Communities Brace for Flooding as Storm Moves Across Central U.S.

Communities Brace for Flooding as Storm Moves Across Central U.S.

A storm bringing torrential rain, dozens of tornadoes and dangerous flooding has swept across the central United States for days, and is expected to continue battering the region on Saturday, forecasters say. Officials are preparing for rain, high winds, hail and potential flash flooding from East Texas and Louisiana up through the Ohio Valley to … Read more

At Least 9 Dead in South After Rainstorm Pounds the Region

At Least 9 Dead in South After Rainstorm Pounds the Region

At least nine people, including a child, were dead after a severe rainstorm pounded a large section of the South and left hundreds of thousands of people without power on Sunday morning and communities contending with flash flooding. In Tennessee, the National Weather Service in Memphis issued a flash flood emergency on Sunday afternoon after … Read more

Tennessee Bill Requires Drunk Drivers to Pay Child Support if Parent Killed

Tennessee Bill Requires Drunk Drivers to Pay Child Support if Parent Killed

March 2, 2022 The Tennessee House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require people convicted of driving under the influence to pay child support if they caused a wreck resulting in the death of a parent of a minor child. House Bill 1834 would apply to people convicted of vehicular homicide or aggravated … Read more

States Begin Opening COVID-19 Vaccines to All Adults

States Begin Opening COVID-19 Vaccines to All Adults

This story was updated March 26, 2021.  Mar. 25, 2021 — Several states are opening COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all adults in the next week, with more states to follow throughout April. At least 5 states — Alaska, Arizona, Mississippi, Utah and West Virginia — have already expanded their vaccine categories to … Read more

Police search for clues to mysterious motor home blast in Nashville

Police search for clues to mysterious motor home blast in Nashville

NASHVILLE: Police and federal agents in Nashville sought clues on Saturday to determine how and why a motor home was blown to pieces in an apparent bombing on Christmas Day that injured three people and damaged dozens of buildings in the heart of America’s country music capital. The motor home, parked on a downtown street … Read more