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A 17-year-old girl is dead following an incident involving a Jet Ski, according to Limestone County Coroner Mike West. West says he received the call about 1:43 p.m. Monday. The girl, from Tennessee, was floating on the Elk River when she was hit by a Jet Ski. The 17-year-old was...

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, the Tennessee Hospital Association, and the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association is reminding parents to use the free ‘Baby in the Back’ car hangtag program during the summer months to help reduce heat-related illnesses and deaths in children. Since its launch, almost 600,000...

Data released by the Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness indicates a 37% increase in homelessness in Northeast Tennessee. Kingsport alone has seen a 29% increase. Jonathan Anderson, the city's homeless services liaison says the numbers show national trends caused by a variety of issues including addiction...

It may soon be easier for Tennessee schools to remove students with disabilities from classrooms. But advocates worry the removals may be overused and make behavioral assessments of these students less effective. The Tennessee Board of Education is considering a rule that will allow schools to remove students with...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A state law granting immunity to those who seek medical assistance when they are overdosing or helping someone else during an overdose is now expanding. "A lot of people who are using substances may be afraid to seek medical help if they are worried that they may be overdosing or if they're with...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) reports statistics after participating in Operation Dry Water throughout the July 4 holiday weekend. According to TWRA, there was a single death, three injury incidents, 24 alcohol-related boating under the influence (BUI) arrests, a public...

Have you ever walked into a place and felt like you’ve stepped through a portal to another time?. That’s the magic that happens the moment you approach Brooks Shaw’s Old Country Store in Jackson, Tennessee—a culinary time machine where history and home cooking collide in the most delicious way possible.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A special operation is underway to stop taxpayer money meant to help families from winding up in the hands of criminals. EBT fraud continues to be a serious problem in the Mid-South, and the Secret Service teamed up with other law enforcement agencies to combat it. “This is an operation that is […]

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Police departments throughout Middle Tennessee continue to benefit from advanced license plate reader (LPR) technology, which is proving to be a vital tool at multiple levels of law enforcement. From making an initial arrest to piecing together crimes across city and county lines, officers say...

“The public is really coming around the nuclear and really has over the last 20 years, and I think we’ve had more effective communication as an industry, which I think is really great. I’m really glad to see that trend continue and hope it continues,” Dr. Brown said.