Georgia craft brewers ready to leave prohibition laws behind
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Brewery Bill is chugging along through the state Legislature.
Still cleaning up from the November tornado in Sequatchie Co.
Tornado cleanup still continues for some residents of Sequatchie County. Over 100 volunteers brought food, chainsaws and heavy machinery to help clear large tree debris. The tornado blew through the town at 130 miles-per-hour last November and destroyed over a…
Conservative North Carolina laws spur NAACP call for boycott
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An economic boycott by the NAACP is the latest fallout over North Carolina's so-called bathroom bill and other conservative policies.
4 killed in single-vehicle crash in Tennessee
SNEEDVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee authorities say four people were killed when a vehicle went off the road and struck a tree early Saturday.
Alabama inmate, woman indicted in fraud scheme
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted an Alabama state inmate and a woman in a scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration.
Daycare operator found guilty in death of 4-month-old
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee jury has convicted a woman in the death of an infant at her unlicensed in-home daycare in Murfreesboro.
N.C. novelist walks free after agreeing to plea deal in wife's death
DURHAM, N.C. (CBS News) -- Novelist Michael Peterson agreed to a plea deal Friday that enables him to maintain his innocence even as he acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him of manslaughter in his wife’s death
State: Several students at University of Alabama have mumps
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Several students at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa have been diagnosed with the mumps.
Bill allows confidential name changes for abuse victims
ATLANTA (AP) - Victims of domestic violence could change their names privately under a bill coming before the Georgia House for a vote.
Carjacker suspect arrested
(WDEF) - "This was a early morning hours where a citizen was getting out of his car to go into a business when he was approached by a white male," noted Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond. That male was Jonathan…
Teen indicted on bank robbery, hostage charges
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An alleged bank robber who took 11 people hostage in a Tuscaloosa credit union last month has been charged. A federal grand jury indicted 18-year-old Cedrick Lamar Collins on Friday with one count of bank robbery…
Public Health Officials respond to Whitfield County dog bitten by rabid raccoon
Dalton, Ga. (WDEF) – A Whitfield County dog was recently bitten by a raccoon that has since tested positive for rabies. The dog was unvaccinated and must now undergo a six-month quarantine. The dog was attacked by the raccoon during the…
Gulf Shores, Orange Beach police prepare for Spring Break
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) - Police in coastal Alabama's beach cities are informing the public about a "zero tolerance" policy of misbehavior during Spring Break. Media outlets report the Orange Beach and Gulf Shores police departments issued warning letters to…
Tennessee middle school student found with gun, principal responds with letter
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) - Athens City Middle School administrators sent a letter home to parents letting them know a student brought a gun to school. The letter states on Tuesday the student brought an unloaded handgun, not to do harm but…
Georgia woman sentenced for financial aid fraud and identity theft
NEWNAN, Ga. (WDEF) - Andrea R. Williams has been sentenced to six years and seven months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for using stolen identities to file dozens of fraudulent federal student aid applications. “Williams…
Thousands of trees to be planted in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An environmental group says volunteers will be planting tens of thousands of trees in Tennessee this weekend. The Tennessee Environmental Council says more than 20,000 volunteer tree-planters from the state's 95 counties are picking up their…
Georgia bill lets newborns' parents test for genetic disease
ATLANTA (AP) - Parents in Georgia could opt to have newborn babies tested for a rare genetic disorder under a bill that has passed the House. The chamber unanimously voted Friday in favor of the bill, sending it to the…
2 Alabama doctors convicted in pill mill case
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Two doctors who operated a pain management clinic on the Alabama coast are facing time in federal prison after being convicted of running what authorities describe as a pill mill. Jurors in Mobile returned the verdict…
Tennessee Democratic Party picks a side in DNC chair vote
“I want to make this clear - this decision should not be viewed a 'wing-vs-wing' fight"
Lawmakers say it's OK for optometrists to make injections
optometrists vs ophthalmologists in Georgia
Lawmakers say it's OK for optometrists to make injections
ATLANTA (AP) - A group of Georgia senators has decided that it's OK for optometrists, who are not medical doctors, to perform injections around the eye. State law now requires that only ophthalmologists, who have at least four additional years…
Mississippi jail bribery probe now reaches into Alabama
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An Alabama consultant has admitted to lying to FBI agents about a contract at a county jail in Alabama. It's confirmation that a Mississippi bribery probe is spilling across state lines. Michael P. Goddard of Vestavia…
First rehab home for girls saved from human trafficking
'Shine a Light On Slavery' Day is raising awareness about different forms of slavery. A local organization is working toward building Tennessee's first rehabilitation home for girls, and it's here in Chattanooga. 7th Well Co-founder Tess Brandon says sex trafficking…
Boy, 6, killed when SUV crashes into dentist's office lobby
Kindergartner pinned by SUV that crashed through front window