GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) - Ober Gatlinburg re-opened their slopes for the weekend in Gatlinburg. They've been making snow since Tuesday in preparation for the opening. On Friday, they reported a 24"-36" base. The slopes were open sporadically in December, but…
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nielsen Music says streaming numbers for R. Kelly have nearly doubled after a recent documentary accused the R&B singer of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls. The Lifetime…
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) - The Alabama Department of Public Health says it is investigating a hepatitis A outbreak that has spread into a second north Alabama county. Jackson County has seen an increase in the number of hepatitis A cases, and…
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) - Gulf Shores' sugar-white sandy beaches are Alabama's most popular half-mile stretch of public beachfront. It's also undergoing $15 million in renovations and city officials want to keep it looking nice. So, in June, city officials…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov.-elect Bill Lee is giving up control of his heating, cooling, plumbing and electric business that generates $225 million a year and placing his company holdings in a blind trust.…
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) - The Latest on a documentary detailing abuse allegations against R. Kelly (all times local): 5 p.m. Police in Georgia say an arrest warrant was issued last year after a man threatened a father who says singer…
One of the companies (CoreCivic) operates the Silverdale Workhouse in Chattanooga
Accused of luring young hispanic girls to Georgia and Alabama and forcing them into the sex business.
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man involved with a recent documentary detailing abuse allegations against R. Kelly told police the singer's manager threatened him. A Stockbridge police report says Timothy Savage told an officer on Jan. 3 that Don…
ATLANTA (AP) - The family of a 14-year-old Texas Boy Scout who was killed when a tree fell on his tent at a Georgia Scout camp is suing the Atlanta-area group overseeing Scouts programs. News outlets report Elijah Knight's parents,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on the first day of the Tennessee legislative session (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Tennessee lawmakers have officially voted in their top legislative leaders to oversee the House and Senate for the next two…
Celebrities and Chattanooga group have been lobbying for her release for months.
He was in a refueling plane that collided with an F/A-18 Hornet jet over the ocean.
BLAIRSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - A plane crash in the Georgia Mountains on Wednesday night has killed three people and seriously injured another person. The plane went down in an open field near the Blairsville airport around 7:30 PM. That is…
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…