FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The DeKalb County Sheriff is warning the community about a rash of suicides that have hit the northeast Alabama community. Sheriff Nick Welden reported on Thursday that his officers worked three more cases in the…
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CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A man says he was shot while mowing his yard on Tuesday in Cumberland County. 1057News.com reports that 21 year old Cirilo Miller says he felt something hit him in the chest while mowing. A doctor…
the patient who died was among nine identified cases of vaping-related illness in Georgia
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Expert witnesses disagree on whether Tennessee's 48-hour waiting period before abortion helps or hinders women's decision making. A Bowling Green State University psychology professor who testified in federal court Wednesday said women seeking abortions experience high…
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"Our legislative process will grind to a halt and economic progress will be put at risk."
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to set nine execution dates in a move that bucks the national trend of shying away from using capital punishment. Attorney General…
"we'll zap it out with some radiation and be done with it."
the spot was discovered in a routine exam and called it a tiny, isolated malignancy.
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) - Authorities have identified a man who was shot inside an Alabama courthouse as being a 72-year-old resident with multiple ammunition containers. News outlets reported Thursday that Jackson County sheriff's officials say Fred Swearengin had a handgun…
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Democratic Party in one northwest Georgia County has lost several office holders this week. Four county leaders have announced they are leaving the party in Chattooga County, including the Sheriff. The final match straw appears…
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - A Jackson County court officer has shot a man at the courthouse in Scottsboro on Wednesday morning. The security officer is a deputy with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff says the man entered the…
DUTTON, Alabama (WDEF) - Investigators in northeast Alabama have charged a man with killing his father two years ago. In May of 2017, 78 year old Charles Shirey died of blunt force trauma at his home on County Road 372…
Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin was from Greenbrier, Tennessee.
four houseboats had sunk and six other boats damaged
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old Tennessee girl is being investigated as a homicide. News outlets cite a statement from the Knoxville Police Department that says officers responded to a home Saturday night to…
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal lawsuit accuses a pipeline company of failing to tell work crews where a major U.S. pipeline was underground before they ruptured the line, touching off a deadly explosion. The workers were trying to make repairs…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A water main break has caused faucets to run dry in a large metropolitan area in Tennessee. News outlets report residents in parts of Chattanooga and Hamilton County could be without water until Saturday. Tennessee American…
The officers say Jones immediately began firing at both them and the woman.
Her plane flipped off the runway after landing.
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. (AP) - The Latest on an overturned cargo ship off the coast of Georgia (all times local): 8 p.m. The South Korean company that owns the cargo ship that capsized off the coast of Georgia says it's…
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MENTONE, Alabama (WDEF) - DeKalb County narcotics officers are charging a 16 year old as an adult in a meth case. On Wednesday, officers tried to stop a vehicle on Highway 117 near Mentone for several traffic violations, but it…