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.
Riding with the Republicans going to see President Trump
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga is sending both pro and anti contingents to see President Trump this evening in Nashville. The Bradley & Hamilton County Republican parties teamed up to send a bus to the rally. The President will talk about…
Georgia Senate OKs $49 billion budget, cuing up House talks
The vote sets up negotiations between House and Senate leaders to hash out differences in their funding plans.
Dolly Parton fund helps 921 who lost homes in wildfires
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) - Dolly Parton's My People Fund has issued monthly checks to 921 people who lost their homes in deadly wildfires that ravaged East Tennessee last year. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that Dollywood Foundation President David…
Advocates call for paper ballots in Georgia amid FBI review
ATLANTA (AP) - A group of technology experts wants Georgia's elections officials to stop using electronic voting machines as the FBI reviews a suspected data breach.
Alabama ag officials probe 3 possible cases of bird flu
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries is investigating three possible cases of avian influenza in north Alabama.
Man killed, 2 children injured in school bus crash
COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a man has been killed and two children were injured in a school bus crash in suburban Atlanta.
Dolly Parton fund helps 921 who lost homes in wildfires
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) - Dolly Parton's My People Fund has issued monthly checks to 921 people who lost their homes in deadly wildfires that ravaged East Tennessee last year.
Haslam uncertain of Tennessee impact of GOP health plan
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam says he's uncertain about how a Republican plan to replace former President Barack Obama's health care law would affect Tennessee.
Notorius 86 year old jewel thief arrested after missing court hearing
Payne was sought after missing an arraignment March 6 in an alleged 2016 jewelry theft at Perimeter Mall
Murfreesboro man convicted of gun silencer smuggling
Paul Gratton traveled to England and purchased six silencers from a firearms dealer in Sheffield.
Rome police officer charged with trafficking marijuana
The Rome Police Department contacted the GBI last fall over possible corruption.
New details on high speed chase from Knoxville to Chattanooga
The van hit another vehicle and then ran into the barrier wall of the Chickamauga Dam.
Tennessee woman convicted of torturing, starving stepsons
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Knox County jury has convicted a woman on charges that she tortured and starved two teenage stepsons.
Reward offered in killing of bald eagle
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Federal wildlife officials are offering a reward for information about the shooting death of a bald eagle in Cherokee County.