Georgia governor expected to focus on schools, health care
Gov. Nathan Deal's annual State of the State address is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Retailer pays back wages after inquiry questions timesheets
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A Mississippi-based tire retailer is paying $27,000 in back wages and damages to 14 employees at its Montgomery, Alabama, store for altering employee timesheets to cut wages.
African-American family in Alabama split on Jeff Sessions' civil rights record
PERRY COUNTY, Ala. (CBS News) -- What does Evelyn Turner think of Jeff Sessions?
McNally new Tennessee Senate speaker; Harwell wins in House
New leadership in Tennessee Senate replacing retiring speaker Ron Ramsey
Viral Video makes adopting cats fun
ATLANTA (WDEF) - Who says you need a big budget to talk people into doing the right thing. An Atlanta animal shelter created their own PSA encouraging people to adopt cats. It doesn't have professional voices, high production values or…
Lots of Emmas and Williams in Tennessee in 2016
Ella & Aiden join the list this yer
Hostage situation reported near University of Alabama campus
report of a robbery and hostage situation at an Alabama Credit Union branch.
End of silencer ban sought in name of 'hearing protection'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A state lawmaker is seeking an end to Tennessee's firearm silencer ban in the name of "hearing protection." Republican Rep. Tilman Goins of Morristown has filed legislation that would remove silencers from the list of weapons…
Gov. Bentley seeks dismissal of Collier lawsuit
Collier accused Bentley of having an affair with a staffer.
Graceland to open new entertainment complex in March
exhibits and restaurants focused on the life and career of Elvis Presley
Surprise shopper: Deer barrels through car dealership
Footage shows the animal slipping and sliding on the tile floor of the showroom
"Tennessee Tucker Buck" may set new world record
Nashville, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Boone and Crockett officials scored a 47-point buck Monday nicknamed the "Tennessee Tucker Buck" at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) headquarters in Nashville, taking it one step closer to becoming a world record for a non-typical deer rack.
Boyd leaving Haslam administration as he ponders gov's bid
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Randy Boyd is stepping down as commissioner of the state Department of Economic and Community Development as he ponders a bid to succeed term-limited Gov. Bill Haslam in 2018.
Shotgun blast kills 11-year-old in Tennessee hunting trip
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (AP) - An 11-year-old boy has been fatally shot during a hunting trip in northern Tennessee.
Elusive high-speed internet sprouts in rural Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rural Scott County could serve as a model for how grant money can be leveraged to spur much-needed infrastructure investments such as high-speed Internet.
Ralston re-elected speaker as Georgia Legislature opens
he called on lawmakers to work with mutual respect and civility "regardless of gender, age, ethnicity or sexual orientation."
School bus loaded with students catches fire in Alcoa
Close call, but the kids are alright
Georgia legislature opens session focused on schools, health
The House and Senate plan to reconvene Monday at 10 a.m.
Ticket prices soaring for Alabama-Clemson title matchup
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The College Football Playoff national championship game is a hot ticket.
Fonde Elementary students to attend school year round
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A Mobile County school will have a new calendar next year.
College student killed in wreck after car hits ice on bridge
FORSYTH, Ga. (AP) - A 20-year-old Georgia State student headed to Atlanta has been killed after his SUV crashed on I-75 in Monroe County.
Buses set for some Amtrak riders from New Orleans to Atlanta
PICAYUNE, Miss. (AP) - Amtrak passengers between New Orleans and Atlanta will ride buses four days a week starting Monday and running through Feb. 23.
School tweets hilarious responses to students hoping for a snow day
(CBS News) -- It’s not often that students in the Atlanta area get a snow day. So, Thursday night, as the prospect of a winter storm loomed over the southeast United States, students in Cherokee County, Georgia took to Twitter in anticipation of the news.
Georgia lawmakers return to Capitol with focus on schools
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's General Assembly opens a new legislative session Monday that's expected to focus on education, gambling and health care.