Six Flags shutting down The Georgia Cyclone
You've got 2 weeks to take a final ride
Tennessee county's schools cancel class for eclipse
Knox County schools are sending every family a packet of info about the eclipse, complete with solar viewing glasses for students.
Congressman discusses what's on his plate this week
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The U.S. House of Representatives will be waiting a little longer to get a Senate version of the health care bill. While he was in town, WDEF asked Congressman Chuck Fleischmann about what's going on in…
3M water pollution case set for early 2019 trial date
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A federal lawsuit involving chemical contamination in the Tennessee River near a city in Alabama will go to trial in 2019. Media reports that Judge Abdul K. Kallon scheduled a pretrial conference for Jan. 23, 2019…
Human remains found near Knoxville apartments
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee are investigating the discovery of human remains in a wooded area near apartments. Knox County Sheriff's Office Maj. Mike MacLean told local news that a parent called the Knoxville Police Department Saturday evening…
Calhoun Community College shutting down athletics
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) - Calhoun Community College is shutting down its athletics program at the end of next spring because of budget cuts. Local media reports baseball, softball and golf will be suspended at the end of the 2018 spring…
Security mistakes prompt changes to Georgia election system
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's top elections official says his office will take over managing the state's elections technology after a major security lapse at the center that has done the work for 15 years.
School food progresses far beyond mystery meat, tater tots
ATLANTA (AP) - The future of school lunches - and snacks, brunches and other forms of meals - were on display recently at the School Nutrition Association's annual conference in Atlanta.
Lyme disease on the rise in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - With Lyme disease on the rise in Alabama, doctors are urging their patients to take some extra precautions if they are spending time outdoors this summer.
Police: Man in Superman robe dies after leap from balcony
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Memphis say a man wearing a superman robe has died after jumping from the balcony of a high-rise building.
Firefighter hospitalized following deadly home explosion
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - One of the firefighters responding to a deadly home explosion in eastern Tennessee has been hospitalized following a heart attack.
Vanderbilt to take over clinics at 14 Walgreens stores
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt University Medical Center will take over retail clinics in more than a dozen Walgreens stores across Middle Tennessee. Local media reports existing retail clinics at 14 stores will be rebranded as Vanderbilt Health Clinic at…
Police: Georgia couple on honeymoon kidnap, rape Florida woman
HIALEAH, Fla. (CBS NEWS)-- Investigators say Georgia newlyweds kidnapped and raped a woman in a violent attack Sunday, reports CBS Miami. Miami-Dade Police said the 27-year-old victim had finished grocery shopping Sunday at a Publix supermarket in Hialeah, Florida. She got in…
Toxins in water under Tennessee power plant causing alarm
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis residents are as proud of their water as their barbecue and blues. So alarms went off when state environmental officials and the Tennessee Valley Authority revealed high levels of arsenic and lead had been found…
"The Walking Dead" stuntman dies from injuries sustained in fall on set
ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS News) -- A stuntman for "The Walking Dead" has died after falling on the Georgia set of the hit television show. It's the first on-set death in the U.S. in nearly three years. John Bernecker, 33, died about…
Tennessee Hospital Association reacts to new Senate Health Care version
“while the plan shows some improvement, it still does not have the best interests of Tennesseans at heart"
Spokeswoman: Jimmy Carter out of hospital after rehydration
Carter attended a devotional Friday morning to begin the last day of a Habitat for Humanity home-building project.
State joins probe of officer filmed beating homeless woman
The police report says McCrary had pushed the officer
Mars Rover concept vehicle launches US tour in Georgia at Braves games
space vehicle will be on display outside SunTrust Park
Nashville adopts paid family leave for city workers
available for employees who have worked in Nashville government for at least six months.
Viral photo of Soldier saluting funeral procession identified
NASHVILLE – The viral photo of a Soldier saluting a funeral procession while standing in the rain has been identified. Colonel Jack L. Usrey is the Senior Army Advisor to the Adjutant General at Tennessee National Guard Headquarters in Nashville. …
Doesn’t the Tennessee state museum have a copy of the constitution?
By Deborah Fisher This week's account of a state worker snatching a meeting agenda packet from a news reporter’s hands was a low point in the open government ethic of Tennessee. I wish it were the only one. At a…
The Latest: Jimmy Carter taken to hospital 'as a precaution'
taken to a hospital "as a precaution"
Jimmy Buffett's home state ends ban on Margarita pitchers
Alabama's perceived prudishness and tequila helped the topic quickly gain traction on social media.