Tennessee

Inspired Stories 09/12/21, 17:43

A special baby was born bearing three unforgettable numbers in a spectacularly rare repetition. Tennessee toddler Christina Brown was born at 9:11 p.m. on the Sept. 11, 2019. The coincidence did not stop there. "I came in on Wednesday because of contractions and, I guess, I was in labor because my doctor ...

U.S. 09/08/21, 18:03

Authorities in Tennessee spent hours looking for the source of a "loud explosion" and ground shaking reported by residents. The Clarksville Police Department said on Facebook on Sunday, Sept. 5, that its 911 dispatch had gotten multiple complaints about a "loud explosion" at around 9:50 p.m. local time on Saturday and ...

U.S. 09/01/21, 16:02

A Republican-led group of 20 states is suing the Biden administration after concluding that various federal government departments are engaging in overreaching interpretations of last year's Supreme Court decision that expanded protections for LGBT people against discrimination. A complaint filed Monday, Aug. 30, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern ...

U.S. 08/23/21, 16:00

Record-breaking rain caused floodwaters to surge across Middle Tennessee on Aug. 21. At least 22 people are dead with dozens still missing. "Things are moving fast, and we are finding people left and right," Humphreys County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Rob Edwards said according to the New York Post. The National Weather ...

U.S. 08/17/21, 18:35

Tennessee will let parents decide whether their children should cover their nose and mouth at school. Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order that prohibits educational institutions from forcing students to wear face masks on Aug. 16. Lee believes school districts cannot compete with the unconditional love parents have towards their ...

U.S. 08/15/21, 02:38

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Memphis, Tennessee, said it captures hundreds of falsified COVID-19 vaccine cards daily.  So far this fiscal year, Border Patrol personnel have discovered 121 fraudulent vaccination cards, totaling 3,017 false cards, the agency said in a Friday, August 13, statement.  The agency confirmed it found ...

U.S. 08/12/21, 19:42

This week, protests erupted in several U.S. states against left-leaning agendas that have been implemented in school districts, such as mandatory facemasks, gender ideology, and critical race theory, Fox News reported. Parents of students are becoming increasingly critical of this agenda, as they fear these policies could harm their children. Earlier this ...

U.S. 08/07/21, 18:17

Late in July, the U.S. Department of Justice reported the arrest of nine gang members of the MS-13 criminal organization in Tennessee. Three of the MS-13 gang members are illegal aliens from El Salvador and Honduras.  The defendants are charged with more than 60 counts, including murder, attempted murder, assault on ...

U.S. 08/02/21, 01:22

Several Democrats have called on Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to step down as House minority leader. They complained about him joking that about thumping the House speaker. The Democratic Party wants McCarthy's head to roll for trying to humor Tennessee Republicans. The congressman joked he would whack Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ...

U.S. 05/18/21, 16:46

Last Friday, May 14, Tennessee's Republican Governor Bill Lee gave another demonstration of his fight against the left by signing a bill into law that would require restrooms and locker rooms to be used according to their biological sex and not their perceived sex, according to the AP. This law will ...

U.S. 05/06/21, 20:46

The Tennessee State House has voted to pass a bill banning the teaching of controversial critical race theory in public schools. The theory comes from the radical left and seeks to impose the idea that America is hopelessly rooted in racism from its history and constitution. The bill was approved by ...

Politics 04/09/21, 16:53

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed constitutional carry legislation into law, which will allow most adults in the state to carry handguns without a permit. "I signed constitutional carry today because it shouldn't be hard for law-abiding Tennesseans to exercise their #2A rights," Lee announced in a tweet on Thursday ...

U.S. 03/04/21, 15:53

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced that a joint operation with the Department of Children's Services and the U.S. Marshals Service led to the rescue of 150 missing children from across the state. Meanwhile, the concern is growing over many migrant children entering the southern border illegally unaccompanied. "Operation Volunteer Strong" ...

U.S. 03/03/21, 17:38

High school principal Barton Thorne, from Shelby, Tennessee, is suing his school district after being suspended from his position after posting a video urging students to be cautious about restrictions on free speech and thought that Big Tech is enabling.  Thorne's comments came shortly after the Jan. 6 riots on Capitol ...

U.S. 03/05/20, 05:40

A couple in Etowah, Tennessee, and their young child are among the 24 people killed in the devastating tornadoes in the middle of Tennessee on Tuesday, March 3, authorities said. The twisters that struck in the hours after midnight shredded more than 140 buildings and buried people in piles of rubble ...

U.S. 03/03/20, 08:23

At least five people have been killed after tornadoes hit central Tennessee, including one that ripped through the metropolitan Nashville area, early Tuesday, March 3. Many others were injured and along with businesses and homes flattened and tens of thousands of residents are without power. The National Weather Service said that ...

U.S. 08/26/19, 14:42

A Nashville hospital opened a milk bank last week so moms can donate their frozen breast milk. According to Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee (MMBTN), a milk depot collection site was opened at TriStar Centennial Women’s Hospital. The nonprofit organization MMBTN provides safe donor milk to benefit preterm and ill infants in ...

U.S. 06/14/19, 21:25

Workers at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted Friday night against forming a factory-wide union, handing a setback to the United Auto Workers' efforts to gain a foothold among foreign auto facilities in the South.The vote of hourly workers began Wednesday and concluded Friday. Preliminary results show 833 employees voted ...

U.S. 06/13/19, 03:52

The Latest on fatal police shooting in Memphis (all times local):3:30 a.m.A spokeswoman with the Tennessee Borough of Investigation says U.S. Marshals went to a home in Memphis to look for a man with felony warrants before the suspect was fatally shot.Authorities maintain a perimeter around the crime scene after ...

Politics 06/01/19, 11:08

Taylor Swift says she's kicking off Pride Month by asking Tennessee's Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander to protect LGBTQ rights and support the Equality Act. The pop star, who lives in Tennessee, posted a letter on social media early Saturday that she supported the House's recent passage of the Equality Act, ...