On Sunday morning, at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, an unidentified gunman fired a number of shots with a shotgun, killing one person, and wounding at least six others. That person who started the Knoxville church shooting was finally tackled by two parishioners and restrained until the authorities arrived.

An exciting new journey is about to launch at the Tennessee Aquarium. Visitors will soon have the opportunity to extend their Aquarium experience by venturing into the heart of “Tennessee’s Grand Canyon.” The River Gorge Explorer will transport as many as 70 passengers – up to five times daily - into the Gorge to experience this unspoiled stretch of the Tennessee River.

There is something lovable about frogs. Maybe it’s the way they stare at us with huge, unblinking eyes. Or it could be the way some species have slightly upturned mouths, making it appear as though they have smiles on their faces. Or maybe some frogs are just so icky, bumpy or gross they’re cool. Whatever the opinion, the Tennessee Aquarium hopes to inspire visitors to appreciate these natural wonders by opening a new frog exhibit featuring some brightly colored tropical frog species.

Taking care of penguins may be one of the coolest jobs in the world according to some Tennessee Aquarium visitors. Then they talk with the divers in the Secret Reef as big, toothy sharks swim past. “Maybe that’s the coolest job in the world,” they think to themselves. Or maybe it was the person working with the otters or seahorses.

No. 1 seed Tennessee advances in the SEC Basketball Tournament on Friday after squeezing out a victory against South Carolina, 89-87.

If you have a good United States map handy, you'll see that the southern boundary of the mid-South state of Tennessee is a long, straight line along the 35th Parallel, which also forms the northern border of Georgia and two other states.

President Bush is visiting Tennessee to survey the damage caused by a series of deadly tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States this week.

Emergency teams are fanning out across several U.S. states to assist survivors of violent storms that killed at least 55 people. VOA's Brian Wagner has this report.

U2 3D, the first-ever live action digital 3D film, will premiere on the giant screen at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater. This film, produced by 3ality Digital and distributed by National Geographic Entertainment, will be one of the hottest tickets in IMAX history.

Interesting things are happening with TN Lotter as Cookeville workers in Tenessee finally winn $200,000 dollars after the first attempt to claim the winning lottery with wrong ticket, but will they choose an annuity or structured settlement?

The Beach Boys captured the essence of aquatic fun by singing, “Catch a wave and you’re sittin’ on top of the world.” At Penguins’ Rock, our gentoos and macaronis take that philosophy to heart by riding the waves and putting smiles on faces every day.

The Nashville area is under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. The National Weather Service reports that, severe thunderstorms, with possible hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes, are possible for middle Tennessee.