Giant venomous flying spiders with 4-inch legs heading to New York area as they spread across East Coast
First came the spotted lanternflies, then the cicadas — and now, the spiders? The Northeast U.S. is bracing for an invasion…
Lawmaker's son makes silly faces as dad speaks on House floor
The son of US Representative John Rose was spotted smiling and making funny faces at cameras in the House of Representatives in Washington on…
Remains found in Chattanooga identified as Georgia woman
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Skeletal remains found near the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga have been identified as a Georgia woman. The Cobb County Police Department identified the…
Tennessee National Guard Rescues Hikers
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) -Two rescue missions took place yesterday at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. According to officials around 2 p.m. yesterday, the Tennessee National Guard and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency were notified of a hiker suffering from…
Man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley pleads not guilty in Georgia court
A man accused of killing a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and other charges in her death. A grand jury in early May returned an indictment charging Jose Ibarra…
Tennessee extends FAFSA application deadline
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee is once again pushing back the deadline to apply for federal scholarship money. If you want to land a Tennessee Promise scholarship, you need to fill out a “Free Application for Federal Student Aid,” or…
Nissan issues urgent warning over exploding Takata airbag inflators on 84,000 older vehicles
Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators have an increased risk of exploding in a crash and hurling dangerous metal fragments. Wednesday's urgent request comes after one…
6th house in 4 years collapses into Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's Outer Banks
Another house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's coast, the sixth to fall along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore's beaches in the past four years, according to U.S. National Park Service officials. About one mile of the beach…
Scottie Scheffler charges dropped after arrest outside PGA Championship
Prosecutors dropped criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler on Wednesday, less than two weeks after the world's top golfer was arrested outside the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell said his office couldn't move forward with the charges based…
Workers at Georgia school bus maker Blue Bird approve their first union contract
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) — A year after they voted to unionize, workers at a Georgia school bus manufacturer have approved their first contract. The United Steelworkers union and Blue Bird Corp. said union members at Blue Bird's assembly plants…
Young missionary couple from US among 3 killed by gunmen in Haiti's capital, police say
By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON/Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. missionary couple was shot and killed by criminal gang members in Haiti’s capital after they were abducted while leaving a…
NCAA votes to accept $2.8 billion settlement that could usher in dramatic change for college sports
By RALPH D. RUSSO/AP College Sports Writer The NCAA and Big Ten Conference leadership approved a $2.8 billion settlement of antitrust claims Wednesday, moving college athletics closer to some of the most sweeping changes in its history. The proposal could…
Justice Department sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster for monopolizing concert industry
Washington — The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit Thursday accusing Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation of illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry to the detriment of concertgoers and artists alike. In a 128-page civil suit filed in U.S. District Court for the…
Diaper maker will spend $418 million to expand its Georgia factory, hiring 600
MACON, Ga. (AP) — A company that makes disposable baby diapers, training pants and baby wipes announced Thursday that it will spend $418 million to expand its Macon plant, hiring 600 new employees. First…
Vanderbilt Poll: Tennesseans support IVF treatment regardless of their abortion views
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The semi-annual Vanderbilt survey is out this week, tackling a wide range of issues across Tennessee. The poll finds Tennesseans are deeply split over abortion rights, with a slight trend toward pro-choice since the Dobbs ruling…
Nashville council rejects proposed sign for Morgan Wallen's new bar, decrying his behavior
By JONATHAN MATTISE/Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville councilmembers have rejected plans for a glowing sign to be erected at Morgan Wallen's new bar along the city's neon-lit strip of honky tonks, citing his use of a racial slur…
TNT will begin airing College Football Playoff games through sublicense with ESPN
By JOE REEDY/AP Sports Writer TNT Sports will begin airing College Football Playoff games this upcoming season through a sublicense with ESPN. The five-year agreement announced Wednesday gives TNT two first-round games the first two years. Beginning in 2026, it…
17-year-old reported missing out of Franklin County, TN
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A teenager has gone missing out of Franklin County, Tennessee. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office posted to social media on Monday about the disappearance of 17-year-old Elizabeth Clark. Missing teen Elizabeth…
Tennessee Guard air medics rescue Smoky Mountain hiker
Sgt. 1st Class Cassandra Antes, a paramedic assigned to Task Force Smokey, prepares to be hoisted down to rescue a hiker in need of medical assistance, May 20, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (courtesy…
Judge in Tennessee blocks effort to put Elvis Presley's former home Graceland up for sale
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Wednesday blocked the auction of Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley, by a company that claimed his estate failed to repay a loan that used the property as collateral. Shelby County…
Fani Willis and judge presiding over Georgia Trump election case defeat challengers
By KATE BRUMBACK/Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who brought a sprawling racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and others, has won the Democratic primary in her bid for reelection. Willis…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signs 'Smart Heart Act' into law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Tuesday, Gov. Bill Lee signed the "Smart Heart Act" into law,…
State Supreme Court and Republican congressional primary elections top Georgia ballots
By JEFF AMY/Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's elections on Tuesday include a state Supreme Court race that's grown unusually heated by the sleepy standards of the state's nonpartisan judicial elections, as well as a five-way GOP primary for an…
12 Arrested in TBI's online child exploitation operation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has arrested a dozen people for online child exploitation and sextortion. The TBI conducted a three-month investigation dubbed Operation Protecting Tomorrow, working across 21 counties in the state. Their mission…