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Crews search for survivors in North Carolina's mountains days after Helene's deluge
SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Rescuers fanned out across the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday in search of anyone still unaccounted for since Hurricane Helene’s remnants caused catastrophic damage to the Southeast, with the death toll nearing 140 people. Many who lived...
Former Tennessee Gov. Winfield Dunn, who left dentistry to win as a first-time candidate, dies at 97
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Tennessee Gov. Winfield Dunn, who left dentistry to make a successful run for office in 1970 without having previously held public office, has died. He was 97. The Republican from Memphis died of natural causes Saturday at his Nashville home, son...
Fed Chair Powell says the US economy is in 'solid shape' with gradual rate cuts coming
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled Monday that more interest rate cuts are in the pipeline but suggested they would occur at a measured pace intended to support a still-healthy economy. His comments, at a conference of the National Association for...
Josh Heupel's Vols have stingy D to complement that dazzling offense
Josh Heupel made his coaching reputation as a guru running offenses so fast that defenders were left gasping for air, unable to substitute fresh players. Through three seasons, that was enough to get Tennessee back in the AP Top 25 rankings. Now his Volunteers are...
AP Top 25: Alabama overtakes Texas for No. 1 and UNLV earns its 1st ranking in program history
Alabama returned to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two years on Sunday following its dizzying victory over Georgia, making this 16 of 17 seasons the Crimson Tide has held the top spot at some point. UNLV, unbeaten through four games for the...
Cities are using sheep to graze in urban landscapes and people love it
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Along the Cumberland River just north of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, tourists on party pontoons float past the recognizable skyline, but they also can see something a little less expected: hundreds of sheep nibbling on the grass along the riverbank. The...
Memphis rides Mario Anderson Jr., Brandon Thomas to 24-7 victory over Middle Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mario Anderson Jr. ran for 118 yards and a touchdown, Brandon Thomas added two short touchdown runs, and Memphis cruised to a 24-7 victory over Middle Tennessee on Saturday night. Neither team scored until Memphis (4-1) turned a turnover into a touchdown 1:19...
Asheville has been isolated after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina’s largest mountain city isolated Saturday by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service, part of a swath of destruction across southern Appalachia that left an unknown number dead and...
Jordan Gant's late 19-yard TD run helps give Tennessee State 13-9 victory over Charleston Southern
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Gant scored on a 19-yard run with 46 seconds remaining to give Tennessee State a 13-9 victory over Charleston Southern on Saturday night. Gant's run capped a 13-play, 92-yard drive that took just 2:11. Gant finished with 40 of the Tigers' 101 yards...
ETSU makes marathon trip worth it with 34-17 win over The Citadel
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Khamran Laborn ran for two touchdowns and East Tennessee State beat The Citadel 34-17 Saturday night in a game that was pushed back three hours after the Buccaneers spent several hours of a marathon bus trip to The Citadel stranded by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. ...
