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FOX13 Investigates new law allowing armed teachers at Tennessee schools
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The start of a new school year is right around the corner for Mid-South students. In Tennessee, this will be the first year under a new law that allows teachers to carry guns in the classroom. The highly controversial law passed in April.
Father Accused of Reckless Homicide After 3-Year-Old Boy Shoots Himself — One Year After Daughter, 4, Died in Targeted Attack
A 3-year-old Tennessee boy fatally shot himself in the head with his father’s pistol and now the father has surrendered to police, RadarOnline.com can reveal.Around 9 p.m. on July 24, officers were called to an apartment in Nashville regarding a child shot, Front Page Detectives reported.The victim, Aydeen Pruitt, was rushed to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.Officers spoke with the boy’s mother, who said she heard a “loud pop” from her bedroom, and shortly after, 23-year-old Dandre Pruitt ran out and drove away in a Kia Soul.Police launched a search for Pruitt to question him about the...
Applications Open for TDOC’s Fall 2024 Citizens’ Correctional Academy
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) will begin accepting applications for the fall 2024 Citizens’ Correctional Academy on Monday, July 29. The six-week program is designed to give Tennesseans an in-depth look at the state’s largest law enforcement agency. Classes will be held Thursday evenings from September 12, 2024, through October 17, 2024, at various TDOC locations around Nashville.
Tennessee Democrats cheer Harris at annual fundraiser, seek to make state gains
A current of enthusiasm for Vice President Kamala Harris ran through a downtown Nashville ballroom as Tennessee Democrats gathered for an annual fundraiser Saturday night, just days after the state's Democratic delegates were the first to formally back the newly presumptive presidential nominee. "This is obviously the most critical election we’re going...
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH CELEBRATED RIAA DOUBLE-DIAMOND CERTIFICATION AT THIS WEEKEND’S BRIDGESTONE ARENA STOP OF THE SUMMER CAMP WITH TRUCKS TOUR
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With the Summer Camp with Trucks Tour marking the first full outing in five years for generation-defining band Hootie & the Blowfish, the Nashville stop at Bridgestone Arena this Saturday, July 27, was cause for extra celebration. Having recently been presented with a plaque celebrating 22x Platinum certification during their appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” band members Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim “Soni” Sonefeld were joined by the Recording Industry Association of America’s Chief Policy Officer Morna Willens ahead of this weekend’s show for a special presentation of the RIAA’s prestigious Double Diamond trophies. The honor solidifies the band’s debut album, Cracked Rear View, among the top 10 best-selling albums in all of music history.
Barricaded suspect taken into custody by SWAT team after assault in Fairfield Glade, police say
FAIRFIELD GLADE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Fairfield Glade Police Department and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said a man was taken into custody on Sunday after barricading himself inside a home. FGPD said officers responded to a home in the 300 block of Lakeview Drive for a physical domestic...
Baptist Expands Telehealth Services in West Tennessee With $3.6Million Grant
HUNTINGDON and UNION CITY, Tenn. – Baptist Memorial Health Care is expanding specialty care and advanced services to help meet the evolving needs of patients in West Tennessee through a virtual technology initiative called the West Tennessee Virtual Care Project. The Tennessee Department of Health’s Health Care Resiliency Program...