NASCAR wants 30,000 fans at All-Star race in Tennessee

NASCAR is set to allow up to 30,000 fans at the track in Bristol next month when it moves the All-Star race out of Charlotte Motor Speedway for just the second time in the history of the race.

Police: Man angry about virus closure attacks 2 with machete

Police say a Nashville couple were in critical care after a man attacked them with a machete because he was angry about shutdowns that were taking place during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tennessee dad builds stage in front yard so daughter can have graduation ceremony

Xavier University's cancellation of its graduation ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic didn't stop one Tennessee senior from walking across the stage.

Tennessee family reunited with dog 54 days after deadly tornadoes

A Tennessee family was reunited with their dog nearly two months after she went missing when tornadoes ripped through their home in early March.

Tennessee men caught price-gouging nearly 18,000 bottles of hand sanitizer avoid fines with donation

Two Tennessee brothers accused of price gouging and hording a stockpile of nearly 18,000 bottles of hand sanitizer amid supply shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic avoided criminal punishment after reaching a settlement with the state attorney general’s office Tuesday. 

‘It hurts like hell’: Tennessee nurse with COVID-19 describes her symptoms as ‘worse than a gunshot’

“Stay at home… This is something you don’t want,” said Shareka Williams, a nurse at the Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation & Healing nursing home in Tennessee, who is infected with the novel coronavirus.

Son plays guitar outside mother’s window during COVID-19 assisted living lockdown

A loving son wanted to cheer his mother up after her senior living facility put its building on lockdown amid the coronavirus, so he serenaded her and the residents on his guitar.

Tennessee school employee comes in contact with coronavirus patient – and parents aren’t taking any chances

Officials announced two more novel coronavirus patients in Tennessee on Monday, bringing the state’s total cases to six. Residents are doing what they can to avoid becoming the next statistic.

Body had 'exact clothing' as missing Tennessee toddler, report says

Megan Boswell, 18, was charged with filing a false report in her daughter's disappearance and has been held in the Sullivan County jail.

Tennessee ‘hero’ dog dies after saving family from deadly tornado

A family's dog barked incessantly and woke them up just before a tornado ripped apart their home, giving them time to shelter in their laundry room.

Couple married for nearly 6 decades died side-by-side during Tennessee tornadoes

The storms that tore through Tennessee early Tuesday have left communities reeling from the loss of at least 24 lives, including a couple married for nearly six decades who died by each other's sides.

Parrot shouts 'fire' to warn family about blaze in kitchen

The residents inside the home said that their bird has never said the word 'fire' until this incident, reports say.

5 earthquakes rattle Tennessee-North Carolina border, USGS says

The cluster of earthquakes hit in a small area about 25 miles southwest of Knoxville, near the North Carolina border.