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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“I want to make this clear - this decision should not be viewed a 'wing-vs-wing' fight"
optometrists vs ophthalmologists in Georgia
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…
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…
'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…
Kindergartner pinned by SUV that crashed through front window
In the past 10 years, the number of clinics in Georgia has nearly doubled to 71
worked with the in-school suspension program
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Two bobcat kittens spotted recently on Jekyll Island could be an early sign the elusive predators are making a comeback on the coastal state park after vanishing roughly a century ago. Conservation Manager Ben Carswell of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – A man who was added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top 10 Most Wanted list on February 16th is now in custody in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. Keithandre Trevon Murray was arrested today by deputies with…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he expects the House of Representatives will vote on whether to impeach Gov. Robert Bentley sometime this spring.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Kings of Leon, Snoop Dogg, Soundgarden and Sturgill Simpson are among the musical acts scheduled to perform at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis in May. Festival officials announced Wednesday that Widespread Panic, Death Cab…
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AP) - An airman stationed at a Georgia Air Force base has been sentenced to life in prison for the slaying of his pregnant fiancee.
Nashville, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Bledsoe County Woman has been charged with TennCare fraud in Rhea County.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new poll shows that President Donald Trump's approval rating in Tennessee is around 50 percent three months after he won the state by a wide margin in the general election.
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia State Patrol says a man fleeing a traffic stop was struck and killed by a west Georgia sheriff who wasn't part of any police pursuit.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama Senate committee has advanced a bill to let faith-based adoption agencies, including those that care for state foster children, turn away gay couples on religious grounds.