A 10-year-old boy is in grave condition in Tennessee after being swept into a storm drain in a community southeast of Nashville. Now a new wave of dangerous storms is crashing over parts of the region Thursday even as it cleans up from severe weather that injured the boy, spawned tornadoes a…
A judge must decide whether Virginia law allows frozen embryos to be considered property that can be divided up and given a monetary value. The Fairfax County judge heard arguments Thursday from a divorced couple who disagree over the ex-wife’s desire to use two frozen embryos the couple cre…
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a U.S. threat to withhold some arms would not prevent Israel from continuing its offensive in Gaza, indicating it might proceed with an invasion of the packed city of Rafah against the wishes of its closest ally.
Porn actress Stormy Daniels sparred with Donald Trump’s defense attorney in a testy exchange over an alleged sexual encounter, though Trump’s hush money case doesn’t rise or fall on Daniels’ account.
The Charlotte Hornets have named Charles Lee as their next head coach. The 39-year-old Lee joins the Hornets after serving as the Boston Celtics top assistant coach. Lee will complete the Celtics’ playoff run before joining the Hornets on a full-time basis. Lee spent five seasons under Mike …
The deal would use an additional $525 million in state revenue to pay for Democratic spending priorities without raising taxes.
The fatal shooting of a U.S. Air Force airman at his off-base apartment by a Florida sheriff’s deputy brings to mind other instances of Black people being killed by law enforcement in their own homes as they’re going about their day. Senior Airman Roger Fortson was killed last week in his ap…
The fatal shooting of a U.S. Air Force airman at his off-base apartment by a Florida sheriff’s deputy brings to mind other instances of Black people being killed by law enforcement in their own homes as they’re going about their day. Senior Airman Roger Fortson was killed last week in his apartment in Fort Walton Beach. Bodycam footage shows Fortson opening his door to the deputy with what appears to be a gun in his hand pointed toward the ground. Fortson family attorney Ben Crump has said Fortson was talking to his girlfriend on FaceTime when the deputy arrived.
The Senate is scrambling to pass a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and improve customer service for air travelers before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires at midnight on Friday. If senators can’t resolve a series of disputes over the measure by then, around 3,600 FAA employees could be furloughed. The FAA says no one in “safety critical” positions like air traffic controllers would be affected, and the safety of the flying public would not be at risk. But failure to pass the bill by the May 10 deadline would be the latest blow after months of delays.
A group of Tennesseans who say they were intimidated into not voting in a primary election or were threatened with prosecution after they did vote have filed a challenge to two state laws that require primary voters to be “bona fide” members of the party they vote for. The laws are intended to discourage so-called crossover voting, where members of one party vote in another party’s primary in order to interfere. The lawsuit claims they actually intimidate otherwise legitimate voters from exercising their constitutional rights. Tennessee voters do not register by party, and the laws do not define what it means to be a bona fide party member.
For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease.
The nation’s largest public utility pledged to be more transparent after it took months to disclose that a general budget vote by its board last year also gave the CEO the final decision over several proposed natural gas power plants. The Tennessee Valley Authority’s board announced the changes Thursday during its quarterly meeting. The decision followed an August meeting in which the board cast the budget vote that quietly gave President and CEO Jeff Lyash the final say over the projects, including the replacement of the aging coal-fired Kingston Fossil Plant with a natural gas plant. But advocates say those provisions wouldn’t be made known until several months later, when documents with specific details were released.
Several state and local court officials have been removed from a federal lawsuit filed by people who allege the operation of North Carolina's new electronic courts records system contributed to their unlawful arrest or extended jail detainment. Individual plaintiffs voluntarily ended civil claims against them this week. The Wake and Mecklenburg sheriffs and the company hired to develop the “eCourts” system remain defendants. The Administrative Office of the Courts began rolling out eCourts in February 2023 and it now covers 27 counties. The plaintiffs allege software errors and human errors have led to multiple arrests on the same warrants and extra time in jail.
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Veteran country singer Gene Watson returns to the Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood, Virginia, on Friday, May 10.
The deal would use an additional $525 million in state revenue to pay for Democratic spending priorities without raising taxes.
Fourteen months after opening, the Rivers Casino Portsmouth has generated more than $86 million in state and local tax revenues and about $340 million in total revenues, a new report shows.
Rodney Locklear led a weekly children's bible study at Victory Church in Ruckersville. He had been a pastor there for six years and, previously, a pastor at Abundant Life Church.
Hail and damaging winds threaten much of the East Coast. Tornadoes won't be ruled out in the Mid-Atlantic and Deep South. Our Lee Weather Team has your safety at top of mind with these videos.
Content by Barter Theatre. Experience the powerful musical “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash” on the Gilliam Stage this spring.
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The widow of a North Carolina man shot and killed by Sullivan County deputies last spring has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Greeneville, Tennessee.
A city man is in custody after a shooting sent one woman to a local hospital.
A Scott County, Virginia, firefighter died over the weekend while battling a wildfire.
The deal would use an additional $525 million in state revenue to pay for Democratic spending priorities without raising taxes.
BRISTOL, Va. – The city is currently seeking sealed bids from contractors to construct the next phase of widening of Lee Highway near Interstate 81’s Exit 5.
The Virginia Department of Transportation’s Bristol district is slated to receive over $800 million, or about 3% of the state’s total proposed transportation funding, during the next six years.
Gov. Youngkin's chief procurement officer is leaving state government, but not before a push to reach the governor's promised goal of saving $200 million on state purchases by June 30.
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