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North Georgia GSP Chase leads to Arrest
WALKER COUNTY, GA (WDEF) - A attempted traffic stop on Sunday morning led to a chase in North Georgia. It started around 9:40 a.m. in Walker County. GSP says a trooper was attempting to pull over a vehicle for a…
VIDEO: Tour CBS' studios in New York City
NEW YORK (CBS News) - Mo Rocca parts the curtains and takes viewers on an up-close-and-personal tour of CBS' studios in New York City, down to the catacombs beneath Manhattan. View More: U.S. News|Live News|More News Videos.cbs-link {color:#4B5054;text-decoration:none; font: normal…
Police: 39 arrests during St. Patrick's festival in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Police say 39 arrests were made during the St. Patrick's annual festival in Savannah, the coastal city's largest celebration of the year. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Eunicia Baker said in an email Sunday that police…
Mother of abandoned suburban Atlanta newborn located
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) - Police say a teenage mother has been located after a newborn was left outside a dental office in suburban Atlanta. Henry County police Capt. Joey Smith tells local news media that the infant boy was found…
One-year-old baby fights to stay alive
KNOXVILLE (WVLT) - Sara Bullock talks and grins like any other one year old. The only only difference is she was born without parts of her brain. "It's a lot of holding, a lot of one-on-one with her," said Sara's dad, Jeremy…
Body of 2nd Alabama fisherman recovered from Tennessee River
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - A coroner in northwest Alabama says the body of a second missing fisherman has been recovered from the Tennessee River. Colbert County Coroner Carlton Utley tells local media the body of 26-year-old Jeremiah Sanders was found…
Chattanooga Police connect man shot in abdomen with abandoned car
(WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have connected a man shot in the abdomen with a crash that occurred on Brainerd road early this morning. Chattanooga Police responded to the 3600 block of Brainerd road around three a.m. on multiple reports of shots fired.…
Bradley County Sheriffs arrest 33 over two-day warrant roundup
BRADLEY COUNTY (WDEF) - A two-day roundup of individuals with outstanding arrest warrants was a success, officials with the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office report. Sheriff Eric Watson said some 33 arrests were made over the two days of searching. Arrests were made…
NFL warns state of Georgia over "religious freedom" bill
ATLANTA - Mindful of Atlanta's bid to host the Super Bowl, Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Friday he opposes a so-called "religious freedom" bill approved by the Georgia Legislature that protects opponents of same-sex marriage amid concerns it could lead…
Woman hospitalized after being stabbed with a meat fork
MEMPHIS (WVLT/WREG) - A man has been arrested after he allegedly attacked a family member with a two-pronged meat fork. Carlos Brown was arrested late Friday night and charged with aggravated assault. Officers were called to Methodist North Hospital around 9…
Construction worker dies after entrapment while working
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a worker has died while working on a construction project in Shelby County. Mickey Keaton, a spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, said the construction worker died Saturday at the site where a…
Attorney arrested, fill-in judge on child porn charges
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say an Alabama attorney and occasional fill-in judge has been arrested on child porn charges. Local news media reports that 52-year-old Vincent Smith is charged with four counts of possession of child pornography. Smith was…
Body Found Floating In Dalton Creek
A body was found in Dalton Saturday. According to police, the body was floating in a creek and was found by kids who were fishing in Mill Creek near Underwood Street. No word if foul play was involved. No names…
Teenage girl dies after rescue from river in east Georgia
WHITESBURG, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a 14-year-old girl has died after she and her sister were pulled from the Chattahoochee River in east Georgia. Carroll County Emergency Management Agency spokesman Tim Padgett tells multiple news outlets that the teenager…
Mother charged with Homicide of 4-month-old Daughter
WATERTOWN, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - A Wilson County 19-year-old woman has been charged in the homicide of her 4-month-old baby girl. Deputies with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kenya Jarrett of Watertown Thursday. The incident happened on Aug.…
Investigators search for cause of deadly plane crash
MOSCOW (CBS News) - A Dubai airliner with 62 people on board nosedived and exploded in a giant fireball early Saturday while trying to land in strong winds in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all aboard, officials said.…
Former FedEx employees defraud company out of more than $1.7 million
MEMPHIS (WMC) - Two former FedEx employees and a New York co-conspirator pleaded guilty to a shipping theft scheme that defrauded FedEx and wireless carriers out of more than $1.7 million. Akeem Gowdy, 23, Tavaris Mickens, 23, both from Memphis, and…
Multiple Brush Fires Cause Major Concern
It's getting pretty hot in the Tennessee Valley, after several grass fires broke out this week.
Man Hit By Car On Broad
Chattanooga, TN, (WDEF) - A man was hit by a car on Broad Street Friday night at Charger Drive. According to police at the scene, the man stumbled into the street and was hit by a car driving down the…
Paris attack fugitive captured in Belgium terror raid
BRUSSELS (CBS News) - After an intense four-month manhunt, police on Friday captured the top fugitive in last year's deadly Paris attacks in the same Brussels neighborhood where he grew up. Salah Abdeslam, 26, is a childhood friend of the…
What we all need to know about rabies now that two cases have been confirmed in Tennessee
Rabies is a deadly virus transmitted by animals that can also kill humans.
Bradley Co. Police arrest two after window-tint violation
A traffic stop led to the arrest of two men on Friday in Bradley County. Deputies initiated a traffic stop of a Chevrolet Impala Friday for a possible window-tint violation on Harrison Pike. As the officer exited his patrol vehicle,…
2 killed, 1 injured after car crashes into bus stop
ROSWELL, GA (CBS46) - Two people were killed and another person was injured when police say a car swerved and crashed into a bus stop in Roswell on Thursday. Curtis Freeman, 55, was killed in the crash Thursday. Freeman was a long-time…