The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Tennessee increased to 20,145 on Sunday, up 356 from Saturday's total of 19,789, according to the Tennessee Department of Health's daily virus update.

A man suspected of shooting an off-duty police officer in Tennessee was later killed in a shoot-out with officers along an interstate, Nashville police said.

Tennessee Rep. Bruce Griffey's hearing is iffy and getting worse with age.

Gov. Bill Lee on Friday promised business leaders that he would send the National Guard to help their companies with COVID-19 testing should they ask for it.

The Recording Academy has released a new recording of John Prine's "Angel From Montgomery" with proceeds going to support the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.

Tennessee officials are extending free pandemic child care for essential workers until mid-August, while letting more categories of workers qualify for the program.

Education officials say three high school seniors from Tennessee have been named to this year's class of U.S. Presidential Scholars.

School voucher advocates are asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to take up the case of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a program that would let parents use public tax dollars for private school tuition.

Another 28,600 jobless Tennessee residents filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, state officials said Thursday, as the country music capital of Nashville began to loosen restrictions on live music performances that have been curtailed during the new coronavirus outbreak.

Tennessee officials are using $5.7 million from the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal settlement for transit bus replacements in three cities.

Tennessee-based Rinova The Wellness Group has agreed to pay more than $100,000 to settle claims that it defrauded Medicare, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Nashville.

A grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Tennessee woman on 11 counts of false report in the disappearance of her 15-month-old daughter, whose remains were found in March after a 17-day search.

Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover was "thrilled" to receive a call from Oprah Winfrey asking what she could do to help Nashville residents suffering from the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus, she said Tuesday.

Tennessee won't be able to implement a contentious school voucher program while the state continues to fight back constitutional challenges over the law that would allow parents to use public tax dollars on private school tuition, according to a ruling issued Tuesday.

Second Lady Karen Pence visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park to talk about the mental health benefits of spending time outdoors as officials announced the second phase of a plan to reopen all park trails.

Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped a northwest Tennessee jail last month.

The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has received $200,000 to recruit physicians to the state's regional mental health hospitals, according to a news release from the agency.

Demand for opioids such as fentanyl has surged during the new coronavirus outbreak in Tennessee's largest county, where more than 100 people have died of drug overdoses since mid-March, officials said Tuesday.

Demand for opioids such as fentanyl has surged during the new coronavirus outbreak in Tennessee's largest county, where more than 100 people have died of drug overdoses since mid-March, officials said Tuesday.

Tennessee won't be able to implement a contentious school voucher program while the state continues to fight back constitutional challenges over the law that would allow parents to use public tax dollars on private school tuition, according to a ruling issued Tuesday.

More than 11 million people have been tested in the U.S. for COVID-19, all with the assurance that their private medical information would remain protected and undisclosed.

A Tennessee sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty Monday to simple assault after he slapped a handcuffed inmate.

A new poll finds Tennesseans continue to favor Republican candidates in the GOP-leaning state while also revealing close partisan divisions on a coronavirus-related political issue: whether to let all voters cast ballots by mail in 2020 elections.