Naomi Judd, Grammy-winning country music singer, dies at 76

Daughters Wynonna and Ashley announced her death on Saturday in a statement provided to The Associated Press.

Tennessee police officer run over during traffic stop after suspect resists, flees, dashcam video shows

Tennessee police have released dramatic dashcam video that authorities say shows a suspect resisting officers during a traffic stop before running one officer over with his vehicle as he flees.

Tennessee mom charged with threatening to blow up son's elementary school: 'Kids will be missing'

A Tennessee mother is accused of threatening to blow up her son’s elementary school over a missing backpack, allegedly telling school staff over the phone that "some kids will be missing."

The world’s largest treehouse resort to open in Tennessee — how you can stay here

When the Sanctuary Treehouse Resort is completed, it will feature 130 treehouses spread out across 40 acres. And yes, there will be slides, ladders, and drawbridges.

Dollywood closes drop tower ride made by same manufacturer as Orlando FreeFall

Tyre Sampson, 14, fell off of the FreeFall ride at Orlando's ICON Park on Thursday night. The ride is 430-feet-tall, according to the attraction. The ride is operated by the SlingShot Group of Companies.

Former Vanderbilt nurse guilty of homicide in fatal medication error

RaDonda Vaught, 37, injected the paralyzing drug vecuronium into 75-year-old Charlene Murphey instead of the sedative Versed on Dec. 26, 2017.

Investigators identify woman nearly 30 years after remains found in Illinois

The head of the woman previously known only as Ina Jane Doe was found by two girls on Jan. 27, 1993. Now, after nearly three decades, investigators have figured out her identity.

Chicago man arrested in Tennessee charged with federal firearm offenses, drug trafficking

Officers seized 20 firearms, several high-capacity magazines, over $32,000 in US currency, approximately 263 grams of heroin, 62 grams of cocaine, a half-pound of ice methamphetamine, and one pound of marijuana.

78-year-old woman robbed while praying in church

Police in Clarksville, Tennessee. are looking for a group of women who robbed a 78-year-old woman while she was praying inside a sanctuary at Hilldale Baptist Church.

2 inmates dead, 1 at large after escaping through air vent, Tennessee officials say

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee said Tobias Wayne Carr, Johnny Shane Brown and Timothy Allen Sarver escaped last week from the local jail.

Tennessee BLM founder sentenced to 6 years in prison for illegally voting

A Black Lives Matter chapter founder in Tennessee was sentenced to six years in prison for illegally registering to vote while serving probation. 

Father of Kennedy Hoyle confesses to murder of missing 2-day-old baby, mother in Memphis

The father of a missing 2-day-old Memphis baby girl has been charged with the murder and kidnapping of the child and her mother. Police are still searching for Kennedy Hoyle's body.

Tennessee man wanted for murdering missing 2-day-old baby girl, her mother

Brandon Isabelle is wanted for the murder of his 2-day-old baby girl and her mother in Memphis. Investigators earlier issued an Amber Alert for the newborn, but have since said evidence suggests she is dead.

Tennessee family missing nearly 2 weeks are found dead in vehicle

Authorities said the family’s babysitter had called for a welfare check on their home on Jan. 21, but no one was home and nothing suspicious was found.