Memphis International Airport is receiving a $31.8 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration for runway safety and other projects. U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, who represents Memphis, and the FAA announced Monday that the grant will help pay for installation …
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit over traffic cameras in Bluff City, Tenn. According to the Kingsport Times-News, U.S. District Court Judge Ronnie Greer last month determined there was insufficient evidence to support a claim of conspiracy and threw …
The family of a young man who died in a crash which a former state trooper did not stop for has dropped a $10 million lawsuit. Charles Van Morgan was fired in February after investigators found he drove by the …
A water heater plant in Johnson City, Tenn., is up and running after flash flooding got into the building. According to the Johnson City Press, the plant was only down for three days after the Aug. 5 rainstorms. A.O. Smith …
More than 100 FedEx employees at the Memphis, Tenn., parcel hub were treated at the scene after a forklift punctured a barrel of concentrated chili peppers. Memphis Fire Department spokesman Lt. Wayne Cooke told WMC-TV the five-gallon container was damaged …
Tennessee is seeing dry conditions that normally don’t develop until late summer and the wildfire danger is increasing. State Forestry Division officials report an increase in the number of fire calls – both those the state responds to and those …
State officials are promoting motorcycle safety awareness month as motorcycle fatalities rise in Tennessee. Thirty-eight motorcyclists have died in state crashes this year, up 31 percent from 2011. Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons said unseasonably warm weather may …
So many motorcycles in Clarksville, Tenn., have been reported stolen that police have formed a task force to fight the problem. Clarksville Police Chief Al Ansley told The Leaf-Chronicle that officers are being “proactive and reactive” in their investigation of …
A construction worker has been killed in the collapse of a building in the West Tennessee town of Greenfield. City Fire Chief Bob Dudley said the structure on Front Street crumbled at about 9:30 a.m. Monday, killing a man who …
Despite a lawsuit and temporary shutdown, speed cameras in Bluff City, Tenn., have become a significant revenue generator that netted the city nearly $1.6 million. An audit obtained by the Bristol Herald Courier shows that in the 2010-2011 fiscal year, …