FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A Dekalb County, Alabama deputy has died from COVID-19. 49-year-old Mickey Bowen had served 21 years with the sheriff's office, working both in the Detention Center and most recently as a transport deputy. Bowen had…
New unemployment claims in Tennessee dropped to 7,770 from 9,873 the week before.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey says Tennessee is considering independently reviewing the safety and efficacy of a coronavirus vaccine once it is eventually approved by the federal government before distributing it to the public. Piercey told reporters…
(Note: Zeta could still pack Tropical Storm strength as it hits the Tennessee Valley Thursday morning. See the school closings and delays here) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Zeta is weakening further but remains a still-dangerous storm as it barrels…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee held his first news conference in two weeks since self-isolating after exposure to a Covid-19 person on his security detail. Neither his wife or himself got sick or tested positive. But he began…
Tennessee officials say the state has broken its record for early and absentee voting combined three days before early voting ends for the Nov. 3 election.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal authorities say a Tennessee man is charged with running a Ponzi scheme in which he claimed he had cured himself of cancer through naturopathic methods and was conducting a study of other patients. U.S. Attorney…
ARGO, Ala. (AP) — Two young girls in a pickup truck led police on a chase of at least 30 miles through metro Birmingham, Alabama. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office received a report about the unauthorized use of a vehicle…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Record enrollment has helped the University of Tennessee to make up for much of the revenue lost due to the coronavirus crisis. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports lost revenue and added costs have totaled around $147 million.…
SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man was charged with felony vandalism this week after witnesses said he rammed his daughter’s car in a dispute over custody of a chihuahua. The Kingsport Times News reports the daughter filed a police…
FOLEY, Ala. (AP) - The U.S. Navy says the two crew members who died when a Navy training plane out of Florida crashed in an Alabama residential neighborhood were an instructor pilot and a student aviator. A Navy spokesman says…
South Pittsburg, TN (WDEF) - The city of South Pittsburg has been chosen as an inaugural partner of the Tennessee RiverTowns project. The selection could help bring more economic development and entrepreneurship opportunities to the city. The Tennessee RiverTowns Program…
Georgia voters continue to set record numbers for turnout in mail and early, in-person voting.
New unemployment claims in Tennessee moved back below 10,000 to 9,873 for the week of October 17.
The Tennessee Department of Health has launched a new website to keep the public up to speed on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Georgia’s highest court ruled Monday that votes cast for a candidate who dies before Election Day are void.
Gov. Bill Lee intends to extend an executive order that allows the majority of Tennessee’s counties the option to require face coverings in public as the state has seen coronavirus case counts grow.
Farm to Families is looking to donate more than one million pounds of food by the end of the month in the tri - state area. Farm to Families is part of the Corona virus Food Assistance Program. Belle Fresh…
Senator Lamar Alexander issued a brief statement supporting Dr. Fauci.
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. - A Tennessee rapper who boasted in a music video about getting rich from committing unemployment fraud was arrested Friday in Los Angeles. Fontrell Antonio Baines was arrested on three felony counts of access device fraud, aggravated…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sixteen residents and one staff member have died due to a COVID-19 outbreak at a nursing home in eastern Tennessee. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that more than two-fifths of The Heritage Center’s residents have tested…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Wildlife officers say a Virginia woman has been charged after they say she fed a black bear while on vacation in Tennessee. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Association said Friday that a video posted on social media…
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Georgia State Patrol is investigating, after a small child was hit by a car tonight. It happened around 8 on Highway 27, right in front of Advance Auto Parts in Summerville. We're told the child…
NASHVILLE (AP) - The White House quietly told Tennessee early this week that a statewide mask mandate “must be implemented” to curb its growing spread of COVID-19. The White House and Republican Gov. Bill Lee did not discuss the recommendations…