Longtime AP sports writer Ed Shearer dies at 82
He brought SEC football predictions to your paper as the SEC SEER.
What's Right With Our Schools: Red Day volunteers
Keller Williams Realty helps spice up Howard High
Churches sue Tennessee over online ordination
Hamilton County clerk Bill Knowles named in the lawsuit
Here's how to protect yourself from lightning strikes
Two campers on the Blue Ridge Parkway survived strikes this weekend.
Dodgers to extend netting after fan hit by foul ball
The Los Angeles Dodgers said they intend to extend protective netting at Dodgers Stadium, after a line-drive foul ball hit a woman in the head Sunday. She was taken to the hospital for tests. That follows a vicious line-drive in…
Lawyer who visited border facility describes "inhumane" conditions
McAllen, Texas — The U.S. government has now removed most of the more than 300 migrant children who were found last week living in squalid conditions at a border protection facility in Texas. Lawyers say hundreds of migrant children were…
Walker County Animal Shelter at capacity
A northwest Georgia animal shelter is at capacity, so they are not taking in anymore pets.
GA Parole Board charging B J Cole with parole violation
the charge does not involve the death of of Britney Nicole Parker Cole.
GE Appliances investing in northwest Georgia facilities
100 new jobs each in Lafayette and Chatsworth areas.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy poised for dramatic night launch
SpaceX readied a triple-core Falcon Heavy rocket for the booster's first nighttime launch Monday in what promises to be a spectacular climb to space. The launch kicks off a complex $750 million mission to deploy 24 small science and technology…
Treasury watchdog to investigate delays on Harriet Tubman $20 bill
The Treasury Department's inspector general will investigate why the Harriet Tubman $20 bill — which was set to debut in 2020 — has been delayed for years under the Trump administration. In a letter to Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of…
17-year-old puts in bid to run for a Tennessee City Council
17-year-old Zach Ouellette will run for a spot on the Murfreesboro City Council
Video captures giant squid in the U.S. for the first time ever
Rare footage released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last week brought to life tales of aquatic monsters in murky waters. The 28-second video captured a juvenile giant squid's tentacles slowly creeping toward the camera in the Gulf of Mexico.…
Missouri judge allows abortions to continue, for now
Jefferson City, Missouri—A Missouri judge on Monday ruled that the state's lone abortion clinic can continue performing abortions through Friday but kicked the clinic's lawsuit out of court. St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer extended a preliminary injunction he previously…
San Francisco poised to ban e-cigarette sales
San Francisco this week is expected to become the first U.S. city to ban the sale of e-cigarettes. The city's board of supervisors unanimously supported the ban in a preliminary vote last week. The ordinance would pit San Francisco against…
Thousands of airline food workers vote to authorize a strike
More than 11,000 workers who prepare food for American, United and Delta airlines in 28 cities across the U.S. have voted to authorize a strike. A federal board would first have to approve a walkout, with the union representing the…
Man fatally shot on Portland Street in East Chattanooga
Police found the body of 35 year old Douglas Holmes with multiple gunshot wounds.
Vacant knitting mill goes up in flames in South Pittsburg
They worked on the blaze for almost 7 hours.
Truck driver charged in crash that killed 7 motorcyclists
June 24, 2019 / 1:14 PM / CBS News 7 dead in New Hampshire motorcycle crash Police arrested the pickup truck driver who allegedly caused a crash in New Hampshire last Friday that killed seven motorcyclists, CBS Boston reports. New…
Officials hunt for gator after man found dead with "bad bite wounds"
Authorities in South Carolina are investigating a missing persons case in Kiawah Island after finding a body with what they believe to be alligator bite marks. According to CBS affiliate WCSC, officials with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) began…
Another American tourist dies in the Dominican Republic
Concern over deaths in Dominican Republic An American died last week while vacationing in the Dominican Republic, bringing the total of U.S. citizens who died while traveling on the island to at least eight this year and 11 in the…
4 bodies, including 2 infants, found near Texas border
U.S. Border Patrol agents have found four bodies near the Rio Grande River, which forms the border between Texas and Mexico. The sheriff of Hidaldo County said the bodies appeared to be that of a young woman, a toddler and…
Skydiving plane in Hawaii crash was involved in prior incident
Investigators are trying to determine what caused a skydiving plane to crash over the weekend in Hawaii killing all 11 people on board. It's the second incident involving the same plane. The crash happened Friday just after take-off at an…
Reporter cursed by Mets manager, charged by pitcher after game
New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway cursed at a reporter, and pitcher Jason Vargas had to be restrained from charging him during a confrontation in the team's clubhouse after a loss Sunday. The dustup with beat writer Tim Healey of…