Tennessee News

Tennessee and 34 other states joined the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in an $11 million agreement with an Arizona-based identity theft protection provider accused of misleading advertising.

A Tennessee Department of Transportation official has been selected to lead a group that's been pushing for an overhaul of mass transit in Middle Tennessee.

A University of Tennessee student accused of breaking into former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email now has a trial date.

Mistaking a loaded gun for a video game controller, a 3-year-old in Tennessee accidentally shot and killed herself, officials said.

Tennesseans who live in rural areas and small towns are going to find it a lot easier to visit and work in the state's big cities.

A racially offensive e-mail comparing first lady Michelle Obama to a chimpanzee is affecting the Tennessee tourism industry, officials said.

The sponsor of a measure that would declare an income tax and payroll tax unconstitutional in Tennessee says it's necessary because of the poor state of the economy.

A 3-year-old Tennessee girl accidentally shot herself to death after mixing up a wii game and a .380-caliber pistol.

A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to faking breast cancer in a scam that netted thousands of dollars worth of sick leave donated by her City Hall co-workers and money from a church and other charities.

The same day he stepped down as chairman of the Nashville Predators, lead owner David Freeman had his name attached to media reports indicating that he was part of an investment group looking at buying the Detroit Pistons.

The Senate has unanimously approved legislation that makes it illegal to produce or distribute in Tennessee any substance that mimics the effects of marijuana or cocaine.

Donovan McNabb will be throwing passes to Terrell Owens again. McNabb and Owens are teaming up on a basketball court instead of a football field in the new season of Spike TV's ``Pros vs.

A coroner has determined a foster child's death in Nashville was from natural causes.

The so-called complimentary breakfasts at many hotels in Tennessee have stirred the appetite of state revenue officials.

Fully 59 percent of Tennesseans polled named the economy as the top national problem, up from 46 percent last fall, according to the latest MTSU Opinion Poll on the economy.

WASHINGTON a ' Here's something you don't hear every day: The Internal Revenue Service wants to give some of you money.

The CEO of Tennessee's hospitality association is apologizing for sending an e-mail to a group of public figures that compares first lady Michelle Obama to a chimpanzee.

Her daughter, Gail Brown , says the familiar surroundings and routine are important to her mother's quality of life.

Lashunda Bond and her family did not know the woman who was shot beside their home on Sunday after police say she threatened Juvenile Court Judge Christy Little.

Georgia became a finalist for federal Race to the Top funding Thursday, but the move likely won't do much for any North Georgia school systems.