How the 2025 Music Educator Award honoree is changing lives and influencing his students: "He's given me life lessons"
For nearly two decades, Adrian Maclin has changed lives inside and outside of his classroom. Maclin, a music teacher…
Attempted murder suspect escapes through North Carolina jail's ventilation system with cellmates' help, officials say
An inmate escaped over the weekend from a jail in North Carolina, fleeing through the building's ventilation system, authorities said. Law enforcement agencies across the state launched a manhunt once…
Lt. Governor announces DOGE bill for Georgia
ATLANTA (WDEF) - Lt. Governor Burt Jones announces a Georgia version of the President's DOGE plans. He plans to introduce the Red Tape Rollback Act of 2025 this session. It would require all state agencies to review their rules and…
Bridgestone Americas announces closure of LaVergne, TN Plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Bridgestone Americans (Bridgestone) has announced the closure of it's LaVergne, Tennessee, plant. The plant will close its doors July 31, 2025. This decision comes from the company's…
Local areas receive infrastructure grants from state of Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local areas are receiving Infrastructure Planning Grants (IPG) from the state of Tennessee. Governor Bill Lee made the announcement Thursday, January 23, 2025. The IPG program aims at funding utility systems that serve distressed counties and…
Teen shooter kills student, then himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
One student is dead and another is wounded after a third student opened fire with a pistol Wednesday at Antioch High School…
GDOT faces harsh road conditions amid statewide winter weather
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) – As a winter storm swept across Georgia on Tuesday, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) continues to work around the clock to address hazardous road conditions. Crews have been treating and…
Gov. Lee outlines immigration changes he is proposing for Special Session
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has shared more details on the immigration bills he is proposing that lawmakers tackle next week in the Special Session. He is proposing creating a new branch of the Department of Safety…
TN Attorney General announces settlement with Family Dollar
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Attorney General's Office (TAGO) has announced a settlement with Family Dollar Inc. According to TAGO, this settlement comes after an investigation that revealed Family Dollar stores in Tennessee were…
Nashville man charged with kidnapping two Soddy Daisy girls
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Nashville Police have charged the man that kidnapped two girls from Soddy Daisy over the weekend. Isaac Schellsmidt faces charges of kidnapping, statutory rape, solicitation…
Georgia fire chief shot dead while helping driver who hit deer in Alabama
Authorities in rural Alabama say they will charge a man with murder for allegedly shooting and killing a Georgia fire chief, who approached his home Sunday night while trying to assist a driver stranded in the road. The driver had…
Woman arrested for murder of elderly man in Sweetwater
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is conducting a homicide investigation involving an elderly male. In the morning hours of Thursday, January 16, 2025, a 911 call came in about CPR in progress in the…
Georgia House Speaker lifts ban against Colton Moore
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- There were developments today in the arrest of a northwest Georgia lawmaker at the state capitol yesterday. State Senator Colton Moore was arrested as…
Sen. Colton Moore arrested after trying to enter Georgia House
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - A northwest Georgia lawmaker was arrested today as he tried to enter a joint session of the legislature. The Governor was opening the new legislative session with a speech on his priorities this year. Members of…
TN Gov. Bill Lee announces Special Session on Jan. 27
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Wednesday that he will call for a special session with the Tennessee General Assembly on Monday, January…
Macy's will close 66 stores this year. Here is where they are.
Macy's is closing 66 store locations that it has said are underperforming. The closures are part of the storied retailer's turnaround strategy. The company referred to the brick-and-mortar stores it's shuttering as "non-go-forward" locations. They include outposts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida,…
Delta flight aborts takeoff at Atlanta airport, forcing passengers to evacuate on slides; 4 injured
At least four people were injured Friday morning…
GDOT beginning snow removal across region, stressing roads still hazardous
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- As snow, sleet, and freezing rain blanketed north and central Georgia on Friday, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) shifted from brine treatment to snowplowing and road clearing. More than 300…
Senate advances Laken Riley Act in bipartisan 84-9 vote
Washington — The Senate on Thursday advanced a bill known as the Laken Riley Act that is aimed at expanding the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally. In a 84…
GA Department of Public Safety searching for hit-and-run suspect
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Authorities are searching for a hit-and-run suspect in Cohutta, Georgia, who injured two male juveniles on skateboards. At 7:27 p.m., December 30, 2024, Georgia State Patrol (GSP) troopers responded to…
Tennessee Valley Native Kane Brown Headlines Nashville NYE Bash
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- CBS' NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH was a hit once again to ring in 2025, living up to Nashville's Music City nickname. Approximately 220,000 people…
2025 question: Who will replace Alabama Governor Kay Ivey?
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) - The coming months should begin to answer the biggest question in Alabama politics this year. Who will replace Kay Ivey in the Governor's mansion? Ivey will leave office in 2026 because of term limits. So a…
Sons of Confederate Veterans file new lawsuit over Stone Mountain Memorial
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Sons of Confederate Veterans have filed a new lawsuit over their continuing battle to keep memorials at Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta. The latest suit involves the Memorial Flag Terrace. The Terrace displays the United States…
Multi agency Georgia pursuit ends in Monroe County TN
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A pursuit that began in Georgia crossed over state lines and ended in Monroe County. At 11:30 p.m. December 20, 2024, Monroe…