MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two Alabama legislative committees approved a bill that would ban gender therapies for minors. Rep. Wes Allen of Troy and Sen. Shay Shelnutt of Trussville are the sponsors of the Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act.…
“When 21 percent of Tennesseans don’t have access to affordable healthy food options, it is no wonder that Tennessee ranks among the bottom states for obesity,”
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Schools would be banned from “lunch shaming” students unable to afford school meals, under a bill that has been narrowly advanced by a Tennessee House panel. The proposal would ban schools…
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. (WDEF) - Authorities say they haven't found anything yet in a search of a pond in North Carolina for toddler Evelyn Boswell. In a statement from the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office this evening, they said "The search…
She was accused of taking funds for policies that were never given
She talks about her gypsy family, why she thinks Evelyn is in Virginia, and threats from her own mother to keep quiet.
Lawmaker says President Trump was furious when he found out.
Her grandmother appeared in a North Carolina court today plus new video of the missing toddler.
She was last seen the day after Christmas, but it was only reported this week.
CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — A flooring manufacturer plans an expansion in northwest Georgia that the governor says will create 268 jobs. Gov. Brian Kemp's office said in a news release Thursday that an increase in demand for luxury vinyl flooring…
ATLANTA (AP) — The University of Georgia and Georgia Tech are fighting a proposal to make them favor in-state residents in early admissions. They say a state senator's proposal would degrade their ability to recruit top out-of-state students and maintain…
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Investigators in Tennessee worked all night Wednesday and into Thursday morning searching for a 15-month-old girl who hasn't been seen since the day after Christmas. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says Evelyn Boswell was reported missing…
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee inmate has become the fifth person executed in the state's electric chair in a span of 16 months. Nicholas Sutton was pronounced dead at 7:26 p.m. Thursday at a…
A Tennessee inmate is scheduled to become the fifth convict to die in the state's electric chair in the past 16 months.
Found in rough north Georgia mountains above the Amniacola state park between Ellijay and Dahlonega
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) — Police have arrested the boyfriend of a university student found dead this week in Georgia. News outlets report 23-year-old DeMarcus Little is being held on charges of criminal damage to property. Fort Valley police accuse…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are considering raising the state's minimum dropout age from 16 to 17. A Wednesday hearing on Senate Bill 343 revealed concerns about how much additional students would cost the state. Some lawmakers also question if…
The board met in Chattanooga today.
Republican lawmakers believe it will be more expensive than the Governor admits.
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he won't grant clemency to a death row inmate scheduled to be executed Thursday. Nick Sutton has an unusual group of supporters. They include current and…
They say that Tennessee better represents the nation demographically
Eddie Noonkester began a “thru-hike” Friday onto the Appalachian Approach Trail in northern Georgia.
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Atlanta airport officials say the demand for parking at the airport has declined with the rise of Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing services. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is shelving plans to demolish and rebuild its decks at…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - After talks of part of TVA being sold, Representative Chuck Fleischmann says he doesn't think that will happen. He says he has been a long supporter of TVA. According to the Congressman, the company has done a…