Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tennessee Insurance Department Works With Insurers to Pinpoint Wildfire Claims
Dec 7 2016 // Devastating wildfires that have hit the state of Tennessee, particularly in the City of Gatlinburg, have caused widespread damage, with 656 claims reported to the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) as of...
Residents Return to Tennessee City Demolished by Fire
Dec 5 2016 // Burned structures are seen from aboard a National Guard helicopter near Gatlinburg, Tenn., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. Thousands of people raced through a hell-like landscape to escape wildfires that killed several people and...
FEMA Adds 4,400 Properties to High-Risk Flood Zones in Tennessee County
Dec 5 2016 // Thousands of property owners may have to purchase flood insurance for the first time as new flood maps go into effect next year in Davidson County. The Federal Emergency Management Agency last month finalized revised flood...
Tennessee Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 7; City of Gatlinburg Surveys Damage
Dec 2 2016 // Three more bodies were found in the ruins of wildfires that torched hundreds of homes and businesses in the Great Smoky Mountains area, raising the death toll to seven, a Tennessee mayor said Wednesday. Search-and-rescue...
Tennessee Fire Forces Thousands to Evacuate, Destroys Hundreds of Homes
Dec 1 2016 // With flames dripping from tree branches and the air filled with embers, thousands of people raced through a hellish landscape as they fled wildfires that killed three people and destroyed hundreds of homes and a resort in...
Storms Across Southeast to Help Fight Wildfires, But Risk Still Remains
Nov 30 2016 // Storms roaring across the South appeared to be taking aim at some of the largest wildfires burning across the region, which could finally help firefighters in their efforts to subdue the blazes, authorities said...
Tennessee Bus Driver Likely to Plead Not Guilty in Fatal Crash
Nov 30 2016 // The driver in a Chattanooga, Tenn., school bus crash last week that killed six children will likely plead not guilty to related charges, according to his lawyer. Defense attorney Amanda Dunn said she anticipates...
Complaints About Erratic Driving Before Tennessee Bus Wreck
Nov 28 2016 // Students and administrators raised concerns about a Tennessee school bus driver’s behavior behind the wheel in the weeks before a crash that killed six children. Police have charged driver Johnthony Walker with...
23 Students Injured in Tennessee School Bus Crash
Nov 21 2016 // Twenty-three students were hospitalized after a Tennessee school bus crashed and rolled over on an interstate off-ramp Friday, but authorities said none suffered life-threatening injuries. The bus was one of three headed...
Tennessee Nursing Home Ordered by Health Officials to Stop Taking Residents
Nov 17 2016 // Tennessee health officials have ordered a nursing home to stop taking new residents and pay a $6,100 fine for violations. A Tennessee Department of Health news release Monday says Creekside Health and Rehabilitation in...
Burn Bans Enacted Over Much of Dry Southeast as Fires Continue
Nov 17 2016 // As drought-stressed forests burn across much of the South – including a blaze scorching a Manhattan-sized area of north Georgia – some traditional outdoor activities are now banned. Starting campfires, lighting...
FEMA Adds 4,400 Properties to High-Risk Zones in Tennessee’s Davidson County
Nov 16 2016 // Thousands of property owners may have to purchase flood insurance for the first time as new flood maps go into effect next year in Davidson County. The Federal Emergency Management Agency last month finalized revised flood...
Tennessee Man Charged With Arson After Torching Business for Insurance
Nov 14 2016 // Authorities have charged a restaurant owner in Lewis County, Tenn., with setting fire to his business for the insurance money. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that Nick Spicer set fire to Nick and...
9-Year-Old Tennessee Boy Hospitalized After Crashing Car
Nov 14 2016 // Authorities in Clarksville, Tenn., say a 9-year-old boy has been hospitalized after a car he was driving crashed. Media outlets report the accident occurred Sunday morning. Clarksville police said in a statement that the...
Search is on For Suspects Behind Southeast Wildfires, 2 Arrested in Kentucky
Nov 14 2016 // A wannabe weatherman was jailed for arson after admitting he started a wildfire to draw attention to his selfie videos on Facebook, his town’s police chief said Friday. Meanwhile, a Georgia sheriff appealed for help...
Wildfires Rage Throughout Southeast States, Arson Suspected
Nov 14 2016 // Wildfires near the Georgia-North Carolina line are spewing smoke so thick that residents are being urged to wear special masks if they must do outdoor activities. The fires – many of them suspected arsons – have...
Tennessee Man Gets 4-Year Sentence in Illinois for Cyberattacks
Nov 4 2016 // A Tennessee man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for a series of cyberattacks on businesses, universities and governments. Federal prosecutors in Chicago say 22-year-old Timothy Justen French of...
Tennessee-Based Nursing Home Chain Settles Medicare Overbilling Case for $145M
Oct 28 2016 // An eastern Tennessee-based skilled nursing home chain has reached a $145 million settlement that federal officials called the largest ever of its kind. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release Monday that Life...
Report: Tennessee Man Dies After Riding Disney’s Star Tours in Florida
Oct 26 2016 // Authorities say a 67-year-old Tennessee tourist died after riding Star Tours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The September death of the Memphis, Tennessee, man was recorded in a list of serious ride-related injuries...
People – Southeast
Oct 24 2016 // The National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) elected Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Deputy Commissioner Gary West as secretary-treasurer during its annual membership meeting in July....
