The Latest: Georgia's GOP Gov. Kemp signs early abortion ban
The signing Tuesday morning caps weeks of protests at the state Capitol and marks the beginning of a possibly costly legal battle.
Tennessee speaker calls lewd texts 'locker room talk'
text messages show aide bragging to Casada about having sex in a restaurant and other sexually explicit discussions.
Tennessee moves WIC Program to debit-like cards
A quarter million Tennesseans use WIC benefits every month.
House Speaker's top aide responds to claim he sent racist texts
See the investigative report from WTVF that started it all.
Winning and losing legislation in Tennessee in 2019
Losing bills covered gay adoptions, fetal heartbeat abortions & medical marijuana.
HCSO promotes motorcycle awareness month
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Today the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office kicked off their annual partnership with the Indian of Chattanooga and Erlanger to promote sharing the road and "Looking Twice" for motorcyclists. All month…
Tennessee considers hands free driving law like Georgia
drivers would not be able to hold or support any wireless communication device with any part of their body.
The Latest: Gov to mull gun permits without live training
The Latest on the winding down of Tennessee's legislative session
Measles case confirmed in Alabama
An infant got the state's first case, a couple of counties south of the Ft. Payne Chick-fil-A exposure.
The Latest: Voucher bill heads to Tennessee Gov. Lee
The final bill only applies to Shelby & Davidson counties, not Hamilton.
Ft. Payne police arrest man with a claw hammer for home invasion
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - Fort Payne police have charged a man in a frightening home invasion case. On Sunday evening, a Grand Avenue residents said a man entered his home without permission. They say the man demanded to know…
Federal agents raid North Georgia business
Agents are taking away boxes and vehicles from Aztec Framing in Lakeview.
Tennessee gov to mull ban on handheld phones while driving
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Lee will decide whether Tennessee will ban the use of handheld electronic devices, including cellphones, while driving. The Senate voted 23-7 on Tuesday to send Lee the bill. The House previously cleared it in…
Tennessee governor to allow sports betting without signature
It would make Tennessee the first state in the nation to allow sports betting without brick-and-mortar locations.
Officials: Parents of suspect among 7 killed in Tennessee
Investigators update "horrific" murder spree in Sumner County, TN on Monday
UPDATE: Investigators find seven bodies in Sumner County
Authorities say a sixth body has been found in a residence in rural Tennessee, bringing the death toll at two area homes to seven.
Will Hamilton County be included in final school voucher law?
Sen. Gardenhire explains why his version of the bill excludes our area
Suspect identified in Georgia school pellet gun shooting
police have searched the suspect's home and retrieved a pellet gun
10 kids shot by 'BB or pellet gun' outside Georgia school
By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Ten students at an Atlanta-area elementary school suffered non-life threatening injuries after being shot by a BB or pellet gun while on the playground. A statement from the DeKalb County School District says…
The Latest: Alabama Senate narrowly approves lottery bill
The bill passed with the minimum 21 votes required to pass a constitutional amendment.
One of the last monolingual Cherokee speakers dies at age 88
Mack Vann was a descendant of Andrew Ross, brother of Cherokee Chief John Ross
House, Senate split on Tennessee voucher plan
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A voucher-like proposal has split the Tennessee House and Senate as lawmakers wrestle over the details in this year's top legislative issue. The Senate on Thursday advanced legislation limiting Gov. Bill…
Alabama House to vote on abortion ban next week
The legislation is purposely designed to directly conflict with the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision
Officials say person with measles made stops in Fort Payne, Lookout Valley, businesses react
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - It's the gas station at 200 Browns Ferry Road that Tennessee Department of Health officials said Wednesday that an East Tennessee person with measles visited on April 11th. "They told us that if you've had the…