NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators is urging the public to get involved to keep civil rights milestones in Tennessee history from being culled from the social studies standards for public schools.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The top three wardens at the state's second-largest prison for women have each either been demoted or have retired after investigators found multiple problems in terms of how the Nashville facility was being run. The Tennessean…
"I just arrived in Tennessee, because of you know the people who are following me wanting to talk, and its a great thing. I had someone to text me saying maybe it is your mission to go to Chicago, but not the way you think you going to Chicago it is to reach the people on the way there," says Robinson.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into conditions within Alabama's troubled prison system. The department announced the investigation Thursday that will focus on safety in men's prisons and whether inmates are protected from physical…
trial of Justin Ross Harris would be in recess Thursday and Friday and then resume Monday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican leaders in the state Legislature are expressing alarm at the number of Tennessee historical events that would be removed from teaching requirements under a proposed overhaul of social studies standards. In the letter sent Wednesday,…
In the letter sent Wednesday, the lawmakers argue that it is vital for students to develop and understand how Tennessee has played a key role in national events
Police say they later arrested the 16-year-old driver
Defense: Harris is certainly responsible for his son's death, but insisted it was an accident
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis City Council has narrowly approved an ordinance that would allow police to reduce the penalty for people who possess a small amount of marijuana. The council voted 7-6 Tuesday after lengthy discussion from people…
Prosecutor said Harris sent about 30 phone messages - mostly to women and mostly about sex - on the day his 22-month-old son, Cooper, perished in June 2014.
The measure says a police officer who comes across someone in possession of a half-ounce or less of marijuana has the option of issuing a civil citation for a $50 fine or community service, rather than arresting the individual.
Tennessee history is "critical for people growing up in our schools system."
One of the adults set a loaded handgun down.
Final jury selection & opening statements should come today in what should be a very long trial
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man has been convicted of killing his grandson in April 2014 in an argument over a steak.
BOSTON (AP) - A couple from Georgia is facing charges in connection with a scheme to defraud Framingham, Massachusetts-based Staples, Inc. of more than $1.4 million.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (CBS News) – Two North Carolina college students died after being shot at a party, officials said early Sunday morning.
LONG BEACH, Miss. (AP) - A coastal Mississippi police chief says he has put two officers on paid administrative leave after the death of a 3-year-old girl who was left alone in a parked car.
QUINTON, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say human remains were found in a shallow grave in central Alabama.
CHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) - Police say a man has been arrested after a female taxi driver was fatally shot in suburban Atlanta.
ATLANTA (CBS46) - This weekend marks the end of an era for the Atlanta Braves, as the team plays its last three-game series ever at Turner Field.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld the state's death penalty sentencing structure.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Robert Bentley has announced a new leader to take the helm of finance department.