'Go! Go!': Tennessee man scares away black bear trapped in his car
A Tennessee man shooed away a black bear that broke into his parked car and caused heavy damage to the vehicle. “I had to abandon the car,” he said.
Tennessee halts COVID-19 vaccine outreach for minors, fires top official
Dr. Michelle Fiscus said the state’s elected leaders put politics over the health of children by firing her Monday for her efforts to get more Tennesseans vaccinated.
Workers allegedly lit fireworks inside Taco Bell, locked themselves out
A Taco Bell worker was arrested after she and a group of other employees were allegedly seen on surveillance footage lighting fireworks inside the Nashville restaurant before locking themselves out, according to fire department investigators.
18 arrested in Tennessee undercover child sex trafficking investigation
Special agents have arrested 18 men accused of seeking illicit sex from minors after a two-day undercover operation into human trafficking in Tennessee.
VIDEO: Driver burned after lit firework tossed into convertible
Colin Kirby says he’s grateful to be alive after someone tossed a lit firework into his convertible on July 4. Nashville Police are looking for three suspects.
'We aren’t giving up': Tennessee officials vow to find 5-year-old Summer Wells
Summer Moon-Utah Wells has been missing for two weeks and two days as of Thursday and while the active search has refocused, investigators are calling for possible witnesses.
Amber Alert: Tennessee baby found safe, search for father continues
Officials believe 7-month-old Braylen Clark is with his non-custodial father who is wanted for murder in Tennessee.
K9 bloodhound finds endangered 6-year-old missing a month
A K9 bloodhound found a missing and endangered 6-year-old girl.
Charges filed after dead monkey found in hot car in Tennessee
Two people face charges after a monkey died from being left in a hot car.
Tennessee Amber Alert: Dive teams, specialized units join search for missing 5-year-old
The third full day of searching in a northeast Tennessee town for a missing 5-year-old girl has come to an end Friday. Her disappearance triggered a statewide Amber Alert on Wednesday afternoon.
Tennessee Amber Alert: 5-year-old girl still missing after second full day of active search
The second full day of searching in a northeast Tennessee town for a missing 5-year-old girl. Her disappearance triggered a statewide Amber Alert on Wednesday afternoon.
Southern Baptists vote to probe leaders on handling of alleged sexual abuse
Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting have voted overwhelmingly to create a task force to oversee an independent investigation into the denomination’s handling of sexual abuse.
Amber Alert in Tennessee for missing 5-year-old girl
Summer Moon-Utah Wells, 5, has been missing since Tuesday evening from her Tennessee home, investigators say. An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday afternoon in the case.
Autopsy: Mother overdosed, infant starved to death
A 1-year-old child starved to death in his car seat in a house where his mother died of a drug overdose, while his 3-year-old sister, found alive, had tried for days to feed her brother.
Actor Joe Lara, wife known for her Christian diet workshop among 7 presumed dead in Tenn. plane crash
“Tarzan” actor Joe Lara and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara, who’s known for her Christian weight loss teachings, are among seven presumed dead after a plane crashed in a Tennessee lake over the weekend.
Tennessee church mourns after plane crash claims 7 leaders, including founder Gwen Shamblin Lara
“During this horrible tragedy, our church would greatly appreciate prayers,” Remnant Fellowship Church posted on its website after a plane crash killed seven members of its membership team, including founder Gwen Shamblin Lara.
Amber Alert canceled for Daphne Westbrook after teen found safe in Alabama
Daphne Westbrook, the Tennessee teenager who was allegedly kidnapped by her father back in 2019, has been found safe in a small Alabama town just a few miles north of the Florida border. Her father, though, is still on the run.
Tennessee hospital stages graduation for senior who couldn't attend his school's ceremony
Nurses at Erlanger Baroness Hospital organized a graduation ceremony for Noah Keith, who couldn’t attend his school’s ceremony due to a medical emergency.
Zebra escapes Tennessee auction house, seen wandering rural neighborhood
A zebra was scene wandering a small town in Tennessee after it reportedly escaped a nearby auction house.
Elderly couple escape Tennessee assisted living facility using military Morse code training
A husband and wife who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease were able to escape from their assisted living facility in Tennessee thanks to the man’s past military Morse code training, according to reports.