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.

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.

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.

Star of David patches at Tennessee hat shop denounced

The owner of a Tennessee hat shop is dealing with pushback after posting a photo of herself to social media wearing a yellow patch resembling the Star of David with the words “not vaccinated.”

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.

Memphis bridge crack: Interstate still closed but barge traffic resumes under damaged structure

River traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after it was closed when a crack was discovered in the Interstate 40 bridge that connects Tennessee and Arkansas, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.

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.

Tenn. woman sentenced to nearly 20 years for child porn, sexual assault of family dog, DOJ says

A 35-year-old Tennessee mother will spend nearly 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to child pornography and the sexual assault of an animal, according to the Department of Justice.

Knoxville officer who fatally shot teen in high school bathroom won't face charges, DA says

At a news conference on Wednesday, Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen said Officer Jonathon Clabough’s actions were justified under Tennessee’s self-defense law.

Protesters demand release of bodycam footage of Tenn. school shooting after investigators change narrative

Protesters are demanding access to bodycam footage after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation changed the narrative of an officer-involved shooting at a Knoxville high school that left a Black student dead.