A Tennessee man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at his wife during a domestic dispute.

Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame for a mysterious illness that can start like the sniffles but quickly paralyze children.

A new business venture by former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen takes on global warming by helping companies fund solar panels in communities with dirty-power electric grids.

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery says a federal lawsuit settlement announced Monday by two Ohio counties with opioid drug makers and distributors "is an important step" in moving toward a 50-state "global" agreement with states totaling $48 billion.

A man accused of kidnapping and stabbing his estranged wife in Georgia has been arrested following a high-speed chase in Tennessee.

A local Tennessee police department has opened its new $1.4 million training facility for officers.

Free camping is being offered on Veterans Day at a national park that sits along the Tennessee-Kentucky border.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has granted endangered species status to a Tennessee freshwater fish.

Authorities say an ex-Tennessee jailer caught on video slamming a handcuffed man to the ground has been arrested on charges of aggravated assault and official oppression.

As fans of the human variety crowded into Neyland Stadium to watch the University of Tennessee play Georgia, one special critter got a front row seat. Sinan the squirrel sat back in his own squirrel-sized chair to catch all the action.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced on Friday the first of many federal investments targeting the creation of critical broadband internet infrastructure in underserved rural areas across the country.

Negotiations aimed at reaching a major settlement in the nation's opioid litigation reached an impasse Friday.

A grand jury in Tennessee has indicted a woman on charges of murder and aggravated child neglect in the death of her 6-month-old son.

A horse in West Tennessee has tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a virus that can be fatal for horses and humans, according to a Friday news release from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.

A Tennessee-based manager of Christian music artists is accused of touching the genitals of a child when he worked for a Texas Baptist church more than a decade ago.

Nashville Mayor John Cooper says emergency shelters for the homeless will open this winter after all.

Federal prosecutors say 34 people in Tennessee have been sentenced to prison terms for laundering money as part of a drug trafficking ring.

Unemployment in Georgia fell to its lowest level in nearly 19 years last month despite the loss of 2,100 jobs during September, the Georgia Department of Labor said Thursday.

A bipartisan U.S. House vote this week condemning President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw American military forces from northeastern Syria triggered a rare split among Tennessee and Georgia Republican representatives.

FedEx officials confirm the company has filed a building permit for its new package sorting facility and world hub in Tennessee.

Nashville police have arrested a Tennessee State University student in the shooting death of another student inside a campus dorm.

The city of Nashville says emergency shelters for the homeless during the winter won't open this year because of a lack of funding and resources.

Congress may award an extra $14 million to help fight Asian carp in Tennessee.