TVA planning to change to dry coal ash storage in wake of spill from a retention pond in Tenn.KNOXVILLE, Tenn. —The Tennessee Valley Authority is preparing to convert all of its coal waste and gypsum operations to dry storage in the wake of a massive ash spill from a retention pond last year in Tennessee, a TVA official said Monday. Jimmy Bedford, ex-master distiller of Jack Daniel’s whiskey for 20 years, dies at home at 69NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jimmy Bedford, the slender and silver-haired former master distiller of the Jack Daniel’s whiskey during a 40-year career with the company, died Friday. He was 69. Tennessee prison inmate sues, claiming jailers lost his prosthetic legNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A state prison inmate has sued, claiming Davidson County jailers lost his prosthetic leg. Jerry Ray Brock was held in the jail at Nashville, awaiting transfer to state prison. The Tennessean reported Brock has a criminal history of burglaries. TVA reduces plans for Alabama nuclear plant to 1 reactor, instead of the 4 originally plannedKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority, faced with falling electric sales and rising costs from cleaning up a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee, on Friday trimmed plans for a potential four-unit nuclear plant in northeast Alabama to one reactor. Springsteen reschedules Nashville show; arena says he’ll perform whole ‘Born to Run’ albumNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have moved their Sept. 10 performance at Nashville’s Sommet Center to Nov. 18. Tennessee financial adviser sentenced to 10 years in 1st TARP bank bailout fraud caseNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The first person to be charged with fraud under the federal bank bailout has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. King Pharmaceuticals says 2nd quarter profit falls, but performance tops expectationsBRISTOL, Tenn. — Drug developer King Pharmaceuticals said Thursday its second-quarter profit dropped, as generic competition continued to hurt drug sales. But the performance trumped Wall Street expectations. Dalai Lama, ex-NBA star, icon’s widow to receive National Civil Rights Museum honorsMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The National Civil Rights Museum has chosen the Dalai Lama as the recipient of the International Freedom Award. Judges dismisses charges against former Brushy Mountain guard in East Tenn. courthouse escapeKINGSTON, Tenn. — A judge has thrown out charges that a former Tennessee prison guard helped in an inmate’s escape that left one guard dead and another wounded in 2005. Teen slain by father was placed in foster home nearby; neighbors question agency’s decisionNASHVILLE, Tenn. — When the 15-year-old girl accused her father of abusing her, she was placed in a foster home while the allegations were investigated. That home was just two doors down. Police: Tenn. man accused of abusing daughter kills her, foster dad who lived 2 doors downDYERSBURG, Tenn. — Neighbors in Tennessee are asking why a teenage girl fatally shot by her father was placed with a foster family just two doors down after he was accused of abusing her. Tenn. state senator opposed to sex outside marriage has affair with intern, resignsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee state senator said he was opposed to sex outside marriage, but his private life told a different story: He was having an affair with his 22-year-old intern. Police: Tenn. man accused of abusing teenage daughter kills her, foster dad before his suicideDYERSBURG, Tenn. — A northwest Tennessee man accused of abusing his teenage daughter shot her to death, police said Monday, and killed a neighbor acting as her foster father before turning the gun on himself. The Seattle Times, Virgin Islands Daily News win awards from Associated Press Managing EditorsNEW YORK — An investigation into the spread of a deadly drug-resistant staph germ at hospitals in Washington state earned The Seattle Times a Public Service Award on Monday from the Associated Press Managing Editors Association. Foreclosure rates stabilize in 3 hard-hit states, even while joblessness holds back economyEven as Americans suffer rising unemployment, foreclosure rates in three states hit hardest by the housing bust — California, Arizona and Florida — stabilized in June, offering hope that the worst of the real estate crisis is over, according to The Associated Press’ monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties. Minor earthquake, 3.2, rattles mountainous area in parts of Tennessee, North Carolina, GeorgiaDUCKTOWN, Tenn. — A minor earthquake rattled the mountainous area of southeastern Tennessee, western North Carolina and northern Georgia on Saturday morning. No damage or injuries were immediately reported. TVA raises coal ash spill tab to $1.2B; blames disaster for $167M loss in 3rd quarterKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority raised its estimates for cleaning up a massive coal ash spill to $1.2 billion on Friday, and partly blamed its third-quarter loss of $167 million on that cleanup. Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton officially resigns to focus on run for congressional seatMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The first elected black mayor of Memphis has officially resigned after a record 18 years in office to focus on his run for Congress. Future of ex-NFL QB McNair’s work helping at-risk teens, hurricane victims is questionableNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair trained thousands of kids at youth football camps and collected truckloads of donations for hurricane relief before he was killed, and it’s unknown whether his foundation can continue similar charity work after his death. International Paper’s profit falls 40 pct, but worst of economic slowdown appears overInternational Paper Co. on Thursday reported a 40 percent drop in second-quarter profit but said the worst of the global recession appears to be over and that demand is steadying. International Paper’s 2nd-qtr profit falls 40 percentInternational Paper Co.’s second-quarter net income slid 40 percent as lower sales and a slew of one-time charges hurt results for the top North American producer of cardboard box parts. Obama greeted in Va. by protesters against health care overhaul, tries to allay some concernsBRISTOL, Va. — President Barack Obama was greeted by about 200 people protesting his health care overhaul at a Virginia supermarket Wednesday and he told workers that the government was not taking over the system. Federal judge in Nashville, Tenn., dismisses lawsuit over German art seized by the NazisNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge in Nashville has dismissed a lawsuit by a Holocaust survivor and his family against the German government over an extensive art collection seized by the Nazis. Tenn. senator who had extramarital affair with 22-year-old intern resigns from LegislatureNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee lawmaker resigned from the state Senate on Tuesday after his extramarital affair with a 22-year-old intern was revealed by an investigation into an extortion case. Inspector general: TVA lawyers limited $3M report on cause of Tenn. ash spillWASHINGTON — The head of the Tennessee Valley Authority acknowledged a “larger cultural problem” at the agency as an inspector general’s report says it allowed its lawyers to stifle a $3 million study into the cause of a massive coal ash spill to limit its legal liability. Veterans who may have been exposed to infectious body fluids prepare to file claims against VACHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An attorney is preparing to ask the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to pay disability benefits and damages for hospital mistakes that may have exposed veterans to infectious body fluids — a complaint that he said could ultimately multiply into many more such demands. List of top party schools released by Princeton ReviewThe nation’s top party schools, according to Princeton Review’s 2009 survey of 122,000 students. Ala. Sen. Jeff Sessions reaches decision on Sotomayor, but not ready to make choice publicNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he has made up his mind on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, but he’s not ready to make his decision public. Grand jury transcripts show FBI agents were targeted for ambush during 1962 Jimmy Hoffa trialNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Associates of the late Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa plotted to ambush a group of FBI agents during his 1962 trial in Nashville, newly released transcripts of federal grand jury testimony indicate. Grand jury transcripts show FBI agents were targeted for ambush during 1962 Hoffa trialNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Newly released grand jury transcripts say associates of late Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa plotted to ambush a group of FBI agents during his 1962 trial in Nashville. |
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