Tennessee News

Gov. Phil Bredesen said Tuesday that a private investment deal is back on track following discussions between the company and the head of a legislative panel that questioned a state-backed biofuels initiative in East Tennessee.

A Davidson County Judge has ruled TN Sec. of State Tre Hargett can use paper ballot machines as required by the state's Tennessee Voter Confidence Act .

'We still don't have a final bill in the Senate - it's being drafted behind closed doors - but for the sake of argument we'll use the Senate Finance Committee's health care reform bill, which is expected to be the driving force behind a final product.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has announced emergency bridge repairs are needed on I-81 over 11E in Greene County .

MEMPHIS - Memphis has fired coach Tommy West, saying the school wants to do in a different direction after the season.

As the gubernatorial election results from Virginia rolled in Tuesday night, I swear I sensed Murfreesboro shiver.

NASHVILLE- Tennessee tourists and locals alike know to visit Graceland, Dollywood and the Ryman theater, but what about the authentic etouffee at Papa Boudreaux's Cajun Cafe in Santa Fe, or the blood-stained floors of the Lotz House, which once served as a Civil War hospital in Franklin? These and many other lesser-known sites will be highlighted ...

The way local governments in Tennessee finance new schools, roads and other public projects would require more disclosure and fewer risky transactions under draft rules expected to be rolled out next week.

David Oatney explains why that is : One of the reasons that Tennessee can still boast that someone from a very ordinary middle class background can run for office is that loopholes such as the ability to create personal political action committees that can donate more than $2,000 to a candidate still exist.

Go hear music in Leiper's Fork, the community where stars such as Wynonna Judd and Michael McDonald live.

The Justice Department has settled its lawsuit in a Tennessee case involving whether housing complexes discriminated on the basis of disability.

Local governments in Tennessee are spending millions of dollars annually to lobby other government bodies in Nashville and Washington, according to an upcoming report from a group that tracks public spending in the state.

One piece of equipment TDOT will test this winter is a 14 foot snow plow, which has the ability to clear an entire travel lane in one pass.

Shelby , Davidson , Knox , and Hamilton 24 inmates were convicted in East Tennessee 22 inmates were convicted in Middle Tennessee 43 inmates were convicted in West Tennessee Oldest on Death Row: John Henretta, 2/12/43, 66 years old Convicted in Bradley County Youngest Female on Death Row: Christa Pike, 3/10/76, 33 years old Convicted in Knox County ...

The tax man is looking for more than 6,200 workers in Tennessee and Georgia. But the Internal Revenue Service isn't trying to collect more taxes.

When the nation's 28 Democratic governors were asked to send a letter to congressional leaders last month expressing their support for health care reform, seven refused to sign the letter and even some who did complained that the pending reform plans could hit them with budget-busting expenses.

Gov. Phil Bredesen branded a legislative attack on the BioFuels Initiative he launched two years ago as "ridiculous" and "outrageous" Thursday and said it endangers an unannounced "very large investment in East Tennessee." "I'm more than irritated about it, I'm mad about it," Bredesen told reporters at a news conference when asked about the Fiscal ...

Westbound traffic on Interstate 24 is still partially blocked and the area is expected to be cleared by 5 p.m. Interstate 24 westbound, near the Briley Parkway exit, remains shut down due to a chemical spill that happened at 10 a.m. Motorists should avoid I-24 until it re-opens at 2 p.m., according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

A crash on Interstate 65 has slowed traffic coming into Nashville from the south.

Lawmakers said they feel they were duped into spending $70 million of taxpayer money on a plant that isn't living up to its promises.