College football helps Alabama residents earn $1.1 million
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - College football in Alabama has helped residents earn more than $1.1 million over the past two seasons through a popular online hospitality service.
Georgia LB Patrick facing undisclosed misdemeanor charge
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia linebacker Natrez Patrick has been arrested on an undisclosed misdemeanor charge after starting in the Bulldogs' Southeastern Conference championship game win over Auburn.
Georgia panel on homelessness urges focus on mental health
ATLANTA (AP) - State lawmakers say Georgia needs to target mental health and substance abuse issues in order to address the needs of the state's homeless population.
Man wanted in Tennessee slaying arrested in Arkansas
OMAHA, Ark. (AP) - A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Tennessee has been arrested in northwestern Arkansas.
Trailblazing basketball player Perry Wallace dies
Perry Wallace, who broke down a racial barrier by becoming the first black varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference, has died. He was 69.
Lawmakers feud following UT head coach hire
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Diane Black received a phone call from prominent University of Tennessee football booster Jimmy Haslam after she posted a tweet bemoaning the school's first choice to become the school's next football coach. Jimmy…
Increased Impaired-Driving Enforcement During Holiday Season
Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Police Department and other area law enforcement agencies are partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to increase impaired-driving enforcement from December 1 - 31, surrounding the holiday season. The safety office's statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of…
CHI Memorial acquires Cornerstone Medical Center for 18 million
Fort Oglethorpe, GA (WDEF) - CHI Memorial will take over running Cornerstone Medical Center effective December 29th. This purchase comes after a management agreement was initiated several months ago. The total deal is about 18 million dollars. They say that the…
Phillip Fulmer will be the new Athletic Director at UT
Pretty official now @wvlt pic.twitter.com/460UUDGyEV— David Ball WVLT (@DavidBallWVLT) December 1, 2017 KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Multiple reports out of Knoxville say the University is going back to a familiar face to lead the athletic program out of a week…
Mom charged with DUI after picking up her child at school
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A mother was charged with DUI when she arrived at school to pick up her child. The Fort Payne Middle SRO got a tip that 37 year old Mary Elizabeth Stevenson was intoxicated and headed…
Students see crossing guard hit and killed while directing traffic
MABLETON, Georgia (WDEF) A crossing guard in Cobb County, Georgia has been struck by a vehicle while directing traffic outside a school this morning. The guard was killed in front of the students. It happened outside Lindley Middle School in…
Bus transporting workers catches fire, 11 injured
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (AP) - A bus transporting workers in Tennessee overheated and caught fire injuring 11 people who were on board. Emergency officials told news outlets that the bus was traveling on Highway 49 near Springfield on Wednesday night when…
The most popular Christmas Candy in Tennessee?
(WDEF) - You see these lists all over the internet these days. But this time, we rank the most popular Christmas Candy in each state. And the map from CandyStore.com has some good news from a certain candymaker in Cleveland.…
Nearly 100 soldiers returning to Fort Campbell
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Nearly 100 Fort Campbell soldiers are returning home after a 9 month deployment to Europe. Fort Campbell says in a statement that soldiers are being welcomed home Wednesday in a ceremony on the post, which…
Arby's buying Buffalo Wild Wings in deal valued at $2.4B
ATLANTA (AP) - Arby's is buying casual dining chain Buffalo Wild Wings in a deal worth about $2.4 billion. Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. said Tuesday that it will pay $157 per share. That's a 7 percent premium to Buffalo Wild…
Auditors: Band leader stole booster club money for gambling
COLLIERVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A middle school band director has been arrested over missing money. The Tennessee Comptroller's Officer determined that Jason Seek of Collierville Middle took at least $133,064 from the band booster club. The investigation began after school…
The Latest: Ex-marine thinks he can win Alabama Senate race
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on Alabama Senate race. (all times local): 8:20 a.m. A former Marine who has launched a write-in campaign for the U.S. Senate seat in Alabama says he believes residents are not being properly represented…
Police say man shot, killed on Tennessee city bus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say a man was shot and killed on a city bus.
Police: Boy, 12, injured by family member, 15, in shooting
THOMASVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Police in Georgia say a 12-year-old boy has been shot in the head by a 15-year-old family member.
Vols AD Currie defends coaching search, vetting of Schiano
Tennessee Football - Statement from Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics John Currie
4 Tennessee governor candidates won't release tax returns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Four of the seven major candidates for Tennessee governor are declining to release details of their federal income tax returns.
Tree lightings set for Tennessee Capitol, Nashville square
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - It's Christmas tree lighting season on Tennessee. Gov. Bill Haslam is scheduled to turn on the lights on the tree set up outside the state Capitol on Monday evening.
Police: Man says he fatally shot son in self-defense
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a Tennessee man says he shot and killed his son in self-defense.
Police wound man accused of shooting wife in Tennessee
GORDONSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say police who responded to a domestic shooting in Tennessee have wounded the suspect.