Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wildfires Rage Throughout Southeast States, Arson Suspected
Nov 14 2016 // Wildfires near the Georgia-North Carolina line are spewing smoke so thick that residents are being urged to wear special masks if they must do outdoor activities. The fires – many of them suspected arsons – have...
Tennessee Man Gets 4-Year Sentence in Illinois for Cyberattacks
Nov 4 2016 // A Tennessee man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for a series of cyberattacks on businesses, universities and governments. Federal prosecutors in Chicago say 22-year-old Timothy Justen French of...
Tennessee-Based Nursing Home Chain Settles Medicare Overbilling Case for $145M
Oct 28 2016 // An eastern Tennessee-based skilled nursing home chain has reached a $145 million settlement that federal officials called the largest ever of its kind. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release Monday that Life...
Report: Tennessee Man Dies After Riding Disney’s Star Tours in Florida
Oct 26 2016 // Authorities say a 67-year-old Tennessee tourist died after riding Star Tours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The September death of the Memphis, Tennessee, man was recorded in a list of serious ride-related injuries...
People – Southeast
Oct 24 2016 // The National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) elected Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Deputy Commissioner Gary West as secretary-treasurer during its annual membership meeting in July....
Brentwood Services Administrators in Tennessee Adds Vedros as Application Developer
Oct 20 2016 // Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. (BSA) headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., has hired Zachary Vedros to the position of application developer in the IT Department, according to Jeff Pettus, president and chief...
Drugged Driving Leading Cause of Road Deaths in Tennessee
Oct 6 2016 // Drugged driving has overtaken drunken and distracted driving as a factor in Tennessee traffic fatalities. Citing an analysis of Tennessee Highway Patrol data, The Tennessean reports the number of deaths from crashes with...
ICW Group Now Writing Workers’ Compensation in Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia
Sep 26 2016 // ICW Group Insurance Companies has begun writing workers’ compensation four additional states—Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia. The San Diego-based company says the move bolsters its presence across the...
State Oversight of Thrill Rides Questioned After Recent Accidents
Sep 19 2016 // In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers climb on. But in other places, they are not...
Tennessee Lawmakers Repeal Underage DUI Law to Avoid $60M Penalty
Sep 16 2016 // Tennessee lawmakers on Wednesday repealed an underage drunken driving law that threatened to cost the state $60 million in road money by running afoul of federal zero-tolerance standards. The Senate passed the measure...
Tennessee’s Vanguard Healthcare Sued Over Conditions at 6 Nursing Homes
Sep 13 2016 // A bankrupt Brentwood, Tenn., company is facing a federal lawsuit over conditions at six Tennessee nursing homes. WPLN-FM reports prosecutors accuse Vanguard Healthcare LLC of earning big profits while providing...
Tennessee to Address New Underage DUI Law in Special Session
Sep 12 2016 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration is looking to turn back the clock on an underage drunken driving law that threatened to cost Tennessee $60 million in federal road money. The law that went into effect in...
8 Injured in Tennessee Fair Ride Accident
Sep 8 2016 // Eight people were taken to hospitals after a ride shut down at the Delta Fair in Memphis on Saturday. Riders were enjoying the Moonraker, which spins around an axis and tilts up and down on an angle, when the ride’s...
Family of Tennessee Man Who Died While Scuba Diving in Florida Sues Dive Shop
Sep 7 2016 // The wife of a Tennessee man who died during a scuba dive in the Florida Panhandle is suing the dive shop. The News Herald reports the lawsuit filed Aug. 30 in Panama City claims negligence against Coast Adventures LLC,...
Tennessee OSHA Head Says Spike in State Worker Deaths ‘Alarming’
Aug 30 2016 // The head of the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration says a spike in on-the-job fatalities last month is “alarming.” TOSHA administrator Steve Hawkins tells WPLN-FM four of the 10 deaths in...
Starr Companies Opens Nashville Office, Hires Ponder as Branch Manager
Aug 29 2016 // Starr Companies has added Michael Ponder as the branch manager for its newly-opened Nashville office. He will be responsible for strategic growth, financial performance as well as broker and client relationships within...
Safety Inspections of Thrill Rides Vary by State
Aug 24 2016 // In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers climb on. But in other places, they are not...
Tennessee Deputy Commissioner West Elected to National Association of State Fire Marshals
Aug 23 2016 // The National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) elected Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Deputy Commissioner Gary West as secretary-treasurer during its annual membership meeting in...
Tennessee’s Hudgens Tapped to Head Southern Workers’ Comp Group
Aug 22 2016 // The administrator of Tennessee’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has been named president of the Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators. Abbie Hudgens has been administrator of the...
People – Southeast
Aug 22 2016 // Brentwood Services Administrators (BSA), headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., has hired Stephanie Bryant as senior claim representative in the Brentwood office. The company also announced it has promoted LaTronya Roberts on...
