Georgia man with flu-like symptoms dies at N Carolina jail
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - An inmate who authorities say complained of flu-like symptoms has died at a North Carolina jail.
Tennessee bill would limit licensing denials of ex-offenders
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bill in Tennessee would limit the ability of state licensing boards to deny occupational licenses based on the criminal history of applicants.
Tennessee House OKs bill to offer pre-abortion ultrasound look
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Republican-led Tennessee House has passed a bill that would require doctors to offer women who are getting abortions a look at an ultrasound, if one was performed beforehand. The House voted 74-20 Monday on the…
Better air in Tennessee could end emissions testing
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Tennessee is now officially in compliance with federal air quality standards for particulate pollution. Some lawmakers believe that's a good enough reason to halt those required emissions tests. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has…
Country singer Daryle Singletary dies unexpectedly
LEBANON, Tennessee (WDEF) - County singer Daryle Singletary died Monday morning at his home in Lebanon, Tennessee. He was just 46 years old. At this time, the cause of death is unknown. Singletary had three Top Ten hits in the…
Aiming to combat teen suicide, Georgia turns to social media
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia officials are turning to social media in an effort to cut down on teen suicides. WABE Radio reports that 144 children and teenagers in Georgia took their own lives from 2015 to 2017. Authorities say that…
Trump plan would study sale of federal utility's assets
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press – U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander today released the following statement on the proposal in the president’s budget to sell the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) transmission lines: “This looney idea of selling TVA’s transmission lines seems…
Atlanta's homeless are flocking to airport atrium overnight
ATLANTA (AP) - The world's busiest airport has increasingly become a refuge for Atlanta's homeless, especially during cold weather.
Lawmakers seek firmer stance against drilling off Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers wants the state legislature to formally denounce President Donald Trump's plan to expand oil drilling into waters off its coast.
Newspaper: Officer's killer was extremely anti-government
ATLANTA (AP) - A newspaper reports that a man suspected of killing a police officer before dying in a shootout with authorities in Georgia held anti-government views.
No cars allowed: Georgia considers highway just for trucks
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia transportation officials are exploring the idea of a separate highway for trucks only.
Georgia town shaken after officer killed, deputies wounded
LOCUST GROVE, Ga. (AP) - The killing of a police officer and wounding of two deputies in a sudden, unexpected burst of gunfire has left a Georgia town in shock.
Authorities: Officer, suspect dead in shooting near Atlanta
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press LOCUST GROVE, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say one officer has died and two deputies were critically wounded in a shooting that also left a suspect dead south of Atlanta. Henry County Sheriff Keith McBrayer made…
Wife charged with murdering husband
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Last September, it looked like a burglar shot Eddie Lanham to death. His wife discovered the body of the 75 year old man in their home after returning home. But investigators didn't buy it. They first…
White Co. Sheriff Sued Over Shoot To Kill Order
Footage obtained by NewsChannel 5 in Nashville shows White County Sheriff Shoupe authorizing deadly force in the chase of a suspect driving on a suspended license.
Oxygen Media defends series about missing teen case Natalee Holloway
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Oxygen Media is defending itself against a $35 million lawsuit filed by the mother of an American teenager who disappeared in Aruba in 2005. A company representative says in a statement that Beth Holloway's lawsuit gives…
City probes use of public funds in Nashville mayor's affair
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A special committee of Nashville city council members will investigate whether there was improper use of public money during Mayor Megan Barry's extramarital affair with the former head of her security detail. News outlets report the…
Body found in impounded van 7 weeks after Tennessee shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say a dead man's body remained undetected in an impounded van for seven weeks.
Graffiti found on Nashville cemetery's Confederate obelisk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Confederate monument at a Tennessee cemetery has been vandalized with graffiti.
Care giver charged with defrauding client
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - A Clarksville woman has been charged in a home health care investigation. The TBI's Medical Fraud Control Unit have filed charges against Lamelia Bellamy. They say she used the credit card of one of her clients without…
Alabama sued in transgender driver's license case
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Alabama on behalf of three transgender individuals. In a lawsuit, the individuals are saying the state won't allow them to change the gender listing of their driver's licenses without…
National cyber tip leads to Sexual Exploitation case in Tennessee
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - A Tennessee man has been arrested after a national tip about child pornography on social media. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation got the cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Special Agents with…
Female songwriters in Nashville unite to sing 'Time's Up'
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Female musicians in Nashville have long complained about the lack of representation on country radio, but now a collective of female songwriters are singing "Time's Up." Nearly two dozen women,…
Suspect, victim in widely shared child porn video identified
MILLBROOK, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Alabama have identified the suspect and the victim in a child porn video being shared around the world.