A 10-year-old child drowned at Big Soddy Creek Gulf in Hamilton County, Tennessee.

Demonstrators gathered at the state capital in Tennessee on Wednesday (May 6) to protest efforts by the state's Republican leadership to redraw congressional election maps.

On June 1, 1796, President George Washington granted Tennessee admission as the 16th state. John Sevier was chosen to lead ...

It was on June 1, 1796, that then-President George Washington signed a bill granting Tennessee immediate admission as the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee state representatives passed a bill Thursday to create a "Capitol Hill protection zone" around the state capitol grounds. The Tennessee House passed the bill with little ...

Tennessee is marking 230 years of statehood on Monday, June 1 — the date in 1796 when President George Washington signed ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A new resolution at the Tennessee State Capitol is putting a spotlight on Appalachian culture and the way people speak throughout the region. The measure, which passed both ...

Here's how a renowned photojournalist captured the week's most chaotic moments at the Tennessee State Capital.

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