Video shows escaping prisoner from UT Medical Center in Knoxville
A woman outside caught video of him running past her.
Police: White teen girl aimed to attack black Georgia church
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Police say a white teenage girl is accused of plotting to attack a mostly black church in north Georgia. Gainesville Police Chief Jay Parrish said in a Tuesday statement that Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church was…
Tennessee announces plan to spend some of welfare surplus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has announced plans to spend part of $732 million in reserves from a federal welfare program for families with children. The Department of Human Services on Tuesday detailed $290 million in planned spending, saying it…
Officers from 7 agencies hunt down suspect on Alabama/Georgia line
"The Northern part of our county can sleep more peacefully knowing he's in custody."
Chick-fil-A halts donations to 3 groups against gay marriage
Foundation dropping donations to Salvation Army and FCA
Suit: School officials in Tennessee county push Christianity
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two atheist families are suing a Tennessee school system, claiming district officials there promote Christianity. The lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Nashville by the American Civil Liberties Union. It claims Smith County…
Coach Kirby Smart talks about connection to Ringgold's Chamberlain Smith
ATHENS, Georgia (WDEF) - University of Georgia Kirby Smart describes the play when photographer Chamberlain Smith was run over by a player as "a very scary moment." The football coach led off his Monday press conference wishing the Ringgold native…
The Latest: Daughter ‘heartbroken’ over DNA evidence ruling
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on attempts to test DNA evidence in a murder 13 years after a Tennessee man was executed for the crime (all times local): 2:40 p.m. The daughter of a man executed for murder 13…
3 more measles cases confirmed in Georgia county
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia health officials have confirmed three additional cases of measles in an Atlanta area county where a middle school student was recently diagnosed with the virus. The Georgia Department of Public Health said Friday at least two…
Krystal execs leaving in midst restaurant changes
The departure of the President was unexpected.
Georgia election officials investigate prominent critics
By BEN NADLER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s top election official is investigating two prominent critics of the state’s new touchscreen voting machines. Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger’s office confirmed the investigation into Marilyn Marks and Richard DeMillo…
The Latest: Tennessee House GOP won’t pursue rep’s expulsion
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on a Tennessee lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct (all times local): 3:15 p.m. Tennessee’s House speaker says his chamber’s GOP supermajority will not move forward with a possible expulsion vote of a lawmaker accused…
Hyundai to build Santa Cruz SUV at Alabama plant
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Hyundai says it will build a pickup-style sport-utility vehicle at its plant in Alabama, which is being enlarged in a $410 million expansion project. The Korean automaker announced the project Wednesday in a statement that says…
Deer smashes into hospital, then into traffic
"rutting bucks see their reflection in glass or mirrors, they will often ram (it)"
Police say witness saw Yazeed kidnap Aniah Blanchard
AUBURN, Alabama (WDEF) - New court documents out today say witnesses saw Aniah Blanchard's kidnapping. 29-year-old Ibraheem Yazeed was arrested for her kidnapping late Thursday night in Florida. The court documents against him say he was seen forcing Blanchard into…
Man pleads not guilty to federal charges in deputy's death
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man charged with killing a Tennessee sheriff's deputy and burning his body and patrol car has pleaded not guilty to federal charges. Court records show Steven Joshua Wiggins appeared before a judge Thursday in Nashville.…
TennCare members' information subjected to email breach
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say the private information of nearly 44,000 TennCare members may have been stolen during a breach of the email system of a vendor for the state's Medicaid agency. The Tennessean reports that Magellan Health Systems…
Missing Clark Atlanta University student found dead
ATLANTA (AP) - A missing Clark Atlanta University student has been found dead, authorities said Friday. The body of Alexis Crawford, 21, was found at a park in DeKalb County, Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields said at a news conference.…
Johns Mountain Overlook closed by vandalism
VILLANOW, Georgia (WDEF) - The U.S. Forest Service has had to close the Johns Mountain Overlook Road because of vandals. The overlook is a popular north Georgia destination to look at fall colors. But vandals have spray painted pentagrams and…
The Latest: Jeff Sessions announces 2020 run for Senate seat
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on former Attorney General Jeff Sessions running for U.S. Senate (all times local): 8:19 p.m. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will attempt to win back his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama after a tumultuous…
Tennessee death row from Chattanooga inmate selects electric chair
Lee Hall is the 4th Tennessee inmate to choose electrocution over lethal injection in the last year
Jailer arrested for bringing tobacco into jail
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has arrested one of their own Corrections Deputies. Rod Edwards Hanna is charged Promoting Prison Contraband 3rd Degree. Investigators say he was bringing tobacco into the jail and delivering it to…
Tennessee Rotary donates to End Polio Now campaign
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Dunkin Donuts is teaming up with Tennessee Rotary to help fight Polio. Today Dunkin Donuts presented a $500,000 check to the End Polio Now Campaign. The money was raised through the Purple Pinkie Initiative, within a single…
2 contractors killed, trooper injured in crash in Tennessee
ARLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) - A crash has killed two Tennessee Department of Transportation contractors and injured a state trooper. News outlets report a tractor trailer was involved in the crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 40 in Arlington. Tennessee Highway Patrol…