Tennessee’s attorney general warns that polished fake dealership websites are tricking buyers into wiring money for cars and heavy equipment that don’t exist. Officials lay out red flags and next steps.

After more than 25 years leading MTSU, President Sidney McPhee told trustees he will retire in December and plans to join the College of Education as a tenured professor.

State records show a 22half-year-old wandered out of Kids Korner Daycare and was left outside for at least 15 minutes. TDHS has opened a licensing investigation.

Vanderbilt named University of Chicago vice provost Jason Merchant as the new Searcy Family Dean of Arts and Science. He starts July 1 and will hold an endowed chair in philosophy.

Carbonium Core told state officials it won't pursue a proposed nuclear-grade graphite plant in Claiborne County after residents packed a town hall. The decision pauses a contentious plan.

A deer crashed through a glass door at the Roane County Shopping Center in Rockwood on Monday; animal control treated its cuts and released it back into the wild.

An oryx nicknamed "Leonard" has been spotted across Joelton, turning up in yards and on roads while animal-control crews search.

A new iSelect index finds Tennessee 14th nationwide; households are now spending nearly 3% of income on electricity as prices climb.

The Tennessee Titans and American Red Cross will hold a March 18 blood drive at Nissan Stadium to restock supplies after Winter Storm Fern. March donors get a free A1C test and a $15 Amazon gift card.

Two neighborhood disaster assistance centers at Hadley Park and Smith Springs have helped 500+ Nashvillians after Winter Storm Fern, with transit passes and partner agencies on site.

Two sisters in Tennessee say a statewide hemp overhaul is making the full‑spectrum CBD oils they rely on harder to find and endangering consistent care.

The Heart House opened in Brentwood as a free resilience center offering trauma therapy, peer groups and youth programs for survivors of mass violence.

Wilson County opened a pet-friendly warming shelter at Faith Lutheran Church for two nights, offering cots, blankets and meals. Transportation is available at 615-489-9129.