Sheriff: Autistic girl, 10, found in locked wooden cage; pair charged
JONESBOROUGH, TENN. (CBS News) -- Two people were charged with child abuse after deputies found an autistic girl locked in a cage at a home in northeastern Tennessee.
Cleveland Police and Bradley Co. Sheriff solve burglary, recover stolen vehicle
Cleveland, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Cleveland Police Department and the Bradley County Sheriff's Office worked together to solve a burglary case and recover a stolen vehicle.
Randy Travis advocates for stroke victims in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Randy Travis met with Tennessee lawmakers to raise awareness for stroke victims following his near-fatal stroke in 2013. Travis was at the state Capitol on Wednesday, hours before he was to be feted at…
Medical marijuana bill clears Senate working group
ATLANTA (AP) - A proposal to expand access to medical marijuana has cleared a state Senate working group.
Dalton Police trying to identify man who shoplifted computers
Dalton, Georgia (WDEF) -- Dalton Police are asking for help identifying a man caught on surveillance cameras shoplifting two computers from Walmart.
UPDATE: Man dies after crash into pond
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say the man whose car ended up submerged in a pond off Greenway View Drive has died.
Man accused of not paying $223K in child support
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - After five years on the run, a Mississippi man has been arrested and accused of not paying almost a quarter of a million dollars in child support.
Sheriff: Georgia man's car tests positive for ricin
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. (AP) - The U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta says the FBI is investigating a Georgia man who drove himself to a hospital and said he'd been exposed to ricin, a deadly toxin.
Partially burned body from Whitfield County identified
Whitfield County, Georgia (WDEF) -- The Whitfield County Sheriff's Office has identified the body found at the Ellis Road on January 10th as Luis Antonio Lopez of Nashville.
Some schools closing due to illness
(WDEF) -- Polk County Schools announced on Twitter that school will be out the rest of the week. The Polk County School system was initially closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to illness, but Wednesday morning the closure was extended through…
North Carolina law limiting Gov. Roy Cooper's powers blocked by judges
RALEIGH, N.C. (CBS News) -- A North Carolina court temporarily blocked a new state law on Wednesday that stripped the new Democratic governor of some of his powers.
Haslam introduces bill to ban open booze in vehicles
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has introduced legislation seeking to ban any open alcohol bottles or cans in vehicles traveling on Tennessee roads.
Florida drivers killed in I 75 crash overnight
CLEVELAND, Tennennsee (WDEF) Troopers identify both of the men who were killed in an 18 wheeler crash around midnight in Cleveland. Harry Johnson of Gainesville and James Crosby of Jacksonville were in a mail truck caught in a chain collision.…
Deputy shoots suspect on Sand Mountain
PISGAH, Alabama (WDEF) A Jackson County deputy shot and killed a suspect Tuesday night on Sand Mountain. It happened Tuesday evening after 6PM at a home on County Road 60. Officials say that 18 year old Alex Christopher Davis of…
Former Alabama governor released from federal prison
convicted of selling an appointment to a state health board in exchange for donations to his 1999 campaign for a state lottery.
Police say gas pump skimmer suspects part of organized crime ring
The suspects are from Florida.
South Kelly Street home damaged by fire
No one hurt.
Can you identify the suspect in a Lakesite ATV theft?
He cut through a chain link fences and entered the storage lot.
UT fires the director of football operations
University isn't saying what the offenses were
TBI investigates another officer involved shooting in Tennessee
MOUNT PLEASANT, Tennessee (WDEF) - Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are taking over the case of another officer related shooting this week. This one happened in Mount Pleasant overnight. The call began with another chase earlier in the…
The Latest: Woman faces more charges after 4th victim dies
Billy Boyette shoots himself as police move in after killing spree
Two died in big rig wreck on I 75 in Bradley County
One semi truck apparently rear-ended another.
Prosecutors show jury rifle in Tennessee man's trial
Prosecutors have played a series of conversations Doggart had with a confidential informant in March 2015.