South Carolina asks: Are frozen 'Booze Pops' food or alcohol
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Charleston officials are asking South Carolina regulators to reconsider a decision to treat frozen ice pops made with alcohol as food and not liquor.
Video of girl's suicide attempt helped rescuers to save her
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the decision to remove such videos - or allow them to continue, can help save lives.
Sex Trafficking unit arrests Humboldt woman
They charged 33 year old Veronica Shuney Boykin with offering a 15 year old girl to a man for drugs.
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network responds to "13 Reasons Why" on Netflix
"The show’s depictions of suicide, sexual assault, and bullying could prove triggering."
Georgia man charged with inciting brawl at church
The brawl broke out after 150 members of the congregation convened to vote on the Rev. David Stephens' future at the church
Georgia company recalls chicken sausage
Georgia (WDEF) -- A food company in Georgia is recalling some sausage links that may be contaminated with plastics materials.
Georgia trucker charged in interstate crash that killed 2
WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) - Virginia State Police have charged a Georgia trucker with reckless driving after an accident on Interstate 81 that killed two people.
Airport training targets human trafficking
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta's airport is part of a new national effort to raise awareness of human trafficking and try and stop it.
DeKalb sheriff arrested on public indecency charge
ATLANTA (AP) - Jail officials say a sheriff in suburban Atlanta has been arrested on obstruction and public indecency charges.
Tennessee man sentenced to 36 years in crash that killed 3
ERIN, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man has been sentenced to 36 years in prison in the traffic deaths of two adults and a 12-day-old infant.
Woman arrested for allegedly shooting, killing grandmother
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) - A 22-year-old woman is in custody in Macon County, Alabama, after the shooting death of her 58-year-old grandmother.
Grandmother, 72, graduates from Tennessee State University
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Fifty-five years after she cut short her college education when she fell in love, Darlene Mullins has finally graduated.
Tennessee deputy dies after single-vehicle crash
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a Tennessee sheriff's deputy has died from injuries suffered in a single-car crash.
Alabama could drop permit requirement for concealed guns
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A small but growing number of states are allowing people to carry a concealed handgun in public without a permit. Some lawmakers in Alabama want the state to join the growing list.
Bills on Georgia medical marijuana, beer sales still in flux
ATLANTA (AP) - Gov. Nathan Deal still has several days to consider bills approved by lawmakers this year, including items affecting the state's medical marijuana program, craft beer sales and rural health care.
Loretta Lynn remains hospitalized in Nashville after stroke
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A publicist says country music legend Loretta Lynn remains hospitalized after having a stroke.
4 cases of mumps reported in Memphis area since March
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Health officials say four cases of mumps have been identified in the Memphis area since March. Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter said Thursday that it is not unexpected to have mumps cases in the…
Tennessee House OKs tightened amusement park safety rules
In September, eight people were hospitalized after a ride shut down at the Delta Fair in Memphis.
GA Senate Bill 88: Tighter Drug Treatment Regulations
"I want the clinics to truly do what they're designed to do and that's to help people rehab from opioids, and if they can't do that, than I want to see them shut down," Catoosa County Coroner Vanita Hullander said.
Mystery illness sickens college baseball players, coaches
This is Dalton State's conference but they do not have a team in the tournament.
Justin Timberlake display at Memphis Music Hall of Fame
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WDEF) - If you're a Justin Timberlake fan, you should check out the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. The hall of fame, along with the Rock-N-Soul Museum, began installing new memorabilia this week. The display includes specific items…
High bacteria levels behind swimming advisory at Lake Lanier
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Georgia officials have issued a warning against swimming at a state park because of high bacteria levels in Lake Lanier.
New TBI stats on hate crimes and violence against law enforcement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released two reports on Thursday, dealing with statistics on hate crimes and crimes against law enforcement. The numbers come from local jurisdictions through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS). The…
Gray death: Dangerous opioid combo is latest mixing trend
One overdose in Chatsworth may have been a case of "gray death"