Georgia House approves a flat tax
State officials estimate that the change means the state will get $18 million less
Watch NC5 chopper live looking for tornado damage in Nashville
(Photo of Percy Priest Lake marina) The Newschannel 5 helicopter is up, broadcasting live as it looks for tornado damage in south Nashville neighborhoods.
Video and damage from possible tornado in Nashville area
damage in Franklin, Cool Springs, Brentwood
Early look at storm front passing through Middle Tennessee
Hail in Franklin & Dickson this morning
Haslam transportation bill gets another swing in House panel
Gas tax plan up again on Wednesday
House approves deer baiting bill
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a bill that would let hunters use bait for deer and feral hogs. House members voted 69-18 for the bill Tuesday. It now moves to the Alabama Senate. State…
Tennessee LG to build $250M plant in Tennessee, creating 600 jobs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - South Korean appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. says it has selected Tennessee as the site for its washing machine plant in the United States. The 829,000-square-foot facility is projected to cost $250 million and create 600…
Pair accused of buying votes in US Senate primary
indictment alleges that 13 people were paid to vote
Tennessee and Georgia tackle non citizen voting issue
Both Georgia and Tennessee tinkering with labels
Missing from Maryland, boy, 4, may be in Birmingham area
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The FBI says a 4-year-old boy who was reported missing in Maryland last October may have been spotted over the weekend in the Birmingham area. FBI spokesman Paul Daymond says in an emailed news release that…
Crews find body of missing boater in Percy Priest Lake
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials have found the body of a boater who fell into a Nashville-area reservoir and never resurfaced. Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency Officer Josh Landrum tells news outlets that authorities found the body of 50-year-old Kongmany Rajaphoumy…
Man's body found in trunk of burning car in Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Authorities are investigating after the body of a man was found in the trunk of a burning car in Montgomery. The Montgomery Advertiser reports 35-year-old Brandon Ramario Burton was found dead early Sunday. Montgomery County sheriff's…
NASA worker sentenced for enticing a minor
Contacted her from Huntsville and drove to meet her in Chattanooga
Georgia House votes to make it easier for domestic abuse victims to change their name
Name changes now are required to be listed in public court documents
Casino bill dies once again in Georgia legislature
sponsor says he doesn't have enough votes to get the bill out of the Senate Committee
Rare Golden Eagle Tagged and Released in Dalton
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)-A rare golden eagle was tagged in Dalton, Georgia. After more than three years of photographing these large birds biologists and researchers were finally able to capture and tag one. Researchers hope that with this tagged bird it…
Great Smoky Mountains offering Clingmans Dome eclipse event
Solar eclipse coming in August
Ex-Nashville mayor Karl Dean to run for Tennessee governor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Nashville mayor Karl Dean says he's decided to run for governor of Tennessee in 2018.
White House dodging questions of Sessions' role in FBI probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is dodging questions about whether Attorney General Jeff Sessions should consider withdrawing from the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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.