FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The search goes on for a motorcycle driver who led several agencies on a chase this morning in northeast Alabama. It started near the Little River Canyon Preserve on Highway 35 around 10AM. Park service…
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for two white men accused in the shooting death of a black man they pursued through a subdivision in coastal Georgia city are asking for people not to rush to judgment. Gregory and Travis McMichael,…
He is the third inmate to die after contracting the virus at the privately run Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - Investigators need your help with a homicide investigation in Rome, Georgia. Two women were found dead under the Etowah bridge on Wednesday. Investigators identified them as 19-year-old Vanita Richardson, and 31-year-old Trevena Campbell, both of Rome.…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - Law enforcement conducted a massive search on Wednesday morning near where a body was spotted on Tuesday in northeast Alabama. A contractor working on a home near Mentone on Lookout Mountain first spotted it in…
Some Tennessee restaurants are changing styles to reopen under guidelines
The latest unemployment claims for the week of May 9 in Tennessee saw another increase with 29,308 new filings bringing the total number of claims since March 15 to 503,888.
ROME, Ga. (AP) — Two sisters were found dead underneath a highway overpass in Georgia and authorities said their deaths were being investigated as homicides. Floyd County Chief Deputy Coroner Connie Chandler said 19-year-old Vanita Nicole “Vera” Richardson and 31-year-old…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Gov. Bill Lee extended and consolidated his Covid-19 executive orders to on Tuesday to last through the end of June. The actions don't change what is or is not open. The changes mainly extend services the…
Not much opening in Ocoee region until May 24th... Whitewater Center will remain closed. Most of the Battlefield will reopen this weekend.
Not much opening in Ocoee region until May 24th... Whitewater Center will remain closed. Most of the Battlefield will reopen this weekend.
Tennessee election officials say the fear of contracting the coronavirus doesn’t meet the criteria to vote by mail due to illness in the state.
State prison outbreaks have put both counties in the top 5 nationally
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutors who first handled the fatal shooting of a black man are under investigation for their conduct in the case. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and federal authorities…
He extends closings of bars and music venues through the rest of May.
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. - Nearly two dozen people have died at an Alabama veterans nursing home from the new coronavirus. The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs said Tuesday that 23 deaths from the disease occurred at the Bill Nichols State…
COHUTTA, Ga (WDEF) - We have new information on a carjacking of an Uber Driver from Over the weekend. Cohutta Police confirm 51 year old, Christopher Miller has been arrested in Jacksonville, FL. This comes after a few days of searching…
COHUTTA, Ga (WDEF) - We have new information on a carjacking of an Uber Driver from Over the weekend. Cohutta Police confirm 51 year old, Christopher Miller has been arrested in Jacksonville, FL. This comes after a few days of searching…
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr will examine Ahmaud Arbery’s murder investigation, a spokesperson for Carr confirmed to CBS News on Saturday. In a statement, Carr said that he will look into how the case was handled “from the outset.” “The family, the community and the state of Georgia deserve answers. We need to know exactly […]
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — More than two months after a black man was shot to death while running through a Georgia neighborhood, the white father and son arrested in the case had their first court appearance on charges of felony…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has blocked the state from implementing a contentious school voucher program just days after ruling the program unconstitutional. The attorney general’s office and school choice advocates had sought permission to continue processing applications…
Both Gov. Kemp and Stacey Abrams addressed the controversy today.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Changes are in place at the DMV, to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Those changes have also affected how some driving facilities operate. The Department of Motor Vehicles has temporarily suspended both knowledge and skills tests…
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is set to reopen on Saturday, becoming one of the biggest federal attractions to reopen amid the national lockdown prompted by the coronavirus crisis.