Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84
Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions," "(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay" and “In the Midnight Hour," has died. He was 84.
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, former Grateful Dead vocalist, dies at 78: Reports
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay died after a long battle with cancer.
Video: Baby's reaction to Ghostface mask is horror movie-worthy
A mom in Tennessee did not expect her son to have such a visceral reaction when she donned a Ghostface mask at a Dollar General store recently.
‘A lot of grief’: Tennessee community mourns 16 lost in explosives plant blast
Authorities say no one survived the powerful explosion that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee and was felt miles away.
"Devastating blast" rips through Tennessee explosives plant; 18 people missing and feared dead
Crews in rural Tennessee are searching for victims after a large explosion at an explosives-manufacturing plant Friday morning. Multiple people are missing and feared dead.
Skydiving instructor dead after separation in air, student rescued
The student was stranded in the parachute for hours in a wooded area near Nashville. The skydiving instructor was later found dead.
Tennessee set to execute first woman in more than two centuries
Authorities say Christa Gail Pike was 18 when she tortured and killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Tina Turner statue unveiled in her rural Tennessee hometown
Rock n’ roll legend Tina Turner’s legacy lives on.
Sara Jane Moore, would-be assassin of President Gerald Ford, dies at 95
Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975 in California.
Bears steal groceries from family's pick-up: 'That's our food!'
The bears took a bag of food off one of the pickup trucks seen in the video and scurried off.
Country songwriter Brett James’ wife and stepdaughter named as additional victims in fatal plane crash
Country music hitmaker Brett James, the man behind Carrie Underwood's iconic "Jesus, Take the Wheel," died Thursday in a plane crash in North Carolina.
Trump signs order to deploy National Guard to Memphis
President Trump has announced the deployment of the National Guard to Memphis to combat crime. Here's what we know.
'American Pickers' star Mike Wolfe hospitalized after gruesome car crash
"American Pickers" star Mike Wolfe and his girlfriend are recovering from a car crash that took place Friday in Tennessee.
Tennessee authorities: Sheriff who inspired 'Walking Tall' film killed his wife in 1967
Tennessee authorities announced that Buford Pusser, the sheriff whose life inspired the film "Walking Tall," killed his wife Pauline in 1967 and falsely claimed she was gunned down by his enemies.
Ex-Memphis police officers found guilty in Tyre Nichols killing to have new trial
The officers who have been granted a new trial in the federal case were acquitted of state murder charges in May.
Ex-NFL star Jay Cutler gets 4 days of jail time as part of DUI plea deal in Tennessee court
The former Chicago Bears quarterback refused field sobriety tests after an October 2024 collision in Franklin, Tennessee.
Decapitated body discovered near Nashville Waffle House
Skull discovered 100 yards from body near McDonald's and Waffle House restaurants
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from jail Friday, lawyer confirms
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from a Tennessee jail and is en route to his family in Maryland, his lawyer confirms.