Country, pop icon Dolly Parton has released a new ballad, "If You Hadn't Been There," honoring the memory of her late husband, Carl Dean.

she noted to The Tennessean that Dean — a lifelong music fan with tastes as diverse as Led Zeppelin to a fan of bluegrass and country acts like Merle Haggard and Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs ...

Lester Holt's replacement at "NBC Nightly News" has been revealed. Tom Llamas will succeed Holt as anchor and managing editor of the nightly news broadcast, NBC News announced on Wednesday.

THE MAN WHO TOOK A PLEA DEAL IN THE SHOOTING OF A NORTHLAND TEEN HAS DIED. ANDREW LESTER WAS SET TO BE SENTENCED NEXT MONTH. THIS IS VIDEO OF HIM LAST WEEK IN A CLAY COUNTY COURTROOM PLEADING ...

SOME BIG NEWS NOW FROM THE NBC NETWORK THIS MORNING. JUST IN THE LAST HOUR, SACRAMENTO NATIVE LESTER HOLT ANNOUNCED HE’S STEPPING DOWN AS ANCHOR OF NBC NIGHTLY NEWS. HOLT WILL STAY WITH NBC.

“Just like Lester, I promise to be devoted to our viewers and dedicated to the truth,” Llamas said in a statement. “I look forward to working with the world class journalists at ‘Nightly ...

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WELL, WE NOW KNOW WHO WILL BE THE NEXT ANCHOR OF NBC NIGHTLY NEWS. TOM LLAMAS WILL TAKE OVER WHEN SACRAMENTO NATIVE LESTER HOLT STEPS DOWN THIS SUMMER. LLAMAS IS A SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT ...