Bear gets stuck, dies in hot car parked outside Smoky Mountain cabin
“Bears have noses 7 times better than a bloodhound and can smell even the faintest odor of food inside a vehicle. Lock your doors, roll up your windows, and never leave food or anything that smells like food inside!”
Driver and dog safely rescued from dangling car in Tennessee
A vehicle went over an embankment in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, resulting in a complicated rescue by firefighters to stabilize the vehicle in such a precarious spot.
Man who raps about robbing ATMs arrested for robbing ATM
A man who raps about robbing ATMs was one of four people arrested for robbing an ATM.
Chattanooga, Tennessee shooting leaves 3 dead, 14 injured
Fourteen people were hit by gunfire and three were hit by vehicles while trying to flee the scene, police said.
Ex-nurse RaDonda Vaught sentenced to probation in patient medication death
A former Tennessee nurse whose medication error killed a patient has been sentenced to three years of probation.
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."
Tennessee woman who ran out of gas had 229 pounds of marijuana in SUV abandoned on bridge: police
Memphis police say Catherine Mardesich was charged with felony possession after she ran out of gas and abandoned her SUV on a bridge
Jeff Carson, country music artist turned Tennessee police officer, dies at 58
Jeff Carson had several country music hits in the mid-‘90s before he went on to become a police officer in Tennessee.
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.
Nashville Waffle House shooter gets life in prison without parole
Jurors handed down the penalty for 33-year-old Travis Reinking after hearing about two hours of testimony from family members of the four people killed.
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 ax woman hacked dad’s arm and gave grandpa black eye, deputies allege
A Tennessee woman allegedly chopped her dad with an ax and punched her grandpa in the face before they disarmed and subdued her, according to authorities.
Cracker Barrel ordered to pay $9.4M after man was served sanitizer instead of water
Cracker Barrel has been ordered to pay $9.4 million in damages after staff served a customer sanitizer instead of water. But the restaurant chain will only have to pay a fraction of that amount.
Missing 3-year-old Tennessee boy, Kentucky teen found safe in California; man in custody
Noah Clare and Amber Clare have been found safe in California. Noah's father, Jacob Clare, is in custody.
Vehicle driven by man accused of kidnapping 3-year-old Tennessee boy last spotted in Arizona
The vehicle Jacob Clare may be driving was spotted in Arizona within the past week. Police reported Monday that Jacob and Noah Clare, who is missing from Tennessee, could have been in northern Michigan.
Tennessee mom barricades toddler in bathroom after man breaks through window, crawls into home
A Tennessee mom grabbed her 2-year-old son and barricaded themselves inside a bathroom while she called 911 after a man repeatedly punched her home's doors and windows, then used a log to break the glass and crawl into the house.
Tennessee Kroger shooting: Police say 13 injured, 1 killed, shooter dead
Thirteen people were shot and one victim was killed after a suspect opened fire in a Kroger supermarket in Collierville, Tennessee, according to law enforcement.
Iceberg wall collapse hurts 3 at Titanic Museum
Three people were hurt when an iceberg wall collapse at the Titanic Museum.
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.