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Uber driver in Georgia accused of raping 16-year-old girl

NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) - Detectives outside Atlanta are investigating an alleged rape case involving a 16-year-old girl and an Uber driver. Gwinnett County police spokeswoman Michele Pihera says the incident occurred early Monday in Gwinnett County. Officers were dispatched to…

Flu activity growing in our region on the CDC map

ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) Flu activity is increasing in the southeast in this week's CDC map. Georgia remains one of the worst hit states so far (Widespread category). Tennessee remains in the Local Activity category. But both Alabama and North Carolina…

Tennessee governor announces $5k reward in death case

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has announced a $5,000 reward for information that helps authorities find, arrest and convict whoever is responsible for the September shooting death of Michael Heatherly. According to a news release, Sullivan County…

Democrat Doug Jones wins election to US Senate from Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on Alabama's U.S. Senate election (all times local): BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on Alabama's U.S. Senate election (all times local): 9:45 p.m. Alabama Republican Roy Moore's campaign manager says the candidate is…

Recordings of Pilot president's epithets could disrupt trial

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Secret recordings of a defendant uttering racial epithets are threatening to disrupt the federal fraud trial of former executives and sales staffers at the truck stop chain controlled by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.

Driving conditions to our South

ATLANTA (AP) - The Latest on a wintry mix that threatens a wide swath of the South (all times local): Georgia Traffic Cameras 8:20 a.m. Nearly two dozen school districts in north Georgia have closed as snow continues…

Women killed by pack of dogs on Sand Mountain

SECTION, ALABAMA (WDEF) - A 24 year old woman was killed in a dog attack Thursday morning on Sand Mountain. It happened at a home on County Road 121 in Section, Alabama. Jackson County officials say Emily Mae Colvin died…

Bredesen in, Berke out of Tennessee Senate race

NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen is jumping back into politics. He announced on Thursday that he will run for the U.S. Senate. Bredesen has been exploring a run since Bob Corker announced he would not seek re-election.…

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