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.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A man has pleaded guilty to making a false report about a shooting threat to delay the departure of a missed Megabus headed for Texas.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Two Birmingham men are planning to climb up the world's best-known mountains after one donated an organ to the other at UAB Hospital.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia state troopers are urging drivers to use caution during the holiday travel period.
ATLANTA (AP) - When the suspected head of a major Atlanta-area drug-trafficking organization had money to spare, the 42-year-old often did what other amateur investors, venture capitalists and businessmen do: He snapped up blighted real estate in the city's struggling neighborhoods.
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) - A dispute over child custody apparently has led to DeSoto County's first homicide of the year. Lt. Chris Shaver of the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department says "domestic ties" were identified between the victim, identified as Shareca…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee health officials have banned a nursing home from taking in new residents due to violations. The state Department of Health says new admissions were cut off at Brookhaven Manor in Kingsport this week. Issues were…
The rapper, whose real name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, has been released.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court has reversed a lower court and says the state can seize more than 800 electronic bingo machines from a west Alabama gambling hall. The unanimous decision released Friday involves the Greenetrack gambling…