A man accused of killing a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and other charges in her death. A grand jury in early May returned an indictment charging Jose Ibarra…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee is once again pushing back the deadline to apply for federal scholarship money. If you want to land a Tennessee Promise scholarship, you need to fill out a “Free Application for Federal Student Aid,” or…
Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators have an increased risk of exploding in a crash and hurling dangerous metal fragments. Wednesday's urgent request comes after one…
Another house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's coast, the sixth to fall along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore's beaches in the past four years, according to U.S. National Park Service officials. About one mile of the beach…
Prosecutors dropped criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler on Wednesday, less than two weeks after the world's top golfer was arrested outside the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell said his office couldn't move forward with the charges based…
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) — A year after they voted to unionize, workers at a Georgia school bus manufacturer have approved their first contract. The United Steelworkers union and Blue Bird Corp. said union members at Blue Bird's assembly plants…
By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON/Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. missionary couple was shot and killed by criminal gang members in Haiti’s capital after they were abducted while leaving a…
By RALPH D. RUSSO/AP College Sports Writer The NCAA and Big Ten Conference leadership approved a $2.8 billion settlement of antitrust claims Wednesday, moving college athletics closer to some of the most sweeping changes in its history. The proposal could…
Washington — The Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit Thursday accusing Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation of illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry to the detriment of concertgoers and artists alike. In a 128-page civil suit filed in U.S. District Court for the…
MACON, Ga. (AP) — A company that makes disposable baby diapers, training pants and baby wipes announced Thursday that it will spend $418 million to expand its Macon plant, hiring 600 new employees. First…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The semi-annual Vanderbilt survey is out this week, tackling a wide range of issues across Tennessee. The poll finds Tennesseans are deeply split over abortion rights, with a slight trend toward pro-choice since the Dobbs ruling…
By JONATHAN MATTISE/Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville councilmembers have rejected plans for a glowing sign to be erected at Morgan Wallen's new bar along the city's neon-lit strip of honky tonks, citing his use of a racial slur…
By JOE REEDY/AP Sports Writer TNT Sports will begin airing College Football Playoff games this upcoming season through a sublicense with ESPN. The five-year agreement announced Wednesday gives TNT two first-round games the first two years. Beginning in 2026, it…
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A teenager has gone missing out of Franklin County, Tennessee. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office posted to social media on Monday about the disappearance of 17-year-old Elizabeth Clark. Missing teen Elizabeth…
Sgt. 1st Class Cassandra Antes, a paramedic assigned to Task Force Smokey, prepares to be hoisted down to rescue a hiker in need of medical assistance, May 20, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (courtesy…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Wednesday blocked the auction of Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley, by a company that claimed his estate failed to repay a loan that used the property as collateral. Shelby County…
By KATE BRUMBACK/Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who brought a sprawling racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and others, has won the Democratic primary in her bid for reelection. Willis…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Tuesday, Gov. Bill Lee signed the "Smart Heart Act" into law,…
By JEFF AMY/Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's elections on Tuesday include a state Supreme Court race that's grown unusually heated by the sleepy standards of the state's nonpartisan judicial elections, as well as a five-way GOP primary for an…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has arrested a dozen people for online child exploitation and sextortion. The TBI conducted a three-month investigation dubbed Operation Protecting Tomorrow, working across 21 counties in the state. Their mission…
ATLANTA (AP) — Officials at Georgia's Kennesaw State University say a student was killed in a weekend shooting outside a residence complex on campus, leading to a brief lockdown and the arrest of a man on a murder charge. The…
WASHINGTON (WDEF) - The House Oversight Committee voted last night to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to send them an audio recording of President Biden's with a special council,…
WASHINGTON (WDEF) - Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is blasting the postmaster general after missing a deadline today. In a congressional hearing, Ossoff demanded that Louis DeJoy provide remedies for slow mail in Georgia. Delays are piling up at processing centers…
WASHINGTON (WDEF) - Georgia's senators on Wednesday announced federal funding that will go to airports across the state from the infrastructure law. The money will be used by local airports for upgrades to runways, taxiways, safety systems and transit connections.…