Argument over dog leads to shooting in Nashville; 8 wounded
An argument that started over a dog led to a shooting that left eight people wounded in Tennessee.
Nashville names street after civil rights icon John Lewis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials in Nashville, Tennessee, have renamed most of a street after civil rights icon John Lewis, who help desegregate the city’s lunch counters before becoming a long-serving congressman in Georgia. The Tennessean reports Metro Council members…
Tennessee governor gives death row inmate temporary reprieve
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has granted a death row inmate a temporary reprieve from execution. Lee issued a short statement Friday afternoon saying he is granting a reprieve to Pervis Payne until April 9 “due to…
Burn planned for part of Great Smoky Mountains park
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Officials with the National Park Service say a prescribed burn is scheduled for a portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A news release from the National Park Service says the 689-acre burn is scheduled…
Tennessee family sues over student's slave assignment
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Tennessee family has filed a lawsuit against Metro Nashville Public Schools and a teacher over an elementary school assignment about slavery. The assignment at Waverly Belmont Elementary in Nashville was called “Let’s Make a Slave.” The…
Georgia looking to have two Senate runoffs in January
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Control of the U-S senate will likely come down to Georgia as both senate seats could be going to a runoff election in January. News 12's Brian Armstrong finds out what extra work will be involved…
Tuberville backs Trump's unsupported cheating claim
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s incoming Republican senator, Tommy Tuberville is expressing support for President Donald Trump’s unsupported claim of election fraud. The former coach on Thursday wrote on social media that the elections results are out of control. The…
Hospital: Not enough nurses to address virus outbreak
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Health officials in northeastern Tennessee say they do not have enough nurses to combat COVID-19 inside its hospital system. According to Ballad Health, the hospital system is looking to hire 350 registered nurses to fill…
Governor & Georgia Republicans issue statement on vote count
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Presidential race in Georgia is likely to go to a recount. On Friday, election officials reported that Joe Biden has now passed President Trump. They still have up to 8,410 absentee ballots from the military…
Johnson City Hospital: Not enough nurses to address virus outbreak
Health officials in northeastern Tennessee say they do not have enough nurses to combat COVID-19 inside its hospital system.
School bus runs into tree in Monroe County
TELLICO PLAINS, Tennessee (WDEF) - A school bus loaded with children crashed into a tree this morning in Southeast Tennessee. It happened on Wilson Station Road between Tellico Plans and Englewood in Monroe County around 7:20 AM. It ran off…
Georgia count down to 14,000 votes right now
President Trump lead is now down to 1,775 out of almost 5 million cast
Perdue falls in runoff territory as Georgia still counts votes
President Trump lead down to three thousand votes.
Georgia count still in doubt as 47,000 votes still out
President Trump and Senator Perdue hang on to precariously thin leads, judge rejects first legal challenge.
New Tennessee Unemployment Claims Drop Below 7,000
New unemployment claims in Tennessee dropped to 6,992 from 7,770 the week before.
Georgia Has 61,367 Ballots Left To Count
Georgia officials still have approximately 61,367 ballots left to count.
Georgia Presidential and Senate races still up in the air tonight
10:15 UPDATE: Sec. Raffensperger says 90,735 votes still uncounted. President Trump leads by just over 31,000. ______ ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - 24 hours after the polls closed in Georgia and we still can't say for sure who won the Presidential…
Tennessee breaks voter turnout record
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - 3,045,401 Tennesseans voted in this year's Presidential election. That is 68% of registered voters. The total includes early voting, absentee voting and in-person voting on November 3rd. The number easily beat the previous high voter turnout…
Alabama virus deaths hit 3,000 as mask deadline approaches
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic now exceeds 3,000 as both cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations continue rising. The Department of Public Health reported Wednesday that 3,006 people had died since the start of the…
Georgia in the spotlight as vote count continues
ATLANTA (AP) — As the vote counting continued Wednesday, people across the nation watched to see whether Georgia would finally become the swing state that Democrats have long hoped for. The Associated Press has not declared a winner in Georgia’s…
Tuberville unseats Jones in Alabama
Trump defeats Biden in Alabama,
Georgia's Loeffler, Warnock set for Senate runoff in January
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Democrat Raphael Warnock are headed to a Jan. 5 runoff in the special election for Loeffler’s U.S. Senate seat. They’re the top two finishers in a crowded field that also…
Republicans holding Congressional seats in our area
House Latest: QAnon supporter wins House race in Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories, has won a House seat in Georgia. President Donald Trump boosted Greene’s candidacy, calling her a “future…
Trump defeats Biden in Alabama, gains 9 electoral votes
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) - President Donald Trump has won the deeply red state of Alabama against Democrat Joe Biden and claimed nine electoral votes. The GOP has easily won Alabama in every presidential election since 1976, when Jimmy Carter from…