AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Authorities are searching for the stepdaughter of Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Walt Harris after she was reported missing from Auburn, Alabama. Nineteen-year-old Aniah Haley Blanchard was last seen Wednesday. Police on Monday released video showing her…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Overall grades for Georgia's schools fell in the 2018-2019 school year, with two state leaders repeating their call to overhaul grading methods. The typical school statewide scored 75.9 points on a 100-point…
The twins were 3 years old.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville's sheriff says there's proof that Johnny Cash was granted law enforcement authority four decades ago. At the Johnny Cash Museum this week, Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall unveiled a blown-up image of the late musician's September…
We could see an improvement of more than 10 percentage points in a week, with more rain coming this weekend.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) -A pediatric cancer foundation that helps sick kids gets robbed. Two SUVs were stolen from the Austin Hatcher Foundation. The president of the foundation says this happened early Monday morning. She says the robbers jumped the fenced…
police say there was no sign of a break-in or damage to her vehicle
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - With a bandage above his left eye and a large, red welt below it, former President Jimmy Carter has met with a cheering crowd while preparing to help build a home…
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 killing of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent. The TBI said on Twitter that Brenden Burns pleaded guilty Monday in the shooting death of…
JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) - In Alabama, 12 men are now charged in connection with the suspected statutory rape of two underage girls. One of the latest suspects is 19-year-old Reece Barton, who graduated from Marion County High school. The incident…
EMS responders found the child, but not a parent.
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Charges against a former member of the Georgia Board of Regents allege he faked contracts with colleges, a bank and another company while seeking money from a financial company. Records show C.…
Samantha Lee Frison had suffered a severe cut and died on the way to the hospital.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed the state’s first vaping-related death. A news release Wednesday said an East Alabama man died of lung disease associated with e-cigarettes. Chronic Disease Epidemiologist Sondra Reese says the…
Sessions was ousted after enduring public mocking from Trump for recusing himself from special counsel's Russia investigation.
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked Georgia's restrictive new abortion law from taking effect. The law bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can occur as early as six weeks…
Byrd later told reporters he would make a public statement by the end of September.
Officials say Memphis and Chattanooga hearings are being planned.
ATLANTA (AP) - The highest-ranking Republican woman in the Georgia legislature has thrown her name in the ring to replace retiring GOP U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson. House Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Jan Jones announced Monday that she's submitted an application…
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CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The heat and drought are even affecting trout restocking in East Tennessee. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has had to change or postpone their efforts in early fall. They are finding that water levels are low…
The program features victim advocates, attorneys, therapists and at least 10 survivors of sexual abuse.
MADISONVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - We had another vaping incident in East Tennessee this week. A student at Sequoyah High in Madisonville was rushed to the hospital and is now in stable condition. Schools officials believe he was using an e-cigarette…
STEVENSON, Alabama (WDEF) - TVA is moving on from their coal fired plant history. On Friday, they brought down the closed Widows Creek Fossil Plant in Stevenson, Alabama. They used timed explosives to implode the 500 foot stacks and the…