Ben Benton

An Athens, Tennessee, man is being held on a $500,000 bond on charges related to child sexual abuse.

State wildlife officials have certified a state record Alabama bass, an invasive species, caught on Parksville Reservoir in Polk County, Tennessee.

Four new plaintiff have been added to a $35 million-plus lawsuit filed over mold in dormitories at the University of the South.

The director of the Children's Advocacy Center in Sequatchie County has been arrested on allegations she took at least $60,000 from the facility she oversaw.

Seven current and former University of the South students have alleged in a new lawsuit that toxic mold in dorm rooms caused "life-changing illness" to some residents.

Republican Teresa Congioloso, a real estate professional from Dayton, Tennessee, announced her candidacy Tuesday for the Tennessee District 1 Senate seat currently held by Sen. J. Adam Lowe, R-Calhoun, who was elected to the post in 2022.

NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be the featured speaker for the 19th annual Athens Area Chamber of Commerce benefit in July in McMinn County, Tennessee.

Public comments must be submitted by Friday on a potential change to allow more road building on undeveloped U.S. national forest land after the Trump administration announced plans in August to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, better known as the “Roadless Rule.”

Cleveland, Tennessee, officials are wrapping up the second phase of an environmental assessment following the acquisition of two former Whirlpool plant sites.

An Athens, Tennessee, man is behind bars on an attempted first-degree murder charge after allegedly attacking his uncle with a baseball bat.