State forestry officials say some trees damaged by recent tornadoes or flooding could still survive. Bruce Webster, urban forester with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, said trees have an amazing capacity to re-grow after damage. In a news release from …
Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposal to limit lawsuit damages in Tennessee has passed the Senate last week despite passionate arguments from opponents that the measure would unfairly target victims. The legislation carried by Republican Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris of Collierville …
The state House on Monday approved Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s measure to place limits on payouts from successful lawsuits in Tennessee. The chamber voted 72-24 to pass the bill carried by Republican Rep. Vance Dennis of Savannah that would place …
The Mississippi rose toward the highest level ever in the river city, flooding pockets of low-lying neighborhoods and forcing more than 1,000 people from their homes, though the water was not threatening the music heartland’s most recognizable landmarks, from Graceland …
A Chattanooga man cleaning up from recent storms has been seriously hurt when he was hit by a running chain saw being used to cut tree limbs. Police said Jona Daniel was cut on the side and back of his …
A mother who won $1.5 million in court for the death of her only child says the March verdict brought her some closure, but she was too emotional a week later to testify to state lawmakers about why she thinks …
A Tennessee appeals court has reinstated an indictment in a drunken boating case, saying the defendant’s rights were not violated by judge shopping in Chattanooga. The Court of Criminal Appeals this week reinstated an indictment for boating under the influence …
A Maury County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Florida woman claiming she was injured while riding a mechanical bull. According to The Daily Herald, an order was filed April 1 by Judge Stella Hargrove throwing out the …
The latest effort to rescind Tennessee’s motorcycle helmet law for adult riders has failed for the year. Republican Sen. Mike Bell of Riceville asked the Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday to place his measure on the panel’s first calendar of …
Nearly a year after severe flooding closed Nashville’s Opry Mills shopping mall, officials said reconstruction is set to begin. After an initial cleanup, progress on the reconstruction had been stalled for months because insurers would provide only $50 million. The …