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…
Jeff Sessions talks about his days as Attorney General, but not about his future plans.
(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…
By JONATHAN DREW Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Snowed-in Southerners made the best of a day without work or school Monday while officials warned that roads remained treacherous even as the worst of a wintry storm departed. Snow, sleet…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A state record-setting $93 million-plus was spent in the open U.S. Senate contest in Tennessee that Marsha Blackburn won last month. According to federal campaign finance reports due Thursday, Blackburn's campaign spent about $16 million throughout…
BLUE RIDGE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announces two more arrests for a murder in Fannin County this week. Investigators had already charged a pair of 15 year olds with the shooting. Now they have arrested 15…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say a woman and her baby fell 20 feet (6 meters) into a storm drain and were underground for more than 30 minutes. Clarksville police tell news outlets the two were rescued Thursday…
ATLANTA (AP) - Customers at two suburban Atlanta Walmart stores received a holiday surprise when they found out actor Tyler Perry had paid for their layaway items. Perry, who intended the gift to be anonymous, confirmed the move in a…
MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) - The Latest on the shooting of a police officer southeast of Atlanta (all times local): 4 p.m. Authorities say a single gunshot critically wounded a police officer and killed another man as the two struggled after…
We also include an account of the original, graphic murder.
Accused of killing a man in Morgantown in Fannin County.
ATLANTA (WDEF) - Two republicans easily won runoffs on Tuesday in Georgia. Both races were very close in November. But both Brad Raffensperger and Chuck Eaton won the cabinet level races with around 54% of the vote. Raffensperger will take…
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee official says a man stranded for three days on a mountain after crashing an all-terrain vehicle has been rescued after setting a fire to draw rescuers to his location. Walden Creek Fire Chief Tim…