Jul 07 Watch 6:01 Memphis youth carry on the legacy of Stax Records soul music By Saskia de Melker, Lauren Knapp Stax Music Academy is located on the site of the original Stax Records studio in historic Soulsville, which many legendary musicians -- including Aretha Franklin, Memphis Slim, and Booker T. Jones -- called home. It aims to nurture the next… Continue watching
Jun 01 After two-day manhunt, suspect captured in slaying of Tennessee deputy By Jonathan Mattise, Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Dickson County sheriff's Sgt. Daniel Baker was killed after responding to a call about a suspicious car on Wednesday, the state police agency said. Baker couldn't be contacted for some time, but the deputy's car was eventually tracked by GPS… Continue reading
May 20 Watch 10:52 Memphis midwives work to address racial disparities in care By Lauren Knapp, Saskia de Melker More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 25:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 22, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 22, Earth Day raises awareness about plastic pollution, and EPA chief Scott Pruitt comes under scrutiny for past conflicts of interest. Also, why African-American families are increasingly choosing homeschooling. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New… Continue watching
Apr 22 Nashville shooting suspect arrested last year near White House By Associated Press Authorities say the suspect in a deadly shooting at a restaurant in Nashville was arrested last year by the U.S. Secret Service for being in a restricted area near the White House. Continue reading
Feb 25 5 dead after tornado, flooding from central U.S. storms By John Raby, Associated Press The death toll rose to at least five on Sunday after severe thunderstorms swept through the central U.S., spawning a tornado that flattened homes, gale force winds and widespread flooding from the Upper Midwest to Appalachia. Continue reading
Jan 08 WATCH: Trump says tax overhaul will help farmers By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is hailing the Republican tax overhaul law during a pitch to rural America at a meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Continue reading
Dec 07 Former Governor Phil Bredesen to run for Bob Corker's Senate seat By Associated Press Bredesen is the last Democrat to win a statewide election in Tennessee, a state that famously turned its back on favorite son Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election in favor of Republican George W. Bush. Continue reading
Sep 29 Tennessee church suspect may have sought Charleston revenge By Sadie Gurman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press A note found in the car of a man charged with spraying deadly gunfire at a Tennessee church made reference to revenge for a white supremacist's massacre at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, two years earlier, law enforcement… Continue reading
Sep 24 One dead, seven injured in Tennessee church shooting By Michael D. Regan A shooter opened fire at a church outside Nashville and is now in custody. At least one person died and six people were injured during the attack. Continue reading