CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - We now know why there are so many more traffic crashes in the volunteer state. The Tennessee Highway Safety Office and the Tennessee Highway patrol say the problem is distracted driving. THP officers were joined by…
TENNESSEE (CBS NEWS) - Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate campaign announcement ad has been blocked by Twitter over a statement the abortion rights opponent makes about the sale of fetal tissue for medical research. Blackburn, who is running for the seat…
believed to be introduced to Three Mile Creek from someone dumping their aquarium into the pond at Langan Park about 10 years ago.
FORSYTH, Ga. (AP) - A 12-year-old boy died and his 17-year-old brother had to be rescued after an accident at a Georgia waterfall. Monroe County Emergency Management Director Matthew Perry says the 911 call came in about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday…
SWAINSBORO, Ga. (AP) - Police say a University of Georgia freshman whose car plowed into a Taco Bell and killed a woman has been charged with murder. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Swainsboro police Chief Randy J. Ellison says Oliver…
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Two men have been sentenced on federal charges in connection with an Alabama business break-in and the theft of more than 50 guns. The Selma Times-Journal reports that the crime happened in May. Prosecutors said 25-year-old…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Rep. Stephen Fincher is launching a statewide tour to weigh whether to join the race to succeed Republican Bob Corker in the Senate.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A 47-year-old Alabama man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of his 22-year-old son.
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) - Military officials have identified the two soldiers killed after a military vehicle struck them while they were in formation at an Army base in South Carolina.
RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has the best advanced placement score growth in the country.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The rules for who can run as a Republican in deeply red Tennessee are getting harder. State Republican Party Chairman Scott Golden says the GOP wants to remain welcoming to new supporters.
ATLANTA (AP) - UPS says in court records that it suspects one of its pilots obtained secret business plans for the shipping giant's aircraft fleet and posted them online. The Georgia-based company is taking steps to identify whoever was responsible…
about 3,200 people work at the Maryville facility and 1,400 others at another Denso complex in Athens, Tennessee.
"Those were my people. Those were my fans."
By BILL BARROW Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) - Donald Trump Jr. is defending how his father's responded to this summer's violent racial protests and blaming campus liberals for an atmosphere the younger Trump says is unfair to conservatives. Trump…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man charged in a shooting that killed one person and wounded six others at a Tennessee church has a court date. On Friday, 25-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson has a hearing scheduled in front of a…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a statewide state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Nate. Nate is expected to reach the northern Gulf Coast over the weekend as a hurricane, when it makes landfall Sunday…
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that a woman charged with leaking U.S. secrets will remain jailed until her trial. U.S. Magistrate Judge Brian K. Epps ruled Thursday that releasing 25-year-old Reality Winner on bail would pose…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a man who escaped a Tennessee jail after assaulting an officer has been added to the state's top 10 most wanted list. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that 25-year-old Ezekiel…
a "hard-core, card-carrying Tennessee conservative"
"While I have loved being a mayor and a governor, I don't feel the same call to run for Senate at this point,"
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox is running for governor. Maddox, a Democrat, made the announcement Thursday morning with the release of a video on social media. Maddox says the state has a "crisis in our leadership" because…
SKYLINE, Alabama (WDEF) - A Jackson County deputy resolved an outstanding warrant during a traffic stop late Tuesday night. Deputy Travis Stevens pulled over a vehicle on County Road 25 in Skyline. He found the driver, 26 year old William…
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say a freight train has crashed into the bedroom of a home in Atlanta, sending a man inside to a hospital. Atlanta Fire Rescue officials said in a brief statement before dawn Thursday that "multiple cars"…