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
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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.
Authorities identify man hurt in courthouse shooting
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) - Authorities have identified a man who was shot inside an Alabama courthouse as being a 72-year-old resident with multiple ammunition containers. News outlets reported Thursday that Jackson County sheriff's officials say Fred Swearengin had a handgun…
Democratic Party revolt in Chattooga County this week
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Democratic Party in one northwest Georgia County has lost several office holders this week. Four county leaders have announced they are leaving the party in Chattooga County, including the Sheriff. The final match straw appears…
Security shoots armed man at courthouse in Scottsboro, AL
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - A Jackson County court officer has shot a man at the courthouse in Scottsboro on Wednesday morning. The security officer is a deputy with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff says the man entered the…
After 2 year investigation, son charged with killing his father on Sand Mountain
DUTTON, Alabama (WDEF) - Investigators in northeast Alabama have charged a man with killing his father two years ago. In May of 2017, 78 year old Charles Shirey died of blunt force trauma at his home on County Road 372…
US Army identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin was from Greenbrier, Tennessee.
TWRA releases more info on West Tennessee marina fire
four houseboats had sunk and six other boats damaged
Police investigate girl's shooting death as homicide
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old Tennessee girl is being investigated as a homicide. News outlets cite a statement from the Knoxville Police Department that says officers responded to a home Saturday night to…