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August 25, 2016

Report: Police officer fatally shot in eastern Tennessee

Authorities say a police officer has died in a shooting in eastern Tennessee.

August 25, 2016

2 charged in death of 15-year-old boy who shielded others

A Tennessee prosecutor says two men are charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy who shielded two girls from the gunfire.

August 25, 2016

Police: Father holding son hostage fatally shot by officer

Authorities say a police officer fatally shot a man who was holding his teenage son hostage in Tennessee.

August 25, 2016

Officer in bed of pickup shot driver 9 times; town to pay

A lawyer says a small town in Tennessee will pay a substantial settlement to the family of a man who was shot nine times as he tried to drive off with a police officer in the bed of his pickup truck.

August 24, 2016

Tennessee's choice: Repeal underage DUI law or give up $60M

If it comes down to it, Gov. Bill Haslam says Tennessee will make the hard choice to repeal a new drunken driving law rather than forego millions in federal road money.

August 22, 2016

Prosecutor: Father charged in girl's death fails drug test

A prosecutor says a Tennessee man accused of fatally shooting his 11-year-old daughter has failed a drug test after bonding out of jail.

August 19, 2016

Tennessee infant triplets nearly break world record for size

A set of Tennessee triplets delivered five months ago nearly broke the world record for being the largest ever born.

August 18, 2016

ACLU settles lawsuit over students' right to free speech

The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has settled a free speech lawsuit sparked by a student's T-shirt.

August 18, 2016

Cemetery mess, unidentified bodies stump Tennessee officials

More than two years after the state closed a troubled Tennessee cemetery whose owner was accused of losing bodies and burying multiple people in single plots, it appears that efforts to determine exactly who is buried where have failed.

August 17, 2016

Judge agrees state oversight of cemetery should wind down

A judge has agreed to wind down the state's oversight of a troubled Tennessee cemetery where hundreds of burials were mishandled and bodies were misplaced.