Family sues after child, 5, killed in rotating restaurant
ATLANTA (AP) - The family of a 5-year-old boy killed when he became caught in a rotating Atlanta restaurant is suing the company, saying it failed to prevent a "longstanding safety hazard."
Woman charged with harassment at Middle School basketball game
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A woman in Fort Payne has been charged with harassment at a basketball game. It happened at Fort Payne Middle on Thursday night. Police are not offering details on what happened. Chief Randy Bynum says…
Tellico church gun discussion ends with an accidental shooting
when he was trying to eject the ammunition, the gun fired.
The latest on Roy Moore case in Alabama
Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore remains defiant after new allegations of unwelcome advances toward women and teenage girls. https://t.co/Q0OtWl4cqw pic.twitter.com/5UIqUlSoUk— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) November 16, 2017 The Latest: Moore campaign site adds form to report media 3:10 p.m. The…
Inmate who walked off work release detail in Alabama found
SYLVANIA, Ala. (AP) - An inmate who escaped from a work release detail in Alabama has been found. News outlets report the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says 28-year-old Christopher Daniel Jones, of Rainsville, was found on a road in the…
Target run: Taylor Swift shocks shoppers while buying album
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Taylor Swift has left some fans shocked by dropping by a Tennessee Target store to pick up a few things, including her new album. The Nashville Tennessean reports the superstar singer chronicled her Target run through…
Tennessee congressman introduces Articles of Impeachment against President Trump
TENNESSEE (WTVF) - House Democrats introduced articles of impeachment Wednesday against President Donald Trump, though they acknowledged their efforts have no chance of success while Republicans control both houses of Congress. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, introduced five articles of impeachment…
Would you fall for this Robo call on Roy Moore in Alabama race?
Hear the call, read the transcript of a supposed Washington Post reporter looking for dirt on Roy Moore
Atlanta school evacuated after explosion report; no one hurt
ATLANTA (AP) - Fire officials were investigating reports of an explosion at an Atlanta elementary school, but said no one has been injured. WSB-TV reports the explosion occurred Wednesday morning at Cleveland Avenue Elementary School on the city's south side.…
Former Pilot exec: Haslam 'loved' trucking rip-off scheme
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A government witness has testified that Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam "loved it" when the sales team ripped off customers at the trucking company controlled by his family. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the jury in…
Latest on Roy Moore: Hannity gives candidate a 24 hour deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump and embattled Senate candidate Roy Miller (all times local): ___ 6:30 a.m. Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity has given Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore 24 hours to explain "inconsistencies"…
RNC pulls out of fundraising agreement with Roy Moore campaign
ALABAMA (CBS News) - The Republican National Committee has pulled out of the joint fundraising agreement with Alabama Republican Roy Moore's campaign, according to Federal Election Commission paperwork filed Tuesday. The move comes amid growing pressure for the Republican Party…
Police seek public's help in double slaying at rap concert
ATLANTA (AP) - Police are asking for help in identifying two persons of interest following a fatal shooting at a rap concert in downtown Atlanta that left two dead. It happened Sunday night at The Masquerade at Underground Atlanta. Police…
Judge sets tentative date for 2nd trial in Holly Bobo death
SAVANNAH, Tenn. (AP) - A judge has set a tentative trial date for a man charged with kidnapping, raping and killing a Tennessee nursing student who disappeared from her rural home more than six years ago. Judge C. Creed McGinley…
Toyota, Mazda narrow plant location down to N. Carolina, Alabama
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Alabama and North Carolina are the final states in the running to win a prized Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. joint car factory. Several states were in the running for the massive plant worth $1.6…
Vandalism and a BB gun in DeKalb County schools on Monday
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - On Monday morning, the SRO at Fyffe School found a window had been broken. Inside, several classrooms were vandalized, including graffiti on the boards. It didn't take long to crack the case. Officials simply looked…
Songwriter joins GOP race to succeed Blackburn in Congress
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) - Songwriter Lee Thomas Miller is joining the race for the Republican nomination to succeed Rep. Marsha Blackburn in Congress. Blackburn is giving up her House seat representing suburban Nashville to run for the U.S. Senate. Miller…
Sheriff fires Chattooga jailer over public exposure accusations
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Sheriff of Chattooga County has fired a jailer after he was brought in for questioning for public exposure. Trion police identified 23 year old Brandon Siffles as the man suspected of driving through neighborhoods and…
Tennessee state Rep. JoAnne Favors to retire after 7 terms
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Democratic state Rep. JoAnne Favors of Chattanooga says she won't seek re-election to the Tennessee General Assembly next year. Favors is a retired nurse and former health facilities administrator who has served in the state House…
Task force considers Confederate monument after public input
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - After more than 5,000 survey responses, a task force must make recommendations about a Confederate monument in Georgia's oldest city. WTOC-TV reports that Savannah officials received 17 letters, 181 emails and more than 4,800 online survey…
New pressure on Roy Moore today from Washington Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) - (all times local): 11:35 a.m. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he has "no reason to doubt" women who have accused Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct when they were minors. Sessions made the comment under…
Man charged with shooting stepsons while cleaning gun
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta police say a man who accidentally shot his two stepsons while cleaning a handgun has been charged.
The Latest: Alabama governor says Dec. 12 election on track
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on Roy Moore, Alabama's Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate (all times local): 7 p.m. Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama says the latest accusation against him of sexual misconduct is "absolutely false." Standing by…
Knoxville TVA building evacuated after sprinklers turned on
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - About a thousand TVA workers were evacuated this morning from their office complex downtown. TVA officials report "some kind of event" in the computer data center turned on the sprinkler system. No one was hurt in…