MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An organization that tracks far-right extremists says the number of Ku Klux Klan chapters in the U.S. is plummeting as a new generation of khaki-clad racists rejects hoods and robes for a "hipper" brand of hate.…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) An East Tennessee National Guard Unit with members in our area will deploy units to Europe this summer. The 278th Armored Calvary Regiment is based in Knoxville. Major General Max Haston announced on Wednesday that they will…
ATLANTA (AP) - Hundreds of anti-gun protesters have descended on the Georgia Capitol, fighting through drizzling rain to lobby the legislature for stricter gun laws. Led by the advocacy group, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, the gathering…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two campaign finance complaints question House Speaker Beth Harwell's help from a political committee and a $3.1 million self-loan to her Republican gubernatorial campaign.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say two people died inside a Georgia home where the air was filled with carbon monoxide.
ATLANTA (AP) - The governor and lawmakers have announced a proposal to slash income taxes in Georgia in response to federal tax changes passed in December. Republican Gov. Nathan Deal on Tuesday unveiled what he called one of the largest…
DICKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander says he was disappointed when Sen. Bob Corker decided not to seek re-election and they have talked about his decision whether to reconsider. But Alexander claims he hasn't urged Corker to run…
ATLANTA (AP) - A proposal that would allow religious adoption agencies in Georgia to refuse to work with same-sex couples has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. The contentious "religious liberties" bill passed the committee Tuesday by a vote of 5-2…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee panel has voted against letting Middle Tennessee State University strip the name of a Confederate general from one of its buildings. According to The Tennessean , the Tennessee Historical Commission on Friday denied the…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new U.S. marshal has been confirmed for East Tennessee.
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson has been one of the leading opponents to the manufacture and sale of marijuana in the state. Walker is a past president of the Georgia Sheriff's association, where he has fought…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Both U.S. Senators, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, have signed on to a bill that would strengthen background checks for gun buyers. They join almost three dozen co-sponsors. Senator Alexander says we need to make the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers this session could consider an overhaul of the state's juvenile justice system.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - In the last two years, six cases of sexual misconduct by faculty or staff at the University of Tennessee Knoxville led to those employees resigning or disciplinary action being taken.
HIRAM, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say arson is to blame for a fire that destroyed five homes and damaged at least 14 others in a Georgia subdivision.
ATLANTA (AP) - Leaders of the Georgia House and Senate on Thursday adopted an expanded sexual harassment policy requiring state lawmakers to receive training every two years.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - President Donald Trump has chosen a Georgia sheriff and a former police chief to fill vacant U.S. marshal posts in the state.
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - A private school in east Georgia intends to start drug-testing its oldest students.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - At least seven people are recovering after a van crashed into the kitchen area at the back of a Savannah restaurant.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say a man has been charged with selling stolen cattle in Tennessee.
ATLANTA (AP) - The first half of this year's legislative session was dominated by an overhaul of the state's adoption code, which passed both houses in early February.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Licenses for hunting and fishing are going on sale this weekend in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper is urging Tennessee's Republican-led legislature to use $29 million-plus in federal money on backup paper ballots, citing concerns from national security experts over vulnerabilities of paperless systems to hacking from Russia…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Three of four former employees of truck stop chain Pilot Flying J have been convicted in connection with a rebate scam. They have been on trial since November in Federal court in Chattanooga. Former company President Mark…