Tennessee Left Reeling by Devastating, Destructive Tornadoes March 4, 2020 By Travis Loller and Kimberlee Kruesi Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing 24 people. One of the twisters caused...
Sickened Coal Ash Workers Blame Tennessee Utility for Exposure to Health Hazards August 30, 2019 By Travis Loller The Tennessee Valley Authority, long respected for providing good jobs and cheap electricity, is facing a growing backlash over its...
Court Allows $30M Tennessee Hoverboard Fire Suit Against Amazon to Proceed July 12, 2019 By Travis Loller A Tennessee family can press its lawsuit against online retailer Amazon over a hoverboard fire that destroyed their home, an...
Tennessee Valley Authority to Remove Coal Ash from Pits Near Tennessee River June 17, 2019 By Travis Loller The nation’s largest public utility on Thursday agreed to dig up and remove about 12 million cubic yards (9.2 million...
Tennessee Doctor, 30 Others Targeted in Federal Opioid Investigation April 26, 2019 By Adrian Sainz and Travis Loller A doctor who prescribed more than 4 million opioid pills, including to a pregnant woman who later died, is one...
White-Power Symbol Found Near Fire at Historic Tennessee Social Justice Center April 5, 2019 By Travis Loller Representatives for a social justice center that trained the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders said...
Environmental Groups Sue Tennessee Valley Authority over Plant Pollution April 16, 2015 By Travis Loller Two environmental groups claim toxic pollution from a Gallatin, Tenn., power plant is seeping into the Cumberland River and state...
Tennessee Environmental Agency Sues TVA Over Coal Ash at Gallatin Plant January 14, 2015 By Travis Loller The Tennessee state agency charged with protecting the environment is suing the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) over its coal-burning power...
Tennessee Valley Authority to Pay $28M to Coal Ash Victims August 5, 2014 By Travis Loller The nation’s largest public utility has agreed to pay $27.8 million to settle claims from Tennessee property owners who suffered...
Judge Orders Tennessee to Honor 3 Out-of-State Gay Marriages March 17, 2014 By Sheila Burke and Travis Loller A federal judge ordered the state of Tennessee on Friday to recognize the marriages of three same-sex couples while their...