MARION COUNTY, Tenn. — A teacher at Whitwell High School in Marion County, Tennessee was dismissed from the school after she sent inappropriate photos to a 18-year-old student, according to school officials. Marion County Director of Schools Dr. Mark Griffith made the announcement Friday morning.

A new bill would make the firing squad Idaho's primary means of execution, after the state recently restored it as a backup amid struggles with lethal injection.

A worker under attack at a restaurant is facing a murder charge after he’s accused of pulling a gun to defend himself and started shooting, Tennessee investigators say. Three people were hit and one died, the Jackson Police Department said in a Jan. 23 news release.

A school in Tennessee says a student "unintentionally" brought a handgun to classes in her purse Thursday morning. No one was hurt, and the school says the inci

Tennessee House Republicans are implementing a new ticketing system for the chamber's public galleries that will require spectators to reserve seats and show identification to enter. The new ...

Several states tax grocery store purchases and some let their local governments tack on an additional grocery tax as well. Do you live in one of them?

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

Auburn (18-1, 6-0 SEC) was held to its lowest point total of the season by Tennessee’s physical defense. Kelly’s 3-pointer off a feed from Broome turned a two-point deficit into a one-point lead.

St. John's at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Providence at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. Dayton at St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 9 p.m.

The 13 states listed by the Center for Immigration Studies are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont and Washington. In addition, the center lists 220 cities and counties across the nation as having sanctuary status, which are displayed on the map below.

The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture presented its 18th Book of the Year award to author Peggy Thomas for “ The Soil in Jackie’s Garden .” The award was presented at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 106th Convention.

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.