Dickson County deputies say a woman was taken to Skyline after a dog attack in Cumberland Furnace; the dog was quarantined and the incident is under investigation.

A Robertson County grand jury indicted 25-year-old James Mackenzie Gay on 64 counts, including aggravated sexual battery and child-exploitation charges.

Aldermen reviewed transit and road projects, sidewalk updates and budget items — and for the first time weighed a proposed Infrastructure Development District.

A new consultant report finds Williamson County teachers start competitively but fall behind peers by midcareer, prompting the school board to request a phased fix.

Relatives revived 2-year-old Bennett after he was pulled from his family's pool; he's recovering at Vanderbilt and family credits quick CPR.

Detectives are on scene after a man's body was found near Maynardville Highway; police have not released the victim's identity. Authorities asked the public to avoid the area.

A woman was taken to Vanderbilt after an early‑morning stabbing at an apartment on Lebanon Pike in Hermitage. Police say details are limited.

The Hooters at 8050 Kingston Pike in West Knoxville has closed, its door carrying a note thanking longtime customers as the chain trims locations.

Federal defenders asked Gov. Bill Lee to postpone Darrell Hines’ Aug. 13 execution, saying strokes and paralysis make a lethal injection likely to be prolonged. Lawyers pointed to Tennessee’s aborted May execution as a warning sign.

Tennessee State is projecting a fall incoming class of about 1,600 61,800 students 6a jump administrators are calling an "unprecedented surge" as they race to scale housing and orientation.

The McNabb Center opened Tennessee’s first transition campus in Blount County, bringing housing, clinical care and job supports together on one site. Local and state grants helped pay for the five buildings.

Metro leaders are turning the July 18 Rep. John Lewis Way March into a voter‑registration push as they respond to redistricting that reshaped Tennessee’s congressional map.

A Mount Juliet man was arrested on a sexual exploitation charge as investigators seek other possible victims and warn that Snapchat contacts may be involved.