Tennessee authorities: Sheriff who inspired 'Walking Tall' film killed his wife in 1967

Tennessee authorities announced that Buford Pusser, the sheriff whose life inspired the film "Walking Tall," killed his wife Pauline in 1967 and falsely claimed she was gunned down by his enemies.

Tennessee man arrested in brutal family killings; baby found alive

Austin Drummond, 28, has been arrested in Jackson, Tennessee, in connection with the killings of an infant’s parents, grandmother, and uncle.

Country music legend Jeannie Seely passes away at 85

Jeannie Seely, a Grammy-winning country music icon, passed away at 85 in Nashville after a brief illness.

DOJ to release MLK Jr. files against family's wishes
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The Department of Justice has announced that it will release FBI records on Martin Luther King, Jr. the civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968.

Ole Miss freshman football player Corey Adams fatally shot in Tennessee

Corey Adams, an 18-year-old Ole Miss football player and top recruit from New Orleans, was fatally shot near Memphis Saturday night.

Shooting at Tennessee class reunion leaves 4 hospitalized

Four people were hospitalized Saturday after a shooting erupted at a class reunion in Tennessee, according to authorities and local reports.