NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean knows Tennessee has turned solidly Republican in recent years but thinks its voters might be receptive to a more progressive message when they choose their next governor in 2018.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A judge will hold a February hearing in a lawsuit filed by Gov. Robert Bentley's former security officer who said his career was damaged as Bentley tried to hide a relationship with a staffer.
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - When 6-year-old Riley Johnson visits the Georgia Dome as an honorary team captain for the Atlanta Falcons, he will likely be one of the toughest people on the field.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The bluegrass music super-duo of Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent has been invited to become official members of the Grand Ole Opry.
LAFAYETTE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say three people have been killed in a residential trailer fire in Macon County. Danny Dozier, chief of the Willette Volunteer Fire Department, says the blaze burned a mobile home near Lafayette on Friday. Dozier…
ATLANTA (AP) - After months of debate, the Uber X and Lyft ride-booking services will finally become legal at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) - U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will be on hand for a land transfer deal in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF)- A worker with the Tennessee Department of Transportation has died after being struck on the side of I- 40 on Christmas Eve. Our Nashville afflilate, WTVF reports J.R. Rodgers was hit by a car after he had…
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say the first of 16 alleged members of the Gangster Disciples street gang who were indicted in May on racketeering charges has pleaded guilty. The U.S. attorney's office in Jackson said Wednesday that 37-year-old…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A former financial specialist at an Alabama children's medical practice is accused of using a company credit card to make thousands of dollars in charges at an adult entertainment club. Federal prosecutors say Jonathan Jernigan, who…
NEWPORT, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee say they have recaptured the sixth and final inmate who broke out of jail on Christmas Day. The Cocke County Sheriff's Office tells CBS affiliate WVLT in a statement that 54-year-old David Frazier was arrested…
PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016) –With Dolly Parton dreaming up the entertainment offerings, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Dollywood has earned the award for Best Theme Park Shows for eight consecutive years. Now, Dollywood plans auditions…
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Police say a youth pastor at a suburban Atlanta church is jailed on child molestation, statutory rape and sexual battery charges. Gwinnett County police say 34-year-old Nicholas "Nick" Kelley, a youth pastor at New Bridge Church…
WHITE, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say it took the strength of a half-dozen people and a pulley system to move a 1,500-pound boulder after the massive rock rolled onto a 15-year-old South Carolina girl, pinning her. The Daily Tribune News…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a small plane with three people aboard has crashed in the mountains of eastern Tennessee, and no one survived.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee attorney general says a ban on snapping selfies at the ballot box is constitutional.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities say the brother of a former NFL player was gunned down near New Orleans Lakefront Airport while he was visiting his mother for the holidays. Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. Jeffrey Rouse tells news outlets that…
ROCKFORD, Ala. (AP) - Coosa County needs an economic boost. Some residents and planners tasked with finding ways to accomplish that say the county should take advantage of its natural resources. The rural county is just outside of the metro…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Documents show a deputy at the Rutherford County jail suffered a concussion after being assaulted by an inmate last month.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Bullock County Humane Society Shelter Director Jennifer Gallagher faced two options: Euthanize the gravely injured puppy that was dragged to her doorstep, or send it to Montgomery and pray for a miracle.
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a small plane with three people aboard has been reported missing in mountainous eastern Tennessee. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says authorities are seeking a Cessna 182 aircraft and searchers are focusing about…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A Savannah animal shelter has closed temporarily after a puppy was diagnosed with a highly contagious virus.
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A church damaged by a wildfire in Gatlinburg continued to hold an annual dinner for those in need despite many of its members losing their homes and possessions.
DALTON, Ga. (AP) - Dalton Public Schools are trying to crack down on the number of out-of-district students attending its schools.