Articles by Kristin Hall and Tom Krisher

AP Auto Writer

TN VW Employees Vote Overwhelmingly to Join United Auto Workers Union

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to organize nonunion factories. The union wound up …

U.S. Wants Gaylord’s Tennessee Flood Suit Against Army Corps Dismissed

A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments on whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Gaylord Entertainment Co. seeking money for property damage to its luxury hotel and convention center, the Grand Ole Opry and other sites during …

Group Urges Tennessee Residents to Avoid Ash from Coal Plant

Authorities need to more strongly warn residents that muck left from a major coal-ash spill in eastern Tennessee could pose health risks, a southern environmental group said Saturday. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation said Friday that the mixture …

Tornado-ravaged Tennesseeans Waiting for Aid, Insurance, Construction

Most of the debris is gone, and volunteer and police presence is light in Tennessee. Now, a month after tornadoes ravaged portions of the state, residents are playing the waiting game – for federal aid to arrive, for insurance checks …

Feds Charge 3 Men Accused of Torching Tennessee Mosque

Three men have been charged in the firebombing of a Columbia, Tenn., mosque over the weekend, federal prosecutors said. Authorities said Eric Ian Baker, 32, Michael Corey Golden, 23, and Jonathan Edward Stone, 19, had planned for a week to …