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The Emmy Awards are moving to Prime Video beginning in 2027 in a six-year deal that ends a seven-decade run of broadcast networks airing the ceremony.
Florida has reported more than 250 cases of locally acquired dengue, a mosquito-borne disease that a flu-like illness with muscle aches and fevers.
Promoters described Dolly Parton's new Nashville museum as "a love letter to the city of Nashville."
Promoters described Dolly Parton's new Nashville museum as "a love letter to the city of Nashville."
Corey Huff, who was wanted in connection with a deadly gas station stabbing, had been on the run since Sunday morning.
Could Paramount+ and HBO Max become one streaming platform now that their parent companies have merged? Details about the plan are still unclear.
Could Paramount+ and HBO Max become one streaming platform now that their parent companies have merged? Details about the plan are still unclear.
Paramount's $81 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery creates a media giant, bringing two of America’s oldest moviemaking studios together.
Paramount's $81 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery creates a media giant, bringing two of America’s oldest moviemaking studios together.
Tennessee will allow farmers and loggers to use cheaper, tax-exempt diesel on public roads through the month of October to provide relief from high prices during harvest season, Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday. Record-high diesel prices that economists attribute mostly to the United States’ war in Iran have become a…
A Raising Cane's representative said they are tentatively planning to open by early spring 2027.
After a record-breaking 24 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, Taylor Swift's new single, "Patient Zero," has dethroned Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas."
After a record-breaking 24 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, Taylor Swift's new single, "Patient Zero," has dethroned Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas."
Sophomore Colby Lamb successfully kicked for a $1.5M grand prize, securing $500K for charity and a $1M prize.
The USDA is set to distribute oral rabies vaccine baits to curb the spread of the virus among wildlife, focusing efforts in Tennessee.
Anyone with information on the location of these missing persons is asked to call the law enforcement agency involved with that case.
With just four weeks until Election Day, President Trump signed an executive order to ease limits on the tax-free use of red-dyed diesel amid high fuel prices.
Photographs of Colleen Slemmer, who was murdered in 1995, are displayed outside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the planned execution of Christa Pike.
Carters Creek Pike was closed to traffic in Maury County after a dump truck overturned Tuesday morning.
Media witnesses recount the moments before the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
The bridge on Hamilton Avenue over I-65 first closed in September after a help truck operator discovered damage to the bridge.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Two fugitives accused of hiding out in Dyer County were taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service and Dyer County Sheriff's Office on Monday. DCSO says the first suspect is facing felony charges out of Missouri. They say the second suspect is charged with aggravated rape, rape of a child, and
The location of the original Captain D's restaurant in Donelson has closed its doors.
A man is accused of stealing a credit card from a car and using it to buy another car.
A woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing another woman at an apartment building near Percy Priest Lake.
A shortlisted bidder is suing the Tennessee Department of Transportation to force the release of closely guarded documents surrounding the 50-year contract for a $9.2 billion Interstate 24 toll lanes project.
What’s so important about having a symphony orchestra? Plus, the local news for October 6, 2026.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Two drivers were left injured after a crash involving three commercial vehicles on Interstate 40 in Fayette County, according to the Fayette County Emergency Management Agency. TDOT says the Tennessee Highway Patrol reported the multi-vehicle crash involving tractor trailers just after midnight in…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A debate over data centers is heating up across the country and in Memphis, city council members are taking a major step on Tuesday. The council is expected to vote on a one-year pause on new data center projects, while also considering new rules for their energy and water use. Memphis Mayor
The Nashville Symphony and local musicians' union responded to Oracle's $10 million donation that saved the 2026-27 season; toxin levels in Centennial Park's Lake Watauga have fallen below safety thresholds and gas prices are below $4 per gallon --- for now.
Black birth workers in the South are combating systemic discrimination and high maternal mortality rates by providing specialized care and advocating for Medicaid reimbursement.
The Metro Council will meet on Tuesday night to consider several items, including Mayor Freddie O'Connell's $544.72 million capital spending plan and Councilmember Sandra Sepulveda's legislation regarding right turns on red lights.
A chilly morning will be followed by a warm afternoon in the upper 70s and lower 80s!
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Edmund Ford Jr., former Shelby County Commissioner, is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to five counts of tax evasion and attempted tax evasion. As part of that plea deal, Ford Jr. immediately resigned from the Shelby County Commission and agreed never to serve in elected…
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President Donald Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt” and baselessly condemned them as a major source of fraud. But with Republicans falling behind in the polls, the president is now urging his supporters to vote in the midterm elections any way they can, including by…
Tennessee lawmakers held hearings to discuss implementing a limited medical marijuana program, but the state’s top law enforcement group remains the most vocal opposition. Representatives from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, TBI, emerged as the strongest opponents, stating there were no circumstances in which…
The first reported sighting of West Virginia’s Flatwoods Monster happened in 1952.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Highway 77 through Interstate 40 and Highway 191 will be closed until 2028, starting on Wednesday, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The closure allows crews to construct the new Highway 77 railroad overpass and associated roadway improvements. ARDOT said it's beginning the next…
RIPLEY, Tenn. -- The friend of an 87-year-old woman who was robbed and attacked in her Ripley, Tennessee, home is demanding justice. Joyce Cotton is demanding answers from the Ripley Police Department after her friend of 40 years, Dr. Erline Gooch, was robbed and attacked in her home. The attack left the 87-year-old…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- ICE roundups are continuing around Memphis, but what happens after people are detained? One group is on a mission to let everyone know. WREG Investigator April Thompson was at one of their early-morning "end ICE flights" protests that have become a regular occurrence on Winchester Avenue. It's…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A federal judge in Nashville, Tennessee, has just issued a new order in the fight over state intervention at Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Judge Waverly Crenshaw has dismissed Governor Bill Lee and other state leaders from the case. And he also wants to know when Tennessee's new oversight board will…
A Tennessee Republican state senator is backing a conservative independent candidate for governor, spurning her party and leading to speculation about her future. State Sen. Janice Bowling, a Tullahoma Republican, endorsed independent gubernatorial candidate David Hatley in a social media post Saturday. “A lot of…
A Tennessee law that makes it a felony to “harbor” immigrants without legal status remains enforceable after a federal judge last week dismissed a legal challenge brought by Lutheran churches. The law defines human smuggling as intentionally concealing, harboring or shielding from detection, for financial gain, any…
WASHINGTON — Democrats expect they’ll gain a majority of seats in the U.S. House following November’s midterm elections, giving the party a platform to serve as a check on the president’s power. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene said during an interview Monday that curbing the war in Iran…
Nashville Symphony onstage at schermerhorn symphony center The Nashville Symphony on the Schermerhorn stage.
The deadline to register to vote in Tennessee’s 2026 general election is Monday, Oct. 5.
Who built a town on the Cumberland Plateau for wealthy British immigrants? Plus, the local news for October 5, 2026
Oracle donated $10 million to prevent the cancellation of the Nashville Symphony's 2026-27 season; officials continue to verify signatures for a Metro charter amendment regarding The Fairgrounds Speedway; and the Tennessee Titans are 0-4 for the second straight season.
Tennessee legislators are proposing changes to the state's death penalty system following a second botched execution this year involving Christa Pike.
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jerri Green appears alongside an empty podium in the place of her GOP opponent, Marsha Blackburn, on Sept. 30, 2026.
Since Donald Trump was sworn into office for a second time, immigration arrests have surged nationwide as his administration carries out an unprecedented mass detention and deportation agenda. In Tennessee, the number of people arrested and detained began to climb almost immediately after the president’s January 2025…
WASHINGTON — This summer, arrests of immigrants in the United States soared to the highest levels since President Donald Trump returned to office. An unprecedented increase in cooperation between local and state law enforcement and federal immigration officers through collaborations known as 287(g) agreements helped…
Introducing Staking Our Claim — a new limited podcast series from Banner & Company Productions and the Nashville Banner. Hosted by writer, critic and podcaster Kashif Andrew Graham, Staking Our Claim follows seven Nashville area families who, over the past few years, have found themselves up against difficult…
Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada resigned on Saturday, days after the botched execution of Christa Pike. It was Tennessee's second failed attempt this year to execute someone.
Ninety-six-year-old Frances Edwards, a lifelong voting advocate who resides at Blakeford Senior Life in Green Hills, continues to encourage others to register and vote ahead of the Nov. 3 general election and plans to cast her ballot as early as possible.