Statewide WMA regulations were changed during the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission's April meeting to now prohibit the placement of salt products, minerals, and other consumable products on WMAs. Dogs must also be restrained on WMAs unless hunting or training. Additional WMA specific regulati...

The Great Smoky Mountains synchronous firefly lottery will open this Friday, April 26, 2024 at 9am Central time and closes on Monday, April 29 at 10:59pm. You can enter at www.recreation.gov. Lottery winners will be announced by Monday, May 6. Lottery applications are $1 and successful applicants...

Governor Bill Lee's statewide school voucher bill has died for the year after Tennessee lawmakers could not agree on certain stipulations of the $144 million proposal. The bill was controversial from the start with opponents fearing it would take away from public school funding. Parents of private s...

This week ( Monday, April 22), the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is kicking off "Slow Down Tennessee," a week-long campaign to help increase awareness and reduce speeding across Tennessee roadways. During this campaign, the THSO is offering yard signs free for public citizens to p...

A Michigan couple has been indicted by a Fentress County grand jury on child abuse charges. Jason and Jessica Klimp were arrested in Fentress County in February after their 12-year-old adopted daughter became unresponsive and was taken to a hospital where it was discovered she was severely malnouris...

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza.Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli milit...

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Three police officers were wounded in a fatal standoff with a gunman in Louisiana on Sunday, officials said.Kenner Police were called to the 700 block of Farm Avenue at approximately 9:45 a.m. local time after tw...

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- At least five deaths, including one of a 4-month-old child in Oklahoma, were confirmed Sunday from a severe storm that swept through the heartland, spawning multiple tornadoes across four states, including a powerful pair of twist...

ABC NewsSevere weather left a trail of destruction in the Heartland on Friday with 83 reports of tornadoes across five states.The multi-day tornado outbreak continued Saturday, with powerful storms expected from Texas to the Great Lakes.Emergency offic...

Polk County Sheriff's Office(LAKELAND, Fla.) -- Two deputies in Lakeland, Florida, were shot and a suspect was killed after a gun battle ensued in an area known for vehicle break-ins and burglaries, according to police.One deputy is in critical, but st...