PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Dolly Parton and her East Tennessee Businesses along with Walmart announced their significant contributions to flood relief. This was announced at a special event held at Walmart #678 in Newport, Tennessee. Dolly announced a $1…
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Monroe County man has been indicted and arrested on sexual assault charges after a TBI investigation. On September 5, 2024, TBI special agents were asked to investigate a sexual assault complaint that happened August…
ABINGDON, Va. (WDEF) -- After Hurricane Helene caused flooding across southeastern regions, Food City is teaming up with multiple organizations to provide aid to those impacted. To kick off the fundraiser, both Food City and Eastman Foundation have pledged $100,000,…
Conyers, Ga. — More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday and businesses were…
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Cartersville man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for child exploitation charges. Ian Alicea Prewett has been charged for alluring children to perform sexual acts to produce child pornography. According to U.S.…
Thousands of dockworkers at every major East and Gulf coast port are girding to strike in less than 24 hours, threatening to close trade…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities have reported no immediate arrests after a weekend mass shooting killed four people and left 17 others injured in what police described as a targeted “hit” by multiple shooters who opened…
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press Abstract: Georgia election officials are requiring poll workers to tally the number of ballots by hand. The State Election Board voted 3-2 on Friday to approve the new rule, going against the advice of the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A body found in rural southeastern Kentucky is believed to be the man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on an interstate highway, authorities said Wednesday night. The search ended with two private sleuths joining…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has announced a price hike for football tickets starting in 2025 with most of the increase going specifically to help pay players. The increase announced Tuesday morning in an email to season-ticket holders notes a new 10%…
As a search continued into its 11th day for the suspect in a mass shooting that wounded five people on an interstate highway in Kentucky earlier…
The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating a series of suspicious letters, some of which contained an unknown substance, sent to election officials nationwide, the agencies confirmed Tuesday. The Associated Press reported powder-containing packages…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Al. (WDEF) -- A new documentary is hitting Netflix involving an Alabama jailbreak that occurred April 29, 2022. "Jailbreak: Love on the Run" tells the story of corrections officer, Vicky White, helping violent…
Singer Jon Bon Jovi helped bring a woman back off the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville on Tuesday night, police said, in an…
Newly-released bodycam video from 2023 shows the teenager accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School in Georgia being interviewed along with…
Officials are investigating after a Delta plane collided with an Endeavor Air flight on the tarmac at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International The…
As a manhunt stretched into a third day Monday for a suspect in a shooting on a Kentucky interstate that wounded five people and struck 12…
The father of Colt Gray, the teen suspect in the Apalachee High School shooting, was arrested, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday. Colin Gray, 54,…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A mother was arrested in Memphis after her 6-year-old son was found in school with a loaded gun. The mother, Ke'erinie…
WINDER, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced they have arrested the father of the Apalachee High School shooter. Colin Gray, age 54, was arrested in connection to the shooting. He is…
DADE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Three individuals have been charged after a incident was reported in Dade County. Dade County Sheriff's Office stated they were notified by the Dade County Schools Superintendent that a school bus driver reported seeing a…
Four people were killed and nine others were wounded after a 14-year-old student opened fire Wednesday at Apalachee High School in northern Georgia,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Survivor has revealed the 18 new castaways that will compete in its 47th season, and one contestant is from Nashville. [caption id="attachment_1801649" align="alignleft"…