Police: grandfather brought kids to drug deal at restaurant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a Nashville couple has been and charged with bringing children along on a drug deal at a fast-food restaurant.
Attorneys: Bridge collapse suspect being used as "scapegoat"
ATLANTA (AP) - Attorneys for a homeless man charged in the Interstate 85 bridge collapse in Atlanta say they're concerned he is being used as a "scapegoat."
Alabama company bids to build border wall with Mexico
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama-based perimeter security manufacturer has placed a bid to build President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico.
Woman dies, others hurt after valet fails to stop car
ATLANTA (AP) - A 33-year-old Connecticut woman was killed when a valet failed to stop a moving car and struck six people.
Boy dies after getting stuck at Atlanta rotating restaurant
ATLANTA (AP) - Officials say a 5-year-old boy has died after getting caught in the rotating wall of an Atlanta restaurant.
Delta OKs offers of up to $9,950 to flyers who give up seats
ATLANTA (AP) - Delta is giving airport employees permission to offer passengers up to almost $10,000 in compensation to give up their seats on overbooked flights. Delta's move comes as United Airlines struggles to recover from images of a passenger's…
Former Alabama teacher pleads guilty in child porn case
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A former Alabama teacher has pleaded guilty to federal charges of production and possession of child pornography. Federal authorities say 53-year-old Clarence Evers Jr., of Evergreen, entered the plea Friday before U.S. District Judge Kristi DuBose…
Tennessee Couple charged in 2016 Murder
NASHVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Cheatham County deputies has resulted in the arrest of a Fairview couple on charges stemming from a shooting death last December. At the request of 23rd…
Warehouse fire in Nashville lights up city skyline
The fire and smoke could be seen across the city.
University of Alabama aims to boost faculty positions
Bell has announced plans to hire about 300 to 400 tenure or tenure-track faculty as part of the university's five-year strategic plan.
Patsy Cline Museum, Madame Tussauds open in Nashville
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two new attractions opening this month in Nashville will give fans a chance to get closer to some of their favorite country music icons. The legendary vocalist Patsy Cline gets…
TN National Guard rescues individuals from Great Smoky Mountains
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Tennessee Army National Guard rescued a sick individual from Silers Bald Shelter, near the Tennessee state border, in the Great Smoky Mountains on the afternoon of April 7. This is the third rescue this year…
Gun maker SCCY announces move from Florida to Tennessee
SCCY is relocating to Maryville from Daytona Beach, Florida
Boxes of foam tomahawks drop and Atlanta traffic gets a chop
ATLANTA (AP) - After an interstate highway bridge collapse had already dealt a tomahawk chop to Atlanta traffic, some toy tomahawks have clogged up the roadway. Authorities say a load of Atlanta Braves foam tomahawks fell from a truck shortly…
Amber Alert Update: Tad Cummins attempts to mislead the search for Elizabeth Thomas
Investigators believe his appearance at a Walmart in Oklahoma was also part of the deception.
Despite Republican scandals Alabama solidly red, for now
no Democrats in statewide office since 2012
Tennessee immigrant tuition bill voted down in House panel
Republican Rep. Judd Matheny led a news conference Monday contending that tuition breaks shouldn't go to students here illegally
Conservative reps decry Tennessee immigrant tuition bill
The bill by Republican Rep. Mark White of Memphis is scheduled for a vote Tuesday in the House Education Administration & Planning Committee.
Tanker truck crash, spill snarls another Atlanta interstate
I-285 is serving as a main alternate around the collapse site.
Alabama state's 2nd female governor, Kay Ivey, takes the reins
The 72-year-old Ivey is from Wilcox County, the same rural area where U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions grew up.
Some construction halted during interstate reconstruction
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta's mayor has temporarily suspended non-emergency construction activity during the reconstruction of a collapsed section of Interstate 85. Mayor Kasim Reed's office said in a news release Monday that Reed issued an executive order suspending the work…
UPDATE: Alabama Governor plans to resign
Monday is expected to bring another round of legal filings in the escalating tensions between the governor and the Republican-controlled Legislature.
New state law adds predictability between health plans and healthcare providers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee doctors are praising a new state law that adds much-needed financial predictability in contracts between health plans and healthcare providers. It requires health insurance companies to give a 60-day notice to a healthcare provider when reimbursement rates…
Former Brave Otis Nixon has been found
Duncan said there was no foul play involved and that police consider the case closed.