Nashville man indicted for attempted murder, stalking in I-65 shooting
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. — UPDATE: Joel Cespedes has been indicted on charges of Attempted Murder and Domestic Violence - Stalking in a February 2025 shooting on I-65 near the Alabama-Tennessee state line. He is due in court for an arraignment on the Domestic Violence charge on August 6, 2025.
I-40 closed in Pigeon River Gorge for rockslide and flooding – no reopening date...
Interstate 40 is closed in both directions near the Tennessee/North Carolina line for a rockslide and flooding . Crews are waiting for the water to receded. The interstate will be closed for at least two weeks, according to Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesman Mark Nagi. The slide happened at mile marker...
The Mississippi River Flowed Backwards in 1811, Creating This Strange Lake in Tennessee
The strongest earthquakes ever recorded east of the Rocky Mountains didn’t just knock down chimneys from Canada to New Orleans. They literally moved rivers, swallowed forests, and punched a hole in Tennessee that filled with water. Here’s how the New Madrid earthquakes sculpted Reelfoot Lake from pure chaos, now...
Two wanted in Memphis students’ homicides captured in Middle Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men who were wanted in connection with a South Memphis shooting that left two Memphis-Shelby County Schools students dead have been captured. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, 18-year-old Demanuel Jackson and 19-year-old Mario Simmons were arrested at a home in Murfreesboro on Wednesday...
Race car hauler catches fire on Tennessee interstate
A Tennessee interstate was closed on Thursday morning after a semi truck hauling a race car caught fire. The fire occurred around 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, in Dandridge, Tennessee. According to the Dandridge Police Department, a commercial vehicle fire occurred on westbound I-40 at Exit 417. The Dandridge Fire...
Tennessee makes history as one of 1st Southern states to protect IVF, birth control...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tennessee will soon become one of the first states in the South to codify the right to access in vitro fertilization (IVF) and various birth control methods. A mother we spoke with says going through IVF was challenging, but she hopes this change will help future...
A free book program for young readers marks 30 years in business
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is observing three decades of distributing books to readers five years old and younger. Elizabeth Clinton with affiliate social services organization United Way of Yellowstone County says families who sign up receive a free book delivered to their doors monthly. The model is aimed...
Lebanon Resident Crowned Miss Tennessee
After two inspiring nights of preliminary competition at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, during which 31 contestants from across the state of Tennessee showcased their talents, interview skills, and community service achievements, Zoe Scheiderich, representing Music City, was crowned Miss Tennessee 2025....
Black historians find ways to celebrate Juneteenth amid Tennessee crackdowns on DEI
As cities across Tennessee prepare for Juneteenth celebrations with banners unfurling, vendors setting up, and leaders finalizing programs honoring Black liberation, a deeper question lingers: What does it mean to celebrate freedom in a state restricting how that freedom’s history is taught? In Tennessee, state...
Uncle Nearest CEO Fawn Weaver Debunks Notion That In Order To Not Fail As...
Fawn Weaver does not believe selling your company is necessary to show you didn’t fail as an entrepreneur.