Police: Man fatally shot wife in grocery store parking lot
AUBURN, Ga. (AP) - Police are investigating a fatal shooting outside a grocery store in a suburb northeast of Atlanta.
Fugitive nabbed after using a store rewards card in Florida
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - Key West police detectives nabbed a man wanted in Georgia for an assortment of violent crimes, including felony strangulation and aggravated assault with a weapon - after he used a store rewards card, which tipped authorities off to his whereabouts.
Georgia's turkey hunting season kicks off next weekend
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (AP) - Georgia's turkey hunting season kicks off next weekend.
Lawmakers to vote on death penalty bill
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers will vote next month on whether to prohibit a judge from imposing a death sentence when a jury has recommended life imprisonment.
City closer to selling Underground Atlanta to developer
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) - The city of Atlanta is nearing the sale of Underground Atlanta to a South Carolina-based developer. News outlets report the board of directors of Invest Atlanta approved a master plan of Underground Atlanta by WRS Real…
UPDATE: Briefing held for recent Amber Alert
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The wife of a former schoolteacher who is alleged to have kidnapped a 15-year-old student is pleading with her husband to bring the girl home. Media report that on Friday, March 17th, Jill Cummins beseeched her husband…
4 J.C. Penney stores closing in Alabama
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Four Alabama cities will be looking to fill a hole in their retail economy following a decision by J.C. Penney Co. The store chain is closing stores in Auburn, Bessemer, Gadsden and Jasper as it shuts…
Woman charged 4 decades after teenage girl killed in Georgia
Police say White and Stewart, who was 18 at the time, knew each other.
Tennessee court decision could make it easier for parents to relocate
This decision applies in cases where one parent has more time with the kids than the other.
Jurors find mother guilty in case involving autistic child
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - A mother has been found guilty of child cruelty and false imprisonment for starving her then-15-year-old autistic daughter and locking her in a closet. Jurors Thursday handed up the verdict against Jade Jacobs but found Jacobs'…
Guns on boats
People could carry loaded guns on their boats in a bill approved by the Tennessee House of Representatives.
No news is bad news in Middle Tennessee Amber Alert case
"the 50-year-old may have been abusing his role as a teacher to groom this vulnerable young girl for some time in an effort to lure and potentially sexually exploit her."
Tennessee annual Crime on Campus findings
Larceny and Theft are the most common crimes.
Third case of Avian flu found in Lincoln County chickens
“Given the close proximity of the two premises, this is not unexpected."
New video and details in Amber Alert for Elizabeth Thomas in Middle Tennessee
Cummins was a teacher at Elizabeth's school and authorities now say there was an alleged sexual interaction between them.
Alabama House to debate protections for religious adoption agencies
The legislation would prohibit the state from refusing to license or sign contracts with faith-based adoption groups that refuse to make placements because of their sincerely held religious beliefs.
Trooper takes abandoned puppies into custody and adopts them
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia State Patrol trooper took three canine vagrants into custody - and then he and a few of his colleagues adopted the abandoned puppies as their own.
Police: Bullets fly because of wrong pizza toppings
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville police say a car of teenagers opened fire at a market because they were served the wrong pizza toppings.
President Trump commemorates Andrew Jackson's 250th birthday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – President Donald J. Trump commemorated Andrew Jackson’s 250th birthday at the seventh president’s Nashville residence, The Hermitage, on Wednesday, March 15th, afternoon as part of his first official visit to Tennessee. Tennessee legislators and Nashville Mayor Megan…
Live Coverage at Trump Rally
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Thousands crowded in Nashville to see President Trump. News12 reports live from the rally.
Thousands gather for Trump speech
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Thousands of people are gathering in Nashville for a chance to hear President Trump speak. The newly elected President is expected to address both school vouchers and healthcare. Some residents from the Tennessee Valley are in the…
State Veterinarian issues poultry health advisory
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) —The state veterinarian for Tennessee is urging all poultry owners to take extra precautions to protect their flocks from illness. “We are working to protect the poultry population from exposure to avian influenza,” State Veterinarian Dr. Charles Hatcher…
School placed on lockdown after man tries to pose as student
HEFLIN, Ala. (AP) - An Opelika man has been arrested after authorities say he walked into a high school and tried to pose as a new student. Media reports 23-year-old Samuel Blackwell faces burglary and interfering with government operations charges.…
Deputies charge 2 Collinsville High students with drugs and gun on campus
Officers say when they got inside, they found marijuana and an unloaded BB pistol which looked like a real gun.