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Judge: Psychiatric care unconstitutional in Alabama prisons

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge says Alabama is failing to provide constitutionally adequate psychiatric care for state inmates. A 302-page decision released Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson comes in a lawsuit over the state's treatment of…

Cleveland schools look to avoid bus driver shortage

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Cleveland city schools are recruiting potential school bus drivers and are setting up a training program for them before the start of classes this fall. Without this program, there won't be enough drivers in the system. There's…

Fallen Five Memorial Semifinalists Selected

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Three semifinalists have been selected to create concept designs for the permanent memorial to honor the five service members who were killed during the domestic terror attack on July 16, 2015. This afternoon, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke,…

Trion man injures autistic child

LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) - LaFayette Police say a Trion man abused an autistic child. According to police, 33-year-old Gordon Brown was caring for his sister-in-law's son when the incident happened. Witnesses reportedly told police Gordon bruised the child by holding him…

Grundy County School Board member arrested

ALTAMONT, Tennessee (WDEF) - Conflict on the Grundy County School Board reached a new level in the early morning hours. The member who is at the center of lawsuits among board members has been arrested. Deputies were called to the…

Apartment Fire Leaves Family Homeless

Chattanooga, Tenn. -- The Chattanooga Fire Department received an alarm around 1:30 this afternoon and responded with six fire companies to Bayberry Apartments at 2300 Windsor Street. Ronald Boyd, who lives nearby, was one of the first to spot the flames…

Georgia man charged in teen girl's rape avoids prison

MACON, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man will avoid prison after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl he was initially charged with raping. Media reports that 21-year-old Tremayne Octavious Driskell Jr., of Macon, was also charged with…

Not quite warp speed: Speeding man had alien passenger

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) - Police say a motorcycle officer who stopped a driver for speeding on a suburban highway north of Atlanta had an 'extraterrestrial encounter' - sort of. George Gordon, a spokesman for police in Alpharetta, says that when…

Federal review debunks Georgia election hack accusation

ATLANTA (AP) - The Department of Homeland Security says allegations that the federal government tried to hack Georgia's election systems are unfounded. Secretary of State Brian Kemp accused the department of an attempted hack in December, saying that a computer…

Alabama coroner dies after he is dragged by truck

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - A northwest Alabama coroner is dead after being dragged behind a truck. Florence police tell local media that Colbert County Coroner Carlton Utley became stuck between a pickup truck and a trailer about noon Monday, after…

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