Gas tax bill heads for Wednesday showdown in Tennessee House
Haslam says his approach is fairest because about half of fuel taxes are paid for by trucking companies and out of state drivers.
Inmate health consultant pleads guilty to lying to FBI
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama health care consultant has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the FBI in a deal related to a Mississippi doctor accused of bribing public officials to win jail medical contracts. Acting U.S.…
Alabama lawmakers OK high school civics exam requirement
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers have voted to require high schoolers pass a civics exam before graduating.
School bus safety measures advance in the Legislature
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bills designed to keep school bus riders safe continue to advance in the Tennessee Legislature, with one measure requiring buses to have seat belts clearing another hurdle. The bills came as a result of a deadly…
Senate to vote on doing away with concealed carry permits
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate has begun debate on a proposal to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a getting a permit. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh said Tuesday that he expected the GOP-controlled Senate…
Man accused in interstate collapse fire pleads not guilty
ATLANTA (AP) - The man accused of starting a fire that caused a section of interstate in Atlanta to collapse has pleaded not guilty.
Volunteer Fire Chief accused of stealing from his own department
NEW MARKET, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Volunteer Fire Chief in New Market has been indicted after a Comptroller's audit of his department. The investigation found that Frank Solomon stole at least $1,105 from the department. They say he charged auto…
All lanes reopened after major highway buckled, broke apart in Atlanta
A man riding a motorcycle in the carpool lane hit the rising pavement at high speed and was sent airborne.
Police officer indicted on charges of pawning his service revolver
Investigators say he pawned two of his service weapons multiple times
Police find stun gun disguised as cigarette package
the driver repeatedly requested to smoke while the officer was speaking to him, but he was not allowed to get his cigarettes during the stop.
South Carolina homeowner finds 9-foot alligator on porch
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) - It wasn't the Easter bunny that startled a South Carolina homeowner and his family. It wasn't even a burglar.
Quick fix coming for buckled highway in Atlanta
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) The Georgia Department of Transportation says the buckled stretch of Interstate 20 should be fixed by midday on Tuesday.
Police: Child, mother strangled to death by man
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Police say a man has been charged with felony murder in the strangling of a woman and her 2-year-old son at a home in suburban Atlanta.
Police: Women found dead in lake may have been electrocuted
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Police say two women found dead in a lake in Alabama may have been electrocuted. Authorities held a news conference Monday to discuss the deaths of 34-year-old Shelly Darling and 41-year-old Elizabeth Whipple. They were found…
Handcuffed suspect manages to steal Anniston police car
ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - A man has been captured after he allegedly stole an Anniston Police Department car and led officers on a chase.
Democrat Mackler announces bid for Tennessee US Senate seat
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville attorney and former Army helicopter pilot James Mackler says he is running for the Democratic nomination to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate.
NASA invest $9.9M in University of Tennessee-led team
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A research team led by the University of Tennessee Knoxville has received a $9.9 million grant from NASA toward the development of a more aerodynamically capable aircraft.
Tennessee joins states urging court to reinstate travel ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is joining more than a dozen other states in urging an appeals court to reinstate President Donald Trump's revised travel ban.
Another "Road Failure" on Atlanta's Interstate
ATLANTA (WDEF) You've got to wonder just how safe the interstates are around Alanta these days. First, there was the fire and collapse on I 285. This morning, a chemical truck wreck brought hazmat and a major traffic jam to…
ATV accident kills 8 year old Georgia boy
“Our hearts go out to the family of this little boy in the wake of this tragedy.”
Dolly Parton calls college course about her a "blessing"
"From the girl voted in High School 'least likely to succeed' this sure is a blessing!"
3 teenagers, baby shot during carnival at church in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say three teenagers and a baby were injured when gunfire erupted during a festival at a church in Alabama.
House to vote on regulations for faith-based day cares
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers could soon debate a proposal to require all day cares to be regulated by the state and end a longstanding exemption for faith-based facilities.
Mass transit advocates hope for boost from highway collapse
ATLANTA (AP) - A collapsed interstate in the heart of Atlanta has highlighted the region's reliance on cars and the limitations of a transit system serving the city's core.