Jonathan Matisse

Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Tennessee man charged with killing the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home’s yard.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn has announced that she is entering the open Tennessee governor’s race in 2026. The second-term senator's announcement Wednesday sets up a primary clash with U.S. Rep. John Rose. Blackburn is a two-time statewide elected official and ally of President Donald Trump. She says she is running to ensure Tennessee is America's conservative leader.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A December special election in Tennessee will take place to fill an opening left by Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green’s retirement. State officials announced on Thursday an Oct. 7 primary election and a Dec. 2 general election in the district that has reliably favored the GOP in recent elections but includes a chunk of Democratic-voting Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced four nominees for the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board, which for months has lacked a quorum because Trump fired some of former President Joe Biden’s picks.

A female student was killed and another student was wounded Wednesday in shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria, police said.