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Georgia teen dies in motorcycle accident

GORDON COUNTY, Ga. Gordon County Deputy Sheriffs and other emergency personnel were dispatched last night, March 23, to a private residence on Millers Ferry Road in response to a report of a serious, off-road, motorcycle accident involving a juvenile at approximately…

Joint investigation results in arrest of Sumner County Doctor

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the 18th Judicial District Drug Task Force and the Gallatin Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a Hendersonville doctor on prescription-related charges. In February,…

$24,000 reward offered in Hardeman County Cold Case

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF)  – Representatives from the offices of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 25th District Attorney General and the Hardeman County Sheriff today announced the creation of a $24-thousand reward, in an effort to…

ETSU student charged for disruption

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A grand jury has indicted a former East Tennessee State University student who police said disrupted an on-campus Black Lives Matter rally while wearing a gorilla mask and carrying a rope and bananas. Tristan Rettke has…

Bird flu confirmed in 3 Southern states; poultry not at risk

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Bird flu has now been confirmed in three Southern states, but officials say the nation's poultry supply isn't at risk. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that it's temporarily banning the transportation of poultry after…

Tennessee teacher had been reported kissing missing student

NEW PICTURE: Here's the last known photograph of Elizabeth Thomas prior to her alleged kidnapping. Spot her? 1-800-TBI-FIND! #TNAMBERAlert pic.twitter.com/5hInjYHU5d— TBI (@TBInvestigation) March 20, 2017 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A lawyer for the family of a missing Tennessee high school…

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.

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…

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