Gov. Youngkin responds to proposed Virginia school history standards backlash

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Two Tennessee lawmakers are calling for the words "In God We Trust" to be added to the state seal. HB0771/SB0420 is sponsored by Representative John Holsclaw (R-Elizabethton-D4) and Senator Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City-D3) in their respective chambers. The bill directs Governor Bill Lee to submit a new design of...

Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would eliminate K-12 class size maximums. State law caps class sizes at 25 to 35 students depending on the grade level. This bill would get rid of those caps and allow local districts to decide class sizes. Some parents say the current maximum...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has filed a brief defending an injunction which prevents transgender individuals from competing on sports teams or use locker rooms of the opposite biological sex. The brief supports a 2022 injunction by the Eastern District of Tennessee and 19 other states pausing guidance from...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--A proposed Tennessee law would create the same punishment for those convicted with boating under the influence (BUI) as driving under the influence (DUI). SB0720/HB0458 authorizes courts to use the same sentencing alternatives for BUI cases as DUI cases and allows law enforcement to obtain search warrants to perform blood or breath tests.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — WARNING: CONTENTS OF THE BODY CAM VIDEO HYPERLINKED BELOW CONTAIN DISTURBING ELEMENTS. Tennessee leaders are weighing in on the body cam video released of a black man being beaten down by Memphis police officers, dying just days later. Four videos of the interaction between the...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--The average price of gas in Tennessee is now $3.28 per gallon, 43 cents more expensive than just one month ago according to auto club group AAA. AAA's report finds gas prices in the state jumped by 13 cents in the past week and is the most expensive per gallon average since mid-November.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) – A study shows middle Tennessee rent is up roughly 11.7 percent year over year. The median rent for Nashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro and Franklin comes out to $2,099 per month, according to the 2023 Rent Report. Analysts looked at property prices from last December and the...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — FOX 17 News is in a CODE RED alert for Tuesday and Wednesday. We are looking at a light icing event for both Tuesday & Wednesday morning. We will miss the biggest impact (which stays to the west) However, a Winter Weather Advisory is in...