BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Sen. Doug Jones says he was unaware of an experiment run by outside researchers during his campaign seeking to emulate Russian tactics to influence elections. The Washington Post and New York Times have both reported…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A University of Tennessee, Knoxville, academic adviser accused of sexually harassing students at his previous university has been placed on paid administrative leave. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Lee W. Waldrep also was barred from campus…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Searches have failed to turn up a man who went missing Sunday aboard a cruise ship traveling to the western Caribbean from Mobile, Alabama. A statement from the Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line says crew members aboard…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Haslam says he will decide whether to run for an open U.S. Senate seat sometime after leaving office next month. Haslam told The Associated Press on Tuesday…
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…
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Descendants of Nathan Bedford Forrest claim that graves were desecrated when Memphis removed statue.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Carnival Cruise Line says a passenger is missing on a cruise ship from Alabama. Carnival tells news outlets in a statement that the male passenger was reported missing as the Carnival Fantasy was bound for Progreso,…
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…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police say an on-air news reporter has been arrested on a domestic assault charge in Tennessee. News outlets, including WHBQ-TV , where 42-year-old Scott Madaus is a consumer investigative journalist, cite a Memphis police report as…
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,…
Women's Fund of Greater Chattanooga handing out postcards for Governor Haslam.
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…
Nashville, TN (WDEF) – An investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Davidson County District Attorney General’s Office has resulted in the arrest of two Nashville men on theft charges stemming from their management of an assisted…
Cyntoia Brown has gotten national celebrity support in her bid for clemency.
Deacon Ron Deal will not minister at Brentwood Parish.
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…
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…
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…
CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) - The GBI has released new details on what led up to the shootout in Calhoun on Tuesday. They say city officer Jeremy Thompson came across the driver of the car inside tthe station, and gave her…
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…
Traffic stop in Calhoun, Georgia turns into a shootout.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee resident is suing the state Correction Department, saying it never responded to his open records request. The case filed in Chancery Court in Nashville says Seamus Kelly asked for records related to the electric…
UPDATE: Calhoun Police Chief Tony Pyle says the female driver pulled a pistol from the glove box and fired at his officer. His injury is non life threatening. The bullet hit his vest, then bounced into his arm. A second…