After devastating flu season, Georgia cases finally subside
ATLANTA (AP) - One of the most severe flu seasons in recent years is finally coming to an end, but not after claiming many lives across Georgia.
Tomb of President Andrew Jackson vandalized in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials at Andrew Jackson's historic home in Tennessee say the seventh president's tomb has been vandalized and marred by profanities. Andrew Jackson Foundation President and CEO Howard Kittell said the vandalism was discovered early Friday at…
Abortion, Ten Commandments on Alabama's ballot in November
The two proposed constitutional amendments will appear as referendums on the general-election ballot.
Romaine lettuce outbreak update: Victims now in Tennessee
Mississippi, Tennessee and Wisconsin new states added to the list
Alabama teacher made to change shirt reading 'just pray'
School administrators say teachers cannot wear clothing that reflect religious beliefs.
Race car driver dies after weekend wreck
Dirt track driver crashed his race car on a county road south of Rome.
Tennessee lawmakers OK making locals help detain immigrants
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers have passed legislation to require state and local law enforcement to detain immigrants for deportation at the request of federal officials without requiring warrants or probable cause. The Republican-led…
Tennessee lottery looking for dogs for game tickets
Your dog could end up on a Tennessee Lottery ticket.
The Latest: Lawmakers honor man who snatched shooter's gun
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on a shooting at Tennessee restaurant that left four dead (all times local): 12:10 p.m. In a brief address that drew a standing ovation, the man who snatched an AR-15 rifle away from a…
Former Gov. Phil Bredesen addresses Corker, Capitol Hill partisanship
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen visited the Scenic City today, as he spars with Republican Marsha Blackburn for Bob Corker's senate seat. Bredesen says it's odd and very telling to the nation's political climate that Senator…
Comparing how Tennessee, Georgia & Alabama celebrate confederates
Our 3 states all have different ways of dealing with Confederate Memorial Day
Waffle House shooting: Suspect Captured
It was unclear whether the shots were connected to the search for the 29-year-old suspect.
Driver crashes through brick wall at Chick-fil-A in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say one person has been injured after running a vehicle into a brick wall at a restaurant in Birmingham.
Congressman calls for gun control in wake of Waffle House shooting
(CBS News) -- A U.S. congressman is calling for restricting access to some assault weapons in the wake of a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Tennessee on Sunday that left four people dead.
Georgia agency reports progress in state's rape kit backlog
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says its crime lab is making progress in a yearslong effort to test thousands of backlogged sexual assault evidence packages.
"Hero" customer wrestled rifle away from Waffle House shooter
(CBS News) -- A customer is being called a hero after he charged a gunman at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee. Police are searching for 29-year-old Travis Reinking in connection with Sunday's shooting that left four people dead and four injured.
Waffle House shooting leaves 4 dead, 4 injured in Antioch: police
Updated: 01:35pm (CBS News) - Four people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting at a Waffle House in Tennessee early Sunday, authorities said. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said they were drafting an arrest warrant for…
Alabama to observe Confederate Memorial Day
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - State government offices are closing Monday in Alabama for Confederate Memorial Day.
Unarmed security guard sexually assaulted at Atlanta library
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say a female security guard at an Atlanta library was sexually assaulted while scissors were held to her throat.
Georgia town braces for planned neo-Nazi rally Saturday
(CBS News) - Police barricaded a park and several businesses in Newnan, Georgia Friday ahead of a planned neo-Nazi rally on Saturday, CBS Atlanta affiliate WGCL reports. The rally is being held by the National Socialist Movement, which holds rallies…
Rep. Favors got her school bus seat belts after all
Governor included funding for school systems that need help putting seat belts on new buses.
Memphis defiant over Confederate statues
Mayor says private donations are making up for the money that Tennessee is denying the city to punish them for violating law about removing statues.
DeKalb County rounds up drug suspects
32 suspects charged with various possession and distribution charges.
House passes bill for monument to unborn
Monument would be built with private funds.