Officials: Man drowns while trying to save children in Gulf
FORT MORGAN, Ala. (AP) - A man has drowned during an attempt to rescue children swimming on the Gulf Coast of Alabama.
Ivey seeks disaster declaration for farmers after storm
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is asking for federal assistance for farmers because of crop losses from Tropical Storm Cindy.
Professor to student mom: Just bring your baby to class
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A professor in Tennessee has a solution for a student who missed class after she couldn't find someone to babysit her 3-year-old girl: Just bring the child to class.
$20,000 in reward money given out for help catching inmates
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia authorities have given $10,000 apiece to two Tennessee households for help catching two inmates accused of killing their guards while escaping from a prison bus. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in an email Friday that…
DeKalb fined $294,000 for sewage spills
ATLANTA (AP) - DeKalb County has been fined $294,000 for spilling sewage into public waterways and underreporting the number of spills to environmental regulators. Atlanta media reports the fines were levied this week. The largest part of the fine, $147,500,…
After legal troubles, Atlanta homeless shelter to close
ATLANTA (AP) - An Atlanta homeless shelter will close its doors for good after years of legal battles. Media outlets report that Peachtree Pine homeless shelter will close Aug. 28. Its building will be turned over to the downtown development…
Tennessee Hospital Association opposes Republican health care plan
"changes to Medicaid funding shift a significant financial burden to states by limiting the federal government's funding of Medicaid programs."
Attorney to challenge statute in ETSU gorilla mask case
he showed up to a Black Lives Matter event wearing the mask
Man, son drown at Georgia waterfall
CLEVELAND, Ga. (AP) - A 38-year-old man and his 6-year-old son have drowned at a popular North Georgia swimming spot. Lt. Chris Pfrogner of the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office says it happened Tuesday. He says police and firefighters were called…
American Eagle flight makes emergency landing in Alabama
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - An American Eagle flight with 65 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Selma, Alabama, after the pilot noticed a burning smell in the cabin and cockpit. American Airlines said in a statement that the…
Alabama to end ACT Aspire testing
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama will stop giving the ACT Aspire test to students. The state Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday not to renew the contract with the company. Superintendent Michael Sentance said there were "several issues" with the…
MARTA to take over operations of Atlanta Streetcar
ATLANTA (AP) - Mayor Kasim Reed says MARTA will take over operations of Atlanta Streetcar. Reed tells WXIA-TV that the streetcar system is being absorbed into the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority as part of a $2.6 billion expansion. Reed…
How Tropical Storm Cindy is threatening the Gulf Coast
Forecasts and social media posts from the Gulf Coast
Crash in Tennessee causes chemical leak
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A semitractor-trailer hauling sulfuric acid has crashed in Tennessee prompting evacuations of businesses in the Hendersonville area. Media outlets report officials say the semitrailer carrying more than 3,100 gallons of sulfuric acid and about 100 gallons…
The Latest: Torrential rains predicted for Gulf Coast
MIAMI (AP) - The Latest on tropical weather. (all times local): 8:25 a.m. Forecasters say the Alabama and Mississippi coasts could be inundated with as much as 15 inches of rain from a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico.…
The Latest: Trump slams Ossoff, praises Handel in tweets
Either Republican Karen Handel will claim a seat that's been in her party's hands since 1979 or Democrat Jon Ossoff will manage an upset that will rattle Washington ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
Courthouse Shooting in Coffee County Sends Two Deputies to the Hospital
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Two deputies are hurt near Manchester, Tennessee, after a reported shooting at a county courthouse. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said on Twitter, two Coffee County deputies were injured in the shooting this afternoon at the Coffee County…
Alabama mayor wants Confederate statues New Orleans removed
HANCEVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama mayor is offering to take Confederate-related monuments recently disassembled in New Orleans. Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail wrote to New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, asking him to consider donating the monuments for display in Veterans…
Volunteers hunt for dumped rabbits at forest preserve
ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) - Dozens of domesticated rabbits at a forest preserve in Georgia have been captured. WSB-TV reports volunteers with the Georgia House Rabbit Society were at the Big Trees Forest Preserve on Sunday after capturing 24 rabbits the…
Tennessee distillers unveil 25-stop statewide whiskey trail
The trail will include a stop in Chattanooga.
Police: Man shoots ex-girlfriend, kills self in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say a man fatally shot a former girlfriend outside her Nashville home before killing himself.
Georgia woman dies after fall from Jeep onto Florida road
YULEE, Fla. (AP) - A Georgia woman died after falling from a Jeep Wrangler in Florida.
Commission urges Title IX reforms at University of Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An independent commission appointed after the settlement of a Title IX lawsuit last year issued recommendations on Saturday for how the University of Tennessee's campuses can improve Title IX compliance.
Back-to-school Alabama sales tax holiday coming in July
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama is moving its back-to-school sales tax holiday to July.