Tyre Nichols' death: Federal charges filed against 5 former officers

Five former Memphis police officers are now facing federal civil rights charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing.

Father dead, 9-year-old son missing after their jet ski collides with barge on Tennessee lake

A 36-year-old father died after the jet ski carrying him and his son hit a barge being pushed by a tow boat Saturday evening on a lake northwest of Nashville. His son is still missing.

Tennessee officials warn public after people get 'dangerously close' to bear

The bear wandered the steps of the building as dozens of people stood by. But some came within mere feet of the wild animal, with their phones out to get a closer look.

Father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley dies in apparent explosion

The father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley died overnight in an apparent explosion that destroyed the NFL player's North Carolina home and left another person injured, authorities said.

Tennessee hiking couple found safe in Alaska after search and rescue

Authorities in Alaska launched the search after finding the couple's vehicle abandoned and learning that they had never checked out of their Airbnb.

Expelled members of ‘Tennessee Three’ win back state House seats

Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones advanced through a special election to reclaim their seats. They were members of the “Tennessee Three," a trio of lawmakers who demonstrated in the House calling for action on gun control.

Jason Aldean’s new music video was filmed at a lynching site. A big country music network pulled it

In the video, Aldean — who has been awarded county music artist of the decade by the Academy of Country Music — performs in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee. This is the site of the 1946 Columbia race riot and the 1927 mob lynching of an 18-year-old Black teenager named Henry Choate.

'Good Times' actor John Amos hospitalized amid abuse allegations

Actor John Amos is receiving medical attention in Tennessee after officials in Colorado confirmed the "Good Times" actor "could be a victim of a crime."

California skate park named after Tyre Nichols, motorist fatally beaten in police traffic stop

Officials dedicated a California skate park Sunday in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who spent much of his youth in the state and was killed last January in what prosecutors said was a fatal beating by police in Tennessee during a traffic stop.

Rep. Justin Pearson: Second ousted lawmaker to be reinstated in Tennessee House

Commissioners in Memphis have voted to reinstate the second of two Black Democrats kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House. Republicans banished Rep. Justin Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting.

Nashville officials poised to vote on restoring ousted state lawmaker

A metro council vote would send Rep. Justin Jones back after essentially a long weekend. Expelled Memphis Rep. Justin Pearson, meanwhile, could be reappointed at a Wednesday meeting of the Shelby County Commission.