Economist makes 'caviar' argument against grocery tax cut
"cut the tax on my buying a steak or caviar"
2 Tennessee lawmakers flee bathroom bill event amid protest
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two Tennessee lawmakers pushing a bathroom bill and legislation declaring marriage between a man and a woman have quickly fled their news conference when protesters interrupted it.
Fill-in school bus driver builds girl a wheelchair ramp after seeing mom struggle
(CBS News) -- Some may call it chance, but Verna DeSpain is convinced fate led school bus mechanic Thomas Mitchell to her doorstep last week.
Country singer Thomas Rhett's family is growing by 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country singer Thomas Rhett's family is growing by two in 2017. The "Die A Happy Man" singer announced Wednesday on Twitter that his wife, Lauren, is pregnant and they are adopting a child from Africa. The…
Airman may get death penalty for killing pregnant girlfriend
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AP) - An airman stationed at a Georgia Air Force base faces a possible death sentence after a court-martial convicted him of premeditated murder in the slaying of his pregnant fiancee.
Alabama high school civics exam requirement passes committee
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A state senate committee has approved a bill that would require Alabama high schoolers to pass a basic civics test before graduating.
Plane collides with deer in Charlotte, N.C.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CBS News) -- A flight bound for Mississippi from Charlotte declared an emergency after it collided with a deer while taking off Wednesday, reports CBS affiliate WBTV in Charlotte..
Tennessee soldier who defied Nazis nominated for Congressional medal
“The story of Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds is a true profile in courage"
Flying POW-MIA flag over state capitol would cost $100k
the flagpole above the Capitol building is only strong enough to carry the U.S., state and legislative flags
Endangered Child Alert for children taken by their wanted parents
Update: children recovered safely
Officials: Man fatally shot after ramming officers' vehicles
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a man has been fatally shot by Tennessee law enforcement officers who were trying to arrest him on charges including theft and endangerment.
Lawmakers trying to ease restrictions on alcohol sales
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia brewery bill has turned into the booze bill.
Official sides with Georgia over Florida in water lawsuit
ATLANTA (AP) - A judicial official is siding with Georgia in a decades-long dispute with Florida over water rights, recommending that the U.S. Supreme Court refuse Florida's request to cap Georgia's use.
Video shifts initial view of fatal Nashville police shooting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville police say new video has caused them to revise their account of a traffic stop that ended with a white officer fatally shooting an armed African-American man.
Jamaican man gets 3 years for threatening immigration judge
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Jamaican man has been sentenced to serve more than three years in federal prison for threatening an immigration judge.
Lawmakers send added spending for police, storm aid to Deal
ATLANTA (AP) - Lawmakers have backed a spending plan increasing state law enforcement pay and providing money for storm recovery in south Georgia, sending it to Gov. Nathan Deal.
Atlanta zoo names cockroach after Patriots QB Tom Brady
ATLANTA (AP) - More than a week after the Falcons fell victim to the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history, an Atlanta zoo has named a cockroach after Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
Man accused of engaging in sex act with dog turns himself in
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - An Atlanta-area man has turned himself in after he was accused of engaging in a sex act with a dog while working as a landscaper.
Tennessee lawmaker resigns after accusations of improper sexual contact
calls reports "100 percent false"
Auburn again replacing landmark oaks at Toomer's Corner
Fans won't be allowed to roll the new trees until they're older.
Police warning for parents about gun safety devices and kids
the infant snuck out his mother's gun in a restaurant and fired it.
Police seek landscaper they say engaged in sex act with dog
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Police in an Atlanta suburb are seeking a man they say engaged in a sex act with a dog while working as a landscaper. Gwinnett County police Cpl. Deon Washington said in a news release they're…
7-year-old North Carolina girl suffered 20 gunshot wounds, autopsy shows
(CBS News) - The North Carolina Medical Examiner has released its autopsy results on the death of A’yanna Allen, a 7-year-old girl who was shot and killed in her sleep. It found that she suffered 20 gunshot wounds, CBS Charlotte affiliate WBTV reports.
Georgia lawmakers work to make 'upskirting' illegal
ATLANTA (AP) - A bill making it illegal to film or take photos under a person's clothes has cleared a hurdle in the Georgia Senate.