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• Body of man who fell from plane found in Tenn.

  March 30, 2013 1:46 PM

  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee have found the body of a man who was thrown from an experimental aircraft while an instructor was teaching him to fly. Bradley County Interim Fire Chief Troy Spence says search crews located the deceased student pilot at about 11:45 a.m. Saturday. He... more »

• Vols hire Cincinnati's Jones as new football coach

  December 7, 2012 8:20 PM

  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - New Tennessee football coach Butch Jones says he's eager to roll up his sleeves and take over what he called "the best college football program in America." The 44-year-old Jones said during his introductory news conference Friday that his team "will be a champion in everything... more »

• 4.3 magnitude earthquake reported in Kentucky

  November 10, 2012 1:27 PM

  WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake centered in Kentucky also rattled at least three other states. The USGS website says the epicenter of the 4.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday afternoon was about 10 miles west of Whitesburg. Residents in eastern Kentucky, Virginia, West... more »

• Four from Tennessee suffer from gas poisoning

  August 1, 2012 7:18 PM

  Fire officials say four people were taken to hospitals after nearly dying from carbon monoxide gas poisoning in a southeast Shelby County home. Shelby County Fire Department spokesman Brent Perkins says a relative of the four victims called 911 after getting no response from inside the home Wednesday morning. Firefighters... more »

• States fight 'tourists' trafficking painkillers

  July 8, 2012 2:40 PM

  LEBANON, Ohio (AP) - As he sat in the doctor's office, ex-boxer and weightlifter Gerald Dixon explained that years of sports had left him in pain, especially his hands, and he was looking for relief. After a cursory examination at the clinic in West Palm Beach, Fla., Dixon left with... more »

• Search continues for two girls, after mother and sister found dead

  May 9, 2012 8:34 AM

  GUNTOWN, Miss. (AP) - Heavily-armed FBI agents and authorities from Mississippi and Tennessee are expected to resume searching woods and back roads Wednesday for what they said was a dangerous man suspected of killing a Tennessee woman and her teenage daughter and fleeing with her two younger girls. Meanwhile, a... more »

• Tennessee Women's Basketball Coach to receive the 2012 NCAA Gerald Ford Award

  December 6, 2011 1:25 PM

  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The National Collegiate Athletic Association will honor Tennessee Women's Head Basketball coach Pat Summitt with the 2012 Gerald R. Ford Award. The award recognizes a person who has been an advocate for college athletics over the course of his or her career. Summitt has won eight... more »

• States suing over health care law collect funding

  November 29, 2011 12:11 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials are awarding more money to help states carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The surprise? The list includes seven states suing to overturn the landmark law. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday that 13 states will split grants totaling... more »

• Man accused of escaping from Tenn. jail arrested

  September 10, 2011 8:13 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado authorities say they arrested a man accused of escaping from a Tennessee jail with the help of his wife, who was also taken into custody. The Larimer County Sheriff's office says 42-year-old William Othel Neace and 37-year-old Lorrie Ann Neace did not resist... more »

• Summitt diagnosed with early onset dementia

  August 23, 2011 10:01 PM

  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt has been diagnosed with early onset dementia. In a statement from Summitt released by the university on Tuesday the Hall of Fame coach says she plans to coach the Lady Vols during the 2011-12 season, but may have some "limitations."... more »

• During 'Elvis Week,' fans remember pivotal year

  August 14, 2011 3:19 PM

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A five-CD box set featuring Elvis Presley's first two albums will be unveiled this week to mark the King's breakout year. Music producer Ernst Jorgensen and his team have assembled a box set called "Young Man with the Big Beat." Jorgensen will be unveiling the... more »

• Tenn. doctor back from Afghanistan is theft victim

  August 12, 2011 8:10 PM

  JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee doctor who lost his right hand while deployed with the military in Afghanistan has lost a bag containing three prosthetic hands to a thief. Dr. Daniel McConnell said he's survived things he shouldn't have, but it would be nice to catch a... more »

• Longtime Grand Ole Opry member Billy Grammer dies

  August 10, 2011 5:14 PM

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Billy Grammer, whose 1958 hit "Gotta Travel On"' hit the top of the charts and led to a long career on the Grand Ole Opry, has died. He was 85. A statement from Grand Ole Opry spokeswoman Jessie Schmidt says Grammer died Wednesday morning in... more »

• Loretta Lynn recovering at home from dehydration

  July 15, 2011 4:22 PM

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Loretta Lynn says she is recovering from heat exhaustion that forced her to cancel two weekend shows - and that she'll need to stay out of her garden in the stifling heat. The 76-year-old said in a statement Friday that "there ain't a... more »

• Grand Ole Opry back open following Nashville flood

  September 29, 2010 4:21 PM

  Country music finally came home Tuesday night, almost five months after water filled the Grand Ole Opry. Opry stars took to the stage for the first time since it was covered by May's floods. The famous wood floor pulled from the original Opry at the Rhyman Theatre was... more »

• Tennessee rain derails train, washes away home

  August 19, 2010 8:23 AM

  Drenching rains swept away a home, trapped drivers in their vehicles and derailed a train in Tennessee, and forecasters expect more heavy showers to fall Thursday over the Southeast. The downpours Wednesday hit some of the same parts of Middle Tennessee that were inundated with severe flooding in May,... more »

• Colorado GOP in Arizona to talk about immigration

  August 19, 2010 8:11 AM

  Colorado Republicans were in Phoenix Wednesday to learn about Arizona's new immigration enforcement measure and talk about crafting one of their own. Colorado Rep. Kent Lambert, who is running for Senate this year, says he plans to introduce legislation that matches Arizona's law "as identically as possible." Lambert... more »

• Flash flooding in Tennessee, with more rain coming

  August 18, 2010 4:32 PM

  Heavy rainfall has soaked some of the same parts of Middle Tennessee that were inundated with severe flooding in May, and forecasters warn that more rain is expected. A train washed off its tracks and rescuers plucked people from the roof of a flooded car as continued downpours were... more »

• Doctor, former councilman commits suicide

  August 17, 2010 11:48 AM

  A highly respected and well-connected member of the Colorado Springs community has ended his own life. Dr. Ted Eastburn's body was discovered at 7:45 Tuesday morning in his office at Memorial Hospital. Eastburn was a former city councilman, cardiologist, faculty member at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and... more »

• 3 kids buy plane tickets, fly alone

  August 13, 2010 8:48 AM

  Three Florida children bought tickets with baby-sitting money and flew to Nashville, Tennessee, on Southwest Airlines - unbeknownst to their parents. Bridget Brown, 15, had $700 saved and asked a 13-year-old friend where he wanted to go. The friend, Bobby Nolan III, suggested Nashville. Together with Brown's 11-year-old brother,... more »

• Heat wave bakes 18 states from Texas to New York

  August 5, 2010 8:49 AM

  Election officials are touting air conditioned polling places in Tennessee as a dangerous heat wave bakes a large swath of the nation from Texas to New York. Heat advisories or warnings were in effect in 18 states Thursday, with temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and high humidity... more »

• Lightning strikes couple as he prepares to propose

  June 8, 2010 3:49 PM

  Richard Butler and Bethany Lott set out for a hike in Tennessee last Friday, in a miserable storm. A 25-year-old college student who dreamed of becoming a park ranger, Bethany's favorite spot was Max Patch. "We got most of the way up to Max Patch, through the rain, and... more »

• Local group rescues dogs from Tennessee flooding

  May 22, 2010 8:10 PM

  Morning glory is smiling now, but she's had a long week. to top it off, she should be dead. She's a Nashville pup that's been down long road. Flooding has devastated a lot of Tennessee. "The shelters in and around Nashville, and actually about 30 counties in Central... more »

• Tobacco companies cutting contracts with US farmers

  May 19, 2010 8:20 AM

  Cigarette makers are cutting contracts with tobacco farmers as smoking continues to decline in the U.S. University of Kentucky economist Will Snell says his state, the nation's top producer of burley tobacco, could lose a fourth of its contracts this year. Many contracts also have been lost in North... more »

• Retirees among those killed by devastating floods

  May 7, 2010 3:16 PM

  The couple was swept away by floodwaters while driving to dinner, part of the routine they cherished in retirement. Another retired couple died on the way to church, while a third pair were found in their inundated home. After decades of marriage, the three husbands and three wives died within... more »

• Progress being made in restoring services in Nashville

  May 5, 2010 5:09 PM

  City officials in Nashville are reporting progress restoring the city's electrical and water systems after a devastating flood. But the city's downtown remains dark, and homes are water-logged. The flooding was caused by storms that are blamed for at least 29 deaths in three states. The flash floods are... more »

• Death toll rises in Tennessee floods

  May 5, 2010 12:11 PM

  Emergency authorities in Tennessee say the death toll from weekend flooding has risen with the discovery of a man's body in a field in the west of the state. The Jackson Sun says the man was swept away Sunday while walking on a road. Carol Fite of the Tennessee... more »

• Nashville's famed music quieted by flooding

  May 5, 2010 11:40 AM

  The blazing fiddles and screaming guitars at Nashville's famed downtown honky-tonks are a little quieter as the city recovers from flash flooding and storms blamed for at least 29 deaths in three states. Elsewhere in Nashville, the Country Music Hall of Fame has closed and the Grand Ole Opry... more »

• Floods leave deaths, damage and power outages

  May 4, 2010 11:31 AM

  The river that's submerged parts of Nashville is expected to start receding today, but the city's problems are far from over. Rescuers are worried they might find more victims as the muddy flood waters ebb. The flooding caused by torrential rain over the weekend has already claimed 18 lives in... more »

• Nashville braces for more flooding

  May 3, 2010 4:47 PM

  Officials in Nashville braced for more deaths Monday as the flooded Cumberland River continued to swell, sending muddy water rushing through neighborhoods and threatening the historic heart of Music City after a destructive line of weekend storms killed 22 people in Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky. The flash floods caught... more »

• Death toll in weekend storms rises to 19

  May 3, 2010 11:26 AM

  The death toll from weekend thunderstorms that hit Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky has risen to 19. The deaths of two additional people in Mississippi are being called weather-related traffic deaths. Officials in Nashville are preparing for more deaths and for the Cumberland River, which winds through the Music City, to... more »

• Deadly flooding across Tennessee

  May 2, 2010 10:28 AM

  Emergency officials in Tennessee are assessing the damage from heavy flooding that killed at least seven people. And there's more rain on the way. Thunderstorms dumped at least 10 inches of rain on Memphis and flooded highways and roads throughout the state. State emergency spokesman Jeremy Heidt said Sunday morning... more »

• Sarah Palin on stand in trial in Tennessee

  April 23, 2010 12:00 PM

  Sarah Palin has taken the stand at the trial of a former University of Tennessee student accused of hacking into her e-mail account. Palin told jurors she was on the 2008 campaign trail in Michigan when she first learned from a news report that her e-mail had been hacked.... more »

• AP: Colorado not chosen for education grant

  March 29, 2010 11:35 AM

  The first item of business for the Colorado Legislature this year was the education budget, as the state positioned us to compete for massive federal grants. The Associated Press is reporting that Colorado failed in its bid for the first round of money. A source says the U.S. Department... more »