Police: Care giver charged with murder, hit 91-year-old man
Police say Terrel admitted to hitting Bennett.
University of Georgia's newest students shattering records
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A freshman class with record academic qualifications, culled from a record number of applications, is likely to push University of Georgia's enrollment to another high mark as fall semester classes began Monday.
Dickson County Man Arrested in Florida, Charged in Homicide
Nashville, TN (WDEF) - An investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has resulted in the arrest in Florida of a Dickson County man, who is charged in a homicide that occurred Saturday in Burns. TBI agents joined detectives…
Man arrested after 23 immigrants found in semi near El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Federal officials say a man has been arrested on a charge of transporting people who are illegally in the U.S. after 23 people were found in the semitrailer he was driving on Interstate 10 near El Paso.
Mother, acquaintance in custody after child 'tortured'
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A 9-year-old boy is recovering after Alabama police said he was tortured by his mom and an acquaintance of hers.
Officials consider removing part of bridge after drownings
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - The National Park Service is mulling new safety measures after two recent drownings by people who jumped off a 101-year-old bridge into the Chattahoochee River.
New law on virtual currency, online transactions in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has a new law on virtual currency and online transactions.
Tennessee cancer survivor sinks hole-in-one after surgery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee cancer survivor has hit a hole-in-one in her first round of golf since undergoing five surgeries in the past year.
Rutherford county's water doesn't taste right
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Officials in one central Tennessee county working to treat an algae bloom affecting the area's water supply say it will take at least two weeks before the taste returns to normal.
2 jailers charged with smuggling meth in for inmates
NEWPORT, Tenn. (AP) - Two former jail employees in Tennessee have been arrested on charges of smuggling meth into the jail to give to inmates.
Nashville woman charged in 11-month-old son's death
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee woman faces multiple charges in connection with the death of her 11-month-old son.
Georgia city won't remove memorial to Confederate dead
She says the memorial was erected by family and friends of the dead - not the government - in 1879
Tenn. private school subject of new sex abuse investigation
DCS spokesman Rob Johnson said Thursday that the department had received new information pertaining to Brentwood Academy
Savannah mayor calls for changes to Confederate monument
find a way "to expand the story this monument tells to be inclusive of all" Savannah residents.
Georgia college student injured in fall from zip line
The portable zip line was on campus as part of the school's Cougar Kickoff event.
Confederate flag stolen from public park in Georgia
Kennesaw resident Reid Jones started a Change.org petition on Monday calling for the removal of the flag.
Georgia governor candidate wants Stone Mountain Confederate carving gone
The Georgia code says the carving shall be "protected for all time as a tribute to the bravery and heroism of the citizens of this state who suffered and died in their cause."
Birmingham covers up Confederate monument
Birmingham Mayor William Bell ordered the city's 52-foot-tall Confederate obelisk covered with wooden panels.
Firebrand judge Moore forces runoff in Alabama Senate race
Moore gets 39% of the vote, Strange finished 2nd with 33%
James Fields washed out of basic training in Georgia
"due to a failure to meet training standards."
Alabama Senate race tests Trump, McConnell reach
Voting begins at 7 a.m.
Trump tweets more support for senator in Alabama race
The Republican and Democratic primaries in Alabama are tomorrow.
Authorities: Man fatally shot by Tennessee sheriff's deputy
the Cocke County Sheriff's Office responded to a call about a man who had outstanding warrants walking along a road.
Number of seniors in Tennessee hospitalized due to opioids triples
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal data shows the number of senior citizens in Tennessee who are hospitalized due to painkillers has more than tripled over the last decade.