The multiple instances have forced people to take seriously a costume that is by definition silly.
A music teacher in Tenessee has been arrested for filming elementary school girls on school grounds.
Two bears, in two states, made internet news recently.
Timothy Batts was charged with the murder of his 11-year-old daughter, Timea.
In his veto letter, Bill Haslam cited constitutional issues with the bill, which proposes to make the Bible the state’s official book.
The tourist chopper went down near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee Monday.
Although 48 years have passed since Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, his legacy lives on.
Rep. Martin Daniel, R-Knoxville, was defending a bill calling for greater free speech protections for students.
Despite support from the state's governor, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was defeated by Donald Trump in Tennessee.
When it comes to final results, there are several elements to consider in each state: whether the state is hosting a primary or caucus, and the time the polls are set to close.
Support for businessman Donald Trump has remained high ahead of Super Tuesday primary voting.
Officials said they found photos of the men mocking the animals they killed illegally.
Friday would have been his 81st birthday.
Exxon Mobil closes a Tennessee terminal, while operators shut down two pipelines feeding a Phillips 66 refinery in Illinois.
Communities in the U.S. South and Midwest are turning to online fundraising sites to help rebuild in the wake of the severe weather this Christmas season.
The unseasonal storms spawned over a dozen tornadoes of varying intensity affecting holiday celebrations, with emergency services scrambling to minimize damage.
A grand jury decided Tuesday not to indict police Officer Connor Schilling in the shooting death of 19-year-old Darrius Stewart.
The former Republican senator was 73.
In a major energy deal Monday, Duke Energy Co. will acquire one million new customers with its acquisition of Piedmont Natural gas for $4.9 billion.
Nashville police were still looking for two suspects in the shooting as of Saturday morning.
A police officer was shot and killed Sunday in Memphis at a moment of increased tension over gun control in the U.S.
Tennessee state law may prohibit the city from establishing a minimum-wage level above the federal standard.