“A single baby skunk or several skunk kits found alone are always in need of rescue,” Tracie Young, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator at the Raven Ridge Wildlife Center, tells Popular Science.

Skunks are mammals that are more like weasels than rodents. There are two species of skunks in the Southeast: The striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), which weighs about 8 to 10 pounds and is the ...

Tennessee softball will play No. 9 seed UCLA on June 1 at Devon Park to stay alive in the Women's College World Series after beating Florida 11-3.

Tennessee won 3-1 in Game 2 with a two-run homer from McKenna Gibson and an RBI-single from Gabby Leach. Texas started Mac Morgan and Citlaly Gutierrez pitched 4⅓ innings in relief.

The call came in at 3:06 p.m., and crews from the Bristol, Tennessee Fire Department arrived to find a significant fire involving a large amount of rubber material.

In 2023, CoreCivic inmates made up roughly 36% of Tennessee prisoners but account for 48% of the 152 fatalities in the state's prison population.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland is overwhelmed by wildlife like groundhogs, raccoons and skunks, and now the city is looking for contractors to help them trap these nuisance animals. The city is ...

COFFEE COUNTY, Tenn. — Several people are receiving medical treatment after a skydiving plane with 20 passengers and crew on board crashed in Coffee County, Tennessee, about 60 miles south of ...

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is temporarily banning the transportation of some wild animal species in nearly 100 municipalities located close to areas where raccoon rabies has been detected. The ...

The state of Tennessee filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday seeking to nix traditional requirements for Hispanic-serving institutions’ federal designation and grant ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee and became an internet sensation in the process was captured Sunday, authorities said.

At least two guards were held hostage at Tennessee’s largest prison when inmates rioted late Sunday, authorities said. The hostages were released after the riot was contained at around 1 a.m. on ...