The Tennessean

A wreck on Interstate 40 eastbound at the Broadway exit has been cleared.

State Senate candidate Jeff Yarbro called Thursday for an expedited recount of his narrow Democratic primary loss to Sen. Douglas Henry.

The country singer and his wife became parents again.

The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it plans to resume shipping care packages with cigarettes and other tobacco to soldiers serving overseas.

Metro Nashville students typically waited weeks, sometimes up to a month, to get all the books needed for their courses. Tardy textbooks even played a role in a lawsuit over the district's attendance boundaries.

Davidson County should end its 287(g) program because it has created a chasm between minorities and law enforcement, a report released Thursday by the nation's largest Hispanic advocacy organization said.

New Vanderbilt Commodores offensive line coach Herb Hand visited the West End campus in spring 2009 to discuss his thoughts on the no-huddle, spread offense.

Hilario Razura Jimenez ran down a dark dirt road away from filthy trailers with no air conditioning or beds. He hid under a bridge in Mason, Tenn., for several hours Wednesday night until help arrived.

Lawyers for congressional candidate Lou Ann Zelenik defended a campaign ad that attacked state Sen. Diane Black and said the winner of the Republican nomination in the 6th Congressional District conspired with her husband's company to suppress the spot once she realized it was effective.

The state Senate will hold hearings on the Tennessee Board of Regents' decision to name the top aide to Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen as its new chancellor and give him a hefty pay raise.

The Tennessee Titans were sold on cornerback Alterraun Verner's nose for the ball when they drafted him in April and training camp has only solidified those early impressions.

Despite the changes that have occurred in the real estate world in recent years, some things haven't changed, like the starring role that the kitchen plays in selling a house.

Neighborhood favorite is refurbed and refreshed.

New Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Raheem Brock is looking forward to landing some licks on his former Colts teammate, quarterback Peyton Manning.

The mistakes have called into question Metro's ability to protect the privacy of its residents and customers.

The sons of former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms have both landed in Tennessee, Matt with the Tennessee Vols and Chris with the Titans

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, plus opening act of rock legends, added their talents to an (even more than usual) jam-packed few days of music in Nashville. They joined Canadian rock phenoms Arcade Fire, teen megastar Justin Bieber and the reuniting of country act Desert Rose Band to create a memorable week.

Junior tight end Austin Monahan and sophomore running back Zac Stacy had to be helped off the field Thursday with potentially serious knee injuries that could leave Vanderbilt's offense shorthanded going into the 2010 football season.

A Metro Police officer accused of fondling two women, raping another and paying a prostitute for sex while on duty bonded out of jail Thursday.

It will be exactly 150 years on Tuesday, Aug. 17, since four Dominican sisters arrived in Nashville to establish St. Cecilia Academy.