Father arrested after child found wandering road
EMS responders found the child, but not a parent.
Charges say former Georgia regent faked multiple contracts
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Charges against a former member of the Georgia Board of Regents allege he faked contracts with colleges, a bank and another company while seeking money from a financial company. Records show C.…
South Pittsburg man charged with running over a Bridgeport woman
Samantha Lee Frison had suffered a severe cut and died on the way to the hospital.
Alabama confirms state’s 1st vaping-related death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed the state’s first vaping-related death. A news release Wednesday said an East Alabama man died of lung disease associated with e-cigarettes. Chronic Disease Epidemiologist Sondra Reese says the…
Jeff Sessions: 'I still do support' President Trump
Sessions was ousted after enduring public mocking from Trump for recusing himself from special counsel's Russia investigation.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Georgia abortion law
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked Georgia's restrictive new abortion law from taking effect. The law bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can occur as early as six weeks…
Accused Tennessee lawmaker stays mum on reelection decision
Byrd later told reporters he would make a public statement by the end of September.
Tennessee Medicaid block grant push gets backlash at hearing
Officials say Memphis and Chattanooga hearings are being planned.
Georgia House speaker pro tem seeks US Senate seat
ATLANTA (AP) - The highest-ranking Republican woman in the Georgia legislature has thrown her name in the ring to replace retiring GOP U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson. House Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Jan Jones announced Monday that she's submitted an application…
The ritziest suburbs in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina
Based on median home prices
Temperature is even affecting TWRA's trout restocking
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The heat and drought are even affecting trout restocking in East Tennessee. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has had to change or postpone their efforts in early fall. They are finding that water levels are low…
Southern Baptists ready to put spotlight on sex-abuse crisis
The program features victim advocates, attorneys, therapists and at least 10 survivors of sexual abuse.
Vaping and THC connection
MADISONVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - We had another vaping incident in East Tennessee this week. A student at Sequoyah High in Madisonville was rushed to the hospital and is now in stable condition. Schools officials believe he was using an e-cigarette…
TVA implodes Widows Creek plant in Stevenson
STEVENSON, Alabama (WDEF) - TVA is moving on from their coal fired plant history. On Friday, they brought down the closed Widows Creek Fossil Plant in Stevenson, Alabama. They used timed explosives to implode the 500 foot stacks and the…
DeKalb County, Alabama reeling from rash of suicides
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The DeKalb County Sheriff is warning the community about a rash of suicides that have hit the northeast Alabama community. Sheriff Nick Welden reported on Thursday that his officers worked three more cases in the…
Southern drought deepens, 11 million affected
See the drought breakdown for your county.
Man shot while mowing the grass
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A man says he was shot while mowing his yard on Tuesday in Cumberland County. 1057News.com reports that 21 year old Cirilo Miller says he felt something hit him in the chest while mowing. A doctor…
Georgia: state's 1st death from vaping-related illness
the patient who died was among nine identified cases of vaping-related illness in Georgia
Witnesses clash in Tennessee abortion wait period trial
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Expert witnesses disagree on whether Tennessee's 48-hour waiting period before abortion helps or hinders women's decision making. A Bowling Green State University psychology professor who testified in federal court Wednesday said women seeking abortions experience high…
Stink Bugs are invading homes this fall
The story behind them and how to get rid of them.
Tennessee Valley Republican House Members Attack Impeachment Proceedings
"Our legislative process will grind to a halt and economic progress will be put at risk."
Tennessee AG seeks execution dates for 9 death row inmates
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to set nine execution dates in a move that bucks the national trend of shying away from using capital punishment. Attorney General…
Alabama Gov. Ivey: 'I'm doing fine' after cancer diagnosis
"we'll zap it out with some radiation and be done with it."
Alabama Gov. Ivey says she is being treated for malignancy
the spot was discovered in a routine exam and called it a tiny, isolated malignancy.