NEW YORK (AP) - Research is increasingly pointing to a retreat of working mothers from the U.S. labor force, as the pandemic leaves parents with few child care options and the added burden of navigating distance learning. The trend threatens…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Zoo says the oldest African elephant in North America has died at the age of 56. Tyranza was the longtime matriarch of the elephant herd at the Memphis Zoo. She was put on hospice…
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — A longtime pastor with metro Atlanta churches was sentenced to five years in prison and another 15 years of probation on child molestation charges. On Thursday, the Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office said 81-year-old Benjamin…
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Sheriff of Cumberland County says his officers are investigating a homicide from Thursday. Deputies did a welfare check at a home west of Crossville Thursday night. They were called by someone who had not been…
JACKSBORO, Tennessee (WDEF) - A former school nurse in the Campbell County school system has been indicted. 56 year old Sherry Lancaster faces charges of Obtaining Drugs by Fraud and Theft. TBI agents were called in to investigate the case…
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) - CoreCivic may be pulling out of Hamilton County, but they have much bigger plans in Alabama. Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the next step in her proposal to overhaul the state's overcrowded and violent prison…
Investigators accuse him of ordering city crews to work on his private property and then lie about it.
Continuous unemployment claims in Tennessee dropped to 184,781 while new claims rose for the week of August 29.
TOCCOA, Georgia (WDEF) - A Georgia case worker has been charged with exploiting seniors that were in his charge. 49 year old Ronald Thomas from Athens, GA faces ten counts of Elder Exploitation. The investigation began on August 21st into…
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Authorities in Georgia are looking for a man accused of kidnapping a woman and her 1-year-old child during a carjacking. Gwinnett County Police said in a statement posted Tuesday on Facebook that the man approached the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Miranda Lambert turns her “Wildcard” into an ace as she's the leading nominee at the 2020 Country Music Association Awards, including entertainer of the year. Lambert has seven nods and is back in contention…
“Zeus will enhance our ability to protect the state’s children"
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - We told you that the Tennessee Highway Patrol is offering a reward for help in catching the protesters suspected of knocking over a statue during the Floyd demonstrations in Nashville back in May. Now they are…
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The latest nursing home outbreak of the coronavirus is in Summerville, Georgia. Georgia's daily survey shows 82 of the 119 residents at Oakview Health and Rehabilitation have tested positive for Covid-19. One has died. None of…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor is extending the two main executive orders that govern Georgia’s response to COVID-19. Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday signed a 15-day extension of an order mandating requirements on social distancing and bans gatherings of more…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban led dozens of his football players and other athletes on a march to protest social injustice and recent incidents of police brutality against Black men and women. The group marched the short…
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Georgia to extend its deadline for accepting mail-in ballots for November’s general election from the close of polls on Election Day until three days later. Georgia law says absentee ballots must be…
"Forcing doctors to lie to their patients is unconstitutional and dangerous. "
South Central Correctional Facility is run by CoreCivic
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Lee has once again extended the state of emergency until the end of September. Lee, a Republican, initially imposed the state of emergency on March 12 in order to free up funding and relax…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee police officer won't face charged after fatally shooting a man who pointed an air pistol at motorists and police. Shelby County's district attorney said Friday that a Memphis police officer acted lawfully when the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama reported Friday that an additional 481 students have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to more than 1,000 infections since students returned to campus. The University of Alabama System released the…
Her attorney has also requested a change of venue for the case.
Boat rallies/parades on Chickamauga, Hiwassee, Allatoona on Saturday