Trout stocking is big operation in Tennessee
TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (AP) - Just like trout fishing, trout stocking is big business in Tennessee.
2 top positions eliminated in Gatlinburg Visitors Bureau
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - The president of the Gatlinburg Convention and Visitors Bureau has eliminated two top administrative positions in the organization that works to attract tourism to the Tennessee city
Memphis police say 3-year-old boy killed in shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis police say a 3-year-old boy has died after reports that he accidentally shot himself.
Georgia must do more to track, prevent elder abuse, some say
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia state agencies have ramped up efforts to crack down on elder abuse, with law enforcement training and a tougher criminal code.
Alabama health officials issue warning about flesh-eating bacteria
MOBILE, Ala. (CBS News) -- Health officials in Alabama are warning residents of a flesh-eating bacteria found in bodies of water throughout the state. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on Friday warned residents that Vibrio cases have been reported along Alabama's…
Starbucks' Georgia expansion expected to add up to 100 jobs
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - A planned expansion of a Starbucks coffee roasting plant in Georgia is expected to create as many as 100 new jobs.
Trucker pleads to involuntary manslaughter in wife's death
EASTON, Pa. (AP) - A Georgia trucker accused of having struck and killed his wife with his truck in the parking lot of a Pennsylvania hotel has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Georgia senators plan review of state's tax breaks
ATLANTA (AP) - A group of lawmakers is set to begin reviewing Georgia's many tax breaks.
Actor LaBeouf arrested in Georgia for public drunkenness
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Actor Shia LaBeouf has been released from a Georgia jail after posting $7,000 bond on charges of public drunkenness.
Isabel Martinez puts on a show at first court hearing for stabbing her family
The judge warned her to stop playing to the camera.
Woman charged in slayings of 4 children, father due in court
fifth child, a girl, survived but remained hospitalized with injuries described as serious.
5 Legionnaires' disease cases connected to Graceland hotel
The hotel's pool and hot tub are temporarily closed.
Ransomware hits Tennessee city's emergency services
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Two branches of a Tennessee city's emergency services have been hit by ransomware as part of a worldwide malware attack that began in May. The Daily News Journal reports the Murfreesboro police and fire departments were…
Trial delayed in disappearance, death of Tennessee woman
SAVANNAH, Tenn. (AP) - A trial in the disappearance and killing of Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo has been delayed until September. Media outlets report that Judge C. Creed McGinley on Thursday postponed the trial of Zachary Adams until Sept.…
Bonds lowered for Alabama couple charged with child abuse
COLUMBIANA, Ala. (AP) - The bonds have been lowered for an Alabama couple charged with abusing their adoptive son. Local media reports that Shelby County Circuit Judge William Bostick granted the request after prosecutors and lawyers representing 57-year-old Richard Kelly…
The Latest: Police file 5 murder charges against mother
LOGANVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Police in metro Atlanta have filed murder charges against a mother suspected of fatally stabbing four of her children and the children's father. The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office says 33-year-old Isabel Martinez is being held without…
Police: Children stabbed to death were under 10
LOGANVILLE, Ga. (AP) - The Latest on the deaths of a man and four children outside Atlanta (all times local): 1 p.m. Police say a mother suspected of fatally stabbing four of her children and the children's father was the…
40 rescued, 1 missing after flash flooding in Tennessee
Everyone was rescued from the flash flooding except for a 73-year-old woman, who remains missing.
Homeless man charged with arson in Georgia school fire
the fire burned the early childhood part of the school.
Police: 4 young children, man found dead inside home in Atlanta suburb.
Police have taken the mom and wife into custody.
Elderly Woman Missing After Dozens Rescued From Cummins Falls
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Approximately 40 people were trapped in high waters at Cummins Falls Wednesday evening. According to Jackson County officials, a total of 35 to 40 people were stranded, including 27 around the falls area, three in middle of…
Suspects responsible for cold chicken assault surrender to police
BAXLEY, Ga. (CBS News) -- A Georgia restaurant owner and her teenage daughter said they were attacked by customers who were served cold chicken, CBS affiliate WTOC-TV in Savannah reports.
Arrest made in Savannah shootings, car crash that killed 3
gunfire wounded three people at about 12:13 a.m.
Search continues for Tennessee boy missing in river
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The search for a 9-year-old boy who was swept away in a river below a Tennessee dam has entered its second day. Local outlets report that Bedford County Sheriff Austin Swing says the boy was swept…