Tennessee man shot and killed by police in Alabama town
Man probably drove through Chattanooga before being shot in Alabama
House to vote on budget changes, including storm relief
Also money for law enforcement raises, schools and cyber security
No charges against officer in shooting of Memphis man
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The top prosecutor in Memphis, Tennessee, says no criminal charges will be filed against a police officer who fatally shot a man during a confrontation inside a home last year. Shelby County district attorney Amy Weirich…
Missing a safe? Police perplexed by safe found in ditch
IRONDALE, Ala. (AP) - Police in a Birmingham suburb are looking for someone to come forward and claim an apparently unopened safe that authorities found in a ditch earlier this month. Irondale police Sgt. Michael Mangina says it sounds like…
Knitting store: no yarn for women's movement protesters
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - The owner of a Tennessee knitting store doesn't want anyone buying its yarn for arts and crafts for the women's movement. The Tennessean reported (http://tnne.ws/2k4Ne5u ) comments Tuesday on the Facebook page of The Joy of…
Prison chief: Risk growing in state prisons
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn told lawmakers the "risk" in Alabama's crowding prisons is growing each day. Dunn addressed the legislative judiciary committees Wednesday as the Bentley administration tries to build support for an $800 million…
Trial begins for man accused of killing uncle with cousins
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A trial has begun in Alabama for a third man accused of killing his uncle to avenge his grandmother's death - even though prosecutors say she died of natural causes.
Crews search for toddler missing amid tornado destruction
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - Crews are searching for a Georgia toddler whose parents reported him missing after a deadly tornado demolished their mobile home.
Haslam cites trucking industry support for fuel tax hike
Haslam has outlined more than $10 billion in road and bridge projects waiting for the kind of funding the new taxes would provide.
Haslam cites trucking industry support for fuel tax hike
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is citing the willingness of the trucking industry to pay more at the pump as an example of why Tennessee needs to increase the state's gas and diesel taxes.
Former Knoxville lawmaker gets probation for tax conviction
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former state Rep. Joe Armstrong has avoided a prison sentence for his federal tax fraud conviction.
Campbell County High School deals with bedbug problem
JACKSBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Officials are combating the presence of bedbugs at Campbell County High School.
Georgia lawmakers plan bill allowing 2 casinos
The bill would allow casinos in Atlanta and Savannah areas
Feds asks Georgia for records in review of hacking allegations
Kemp has said his office found 10 attempts to infiltrate the state's network by computers traced back to the Homeland Security Department.
New Wilcox County judge makes Alabama history
CAMDEN, Ala. (AP) - At just 27-years-old, Briana Westry-Robinson has become the youngest African-American female judge in Alabama history.
US asks Georgia for records in review of alleged hacking
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) - The Department of Homeland Security has asked the state of Georgia to provide records after the state accused the agency of "failed cyberattacks" on its secretary of state's network.
All rise: Georgia Supreme Court to 'Rise up' for Falcons
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's highest court is rising up to congratulate the Atlanta Falcons and wish them luck as they prepare for the Super Bowl.
Blue mists over the Great Smoky Mountains visible from space
(CBS News) -- A new satellite view of the Smoky Mountains shows the blue mist that gives the region its name. The image, shared by NASA’s Earth Observatory, is a best-pixel image of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in east Tennessee.…
Court to review conviction of mother in newborn twins' death
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Supreme Court is going to review Hendersonville woman's appeal after she was convicted of smothering her newborn twins to death in 2011 to conceal her pregnancy from her fiance, who was not the father.
Georgia lawmakers plan bill allowing 2 casinos
ATLANTA (AP) - Supporters of casino gambling hope a new approach will legalize the industry in Georgia.
NWS: At least 9 twisters hit Alabama over weekend
The weather service says other tornadoes touched down in Marengo, Barbour, Pike, Lee, Bullock and Tuscaloosa counties.
Meet Georgia's newest set of quads
Four girls will have an older brother when they get home.
Ex-college football player indicted in high school cheerleader's killing
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (CBS News) -- A former Tennessee college football player has been indicted in the shooting death of a high school cheerleader who had reportedly broken up with him.
Former SEC commissioner Roy Kramer to receive Summitt award
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Southeastern Conference Commissioner Roy Kramer is the 2017 winner of the Pat Summitt Lifetime Achivement Award from the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.