The Latest Breaking News from Tennessee

Don’t look now, but SEC basketball is off to an impressive 2022-23 start

Let’s take a quick look at this week’s Associated Press rankings. Yes, just as you’d expect it. Six teams from the mighty SEC among the top 25. Three in the top 10. Four in the top 15.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

California Highway Patrol captain found dead in Tennessee after husband is killed in Kentucky

A California Highway Patrol captain on leave in Tennessee was found dead of a gunshot wound days after an arrest in the fatal shooting of her husband in Kentucky and her own arrest on suspicion of trespassing at his girlfriend's house, police reports obtained by The Times show.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 15, 2022

Tennesseans misunderstand abortion law, want exceptions

New Vanderbilt University polling has found that most registered voters in Tennessee want exceptions for rape or incest in the state’s sweeping abortion ban

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Do accents disappear?

In Boston, there are reports of people pronouncing the letter “r.” Down in Tennessee, people are noticing a lack of a Southern drawl. And Texans have long worried about losing their distinctive twang.

The Conversation · Dec 12, 2022

GM joint venture gets $2.5B loan to build battery plants

A joint venture between General Motors and South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution has closed on a $2.5 billion federal loan to help finance three lithium-ion battery cell plants in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

Titans’ winners and losers from Week 14 loss to Jaguars

The winners and losers from Tennessee's Week 14 loss.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 12, 2022

Rioter who assaulted cops at Capitol gets 5 years in prison

A Tennessee man who authorities say came to Washington ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot ready for violence in a car full of weapons and assaulted officers who were trying to defend the Capitol has been sentenced to more than five years behind bars

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

Tennessee eyes $2M in contracts to test 1000 rape kits

Tennessee’s lead investigative agency is seeking $2 million in contracts with outside labs to process 1,000 rape kits that need to be tested before the end of June

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

AP seeks to protect access to records of death row inmate

The Associated Press has filed a motion seeking to protect public access to records detailing the treatment of a Tennessee death row inmate who cut off his penis while on suicide watch

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

A Tennessee twist on Dickens: behind the scenes of Dolly Parton’s Christmas Carol

The country superstar has written a clutch of new songs for this Appalachian take on the festive classic. But will she drop by to see it?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022