Former Georgia attorney indicted for theft
The Supreme Court of Georgia disbarred Thompson after nearly 40 years of practicing law.
Man learns wife is kidney transplant match from a custom-made baseball card
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (CBS NEWS) - Steve Winfree was excited to rip open up a brand new pack of Topps baseball cards. It has become a family tradition over the years. But this time, as he shuffled through the deck, he spotted…
Psychology evaluation sought for mom in family-killed case
ATLANTA (AP) - A psychological evaluation has been requested for a woman charged with killing four of her young children and her husband in Georgia. Media reports that Isabel Martinez's court-appointed lawyer Robert Greenwald filed the motion Monday for an…
Tenn. school district to test lead levels at water fountains
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee school district says it will test every drinking fountain to ensure water does not contain elevated levels of lead. The Tennessean reports the Metro Nashville Public Schools announcement follows a WTVF-TV investigation into lead…
The Shia Labeouf arrest video from Savannah
"I've got more millionaire lawyers than you know what to do with."
Search continues for missing student in mountains of Monroe County
Veronica Casciato's car was found at the top of the Cherolhala Skyway in April.
Former Tennessee senator pleads not guilty to sexual battery
Woman alleged that he tried to kiss her and grabbed her buttocks.
Southern auto union fight moves to Mississippi and Nissan
Volkswagen was the test case, now UAW trying to unionize a Mississippi plant run by a much more anti-union company in Nissan.
4 injured when wrong-way chase ends in fiery crash
NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) - Georgia state police say a high-speed chase on the wrong way of the highway ended in a fiery crash that injured three children and a woman. Authorities say it started when a trooper clocked a car…
Islamic Center of Murfreesboro vandalized again
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WDEF) - Mary Mancini, chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party, released the following statement on the the vandalism of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro: “The vandalism at the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro is inexcusable and cannot be tolerated. We’re…
Shop Tax-Free in Tennessee the Last Weekend in July
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – Tennessee retailers will not collect sales tax on more than 150 different items during the 12th annual sales tax holiday. From July 28 through July 30, shoppers can save nearly 10 percent on clothing, school supplies and…
74-year-old Alabama pharmacist dies in lawn mower accident
killed while trying to disentangle a garden hose from his bush hog
Police: Georgia man beat toddler, breaking her leg
Police say McIntosh struck the child multiple times with his fist.
Memphis police say father charged in boy's death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis police say they have charged the father of a 3-year-old boy who died after accidentally shooting himself with the man's handgun.
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.