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Tennessee Will Turn Closed Prison Into Detention Center

Small town approves contentious move to turn facility over to CoreCivic and ICE

(Newser) - Officials in a rural Tennessee town voted Tuesday to turn a former prison into an immigration detention facility operated by a private company, despite loud objections from upset residents and activists during a contentious public meeting. The decision will turn the closed West Tennessee Detention Facility into a US Immigration...

Tennessee Flooding Kills Family of 3

'I've never seen it to this extent, this widespread in so many areas,' says local sheriff of flooding

(Newser) - A mother, father, and child were killed when a tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday. The three were killed when saturated ground caused a large tree to fall in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge just after midnight, Hamilton County...

As Cops Carried Out Eviction, She Broke Out the Bees

Woman accused of unleashing insects on deputies arrested in Tennessee for missing her Mass. trial

(Newser) - A Massachusetts woman who was set to go to trial for allegedly unleashing a swarm of bees upon sheriff's deputies trying to carry out an eviction has been arrested in Tennessee after ditching that trial. MassLive.com reports that Rebecca "Rorie" Woods, in her late 50s and hailing...

Lawyer Says Defibrillator Didn't Shock During Execution

Byron Black reported being in pain when receiving injection

(Newser) - A Tennessee convict who said he was "hurting so bad" during his lethal injection this week for the 1980s killings of his girlfriend and her two young daughters was not shocked by his implanted defibrillator, his attorney said Friday. Kelley Henry, the federal public defender for Byron Black, said...

Tennessee Man Charged With Killing 4 Faces Death Penalty

Austin Robert Drummond ordered held without bond after first hearing

(Newser) - Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Tennessee man charged with killing the parents, grandmother, and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home's front yard. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, appeared Thursday via a video feed from jail before a judge in Tiptonville, two days after...

Trump Ally Blackburn Wants a Promotion

Tennessee senator had made no secret she was intending to run for governor

(Newser) - Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced Wednesday that she's entering the open Tennessee governor's race in 2026, setting up a primary clash with US Rep. John Rose. Blackburn's announcement makes official what had been expected for some time from the ally of President Trump, reports the AP , as...

'It's Hurting So Bad,' Says Inmate Amid Execution

Byron Black gets lethal injection in Tennessee after legal fight over defibrillator

(Newser) - Tennessee executed an inmate on Tuesday after being allowed to do so without disconnecting his heart defibrillator. Convicted murderer Byron Black, 69, died at 10:43am after receiving a lethal injection, reports the AP . A reporter who witnessed his death said Black groaned in pain and told a spiritual adviser...

Cops Bust Man Wanted in Murder of Tennessee Family

Austin Robert Drummond captured in Jackson after murder of baby's parents, uncle, grandmother

(Newser) - The man wanted in the killings of the parents, grandmother, and uncle of an infant found alone has been arrested, police in Tennessee said Tuesday. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody amid a search, police in Jackson, Tennessee, said in a social media post. Drummond's arrest came...

Cops: Tennessee Killer Had Help
Cops: Tennessee
Killer Had Help
Aug 4, 2025 8:41 AM CDT

Cops: Tennessee Killer Had Help

2 associates of Austin Drummond charged with accessory to murder after the fact

(Newser) - Authorities leading the manhunt for Tennessee murder suspect Austin Drummond have arrested two people—neither of them Drummond. Tanaka Brown and Giovonte Thomas, both 29 and from Jackson, are described as "associates" of the 28-year-old man suspected of killing four members of a family in Tiptonville on Tuesday before...

MLB Tries Again After Speedway Classic Is a Washout

Braves-Reds matchup in Tennessee could set an attendance record

(Newser) - A record crowd for a regular-season Major League Baseball game got to see all the pomp and pageantry of the MLB Speedway Classic on Saturday night before the rain washed out the game itself in the bottom of the first inning. Fans returning Sunday only wanted to watch the Atlanta...

Manhunt on for Tenn. Murder Suspect: 'We All Trusted Him'

Authorities are searching for Austin Robert Drummond, 29

(Newser) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the US Marshals Service are offering a reward of up to $15,000 as they search for a suspect they believe may have killed four family members in Tennessee and abandoned an infant also connected to the family on a stranger's lawn, reports...

Inmate's Path to Execution Is Unusually Complicated
Inmate Loses a Battle in
Complicated Execution Fight
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Jul 31, 2025 2:27 PM CDT

Inmate Loses a Battle in Complicated Execution Fight

There's a legal dispute in Tennessee over Byron Black's defibrillator and his intellectual ability

(Newser) - As of now, a 68-year-old death row inmate is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday, but the case of Byron Black is unusually complicated one and could take more twists and turns before then. The main issue involving Black, who murdered his girlfriend and her two young daughters in 1988,...

Cheer Squad's TikTok Skit Leads to Probation

This continues a trend of children arrested over social media posts, particularly in Tennessee

(Newser) - Sixteen middle school cheerleaders in rural East Tennessee found themselves in legal trouble after filming a 45-second TikTok reenactment of a school shooting while waiting for practice to start. The clip, posted online in September, featured the girls pretending to be shot and killed, with one issuing a mock...

3 Men Who Went Fishing Near Memphis Found Dead

'Once you get into that water, you cannot get out of the Mississippi. It will take you'

(Newser) - Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday. Search and rescue teams with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and other Memphis-area agencies began looking for the men Tuesday evening after...

Mass Shooting Kills a Rising Football Star

Ole Miss' Corey Adams, 18, was considered one of the top defensive linemen recruits

(Newser) - A freshman football player at the University of Mississippi, considered one of the top defensive linemen recruits in the country, has died in a shooting in Tennessee. Corey Adams, 18, was found with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle at an intersection in Cordova, just outside Memphis, following a shooting...

TSA to Offer 'Tokens of Gratitude' to Service Members

Special lanes to ease travel to debut for military, families with young kids

(Newser) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is introducing changes aimed at easing airport security lines for families and military personnel. Speaking at Tennessee's Nashville International Airport on Thursday, Noem announced the launch of "Families on the Fly," a new program that sets up dedicated TSA security lanes...

New Tennessee Law Suspends Licenses of Teen Bullies
Teen Bullies in Tennessee
Should Get Used to Walking
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Jul 6, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

Teen Bullies in Tennessee Should Get Used to Walking

New law suspends their driver's licenses for up to a year

(Newser) - Teen bullies in Tennessee are losing their driving privileges. Under a new state law, minors found guilty of bullying or cyberbullying by a juvenile court will lose their driver's licenses—or their ability to get a license—for up to a year. First-time offenders can apply for a tightly...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Describes Hellish El Salvador Prison

He says prison officials threatened to throw him in a cell with people who would 'tear' him apart

(Newser) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation, and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had mistakenly deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday, per the AP . He said he was kicked and hit so often after arrival...

States Are Making It Easier to Get Ivermectin

More than a dozen have or are proposing bills to make antiparasitic drug available over the counter

(Newser) - With Robert F. Kennedy at the helm of the nation's health agencies, alternative therapies are finding their way more often into the spotlight, including one familiar from the pandemic: ivermectin. Republican lawmakers in multiple states are now pushing bills that would allow for the antiparasitic to be sold over...

Zebra's Week on the Run Comes to an End

Runaway pet safely captured in Tennessee

(Newser) - A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee and became an internet sensation in the process was captured Sunday, authorities said, per the AP . Ed the Zebra was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana...

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