Tennessee

A handful of southern states have each reported a drop in new COVID-19 deaths in recent weeks.

Democratic nominee Marquita Bradshaw jumped from more than 10,000 feet to raise awareness for her underdog U.S. Senate campaign in Tennessee on Tuesday.

New infections were reported to have increased in Wisconsin, Utah, Tennessee, North Dakota and South Dakota in recent weeks.

The Smith County Board of Education admitted incorporating official prayer into school events, proselytizing students and subjecting them to displays of religious iconography in classrooms.

If the signs and flags remain up while voting is underway for the November 3 national elections, it would violate state laws on electioneering too close to a polling place.

Jordan and Aileen Stevens were making their way to church when they were accosted while driving their Ford Mustang along I-24 in Coffee County.

The beast was spotted by a Knox County Sheriff's deputy in the Forks of the River Industrial Park on Wednesday night.

A Tennessee man received a letter saying his mother had tested positive for COVID-19, despite dying before the first case of COVID-19 was detected in her county.

The flag was displayed close to the home of a biracial couple and in view from the nearby highway.

The wall surrounding Graceland and the Levitt Shell were spray painted with phrases like "BLM", "Abolish ICE", and "Defund MPD."

Of the 1,410 inmates at a Tennessee prison tested for COVID-19 last week, 965 tested positive and 168 tests were still pending Monday afternoon.

A Black Democratic state rep in Tennessee said he's "appalled" by comparisons between today's racial unrest and Martin Luther King Jr.'s era of the Civil Rights movement.

Chattanooga police said they charged the 19-year-old with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.

In Tennessee, teachers can now be required to come back to work or remain in the classroom, even if they have been exposed to the novel coronavirus, according to a new policy.

Students began returning to classrooms across Tennessee at the beginning of August, although several schools already suspended in-person learning after identifying COVID-19 cases.

In the viral video, Officer Harvey Briggs appears to walk up to a man filming a traffic stop Briggs was not involved in, and gets into an argument with the cameraperson, who then says Briggs ripped off his mask.

Average daily death tolls have been rising in Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Nevada, Louisiana, Tennessee and Oregon over the past month.

Democrat Amanda Linton announced that she was dropping out of the race for Florida Senate, saying the pandemic has forced her and her family to relocate out of state.

The trooper was captured on camera ripping a mask off of a person who was filming police near the state's Capitol.

Hagerty touted Trump's endorsement in numerous political ads and even dressed his team in "Endorsed by Trump" apparel at rallies.

The family of 6-year-old Gigi Morse said she died of COVID-19 on Tuesday while resting after a doctor's appointment.

"The court should have gone further," said Dale Ho, director of the ACLU's Voting Rights Project.

"It was intentional, it was malice," a co-owner of the Nashville restaurant said.

Robinson allegedly stole over $600,000 in government funds while working as director of a healthcare organization.

The teachers drove past Gov. Bill Lee's home as fears continue that some schools are returning to classrooms too early.

Greg Locke, the pastor at Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, responded to health protocols applied to places of worship in other states on Monday.

"I'm not confident that every bar can survive the next two weeks," said Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, whose state is one of six to continue closing bar service.

The state saw a record 109 hospitalizations on Thursday, the highest number reported in a single day since the outbreak began.

Pervis Payne is set to be executed on December 3 for the 1987 slaying of 28-year-old Charisse Christopher and her toddler daughter.

The U.S. reported more than 59,000 new infections on July 8, while Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia set single-day records the same day.