Woman arrested for passing barricade, dragging officer
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia woman is in custody after driving past a barricade and dragging an officer with her car.
Trump appoints Tracy as Tennessee rural development director
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - President Donald Trump has appointed Republican state Sen. Jim Tracy as Tennessee rural development director for the U.S. Agriculture Department.
Audit finds records missing in Tennessee tax break program
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An audit says some records are missing to vet state tax credits for companies that locate national, regional or state headquarters in Tennessee. Local media reports, the Revenue Department's Division of State Audit found three credits…
University of Georgia reporting record graduation rates
UGA students well ahead of the six-year graduation rate for Southeastern Conference schools
6 high school students hospitalized after eating laced candy
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (AP) - Officials with a south Alabama school system say six high school students were taken to a hospital after eating candy that was apparently laced with a foreign substance. Police and officials from the Mobile…
Former Memphis Grizzlies doctor announces GOP bid for Tennessee Senate
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A former team ophthalmologist for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of Republican Bob Corker. Local media reports that Rolando Toyos, the founder and CEO of…
Judge denies Pilot request for fraud trial transcripts
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The federal judge presiding over the fraud trial of four former executives at the truck stop chain controlled by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has denied a company…
Prosecutor reveals new details in 1983 slaying of black man
Coggins died from being dragged behind a pickup truck through the woods
Tennessee Democrats vote to support medical marijuana
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Democrats have voted to support resolutions calling for the legalization of medical marijuana, wider health care coverage and a $15 minimum wage. The state executive committee passed the resolutions aimed at expressing the positions of…
Guns to be allowed at new Tennessee legislative complex
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - People with state-issued handgun carry permits will be allowed to be armed within Tennessee's new legislative office complex. Lawmakers and staff are beginning their move into the renovated Cordell Hull office building near the state Capitol…
Georgia officials investigating 3 inmate deaths in past week
BUFORD, Ga. (AP) - Georgia prison officials are investigating three inmate deaths in the past week, two of which they say are apparent suicides. The Georgia Department of Corrections says 25-year-old Demitri Carter died at Phillips State Prison in Buford…
Police: Georgia mother left boy, 3, in car for hours
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) - Atlanta-area authorities say a 3-year-old boy has been hospitalized in critical condition after his mother left him inside a car for three hours. Fulton County police tell news outlets that the child's mother, 25-year-old Lillian…
Georgia man arrested for threatening South Carolina senator
The caller complained Scott said neo-Nazis and white people are the problem and threatened to kill him.
Viewfinders unveil Tennessee fall colors for the colorblind
it's the first time it's been incorporated into a viewfinder that helps with red-green color deficiencies.
Senate GOP welcomes Roy Moore to weekly gathering
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans are welcoming Roy Moore to their weekly luncheon even though he wasn't their first choice for the Alabama Senate seat. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans backed Sen. Luther Strange. Moore, with the…
Black launches latest broadside in Tennessee governor's race
contest has been pushed out of the public eye by the suddenly lively campaign to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Bob Corker.
Court reverses conviction for wife of man who killed officer
Prosecutors used the "party to a crime" statute, which says everyone involved can be charged with a crime.
Mobile counterfeit operation bust on Sand Mountain
Officers say they also found $1,800 in counterfeits 20 and 100 dollar bills
Is Peyton Manning another #MeToo abuser?
Now former athletic trainer Jaime Naughright appears on Inside Edition to repeat her accusations against Manning when he played there in 1996.
Plane makes emergency landing at Atlanta Motorsports Park
DAWSONVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - A small plane has landed at a Georgia race track this morning. It happened at the Atlanta Motorsports Park west of Dawsonville. The Dawsonville Fire Department says it was a Piper 7 aircraft with just the…
FEMA Is Hiring Georgia Residents with Construction Experience
WARNER-ROBINS, Ga. – This is a press release from FEMA FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is hiring local residents to assist in the disaster recovery effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. There is a particular need for people with…
2 teens charged with murder after shooting death of student
ROME, Ga. (AP) - Two teenagers have been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a college student at an apartment in northwest Georgia.
Police say woman hit after White Lives Matter rally
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say they are searching for a man who allegedly hit a white woman who was seated at a pub with a black man.
Alabama infant suffers 11 broken bones; foster mom jailed
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - A 27-year-old Alabama foster mother is in custody for aggravated child abuse.