Auto supplier Denso: $1B investment in Maryville, Tennessee plant
about 3,200 people work at the Maryville facility and 1,400 others at another Denso complex in Athens, Tennessee.
Eric Church breaks down in tribute to Vegas shooting victims
"Those were my people. Those were my fans."
Trump Jr. defends dad's response to racial protests
By BILL BARROW Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) - Donald Trump Jr. is defending how his father's responded to this summer's violent racial protests and blaming campus liberals for an atmosphere the younger Trump says is unfair to conservatives. Trump…
Tennessee church shooting suspect has court date Friday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man charged in a shooting that killed one person and wounded six others at a Tennessee church has a court date. On Friday, 25-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson has a hearing scheduled in front of a…
Ivey orders state of emergency as Tropical Storm Nate nears Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a statewide state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Nate. Nate is expected to reach the northern Gulf Coast over the weekend as a hurricane, when it makes landfall Sunday…
Judge denies bail for accused leaker, citing security risk
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that a woman charged with leaking U.S. secrets will remain jailed until her trial. U.S. Magistrate Judge Brian K. Epps ruled Thursday that releasing 25-year-old Reality Winner on bail would pose…
Escaped inmate added to Tennessee's most wanted list
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a man who escaped a Tennessee jail after assaulting an officer has been added to the state's top 10 most wanted list. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that 25-year-old Ezekiel…
Rep. Marsha Blackburn announces she WILL run to replace Bob Corker in the Senate
a "hard-core, card-carrying Tennessee conservative"
Gov. Haslam says he will NOT run for U.S. Senate
"While I have loved being a mayor and a governor, I don't feel the same call to run for Senate at this point,"
Maddox announces run for Alabama governor
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox is running for governor. Maddox, a Democrat, made the announcement Thursday morning with the release of a video on social media. Maddox says the state has a "crisis in our leadership" because…
Drug arrest in Skyline Alabama
SKYLINE, Alabama (WDEF) - A Jackson County deputy resolved an outstanding warrant during a traffic stop late Tuesday night. Deputy Travis Stevens pulled over a vehicle on County Road 25 in Skyline. He found the driver, 26 year old William…
Freight train derails, sending train car into home; 1 hurt
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say a freight train has crashed into the bedroom of a home in Atlanta, sending a man inside to a hospital. Atlanta Fire Rescue officials said in a brief statement before dawn Thursday that "multiple cars"…
Reports of explosion at the Eastman Chemical Plant in Kingsport
KINGSPORT, Tennessee (WDEF) - Officials at the Eastman Chemical Plant call it a "process upset." But people around the Kingsport plant say they heard two explosions and saw a plume of smoke rise from the plant this morning. The company…
National park trail in deadly 2016 Tennessee fire to reopen
the Chimney Tops Trail will reopen Oct. 6
Alabama man charged with threats after Las Vegas shooting
Gilliam told deputies he was bored and wanted to see how people would react.
Mississippi student dies as car runs under school bus
ASHLAND, Miss. (AP) - A north Mississippi student is dead and two are injured after a car ran under a school bus.
Navy says Mississippi and Louisiana pilots died in jet crash
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) - The Navy says the pilots killed in a training jet that crashed Sunday in Tennessee were from Louisiana and Mississippi.
Alexander: Tennessee, Louisiana, New Mexico Are Making the Most of New Education Law by Designing Innovative Plans
WASHINGTON (WDEF) — At the Senate education committee hearing on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said that “Tennessee, Louisiana, and New Mexico have taken the most advantage of the flexibility we offered under the law in…
Tennessee Department of Human Services Brings Awareness to Elder Abuse
NASHVILLE – Family members, friends and clergy reported 32% of the cases of financial exploitation against an elderly person in Tennessee last year according to the Adult Protective Services (APS) division of the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS). The…
East Tennessee Attorneys General File Suit Against Opioid Manufacturers
“The 15 counties within these five judicial districts border the Interstate 75 corridor, which has long been known as a major path of transportation for the illegal opioid market."
Suspect charged in Sand Mountain shooting
ROSALIE, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Department has charged a suspect in a shooting and fight Saturday night in the Rosalie community. Investigators say it happened around a bonfire off County Road 78 near the Bluff. They say…
Former Alabama coach Gene Stallings suffers heart attack
DALLAS, Texas (WDEF) - Coaching friend Pat Dye says Gene Stallings should recover from a heart attack he suffered over the weekend in Dallas. The former Alabama coach was placed on a ventilator after developing a clot. Stallings has already…
Tennessee city wins $1M federal grant to process rape kits
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee city will receive more than a million dollars in grant money from the U.S. Department of Justice to finish processing untested rape kits. The Commercial Appeal reports that Congressman Steve Cohen announced the $1.07…
Death from West Nile virus reported in coastal Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Health officials on the Georgia coast are reporting a fatal case of mosquito-borne West Nile virus. The Coastal Health District of the Georgia Department of Public Health said in a news release Monday that officials have…