Murfreesboro TN

In 2023, 1,588 Tennesseans died as a result of a firearm, a historic high, according to newly released data by the state’s Department of Health. ​​The rate of firearm deaths rose in nearly every category: adult suicide, child suicide and homicides of both adult and child victims. The latest numbers put Tennessee...

Buc-ee's founder Arch “Beaver” Aplin III , along with supporters, celebrated the groundbreaking Oct. 14 for a Murfreesboro store expected to open by December 2026. The popular business with travelers will open off Interstate 24's exit to Joe B. Jackson Parkway on the southeast side of Murfreesboro, offering 220...

As Tennessee National Guard troops patrol the streets of Memphis, News 2 got clarification from Governor Bill Lee about whether troops could be deployed to Nashville.

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — For many people, grocery bills have gone up in recent months. Now, some Tennessee lawmakers are still fighting for a measure that could change the total by taking out the line for sales tax. Tennessee is one of ten states that has a grocery tax,...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday that the “Memphis Safe Task Force” is focused on violent crime, and that the coalition of 31 agencies has already arrested “850 violent criminals and known gang members.”. But a look at the task force’s operations on Monday shows that most...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - An opioid called nitazenes has been spreading in Tennessee for the last couple of years. Health experts say it is 20 times more potent than fentanyl and hundreds to thousands times more potent than morphine. Metro Drug Coalition has seen the drug pop up more often,...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - More than 30 “No Kings” protests are scheduled in Tennessee for mid-October. “No Kings” protests have been scheduled from Memphis to Nashville to Knoxville on Saturday, October 18. Not only will these protests be held throughout Tennessee and the U.S., but there are...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) will be shifting away from physical mail beginning on November 3, 2025. Physical mail will instead be scanned and digitized, then given to inmates on a TDOC-issued tablet. Mail from family members, friends, and loved ones will be received...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — A new state audit is raising concerns among Tennessee lawmakers after finding thousands of unresolved nursing home complaints and revealing that more than half of the state’s long-term care facilities have fallen behind on required inspections. The Tennessee Comptroller's audit of the Health...

A new data analysis from Tennessee Under the Gun is reporting that gunshot wounds are the number-one cause of death for children in the state.