Tennessee

Craig Liner, 62, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and related charges for fatally shooting his ex-wife in her Tennessee driveway while she was on the phone with emergency services.

2026년 05월 08일 AI에 의해 보고됨

Tennessee Republicans voted Thursday to pass new congressional maps expected to eliminate the state's only Democratic U.S. House seat. Republican Governor Bill Lee signed the measure into law shortly afterward. The move followed a Supreme Court decision striking down certain majority-black districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.

A Tennessee grand jury has indicted 16-year-old Malakiah Harris on first-degree murder charges in the stabbing death of 13-year-old Savannah Copeland. Harris, who was 15 at the time of the October 2024 incident near Knoxville, allegedly stabbed the girl 93 times along a trail. He will be tried as an adult, a judge ruled earlier this year.

2026년 04월 16일 AI에 의해 보고됨

Tennessee's House Finance, Ways and Means committee voted down a bipartisan bill aimed at funding independent music venues. The 11-15 defeat came on April 16, despite the measure's earlier passage in the Senate. The legislation sought to establish a $2 million pilot program through fees on secondary ticket sales.

Lora Morgan faces first-degree murder charges after allegedly shooting Samantha Goolsby during an argument in Cookeville, Tennessee. Authorities say Morgan confessed to the killing and partially concealed the body in a wooded area. She is held on $820,000 bond.

2026년 03월 24일 AI에 의해 보고됨

A 52-year-old man faces homicide charges in Tennessee after allegedly stealing a Ford F-250 pickup truck and crashing into a woman's sedan, killing her during a police chase. The incident occurred on Murfreesboro Pike in Nashville, sending both vehicles 100 yards into a ditch. Ray Eugene Padgett was arrested following the Friday morning crash.