Bishop Stika may have stent placed in his heart
Heart problem discovered during stress test.
Tennessee House elects 1st African-American minority leader
Rep. Karen Camper replaces Craig Fitzhugh who ran unsuccessfully for Governor.
Boyd lists priorities as University of Tennessee president
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - New University of Tennessee system interim president Randy Boyd has outlined his priorities. In a news release Monday, the university said Boyd plans to launch a search soon for the new chancellor of the flagship Knoxville…
Body found in Georgia park
MACON, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a man has been found dead in a park near downtown Macon with a stab wound in his back. Bibb County deputies said homeless people who camp at the park found the body Saturday…
Georgia election results still under fire
ATLANTA (AP) - A nonprofit group and three Georgia voters are challenging the results of the lieutenant governor's election. The Coalition for Good Governance, in a lawsuit filed Friday, alleges that an accurate result in the Nov. 6 election can't…
Children end effort to contest Glen Campbell's wills
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three of country singer Glen Campbell's children have dropped their fight to contest the validity of two wills that exclude them from any inheritance. The Tennessean reported the siblings agreed on Monday to dismiss their complaint.…
Tennessee woman arrested, accused of taking dog in bear hunt
She wanted to stop a bear hunt by kidnapping the hunter's dog.
Ethnically diverse singers have historic week on country music charts
By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmie Allen has made history as the first black artist to have his debut single reach No. 1 on country radio, and it happened in the same week Kane Brown,…
Tennessee woman arrested, accused of taking dog in bear hunt
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A woman has been accused of interfering with a legal bear hunt in Tennessee by catching and stealing a hunting dog.
Police: Man fatally shot while stabbing wife, father-in-law
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say a man was fatally shot after attacking his wife and father-in-law with a knife.
Lawsuit says poor shouldn't lose licenses over traffic fines
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A new federal lawsuit is challenging Alabama's practice of suspending the driving licenses of people who can't pay traffic tickets. The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Montgomery says the practice violates the Fourteenth Amendment…
Experts predict modest revenue growth for Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State officials are being warned Tennessee will see modest revenue growth for both this current fiscal year and in the next after seeing a boom in economic activity. In presentations made to the State Funding Board…
Children: Mom who died on cruise was nervous about trip
MIAMI (AP) - Two children of a 52-year-old Alabama woman who died on a cruise from Florida to Aruba say she was nervous about taking the trip.
Tennessee inmate must chose lethal injection, electric chair
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee death row inmate David Earl Miller faces a Tuesday afternoon deadline to inform prison officials whether he wants to be executed by lethal injection or electrocution.
Police: 14-year-old fatally shot through apartment floor
ATLANTA (AP) - Police in Georgia say a 14-year-old girl has been fatally shot at an apartment complex.
Georgia governor-elect Kemp unveils transition team
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia governor-elect Brian Kemp has unveiled a transition team that includes former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to begin building out his administration. The incoming Republican made the announcement just three days after his…
Top EPA official in Southeast resigns following indictment
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Trump administration's top environmental official for the Southeast has resigned after being indicted on state ethics charges. Environmental Protection Agency Chief of Staff Ryan Jackson told agency employees that Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler accepted Trey…
Warren County deputies shoot suspect after a chase
MCMINNVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Warren County on Monday morning. Deputies were told that a suspect for a crime in another county was in their area. They spotted the vehicle and gave…
Tennessee man accused of child rape arrested in Alabama
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a Tennessee man suspected in the rape of a 16-month-old boy has been arrested in Alabama.
Enrollment increases at many Georgia colleges, universities
ATLANTA (AP) - College enrollment is booming in Georgia, even as it declines nationwide.
Police: Officer suffers head injury from unprovoked attack
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say an officer has suffered a serious head injury from an unprovoked attack as he directed game-day traffic near the University of Tennessee.
First woman elected to Episcopal diocese
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - An Episcopal diocese in Tennessee has elected its first female bishop. The Commercial Appeal reports the Rev. Phoebe Roaf will become the first woman and first African-American to lead the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. She…
Multiple Vehicle Accident on I-24
Wildwood, GA (WDEF) - Dade County Deputies were dispatched to Interstate 24 at Exit 169 in Wildwood on Saturday for a multiple vehicle accident with injuries. Officers arrived on scene and found that a Roll-back Tow Truck, hauling 2 vehicles,…
Record number of guns taken from Atlanta airport passengers
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal authorities say more guns have been seized at security checkpoints in Atlanta's airport during 2018 than at any other airport in the nation.