Agriculture.
The group of seventh-grade students, who were fifth-graders when their classmate passed away, were able to pay tribute to her memory on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Read the mayor's executive order.
Businesses will be able to return to normal operating procedures Thursday in Tennessee.
A judge has officially agreed to Attorney General Daniel Cameron's request for a delay in releasing the grand jury recordings in the controversial Breonna Taylor decision, according to the Courier Journal.
Businesses in 89 of Tennessee’s 95 counties will no longer have to adhere to social distancing guidelines, Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday, even though cases of COVID-19 in the state have been persistently high.
Police said the man pointed a handgun at protesters outside of his home on Memphis' Main Street Wednesday night.
A podcast and new effort from investigators is bringing new awareness to a 40 year old unsolved murder case.
The Discovery Park of America has announced a pop-up exhibit of presidential campaign buttons.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office says on their Facebook page that three inmates assaulted a correctional officer at the Lake County Jail and then escaped late Monday night.
The man was arrested in Michigan two days after the stabbings, and was sent to Tennessee to face the charges.
Overall, the school had two active COVID-19 cases among faculty and staff and 32 among students as of midday Thursday.
