Memphis commissioners reappoint ousted representative to Tennessee House
"Nashville thought that they could silence democracy," Pearson said following the vote.
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"Nashville thought that they could silence democracy," Pearson said following the vote.
The monster storm spawned deadly tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas, and collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois.
The assailant had been receiving treatment for an "emotional disorder," Nashville's police chief said.
Three 9-year-old students and three staffers were killed in the rampage at The Covenant School, a private Christian grade school. Police say they shot and killed the shooter.
McNally also said he would be pausing his social media activity after he was seen routinely commenting on racy photos of a young, gay man.
Authorities are set to release more footage related to the arrest after concluding an internal investigation.
In a statement earlier this week, the department said officer Preston Hemphill was under investigation for his participation in the "initial traffic stop" of Nichols "and the use of a Taser."
The Memphis Police Department said Preston Hemphill was placed on administrative leave in the aftermath of Nichols' violent arrest.
Blinding blizzards, freezing rain and frigid cold knocked out power from Maine to Seattle.
"I think it's going to be the most orangest of Orange Bowls that I can remember," he told CBS4's Mike Cugno.
To date, 13 states have passed so-called trigger laws that were designed to outlaw most abortions if the high court threw out the constitutional right to end a pregnancy.
A woman in Tennessee is regretting her decision to buy paper plates on Amazon after the online giant charged her over $1,000 in shipping fees.
A mother in Tennessee turned her "disobedient, disrespectful" son in to the police after seeing his photo on the news.
A Tennessee middle- schooler is speaking out after his emotional Facebook video about being bullied that went viral.
A masked gunman entered a Tennessee church Sunday and opened fire, walking silently down the aisle as he shot unsuspecting congregants.
A 15-year-old Tennessee girl who disappeared with her teacher more than a month ago has been found safe in California and the teacher was arrested, authorities said Thursday.
A handful of inmates in a Tennessee jail used a leaky toilet to make a big break for it on Christmas day.
Gatlinburg is reopening for the first time since wildfires killed 14 people.
Authorities on Wednesday charged two juveniles in an East Tennessee wildfire that killed 14 people, injured 145 and destroyed or damaged more than 1,700 buildings in an iconic tourism spot at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Much needed rain is moving through a Tennessee tourism region ravaged by wildfires.
A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed or damaged dozens of homes in Tennessee and killed at least three.
Both students and administrators raised concerns about a Tennessee school bus driver's behavior behind the wheel in the weeks before a crash that killed six children.
The NHL's new All-Star format could have goalies shaking in their pads.
A 24-year-old woman accused of stealing nearly $4 million from jewelry stores across five Southern states has been denied bond by a judge who deemed her a flight risk.
Some of the best women's soccer teams in the world are coming to Florida.
