Officials in Washington County are trying to decide the best way to deal with the growing number of abandoned homes. Of particular concern to officials is that property owners could stop caring for the upkeep of the property and the …
A measure to place caps on payouts from successful medical malpractice and other civil cases has been signed by the governor. Under the law, a $750,000 cap would be placed on non-economic damages such as pain and suffering, and the …
Tennessee cities and counties that want to make it tougher to discriminate against gays and lesbians face a stumbling block under a new state law, and now some Nashville city council members and others are suing to challenge that law. …
The Tennessee Supreme court has agreed to hear a case that could decide whether a man has legal grounds to sue for being duped into supporting a child that turns out to be fathered by someone else. Legal experts believe …
Tennessee workplace safety officials have recommended more than $12,000 in fines at the Knoxville Zoo after an elephant killed a worker earlier this year, a television station reported. The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its report, which was …
Two employees have died from injuries received in a fire at a Gallatin, Tenn. factory. That brings the total number of workers killed in accidents at the Hoeganaes Corp. plant this year to four. Vanderbilt University Medical Center spokeswoman Jennifer …
The company that insured a lesbian couple’s home claims the women set a fire that destroyed it. Carole Ann Stutte and Jean Stutte of Vonore filed a lawsuit in February, claiming a former neighbor was responsible for the September 2010 …
A fire at a Caryville’s Thunder Mountain Fireworks store shut down part of Interstate 75 and forced about 100 neighbors to temporarily evacuate. Caryville Fire Department Cpt. Brad Smith described the fire to WVLT-TV, saying, “If you can picture a …
State transportation officials have suspended bridge construction projects being done by a company involved in a fatal accident in Knoxville. The Tennessee Department of Transportation in Nashville said Wednesday it has halted work under way by Britton Bridge LLC even …
Federal and state arson investigators were trying to determine what caused a fire and explosion at a Nashville ammunition store that killed the shop’s owner. The Tennessean reported that firefighters discovered the body of 42-year-old Kenedy Rojas inside the Well …