Bill that helps non-violent offenders passes in Legislature
The certificate allows them to get some occupational licenses and gives incentives to businesses who hire the ex-offenders.
Lawmaker takes heat over bill that would hide his tickets
The news station confronted the Republican from Dresden about ten unpaid speeding tickets he got from a traffic camera in Carroll County.
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…
Georgia state senators aim to eliminate transportation taxes
the senators decided to reject a proposal from the House to impose a flat income tax.
House panel OKs bill to require seat belts on school buses
Rep. JoAnne Favors of Chattanooga said she was pleased to see her bill advance, but acknowledged that she will have to address the estimated $400 million it would take for school districts to buy new buses equipped with seat belts.
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…
Ales have it! Lawmakers approve brewery bill to governor
ATLANTA (AP) - Cheers! Lawmakers have approved the Georgia brewery bill. Starting Sept. 1, visitors to breweries will be able to down a few ales and take up to a case of beer home. The Senate voted Wednesday to do…
Ales have it! Lawmakers approve Georgia's brewery bill
The Senate voted Wednesday to do away with prohibition-era laws and allow breweries to sell directly to consumers.
Next years Race for Governor of Tennessee could include 3 female Republicans
Speaker Beth Harwell, Rep. Diane Black & St. Sen. Mae Black are all considering runs for Governor in 2018
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…
Amid concerns about secrecy, vote set for Auburn president
no candidates have been announced in the search to replace Auburn President Jay Gogue.
2 men sentenced for 2013 Bass Pro Shops gun heist
They get roughly 2 months per gun
Week 2 of the search for Elizabeth Thomas goes national
"obviously a man who is not in control of his faculties."
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.