Watch: Officer escorts elderly woman walking along busy highway to hair salon

The 84-year-old woman had taken a nearly 45-minute bus ride and was about to walk another mile to get to her destination before Officer Lance Hofmeister offered to take her the rest of the way.

‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ catch: Tennessee teen reels in rare white catfish

“Most anglers fish their entire lives and never see one. I am 67 years old, have boated literally tens of thousands of catfish over the years and it was the first I'd ever seen in person,” the boat's captain said.

Chattanooga, Tennessee shooting leaves 3 dead, 14 injured

Fourteen people were hit by gunfire and three were hit by vehicles while trying to flee the scene, police said.

Tennessee mom charged with threatening to blow up son's elementary school: 'Kids will be missing'

A Tennessee mother is accused of threatening to blow up her son’s elementary school over a missing backpack, allegedly telling school staff over the phone that "some kids will be missing."

Dollywood closes drop tower ride made by same manufacturer as Orlando FreeFall

Tyre Sampson, 14, fell off of the FreeFall ride at Orlando's ICON Park on Thursday night. The ride is 430-feet-tall, according to the attraction. The ride is operated by the SlingShot Group of Companies.

78-year-old woman robbed while praying in church

Police in Clarksville, Tennessee. are looking for a group of women who robbed a 78-year-old woman while she was praying inside a sanctuary at Hilldale Baptist Church.

Dollywood offers to pay tuition for employees

The program would apply to all season, part-time and full-time employees wishing to pursue higher education, according to the Dollywood Parks and Resorts website.

2 inmates dead, 1 at large after escaping through air vent, Tennessee officials say

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee said Tobias Wayne Carr, Johnny Shane Brown and Timothy Allen Sarver escaped last week from the local jail.

Nashville Waffle House shooter gets life in prison without parole

Jurors handed down the penalty for 33-year-old Travis Reinking after hearing about two hours of testimony from family members of the four people killed.

Father of Kennedy Hoyle confesses to murder of missing 2-day-old baby, mother in Memphis

The father of a missing 2-day-old Memphis baby girl has been charged with the murder and kidnapping of the child and her mother. Police are still searching for Kennedy Hoyle's body.

Tennessee man wanted for murdering missing 2-day-old baby girl, her mother

Brandon Isabelle is wanted for the murder of his 2-day-old baby girl and her mother in Memphis. Investigators earlier issued an Amber Alert for the newborn, but have since said evidence suggests she is dead.

Tennessee school district bans Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus' over 'inappropriate language'

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman.