Open statewide seats, House races on Georgia midterm ballot
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Georgia voters have several key races to settle on Election Day beyond the heated contest for governor between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp.
Dean, Lee outline priorities for Tennessee governor race
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee voters will elect a new governor Tuesday, ushering in a new administration with new priorities.
Phil Bredesen will also visit Chattanooga on Sunday
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - President Trump is coming to Chattanooga to support Marsha Blackburn on Sunday. But her democratic opponent will also be here that day. Phil Bredesen is hosting an interfaith prayer lunch with community leaders. It's from 1p.m. to…
Judge: Georgia must ease rule for voters proving citizenship
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A federal judge says Georgia must make it easier for voters whose registration has been flagged for possible citizenship issues to prove they are U.S. citizens when they go to the…
The Latest: Tennessee executes man in electric chair
Edmund Zagorski is the first Tennessean executed by the electric chair since 2007.
The Latest: Vigils planned for Tennessee death row inmate
Edmund Zagorski is scheduled to be executed at chair 8 p.m.
Bradley County horse contracts West Nile Virus
5 horses infected so far
Candidate Karl Dean is happy about early voting surge in Tennessee
Dean is running for Governor of Tennessee.
Libertarian could trigger runoff in Georgia governor's race
Georgia requires a 50% plus one victory, meaning Ted Metz could force a runoff in a very close election.
Judge declines to put Georgia absentee ballot order on hold
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge won't suspend her order governing Georgia election officials' handling of absentee ballots and applications with mismatched signatures while the secretary of state appeals it. U.S. District Judge Leigh May last week ordered the state…
Police find possible explosive on seat of car in traffic stop
No one was hurt
Police: Man tried to hide baby on stolen gun
SNELLVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Police in Georgia say a man driving with his infant daughter on his lap hid the child from officers, who found the 3-month-old lying on a stolen gun. News outlets report 24-year-old Detavis Madison was arrested…
Trump, Obama head to Georgia for closing weekend
By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama are scheduled to come to Georgia in the closing days of Georgia's hotly contested governor's election. Obama will campaign with Democrat Stacey Abrams and other…
Groups seek help for Georgia voters flagged as noncitizens
They want voters to be able to prove citizenship at the polls.
More than 20 states have never had a woman as governor
See how the history of women running for Governor in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.
The Latest: Atlanta streets reopen as police probe package
Another mail bomb was discovered in Atlanta, addressed to CNN.
Jimmy Carter calls on Brian Kemp to resign as Secretary of State
Former President calls it a conflict of interest overseeing the elections that he is in.
Alabama gets specific on one highway's speed limit: 26 mph
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) - Double-nickel - the 55-mph speed limit - is still common on highways across the South.
Baseball team's name makes a stink, takes off like a rocket
MADISON, Ala. (AP) - A new Alabama minor league baseball team's name is taking off like a rocket after making a big stink.
Bredesen: Migrant caravan chance to show we're 'grown-ups'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Democratic Senate candidate Phil Bredesen says the northbound migrant caravan in southern Mexico offers the U.S. the chance to show it knows how to control its border and use the rule of law to handle amnesty, and show "we're grown-ups in this."
Tennessee death row inmate asks court to stop electrocution
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee death row inmate asked a federal court to stop his looming execution, but a judge has quickly rejected most of the inmate's attorneys' arguments.
Phil Bredesen takes dig at Donald Trump campaign visit to Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - We are still waiting on the official announcement of where and when President Trump will visit Chattanooga before the election. He will campaign for both Marsha Blackburn and Chuck Fleischmann on the stop. Today, Blackburn's opponent…
Ex-DEA official says Blackburn had warning on opioid law
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former Drug Enforcement Administration official says he told staffers who work with Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn exactly what to expect from a 2016 law she co-sponsored during the nation's opioid…
Police: Naked Woman Tries to Bite Off Man’s Genitals
Police in South Carolina say a naked woman tried to bite off a man’s genitals and then rushed on all fours at responding officers, who shocked her with a stun gun.