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Tennessee and industrial partner DuPont Co. broke ground Tuesday on a research refinery designed to turn corn cobs and switchgrass into ethanol and potentially elevate the Volunteer State into a major player in ...

DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol breaks ground for first biofuels pilot facility Oct.

Attorney General Henry McMaster predicted future water wars in the Southeast and said Tuesday a lawsuit South Carolina brought against North Carolina will set a precedent for settling the disputes.

Volkswagen may be in business to make money, but "guts and heart" helped the company make its decision to locate in East Tennessee, according to Stefan Jacoby, president and CEO of Volkswagen of America.

A state prisoner has pleaded guilty in a series of rapes that terrorized the University of Tennessee community more than a decade ago.

The woman who lived with Valentino Vasquez Miranda said he left her bed as her lover and returned an alleged killer, according to her testimony Friday in the case of an Alabama homecoming queen who was ...

Tennessee lawmakers are shifting around unused postage and money used for printing to help colleagues in key election campaigns.

A two-year investigation into whether the Governor's Highway Safety Office used federal funds wisely should be done by November, Tennessee officials said Monday.

Tennessee is one of 10 states that don't issue firearms to employees who supervise parolees and probationers.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Chattanooga-area officials are working to lure tourists to lesser-known Civil War sites over the next few years as the region looks ahead to the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, which ...

Associated Press - October 12, 2008 11:55 AM ET CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Tennessee is 1 of 10 states that don't issue firearms to employees who supervise parolees and probationers.

MTSU student Justin Jay Davis, 19, of Antioch was charged with one count of terrorism and three counts of arson in the events on campus Thursday.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol officer says he didn't break the law when he ran unauthorized background checks on as many as 182 people.

Authorities in Georgia have issued an Amber Alert for a 3-year-old boy allegedly abducted by his grandmother, and the two are believed to be headed to Tennessee.

A growing budget shortfall for state government reflects a deteriorating economy where Tennesseans are buying less and businesses are struggling to make money.

A federal grand jury in Tennessee has indicted a man in connection with the hacking of the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin .

In what was a surprise to absolutely no one, the state announced yesterday that revenues are down...again. According to information from the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, state revenue ...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol officer who ran unauthorized background checks on as many as 182 people pleaded for his job in an administrative appeal hearing on Thursday, saying he violated a state policy for ...

Investigators say arson was behind the fire that destroyed Mario's Restaurant, which has been vacant since a previous fire damaged the building in 2006.

NASHVILLE - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama switched from debater to fundraiser Tuesday night, making a brief appearance at a late-night gathering at Al Gore's Tennessee home.