Historic Nashville recording studio to get $500k restoration
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Historic RCA Studio A will receive a $500,000 renovation to reflect to its 1960s days of fame.
Knoxville loosens gun ban at site of Tennessee Valley Fair
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The city of Knoxville has agreed to end a gun ban at the site of the Tennessee Valley Fair when ticketed events aren't going on.
Ex-teacher who shot daughter's naked boyfriend faces retrial
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A retrial will be held in the case against a former Madison elementary school teacher who shot his daughter's naked teenage boyfriend.
Democratic lawmakers hope to expand voters' rights
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Democrats are facing an uphill climb as they try to expand voters' rights.
Airlines turning away passengers following Trump travel ban
(CBS News) -- Qatar Airways is advising passengers bound for the United States from seven newly banned majority Muslim countries that they need to have either a U.S. green card or diplomatic visa to travel.
Chapmansboro Man Charged in Cheatham Country Murder
Nashville, TN (WDEF) - A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a Chapmansboro man who is charged with murdering the man for whom he worked.…
FBI: Memphis credit union robber arrested in Seattle
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The FBI says agents from its Seattle field office have arrested a man charged with robbing a credit union in Tennessee. The bureau's Memphis office says 54-year-old Tony Allen Barnes was arrested Friday in Seattle on…
Georgia Fugitive Captured in Walker County
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)- Catoosa County deputies helped take down a wanted fugitive. They arrested Wesley Weldon last night in Walker County. He's been on the run since Wednesday. The chase started when Catoosa County deputies tried to arrest Wesley…
Secretary of State warns storm victims
Atlanta, Ga. (WDEF) - In the aftermath of violent tornadoes in South Georgia, Georgia's secretary of state, Brain Kemp, has a warning following the deadly tornadoes in the southern part of the state. He wants property owners to watch out for…
Alabama Governor accused of relationship before divorce
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Robert Bentley took several guests to the presidential inaugural, including the former staffer he was accused of having a relationship with before his divorce. Bentley on Friday told reporters his five guests included Jon Mason,…
Police chase leaves driver, woman in another car dead
ATLANTA (AP) - After leading police on a chase, a pickup driver was killed when the truck struck a car head-on in Atlanta, also killing the woman who was driving the car. Georgia State Patrol says after Friday's collision, the…
Bed bug infestation temporarily closes Alabama fire station
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - A fire station in northwestern Alabama has had to be temporarily closed after an infestation of bed bugs sent at least one firefighter for medical treatment. Florence city officials said in a news release Thursday that…
Ober Gatlinburg to reopen ski and snowboard slopes
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) — With the recent heatwave, Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee’s only Ski and Snowboard Area, announced to reopen January 28, 2017 at 11 a.m. Ober Gatlinburg Snowmakers were busy Thursday night, January 26th, and continued to make snow since.…
Search ends for Georgia toddler reported missing after storm
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - An emergency official in southwest Georgia says crews have ended their search for a 2-year-old boy reported missing after a tornado struck his parents' mobile home last weekend. The child, Detrez Green, had not been found…
Woman arrested for failing to register
Murphy, NC (WDEF) - Cherokee County Sheriff, Derrick Palmer, announced the January 25 2017 arrest of 40-year-old, Beth Ann Scearce,,who listed a Marble North Carolina address. Scearce's arrest was for failing to register with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office as a convicted sex offender.…
Red Bank Police arrest man on child abuse charges
Red Bank Police arrest a man in a child abuse case.
Brand News: KFC brings us a taste of North Georgia
Georgia Gold Honey Mustard BBQ Chicken is coming
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Cleveland Bradley Chamber announces job training campaign
"a well-paying career with a successful future is easily attainable and does not require massive student loan debt.”
Manhunt ends for Catoosa suspect in kidnapping and attempted murder case
Officers used a Taser to take him into custody
Pipeline CEO retiring months after spills, fatal explosion
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) - The longtime chief executive of a Georgia-based national pipeline network is retiring months after two spills and an explosion that killed an Alabama worker and constricted the region's supply of gasoline. Colonial Pipeline CEO Tim Felt…
Prosecutors say they have enough to indict former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn
Prosecutors have increased the number of suspects in their investigation of VW from 21 to 37.
Dade County Car Theft Investigation Turns Into Drug Bust
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)- In the 1400 block of Potts Road neighbors called Dade County deputies on a tip of a possible sighting of a stolen vehicle that turned into something else all together. "Sunday we had a truck that…
Flight makes emergency landing in Nashville, no injuries
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An airport official says a United Airlines flight from Washington, D.C., to Nashville has safely made an emergency landing after smoke was reported from an engine. Nashville International Airport spokeswoman Shannon Sumrall said Flight 6176 made…