Georgia lawmakers work to end 'surprise billing'
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia legislators are working on a set of bills to prevent unanticipated medical bills from out-of-network providers.
Nashville officer fatally shoots man after traffic stop
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville Police say an officer fatally shot an armed suspect who fled after a traffic stop.
Man walking on track hit, killed by train
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A 30-year-old man has died after being hit by a CSX train in Savannah. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit responded to the collision that occurred about 11:15 a.m. Friday. Authorities say the victim was…
Alabama Court: Man can keep car son used to haul pot
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals is overturning a decision by a judge who let the state seize the car of a man whose adult son was accused of transporting marijuana. A decision released Friday says…
Tornado confirmed to have injured 7 in southeast Georgia
STILSON, Ga. (AP) - Experts have confirmed a tornado plowed through two southeast Georgia counties where mobile homes were destroyed and several people were injured. The National Weather Service reported Friday a survey team found a tornado with maximum winds…
Now-paralyzed man admits to 2002 rape after rape kit match
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A now-paralyzed man has pleaded guilty to a rape that occurred in Tennessee more than a decade ago. Local media outlets report that 49-year-old Albert Evans pleaded guilty this week to raping a woman in 2002…
UPDATE: HCSO Releases Victim's Name in Today's Incident on Suck Creek Road
Hamilton County, Tenn. (WDEF) - Early this morning, at approximately 9:50 am, HCSO deputies responded to the 2200 block of Suck Creek Road for the report of a bicyclist having been struck by a vehicle. The victim/cyclist, Cameron D. Reese…
House sends hospital tax extension for Medicaid to governor
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia hospitals would continue paying a tax that helps draw down $600 million in federal support for the Medicaid budget, under a bill headed to Gov. Nathan Deal. The Republican governor called the extension a priority heading…
Affidavit: Woman bought ammunition during killing spree
Sheriff: Rice had several opportunities to break away from Boyette
Alabama taking control of Montgomery schools
The state takeover is expected to last three to five years.
Rising Republican star in Congress won't rule out run for Tennessee Governor
"That doesn't preclude me from doing things later down the road."
Georgia pays $225K to settle lawsuit with anti-gay pastor
offer to run the Department of Public Health's northwest Georgia operations was pulled
Amish Classic Colby cheese recalled in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Routine testing by the Consumer and Industry Services Division of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture has discovered Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of Amish Classic Colby deli horn cheese. The manufacturer, Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC, is…
Tennessee lawmakers scramble to file bills on deadline day
Bills need sponsors in both chambers by Thursday to be considered this session.
Alabama AG named to Jeff Sessions' former Senate seat
Luther Strange had said he would run for the seat whether he got the interim job or not
Sperm bank cited after deputy's death from liquid nitrogen
Deputy died while trying to rescue a worker
Moving day for historic, but controversial epic painting Atlanta Cyclorama
One of the largest paintings in the U.S. but has it outlived it's time?
Tennessee bill would create sales tax holiday for guns
"Second Amendment sales tax holiday"
Linden man charged in Henderson County murder, arson
JACKSON – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Linden man on charges of murder and arson related to a fatal fire this week in Lexington. At the request…
Sheriff: Autistic girl, 10, found in locked wooden cage; pair charged
JONESBOROUGH, TENN. (CBS News) -- Two people were charged with child abuse after deputies found an autistic girl locked in a cage at a home in northeastern Tennessee.
Randy Travis advocates for stroke victims in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Randy Travis met with Tennessee lawmakers to raise awareness for stroke victims following his near-fatal stroke in 2013. Travis was at the state Capitol on Wednesday, hours before he was to be feted at…
Medical marijuana bill clears Senate working group
ATLANTA (AP) - A proposal to expand access to medical marijuana has cleared a state Senate working group.
Man accused of not paying $223K in child support
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - After five years on the run, a Mississippi man has been arrested and accused of not paying almost a quarter of a million dollars in child support.
North Carolina law limiting Gov. Roy Cooper's powers blocked by judges
RALEIGH, N.C. (CBS News) -- A North Carolina court temporarily blocked a new state law on Wednesday that stripped the new Democratic governor of some of his powers.