Tennessee

Winter Storm Fern grounds thousands of US flights, strains power grids nationwide

A sweeping winter storm has canceled thousands of US flights, triggered emergency declarations in multiple states, and placed severe strain on power grids as extreme cold spreads nationwide.

A de-icing crew works during winter storm Fern on a Southwest Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, US, January 24, 2026.
THE DOGWOOD TREEHOUSE.

A once-in-a-lifetime getaway among the treehouses of the Great Smoky Mountains

National Guard members stand together behind yellow tape, after two National Guard members were shot near the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 26, 2025.

Trump troop deployments to US cities have cost more than $340 million, senator says

Memphis Safe Task Force, a multi-agency initiative, with members of the National Guard, and agents from over 13 federal agencies patrol on Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee, US, October 31, 2025.

Tennessee state judge blocks National Guard deployment to Memphis amid 130 arrests in Charlotte


Tennessee DOE rejects complaint filed under anti-critical race theory law

The Tennessee DOE rejected a complaint against education about the civil rights movement as it applied to classes given before the law came into effect.

 Robin Steenman, chair of the local chapter of Moms for Liberty, waits to speak at a board of education meeting, where she will make a public comment against teaching "critical race theory," a catch-all phrase to denounce school curricula and policies considered too progressive

Continuing his legacy, Vanderbilt Chabad opens fund in young kosher chef's memory

The Aryeh Fund continues the legacy of Zack Freeling, a young kosher chef who worked to help others despite personal hardship.

 Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, US

Another US State considering joining Unilever boycott warning

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan asked Tennessee's governor to consider passing anti-BDS legislation, joining 35 other US States.

Ice cream on the line at the Ben & Jerry's factory

Student arrested after shooting, wounding another boy at Memphis school

One child was injured in a shooting at a Memphis, Tennessee elementary school early Thursday.

Teachers' submissions for the "Classroom Look in Lockdown" project.

Gunman kills one and then himself at Tennessee supermarket, 15 wounded

"We found people hiding in freezers and in locked offices," Lane said, calling the gun violence "the most horrific event that has occurred in Collierville history."

Emergency personnel respond to a shooting at a Kroger supermarket in suburban Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., September 23, 2021.

One dead, several people shot in Tennessee high school - KPD

A police officer is among the gunshot victims.

Police attend a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville.

Tennessee asks US court to reinstate two-day waiting period for abortions

The law, which went into effect in 2015, required abortion providers to inform patients of the risks and wait at least 48 hours before proceeding.

A protester holds a copy of the bible outside of the US Supreme Court building in Washington June 15, 2015. The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the state of North Carolina to revive its law requiring women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound of the fetus performed and described to

Nashville blast investigation leads US agents to suburban home

The RV exploded just after an automated message emanated from it warning of a bomb.

A vehicle burns near the site of an explosion in the area of Second and Commerce in Nashville

Warning plays from RV before it explodes in Nashville in 'intentional act'

A motive for the explosion was not disclosed by police.

Nashville, Tennessee

Swastikas spray-painted in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The swastikas were discovered on Sunday morning painted on the Walnut Street Bridge and in the Bluff View Art District. They were cleaned off by Monday.

What appears to be a swastika spray-painted on a wall of the University of Chile in downtown Santiago [File]