Jon Bon Jovi helps woman back from ledge on Nashville bridge
Singer Jon Bon Jovi helped bring a woman back off the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville on Tuesday night, police said, in an…
Bodycam video shows accused Georgia school shooter and his father interviewed by police in 2023
Newly-released bodycam video from 2023 shows the teenager accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School in Georgia being interviewed along with…
2 Delta planes collide on tarmac at Atlanta airport, FAA says
Officials are investigating after a Delta plane collided with an Endeavor Air flight on the tarmac at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International The…
Manhunt for Kentucky shooting suspect cancels classes as authorities urge people to be on high alert
As a manhunt stretched into a third day Monday for a suspect in a shooting on a Kentucky interstate that wounded five people and struck 12…
Georgia high school shooting suspect's father faces judge after murder charges
The father of Colt Gray, the teen suspect in the Apalachee High School shooting, was arrested, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday. Colin Gray, 54,…
Memphis mother arrested after loaded gun found on 6-year-old
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A mother was arrested in Memphis after her 6-year-old son was found in school with a loaded gun. The mother, Ke'erinie…
Father of Apalachee High School shooter arrested
WINDER, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced they have arrested the father of the Apalachee High School shooter. Colin Gray, age 54, was arrested in connection to the shooting. He is…
Three charged after reported gunfire near a school bus
DADE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Three individuals have been charged after a incident was reported in Dade County. Dade County Sheriff's Office stated they were notified by the Dade County Schools Superintendent that a school bus driver reported seeing a…
Georgia high school shooting suspect was previously interviewed after FBI received reports of online threats
Four people were killed and nine others were wounded after a 14-year-old student opened fire Wednesday at Apalachee High School in northern Georgia,…
Survivor announces this seasons castaways, one lives in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Survivor has revealed the 18 new castaways that will compete in its 47th season, and one contestant is from Nashville. [caption id="attachment_1801649" align="alignleft"…
4 dead, 9 hospitalized after shooting at high school in Georgia; 14-year-old suspect in custody
Four people were killed and nine more were hospitalized with injuries after a shooting Wednesday morning at a high school in northern Georgia,…
UAW organizes another union at a southern auto plant
SPRING HILL, Tennessee (WDEF) - The U-A-W is claiming another win by organizing workers in southern auto plants. They say Ultium based in Spring Hill has recognized a thousand of their workers joining the national union. The plant makes electric batteries…
North Georgia could get two new federal judges under bill that passed the Senate
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Senator Jon Ossoff says our region in Georgia could see two new federal judges under a new bill. The bipartisan Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act recently passed the U.S. Senate. The bill addresses…
Scottie Scheffler caps off record season with FedEx Cup title and $25 million bonus
ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the biggest prize in golf. Challenged briefly Sunday in the Tour Championship, Scheffler responded with…
Georgia sheriff's deputy dies days after being shot while serving search warrant
A sheriff's deputy has died days after he was shot while serving a search warrant in west Georgia, authorities said. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office announced late Friday…
Memphis murder suspect captured after falling through ceiling from attic where he was hiding
A Memphis murder suspect was captured after he fell through the ceiling from the attic where he was hiding, the U.S. Marshals said this week. Deario Wilkerson, 20, was on the…
Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states — and around the world
Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her upbringing, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission over the past three decades to improve literacy through her Imagination Library book…
Walmart recalls apple juice sold in 25 states due to arsenic concerns
Washington — Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. that were found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the…
A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A second former Memphis police officer charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols last year is changing his not-guilty plea, in a case that sparked outrage and calls for police reform. Emmitt…
Alabama inmate's lawyers seek to block his execution by nitrogen gas citing problems with controversial method
Days after Alabama scheduled its third execution by nitrogen hypoxia, lawyers for the latest prisoner set to die by this method have asked a federal judge to block the execution order. In a motion filed Tuesday night in Alabama district court, attorneys representing…
TN Aquarium aids in rescuing endangered aquatic species
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A drought on Walden Ridge prompted a rescue of an endangered aquatic species. Reports of dried up streams came in late July, and the endangered Laurel Dace needed a rescue. The Tennessee Aquarium, along with the…
Six charged after Clarksville human trafficking investigation
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations (TBI) assisted in a human trafficking investigation that led to the arrests of six men. August 16, 2024, as part of an undercover operation, several decoy advertisements were placed on websites…
Georgia governor doubles down on Medicaid program with work requirement despite slow start
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Monday defended and doubled down on his signature Medicaid program — the only one in the nation with a work requirement — further dimming chances the state could…