The reds and oranges of fall are almost here. Here's when leaves are expected to change in Middle Tennessee and how vibrant we can expect them to be.

Keel Hunt is a columnist for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee Network and the author of three books on Tennessee politics and culture. These new deals by Republicans in our state legislature deserve a more balanced test. Baker v. Carr team attorney Harris ...

Tennessee will have widespread fall color starting around mid-October, according to Accuweather. However, vibrant fall hues will come first to areas at higher elevation, such as Mount LeConte and Mountain City. Then, as days pass, the color will trickle down the mountains to adorn lower-elevation areas like Knoxville and Pigeon Forge.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Eastern Tennessee are on alert as floods remain possible throughout Wednesday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judicial panel has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Tennessee’s U.S. House maps and those for the state Senate amount to unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. “In sum, the complaint alleges facts that are ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled to allow a controversial redistricting map to continue as planned in the state after a three-judge panel issued an injunction against it on April 6. Plaintiffs said that the map was unconstitutional ...

Tennessee's Republican-drawn state Senate map is unconstitutional, a judicial panel ruled Wednesday. Tennessee state Senate districts are required to be numbered consecutively in counties with more than one district — Davidson County, home to Nashville ...

The Tennessee General Assembly must redraw its state Senate map by January following a Tuesday ruling by a three-judge panel that found the district boundaries unconstitutional. Three voters, backed by the state Democratic party, sued Tennessee in 2022 ...

TENNESSEE, USA — Broadband accessibility has been an issue commonly discussed by lawmakers in Tennessee. In November 2021, the state even received $65 million in federal funds to improve broadband access. On Monday, the Tennessee Department of Economic ...