Volkswagen ‘dieselgate’ payout continues to fund EV charging in Tennessee

The state is offering a rebate for electric vehicle charging at apartments and multi-family homes.   The Tennessee Department of Environment and

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Judge orders 9 scammers to stay away from Nashville's tourism district

There’s a crackdown happening on scammers who have been targeting tourists and drunk people in Nashville’s tourism district.  The problem got bad enough

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Fly the Dolly skies: Nashville's airport unanimously advances renaming plan

Since the passing of Tennessee icon Dolly Parton two weeks ago, officials from the Metro Council to Governor Bill Lee have been united: They all want to rename Nashville’s airport to honor the late co...

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Here’s where Nashville’s lawsuits against the Trump administration stand

Metro Nashville has filed seven lawsuits against the federal government over funding losses since President Donald Trump began his second term.

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Nashville Zoo cancels annual 'Zoolumination' attraction, says Chinese lantern artisans' visas denied

In recent years, Zoolumination has brought a team of artisans from China to craft hundreds of vibrant lanterns depicting animals, dragons, dinosaurs and even cowboy boots around the Zoo's paths. But t...

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TVA broke law in building Kingston gas plant, court ruling finds

The Tennessee Valley Authority committed to spending billions of dollars on gas infrastructure next to its Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County years before formally deciding to build it. The decisio...

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Summer Joy didn’t know her jam session would win over a rap star

When Rod Wave's new album "Don’t Look Down" dropped on Aug. 28, it opened with a showcase of Summer Joy’s voice.

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Fusion power inches closer as Tennessee issues nation’s first license for ‘stellarator’ machine

A race toward a century-old dream of near-infinite energy from fusion is heating up across the U.S., and Tennessee just took one step forward. The state

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Drugs, monkeys, squirrels and a hoax: 5 eyebrow-raising moments in Tennessee history

We're taking a look at oddities in Tennessee history from an archaeological hoax to drug smuggling and literal monkey business.

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Research labs and retail: Vanderbilt's 'Innovation Neighborhood' gets approval over contentions

Retail, restaurants and research labs are coming to the parking lots around Vanderbilt University. Nashville’s Metro Council approved the university’s

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Report: Ascension Saint Thomas incident was due to a "culture of overall nonconformance"

A state investigation details the drug mix-up at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown last month that paralyzed four patients. The hospital had already publicly

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An Appalachian town was opening their "9 to 5" musical. Then Dolly Parton died.

Dolly Parton paved the way for generations of Appalachian performers, who looked to her as a source of inspiration.

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Fees and resellers cost fans $11 billion yearly in ticket costs

A new paper from Vanderbilt shows price mark-ups from online scalpers and ticket fees cost buyers $11 billion per year.

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Free diapers, cribs for 500 Nashville families

Diapers, car seats and cribs were just a few of the items available to families free of charge at a community event held in Nashville on Wednesday. More

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Knox County joins cities nationwide in removing Flock cameras

The vote comes amid nationwide scrutiny over tech companies like Flock that deploy the cameras

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Pushed out of Christian pop, Michael Passons reclaims an old hit as an affirming anthem

The premiere of a new documentary, “Safe For the Whole Family: How to Make a Christian Superstar,” was just announced for the Nashville Film Festival. It explores damaging treatment several former Chr...

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Heat kills 125 people in Tennessee each year, analysis finds

Tennessee faces another dangerous heatwave. It arrives as an investigation finds the state likely has five times more heat-related deaths than counted in official tallies.

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In Nashville, a Dolly Parton communion service to honor her life

On Sunday, a historic church in East Nashville was decked in pink flowers, the altar draped in a quilt of many colors, to celebrate Dolly Parton’s life as an artist, philanthropist and Christian.

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ICE arrests 100+ people in Memphis raid, immigrant advocates say

Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 100 people in Memphis over the weekend — the largest raid in the city’s history, according to the

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Dolly Parton estate announces 2-day festival 'Dollyfest' to celebrate her legacy

Dolly Parton is not done yet. The estate behind the icon, who died of cancer last week at age 80, has announced Dollyfest, a two-day festival to be held in Nashville and London in 2027.

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Noise pollution from data centers is coming. The gas-powered xAI model is spreading

Noise pollution may be reaching dangerous levels for residents near the Memphis-Mississippi border. This area of split governance is the home of Elon Musk’s xAI data center campus.

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Group from Tennessee among the missing in Nepal's deadly flooding

Members of a meditation group based in Tennessee are among the missing in Nepal after deadly flooding. Followers of the Isha Institute of Inner-Sciences,

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Nashville SWAT officer decommissioned after fatally shooting man

Nashville’s police chief decommissioned a member of the city’s SWAT team after he fatally shot a man. Three law enforcement shootings since Thursday are under review by the Tennessee Bureau of Investi...

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How America celebrated and mourned Dolly Parton, in Nashville and beyond

The great Dolly Parton died earlier this week and tributes have poured in from across the country. Fans are mourning the loss of a country music icon who not only changed the musical landscape but gav...

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Nashville to carry on Dolly Parton’s literary legacy with 'Imagination Library Month'

Dolly Parton provided books for more than 300 million children. Now, Nashville leaders vow to carry on her legacy with 'Imagination Library Month' and

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Nashville’s airport to become Dolly Parton International with Gov. Lee support

Gov. Bill Lee has taken up a growing push to rename the airport for the late singer.

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Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back

An autopsy shows that an armed man killed by the Tennessee National Guard was shot in the back. The report that Tyrin Johnson's family shared with The Associated Press contradicts accounts by law enfo...

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WeGo ridership steadily increases as Nashville ramps up transit investments

WeGo’s latest ridership numbers come close to the all-time ridership high set in 2015.

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Alabama Shakes leaned on each other in new ways to make their first album in more than a decade

Plenty of long-dormant bands have proven that getting back together pays off — that nostalgia is big business. But that wasn’t at all what persuaded the

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Dolly Parton’s death renews push to rename Nashville airport in her honor

Nashville’s airport could become Dolly Parton International under a growing push to rename BNA for the late singer. But an official change would be at

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