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Audit: Student assessment lacked proper oversight from state

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State auditors say the Tennessee Department of Education failed to provide adequate oversight while rolling out its problem-plagued student assessment test in the spring, which resulted in widespread delays and sparked…

TN Attorney General statement on ObamaCare ruling

NASHVILLE (WDEF) - A court ruling against the Affordable Care Act has thrown the Obama-era healthcare law into question. Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III responded to the ruling on Monday. He says it is too soon to pull the…

Country band Alabama mark 50 years with new tour

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country band Alabama will mark their 50th year together with a new tour in 2019, more than a year after founding member Jeff Cook announced that he has Parkinson's disease. The Grammy-winning trio of Randy Owen,…

Decatur Homicide Investigation Underway

Decatur, TN (WDEF) - On Saturday, deputies with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office responded to 290 Warren Lane in Decatur, in regards to a death investigation. Upon arrival, officers found the deceased victim, Michael Joyner, in his residence from what…

Birmingham breaks ground on new 55,000-seat stadium

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Work is ramping up on a new outdoor stadium that will help remake downtown Birmingham. A groundbreaking was held Thursday for a new, 55,000-seat multi-use stadium that will be located new the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. Mayor…

Governor: Norfolk Southern moving headquarters to Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal says railroad company Norfolk Southern Corp. is moving its headquarters from Norfolk, Virginia, to Atlanta. Records from Atlanta's economic development authority indicate the company proposes construction of a new headquarters campus with 750,000…

Panel considers overhaul of antiquated Georgia voting system

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press MACON, Ga. (AP) - A commission considering a replacement for Georgia's antiquated voting system plans to hold a last meeting in January before finalizing recommendations to lawmakers. The Secure, Accessible and Fair Elections Commission discussed…

Sen. Corker's exit interview on CBS This Morning

NEW YORK (WDEF) - Chattanoogan Bob Corker will make his final appearance on CBS This Morning as a U.S. Senator on Wednesday. The pre-taped interview by John Dickerson should air at 8:36 AM, unless breaking news changes things. CBS says…

Comparing Christmas Tree prices state by state

(WDEF) - It's probably too late to do YOU any good. But maybe you should have bought your Christmas Tree this year in Florida. The National Chamber of Commerce have been crunching numbers from tree farms on how much trees…

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