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Tennessee explosives plant blast that killed 16 people was a chain reaction felt 20 miles away

October 25, 2025 1:38 am

In addition to locating victims' remains, the on-site work involved removing and disposing of explosives that didn't detonate in the blast.

What to know about US National Guard deployments in Memphis, Tennessee, and other cities

October 12, 2025 9:30 am

The troops, dressed in Guard fatigues and protective vests, with guns in their holsters, patrolled at a Bass Pro Shops store and a nearby tourist welcome centre beside the Mississippi River on Friday.

Family members gather at Accurate Energetic Systems, an explosive plant, after a blast on Friday resulted in multiple fatalities and several missing on Saturday, Oct 11, 2025, in Bucksnort, Tenn. (AP photo/ Obed Lamy)

There are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says

October 11, 2025 10:52 pm

The explosion Friday morning at Accurate Energetic Systems, which supplies and researches explosives for the military, scattered debris over at least a half-mile (800-meter) area and was felt by residents more than 15 miles (24 kilometers) away

Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 19 people missing and feared dead, sheriff says

October 11, 2025 1:41 am

Accurate Energetic Systems, based in nearby McEwan, did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking comment Friday morning.

Cars struggle through waterlogged roads on eastbound lanes of US Interstate 24, in Chattanooga, Tennessee flood

Flash floods kill family of three in Tennessee, authorities say

August 14, 2025 11:28 am

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for middle Tennessee on Wednesday night.

2 men charged after being linked to a suspect in the killings of 4 relatives of an abandoned infant

August 03, 2025 11:18 pm

Thomas was in custody at the Madison County Jail on an unrelated charge and would be transferred to the Lake County Jail to be arraigned on the new charges, authorities said. A listed phone number for Thomas could not be located Sunday.

The zebra bolted from a property in Christiana, where it had been delivered just a day earlier

Ed the zebra has been named Tennessee’s 'most wanted'; here’s his story

June 07, 2025 10:35 am

An interstate highway shut down, drones circling overhead, and tracking teams with trained dogs on the move - a runaway zebra has been turning Tennessee upside down.

An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta

May 10, 2025 8:18 pm

Meteorologists at television news stations serving Georgia and North Carolina reported feeling the tremors as well.

12-year-old girl accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin over iPhone

July 21, 2024 3:30 am

The girl was charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence after authorities obtained the video on Wednesday.

Tennessee will remove HIV-positive people convicted of sex work from violent sex offender list

July 20, 2024 1:55 am

The Tennessee Legislature tweaked the law earlier this year, notably by allowing those who were victims of human trafficking to get their records expunged if convicted of aggravated prostitution.