MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An appellate court has halted an Alabama execution scheduled for next week. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday granted the emergency stay to Robert Melson. The court halted the execution as it decides…
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (AP) - The roller coaster at Spring Park in Alabama is closed indefinitely after several children were stranded on the ride and had to be rescued. City officials say no one was hurt during the malfunction on Wednesday.…
ELMORE, Ala. (AP) - An inmate is in serious condition after another inmate stabbed him at an Alabama state prison. The Alabama Department of Corrections says the inmate was stabbed multiple times during a fight Thursday in one of the…
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Authorities in northern Mississippi say one of three men they say escaped from a county jail has been captured in Alabama. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that the men are accused of escaping from the…
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia sheriff accused of exposing himself in an Atlanta park and running from a police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges against him. Local news media report DeKalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann on Friday pleaded…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The board of trustees at Southeastern Bible College in Alabama has voted to suspend operations effective immediately. The college said in a statement Thursday that a financial evaluation concluded the school didn't have sufficient resources to…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. (Press Release)– Around 1:45 p.m. Friday, a park visitor drowned at Little River Falls at Little River Canyon National Preserve. The body was recovered at approximately 2:40 p.m. by Fischer Rescue Squad and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Trooper. An…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Several Tennessee-based refugee rights' organizations have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit the state Legislature filed over the refugee resettlement program. The lawsuit that the General Assembly filed back in March had argued that…
DALTON, Ga. — The Water Works and Sewer Board of Centre, Ala. has filed a lawsuit against 35 companies related to the Dalton carpet industry. According to the lawsuit, carpet manufacturers have been releasing wastewater into the Conasauga River containing the toxic…
A Yorkshire Terrier breeder posted an online advertisement for puppies.
the proposal says the city couldn't help enforce federal immigration laws, respond to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requests or review someone's citizenship.
authorities say he offered $400 to rape a 9-year-old girl.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee teen's love for pizza has delivered acceptance at Yale University to her door. Media reports Ravenwood High School graduate Carolina Williams was accepted to the Ivy League school in March, with an admissions officer…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Police Department is once again offering a free driver awareness class for teenagers that will be taught by police officers. The department announced this week that registration has begun and the course is open…
The peach crop issue has been worse in neighboring South Carolina
Georgia had the second highest rate with 317.3 per 100,000 residents.
Georgia (WDEF) - It's mosquito season, which raises concerns over the diseases they can carry. The North Georgia Health District is trying to get residents to stop leaving places for them to breed---like any standing water. There are no Zika cases in…
Nashville, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tad Cummins, the former teacher charged with fleeing the state with one of his students, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges. According to federal court documents filed May 26th, Cummins pleaded not guilty to charges of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a law that will make it easier for people convicted of mostly low-level offenses to get their criminal records wiped clean. The law reduces the costs of expunging criminal record convictions…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Even though school is out for the summer, schools across Central Alabama are reopening to make sure children continue getting nutritious meals. The Tuscaloosa County Schools began its Summer Feeding Program Tuesday at Tuscaloosa County High…
"Charge they may, charge they might, that Catfish still hit the ice last night!!!! Go Preds!!!"
The Ramsey Cascades is the tallest waterfall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
These photos & videos taken over Memorial Day Weekend from the park
HEFLIN, Ala. (AP) - Alabama police say a man and his three-year-old son were riding in a kayak when it flipped, drowning both of them. Media reports that 34-year-old Jason Smith was kayaking on the Tallapoosa River on Sunday with…