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SportsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans moved one of their most productive defenders at the trade deadline, sending safety Amani Hooker to the Buffalo Bills and getting back a Bills second-rounder in next year's draft. Tennessee is also giving up its own fifth-round choice for…
SportsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators won their fifth game in a row Tuesday night, shutting out the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 at Crypto.com Arena in California behind two goals from Filip Forsberg and a 30-save night from goalie Juuse Saros. The result lifted Nashville…
SportsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's two biggest women's basketball programs meet Thursday night when Middle Tennessee rolls into Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center to face a Lady Vols team that has been lighting up scoreboards. The ball goes up at 6:30 Eastern time, which is…
SportsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Members of the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball roster have put on paper what a union-style deal between college athletes and their school might look like, the first such term sheet released anywhere in college sports. The proposal, published Tuesday with the players…
SportsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's pressure defense took over in the second half Tuesday night, and the Lady Volunteers rolled past New Haven 83-40 to open the season 3-0. The Lady Vols forced 26 turnovers, the third straight game in which an opponent has given it…
SportsMURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee leaned on its defense for a half and its size for the rest, beating Evansville 73-68 on Tuesday night at Murphy Center to bounce back in its third game of the season. The Blue Raiders made all eight of their…
SportsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Members of Tennessee's men's basketball team have put their names behind the most detailed picture so far of how a labor agreement in college sports might work, and they did it with the blessing of their own athletic department. The term sheet,…
Education
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Tennessee high school seniors eyeing a college just across the state line will keep a major price break for another year, the University of Alabama in Huntsville announced this week. Trustees for the University of Alabama System voted at their Nov. 6 meeting to carry the Tennessee…
Education
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Veterans heading to college in Tennessee have 44 campuses that carry a state seal for serving them, and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission used Veterans Day to put that list in front of the public. Three schools hold the higher VETS Bravo rank: Austin Peay State University…
Business
Oracle started construction Tuesday on its global headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., a $4.5 billion project, with shovels going into the ground on the East Bank of the Cumberland River at a ceremony attended by company leaders, Gov. Bill Lee and Mayor Freddie O’Connell. Officials called it the biggest single investment…
Business
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority just had the biggest money year in its history, but the federal utility's top executive will keep the smallest pay package any TVA chief has drawn since the CEO job was created. TVA's board voted Tuesday to leave interim CEO Mike Skaggs at…
Business
GALLATIN, Tenn. — A 470-mile interstate natural gas line that would begin in Sumner County and cut south through Middle Tennessee is moving into its early planning stages, and landowners along the possible path are starting to get notices in the mail. Behind the Southeast Connector is Southern Natural Gas,…
Crime
WARTBURG, Tenn. — Known lock defects, ignored threats and a climate of fear inside the Morgan County Correctional Complex set the stage for the February death of Dustin Pedigo, a state corrections officer, according to findings from local grand jurors in a report filed Nov. 10. Pedigo was stabbed on…
Politics
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Anyone planning to put a new license plate on a car in Tennessee after New Year's Day will need to bring more paperwork, and county clerks are bracing for slower lines when the rule kicks in. Under a state law taking effect Jan. 1, 2027, people applying…
Politics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Immigrants who hold federal work permits can keep getting temporary Tennessee driver's licenses for at least a few more weeks after a judge on Tuesday lengthened an order blocking a sudden change in state policy. The extended temporary restraining order, signed in Davidson County Chancery Court, requires…
Politics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Franklin Republican Jack Johnson is in line to become Tennessee's next lieutenant governor, and he will take the gavel of the state Senate just as lawmakers face hard choices on road money and the tax on groceries. Senate Republicans on Tuesday chose Johnson to be their candidate…
Health
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Expectant mothers in Tennessee whose doctors certify a high-risk pregnancy will be able to get a temporary accessible parking placard starting Jan. 1, 2027, the Tennessee Department of Health reminded residents this week. The placards cost $10 and are good for up to six months. The department…
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