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  • Illegal Alien Charged with Vehicular Homicide by Intoxication After Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Tennessee Entered U.S. Under Biden in 2023
    Illegal Alien Charged with Vehicular Homicide by Intoxication After Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Tennessee Entered U.S. Under Biden in 2023
TN Top Story: Memphis Safe Task Force Made About 28 Arrests Each Day in August, U.S. Marshals Reveal
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Top Commentary: Trump’s Blockade Could Break the Iranian Regime
TSNN Featured: Illegal Alien Charged with Vehicular Homicide by Intoxication After Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Tennessee Entered U.S. Under Biden in 2023
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Memphis Safe Task Force
September 4, 2026

Memphis Safe Task Force Made About 28 Arrests Each Day in August, U.S. Marshals Reveal

The Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF) averaged about 28 arrests per day throughout August, according to the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), which said more than 850 alleged criminals were taken off the streets by task force members. A USMS press release sent Monday said task force members made 853 arrests last...
Richard Nixon
September 4, 2026

Geoff Shepard: Leahy’s Watergate Book ‘Extracted the Essence’ of What Was Wrong with Trials

Alfonso Vasquez-Morales
September 4, 2026

Illegal Alien Charged with Vehicular Homicide by Intoxication After Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Tennessee Entered U.S. Under Biden in 2023

Memphis City Council
September 4, 2026

Memphis City Council Passes Data Center Moratorium on Second Reading

Tom Pappert
September 4, 2026

Pappert: Memphis ICE Raid Could ‘Expose a Whole Lot More’

Tim Burchett, Marsha Blackburn, and Glenn Reynolds
September 3, 2026

Poll: Burchett, Jacobs Among Favorites for Potential Blackburn Senate Appointment

Kevin Kreutz
September 3, 2026

Holtzman Vogel Adds Another Tennessee AG Veteran as Kevin Kreutz Joins Brandon Smith

ICE arrests in Memphis Bar
September 3, 2026

DHS Confirms Arrest of Previously Deported Illegal Alien Who Sought Beer Permit for Memphis Nightclub Raided by ICE

Central Magnet School
September 3, 2026

Central Magnet School in Murfreesboro Named Best High School in the U.S.

Foundry School launch
September 3, 2026

New ‘Foundry School’ Targets America’s Manufacturing Skills Gap, U.S. Reindustrialization

University of Minnesota
September 3, 2026

New IRS Rule Set to Strip Non-Profit Status from Universities with ‘Race Conscious’ Admission Policies

Video Gaming
September 3, 2026

Commentary: Tennessee’s Veterans Have Found Community and Connection in an Unexpected Place

Marsha Blackburn
September 3, 2026

Marsha Blackburn Holds 21-Point Lead over Democrat Jerri Green in Race to Become Tennessee’s Next Governor

National News

Mail In Ballot
September 5, 2026

Judge Once Again Blocks Trump’s Effort to Limit Mail-in Voting as Early Voting Begins

A federal judge temporarily blocked on Friday President Donald Trump’s effort to limit the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the November mid-term elections, as ballots are going out in one state. It is the same judge, Boston-based U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who blocked an earlier, related effort, ruling...
Trump and Iran
September 5, 2026

Commentary: Trump’s Blockade Could Break the Iranian Regime

Nick Shirley
September 4, 2026

Nick Shirley Sues California over ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’

mark zuckerberg
September 4, 2026

Homeland Asks DOJ to Probe Transfer of Private State Voter Data to Zuckerberg-Tied Nonprofit

Classroom Teaching
September 4, 2026

DOJ Sues Kansas City, Kansas School District over ‘Secret Gender Transitions’

military vaccine
September 4, 2026

RFK Jr. Now Probing Whether U.S. Service Members Died From COVID Vaccines

hand shake
September 4, 2026

Trump Celebrates Job Growth That Tripled Expectations

September 4, 2026

Judge Declares Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy Case After MA Supremes Deny Stay

filing up car
September 4, 2026

Diesel Prices Hit Record Highs, Pushing Up Costs for a Variety of Goods as Shipping Costs Rise

Lori Chavez-DeRemer
September 4, 2026

Chavez-DeRemer When Labor Secretary Had Inappropriate Relationship with Bodyguard, IG Report Finds

NVIDIA CCEO Jensen Huang
September 4, 2026

NVIDIA Vows Newly Acquired Tech Startup Will Stay ‘Open, Neutral’ After $13,000,000,000 Takeover

Water Wars
September 4, 2026

Movie Premiere: Water Wars

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney
September 4, 2026

Commentary: The Elephant in the Canadian Room

Commentary

Trump and Iran
September 5, 2026

Commentary: Trump’s Blockade Could Break the Iranian Regime

Pundits on cable news keep insisting that President Trump’s economic strangulation campaign against Iran cannot work. Sanctions, they say, have never brought down a regime. They note that Iran has survived decades of economic sanctions due to weak compliance and selling discounted oil through a shadow fleet, mostly to China....
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney
September 4, 2026

Commentary: The Elephant in the Canadian Room

Video Gaming
September 3, 2026

Commentary: Tennessee’s Veterans Have Found Community and Connection in an Unexpected Place

Trump in suit
September 3, 2026

Commentary: Don’t Believe the Polls Showing a Massive GOP Midterm Defeat

New York City
September 2, 2026

Commentary: Progressive Regression and the New Medievalism

Syracuse University
September 1, 2026

Commentary: Higher Education Is Likely Doomed

wind mills
August 28, 2026

Commentary: Big Tech Loved Green Energy–Until It Needed Reliable Power

home owners
August 27, 2026

Commentary: The Real Reason Young Families Can’t Find Homes to Buy

Tiktok user
August 26, 2026

Commentary: Tennessee’s Legal Victory Against Meta Now Means Other Social Media Platforms Need to Step Up

Weekend Spotlight

Midjourney Media Ultrasonic CT
June 18, 2026

Generative AI Imaging Company Midjourney Announces ‘Midjourney Medical’ Featuring New Full Body Scan Invention

Midjourney, the AI company best known for its generative image tools, announced Wednesday a major pivot into healthcare with the launch of Midjourney Medical, a new division developing a radiation-free, full-body imaging system it calls “Ultrasonic CT” or full-body ultrasound.
Proposed New Titans Stadium
May 19, 2026

Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl in New Titans Stadium

Chris Fenton
May 18, 2026

Hollywood Executive Chris Fenton Eyes Tennessee Expansion While Launching New Family Film ‘Bad Counselors’

Full body MRI scan
May 17, 2026

Preventive Healthcare Goes High-Tech with Specialized Whole-Body MRI Clinics

classroom discussion
May 15, 2026

Declining Literacy Rates Spark New Concerns About Civic Understanding Among Young Americans

Jack Daniels
April 28, 2026

French Company Vies with American Company to Acquire Iconic Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey

Dr. Omar Hamada
March 7, 2026

Dr. Omar Hamada Identifies the Five Medical Tests You Must Take for Early Detection of Deadly Illnesses


Entertainment and Lifestyle

Water Wars
September 4, 2026

Movie Premiere: Water Wars

The documentary Water Wars, about water rights in Texas, is available on Amazon Prime on September 4th.
Dolly Parton
August 31, 2026

Nashville Airport Authority to Vote on Airport Name Change to Honor Dolly Parton After Gov. Bill Lee, Parton Estate Confirm Interest

Bronwyn
August 28, 2026

Music Spotlight: Bronwyn

Kelly Lang
August 20, 2026

Kelly Lang Releases New Album, ‘Jealous Green Eyes’

Freedom 250 Mobile Museum
August 10, 2026

Freedom 250 Mobile Museum Tour Coming to the Tennessee State Fair

Caitlin Clark
August 5, 2026

‘Absolutely Brilliant’: EJ Haust Praises Clay Travis’ WNBA $10 Million ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Proposal

Reese Wynans
August 1, 2026

Reese Wynans Brings Legendary Friends and Decades of Musical History to 3rd & Lindsley

Braden Hull
July 25, 2026

Music Spotlight: Braden Hull

Chris Fenton
July 15, 2026

‘Bad Counselors’ Producer Chris Fenton Highlights American-Made Film Ahead of July 23 Release


Latest News

Mail In Ballot

Judge Once Again Blocks Trump’s Effort to Limit Mail-in Voting as Early Voting Begins

A federal judge temporarily blocked on Friday President Donald Trump’s effort to limit the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the November mid-term elections, as ballots are going out in one state. It is the same judge, Boston-based U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who blocked an earlier, related...
Trump and Iran

Commentary: Trump’s Blockade Could Break the Iranian Regime

Nick Shirley

Nick Shirley Sues California over ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’

mark zuckerberg

Homeland Asks DOJ to Probe Transfer of Private State Voter Data to Zuckerberg-Tied Nonprofit

Memphis Safe Task Force

Memphis Safe Task Force Made About 28 Arrests Each Day in August, U.S. Marshals Reveal

Richard Nixon

Geoff Shepard: Leahy’s Watergate Book ‘Extracted the Essence’ of What Was Wrong with Trials

Classroom Teaching

DOJ Sues Kansas City, Kansas School District over ‘Secret Gender Transitions’

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
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Tennessee Leads
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