MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on the scheduled execution of an Alabama inmate (all times local): 7 p.m. An appellate court has upheld an order blocking the planned execution of an Alabama inmate convicted of a pastor's fatal stabbing.…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A 23 year old Georgia man drowned Thursday morning in the Little River Canyon on Lookout Mountain. He was swimming with friend at Little Falls around 11 AM. Bystanders called 911, but it took rescuers…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Democratic Tennessee lawmaker says he's resigning from his leadership position after a House ethics panel concluded he violated the General Assembly's sexual harassment policy. Rep. Rick Staples announced Thursday he…
The measure would require the state's top leaders to call on the federal government to send a fixed amount of money each year in the form of block grants.
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia House Bill 316 is now law in the state. It will replace Georgia's 17-year-old voting machines with an upgraded touch-screen system that prints out paper ballots. It's a step up from older machines but cyber-security experts…
WOODVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man suspected of a string of Dollar General store robberies across north Alabama. On Wednesday, deputies served a search warrant to a home on County Road 401 in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Lee's voucher-style proposal has restored the option of paying for homeschooling. A Senate panel advanced the Republican's key school choice initiative Wednesday. The legislation, expected to cost $125 million over five years, has House…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has named four finalists to become the new chancellor at the flagship campus. The finalists announced Wednesday include Donde Plowman, executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer at the University…
Several Tennessee lawmakers have been accused of sexually inappropriate behavior in the last few months.
The legislation would decrease the number of employees that a business must have from 50 to 25 to face the E-Verify requirement
Many of the teachers wore sunglasses to show that they feared retribution if identified in the small crowd.
It claims support of abortion is tied to "secular humanism."
The Tennessee Equality Project has said the bill's sections targeting transgender people were removed.
Dr. James Andrews will operate on the athlete on Monday for injuries that include multiple torn ligaments in both knees.
But Teresa Tomlinson says she might not run if former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams does.
Elizabethon, TN (WDEF) - A joint investigation with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and investigators with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of an Elizabethton man, charged in the death of his mother. On April 6th,…
Police release officer body cams of the incident where 2 officers were shot, when they returned 12 hours later, they found 3 bodies inside.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A key Tennessee Republican says Gov. Bill Lee's proposed school choice initiative will likely face substantial changes now that the current version seeks to prohibit schoolchildren living in the country illegally from accessing the program. Sen.…
Gov. Lee pitched the plan to fund grants for more SROs in schools
A bill filed by Republicans in the Georgia House this week proposes a "Journalism Ethics Board" to oversee news coverage in the state. It also suggests fines and sanctions to punish outlets that don't comply with parts of the proposed…
LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) - A 9-year-old girl who survived being struck by a car that careened across the front yard of her Georgia home says she "thanks God a lot for miracles that happen." LaDerihanna Holmes spoke with NBC News…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Latest on the shootings of two Georgia police officers (all times local): 3:15 p.m. Police say a gunman suspected of shooting two Georgia police officers is holed up in a house with a teenager who is…
Country star Brad Paisley grabbed his cowboy hat-shaped construction helmet and broke ground on a new nonprofit store on Wednesday. Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are opening a free grocery store in Nashville, WTVF reports. The supermarket will…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Supporters of a Tennessee death row inmate are appealing to Gov. Bill Lee's Christian faith as they request clemency for a prisoner they say was redeemed by Jesus. A clemency petition sent Wednesday includes a plea…