The city of East Ridge was in court today trying to enforce a city ordinance that requires fireworks' vendors to sell from tents. I spoke with multiple fire works dealers in East Ridge today who say it's not about the…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - A Dalton man who was jailed on two counts of aggravated animal cruelty after one of his dogs died and another was found “severely malnourished” was allowed to leave the Whitfield County Animal Shelter with his…
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (CBS News) - A Georgia police officer responded to the wrong house and shot the homeowner, authorities said Wednesday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Henry County police asked the agency to investigate the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee will soon be the second state honored on the periodic table of elements. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry on Wednesday recommended the names of four recently discovered elements that are now only…
"If you got five people and five life jackets but one of the people is a child, you need a child life jacket," Purvis said.
DAWSON, Ga. (AP) - Prosecutors say a grand jury has indicted a northern Georgia mayor on child molestation charges. Pataula Circuit District Attorney Craig Earnest tells multiple news media on Wednesday that 26-year-old Christopher Wright was indicted Tuesday. He was…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge is permanently barring Alabama from enforcing state laws to block gay marriage. U.S. District Judge Callie Granade of Mobile issued the order Tuesday in litigation that followed the U.S. Supreme Court decision that…
CALHOUN, Ga. (WDEF) - The Calhoun Police Department is investigating a full decomposed body that was found in a storage unit on Red Budd road. Police were called to Mini store all of Georgia at 1165 Red Budd Road around…
Lafayette woman charged with aggravated assault during a match
Police find high powered guns in the car and arrest 4 suspects
Suspects changed with reckless endangerment for shooting up trees from driveway
Humane Educational Society also taking donations to treat "Pixel"
Mike Hubbard explains the contracts that prosecutors have been laying out for the jury
Pilots recovering after bailing out
Police still trying to determine what happened before wrecked car was abandonned
Amazon is giving away digital copies of the Dreamworks animated movie "the Croods," starring Nicolas Cage and Emma Stone.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A new report by an independent research firm shows that University of Tennessee Athletics contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to the state's economy. The report shows that UT Athletics adds $464 million to Tennessee's economy. That…
UPDATE: Police have confirmed that the missing fisherman has been found deceased. His body was recovered sometime around 8:00 p.m. Officials have yet to release his identity. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Multiple crews are on scene searching for a fisherman…
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man who sold his daughters to a man who raped them and used them in child pornography has been sentenced to life in prison. Federal prosecutors said in a news release that U.S. District…
The report also shows that racial bias was the most frequent bias.
CBS46 News FULTON COUNTY, Ga. (CBS46) - As scientists around the world race to find a vaccine for the Zika virus, a biopharmaceutical company based in metro Atlanta claims to have found a cure. “In our early feasibility studies, we were…
DUNWOODY, Ga. (CBS46) - A peeping Tom suspect was arrested after police say he admitted to recording videos and snapping photos of women at Macy's Department Store in Dunwoody. Patrick Bailey, 33, is accused of using his cellphone in the public areas…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Knox County woman has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting her husband in a fit of rage over a text message. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that 57-year-old Tammy Lynn Talford pleaded guilty to a reduced charge…
LIVINGSTON, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - Deputy James Gavagan will never forget his encounter with a murder suspect. "I was doing over 85 miles an hour trying to catch up with him," Gavagan remembered. Gavagan's dashcam video recorded the high…