ATLANTA (AP) - Organizers of an anti-gun violence protest have filed a federal lawsuit questioning Georgia's policy requiring that events held at a plaza across from the statehouse be approved by a top elected official. The policy requires that weekend…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen says in his U.S. Senate campaign's second TV ad that he's "not running against Donald Trump." Bredesen says he learned long ago to "separate the message from the messenger." Bredesen is…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia coach Mark Fox has been fired following a disappointing regular season and a loss to Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Two men charged with damaging and defacing an Islamic center in Tennessee have apologized to the congregation.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers are preparing to replace the state's old electronic voting machines.
Prosecutors say a person among more than a dozen Tennessee gang members and associates accused in a racketeering conspiracy was kidnapped and killed. His whereabouts had been unknown when 15 gang members and associates were charged in January. U.S. Attorney…
A state senator has halted efforts on his bill to make autopsy reports no longer public records in Tennessee. Republican Sen. Joey Hensley of Hohenwald made a motion in a Senate panel that generally ends consideration of a bill for…
Authorities say a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper has shot a man. The TBI says initial reports indicate the trooper had pulled a car over for a traffic stop Tuesday night in Robertson County. The trooper noticed another vehicle driving fast. That…
Several artists have been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis, Tennessee. Singer Mamie Smith, songwriter and musician Roebuck "Pops" Staples, piano man Georgia Tom Dorsey, drummer Sam Lay and the Chicago band, The Aces are among this…
One of the nation's oldest black medical schools will provide free dental services to uninsured Tennesseans this upcoming weekend. Meharry Medical College says the event will offer cleanings, extractions, fillings and other services to hundreds of people on Saturday at…
A Tennessee man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with a house fire last year. 47-year-old Johnathan Donavan Smith of Morgan County was indicted on one count of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated arson. The case…
ATLANTA (AP) - A 15-year-old boy has died after being shot in a northwest Atlanta home over the weekend.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation has begun using a new online filing system. A news release says the TNComp system lets attorneys and self-represented litigants file without printing copies or traveling to state offices. Filing…
Police say a Tuscaloosa man has been charged in connection with a shooting of a teenager. 22-year-old Lederius Rogers was charged with attempted murder in a Thursday shooting of the teen. Tuscaloosa police responded to the DCH Regional Medical Center…
Authorities in the Atlanta, Georgia area say a man has been arrested after explosives were found in his home. Authorities say 30-year-old Andrew Davidson was charged with conspiracy to commit an offense involving explosives after residents showed deputies video of what…
A Tennessee museum and music association donates more than 3,500 rare, vinyl LPs and 1,200 records to East Tennessee State University. The records have been donated by the Appalachian Cultural Music Association and its Mountain Music Museum in Kingsport. The donation…
RIVERDALE, Ga. (CBS News) -- Authorities say a 2-year-old girl died Friday after a mirror fell on her at a Payless ShoeSource store in Riverdale, Georgia.
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Several members of Congress have joined civil rights activists and others for the annual commemoration of a day of racial violence in Selma dating to 1965.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Authorities have identified the man who shot himself to death in front of the White House.
RIVERDALE, GA (CBS46) - A 2-year-old girl died after a mirror fell on her at a Payless store in metro Atlanta.
ATLANTA (AP) - A jury has convicted a man of killing a woman who rejected his $8 offer for sex.
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Murals in a Tennessee school gym have been modified to remove Confederate flags after school district officials received complaints.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (CBS News) -- Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is pleading for money to pay for his legal bills as he fights a lawsuit against a woman who says he molested her when she was 14.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Taking a picture or video of a person's intimate body parts without consent could soon be a crime in Alabama.