05/30/11 Associated Press - May 30, 2011 3:55 PM ET BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A 14-year-old girl has drowned in northeastern Tennessee, touching off an investigation into the death by the Tennessee...
05/30/11 A 19-year-old man was killed in Sevierville early Monday when he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
05/29/11 Associated Press - May 29, 2011 11:05 AM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey says the success of Republicans during the first session of the 107th Tennessee General Assembly...
05/28/11 In an open letter posted on Facebook, Tennessee GOP Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey of Blountville indicates he got everything he wanted out of a Republican-controlled legislature this year.
05/24/11 Thousands of Appalachian Power Co. customers in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee were still without power through most of Monday after a Sunday evening thunderstorm brought winds in excess of 50 and 60 mph to the region.
05/21/11 Both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly on Friday night overturned the 1978 law that gave teachers in the state bargaining rights.
05/21/11 ERIK SCHELZIG Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. A bill to allow strong beer makers to sell their product at Tennessee breweries was given final approval by the House on Saturday and sent to the governor for his signature. The House voted 69-15 to pass the bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Curry Todd of Collierville. It passed the Senate 28-3 a day earlier. The measure is aimed at enticing Sierra ...
05/21/11 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Thousands of Tennesseans will get an extension of their unemployment benefits under the $30.78 billion state spending plan approved by the General Assembly.
05/21/11 LUCAS L. JOHNSON II Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Tennessee Legislature adjourned Saturday night after passing the state's $30.8 billion spending plan, most of new Gov. Bill Haslam's agenda and a contentious measure to curb teachers' collective bargaining rights. Lawmakers approved Haslam's proposals to make teacher tenure standards more rigorous, lift a cap on charter schools and limit ...
05/18/11 Police officers ignored multiple warnings that the pyrotechnic teargas grenade used to end a daylong standoff in April might spark a fire if used indoors, a Bristol Herald Courier investigation revealed.
05/16/11 Several students from Happy Valley High School scored well in a regional math competition in April. The 55th annual contest, sponsored by the Tennessee Mathematics Teachers' Association, was divided into regional competitions.
05/13/11 Republican leaders in the GOP-led Tennessee General Assembly had been planning on winding up their annual session the week before Memorial Day but are now keeping their fingers crossed they can finish late next week.
05/12/11 A proposal to limit teachers' collective bargaining rights squeaked out of the House Finance Committee on Wednesday after the House speaker stepped in to once again cast a tiebreaking vote.
05/12/11 LUCAS L. JOHNSON II Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to limit lawsuit damages in Tennessee has passed the Senate. The measure was approved 21-12 on Thursday after passing the House 72-24 earlier this month. Minor differences must now be worked out between the two chambers before the legislation goes to the Republican governor. It would place a $750,000 cap on non ...
04/28/11 Police say Junior Kemper Spradlin was in the house as they bombarded it with teargas, when they briefly talked to him on his cell phone, and probably even later when they sent a robot inside.
04/28/11 In 82 years of confirming and recording data on tornadoes, the National Weather Service office in Morristown has documented 27 of the wind weather events in that time, including one earlier this month in Jonesborough.
04/27/11 Scott County, Virginia Sheriff John Puckett says they're rounding up more than 60 people wanted for drug charges.
04/27/11 This is the latesest from the National Weather Service at 11:09 p.m.
04/15/11 The dispute prompted Senate Bill 1316, introduced by Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville).
04/19/10 BOSTON (AP) -- How runners from Tennessee finished in Monday's Boston Marathon. 188, Christopher A. Winter, Jackson, 2:39:52. 207, Bradley A. Adams, Knoxville, 2:41:02. 267, Martin J. Nagy, Clarksville, 2:43:36. 292, Ethan Coffey, Knoxville, 2:44:43. 341, William H. Enicks, IV, Signal Mountain, 2:46:17. 506, Brandon Talbert, Johnson City, 2:50:13. 527, Dan McDowell, Old Hickory, 2:50:42. 580 ... | 
