Reward for info in south Georgia officer shooting raised to $50,000
32-year-old Minguell Kennedy Lembrick, is still at large and considered armed and dangerous.
Americus, Georgia shooting: 1 officer dead, 1 injured
AMERICUS, Ga. (CBS News) — Authorities say one law enforcement officer is dead and another is in “very, very critical condition” after a shooting in southern Georgia, reports CBS affiliate WMAZ.
Dolly Parton organizing telethon for Tenn. wildfire victims
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country icon Dolly Parton has organized a musical telethon to raise money for victims of the Tennessee wildfires that destroyed more than 1,700 homes in the resort town of Gatlinburg.
Grand jury indicts Atlanta police sergeant
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted an Atlanta police sergeant for violating the rights of a man by using excessive force while on a detail at a Walmart in downtown Atlanta.
Interior Dept. restricts mountain coal mining in East Tenn.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Interior Department says it is designating more than 550 miles of mountain ridgelines in East Tennessee as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.
2 juveniles arrested for setting Sevier County fires
They could eventually be tried as adults
Authorities: 2 south Georgia officers shot; shooter at large
Manhunt underway for the suspect
New Tennessee plan would give school districts more control
families would have access to more information about their schools
Ga. troopers: Driver dies after Maserati crashes into home
the driver of the Maserati sped off as the trooper approached his car.
'Mannequin challenge' video leads to arrests in Alabama
See the video that has been shared 86,000 times over the last month
OSHA: Second person dies from Colonial Pipeline explosion
the worker died on Nov. 22 from injuries received during the explosion in Shelby County.
Georgia executes man who killed father-in-law
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia has executed its ninth inmate this year, putting to death a man convicted of killing his father-in-law more than a quarter century ago.
Sevier county officials establish disaster relief website and recovery hotline
The website is mountaintough.org - named after the Mayor of Gatlinburg said, “We are Mountain Tough, and we have a strong, strong faith in God.”
Georgia agency says thousands of rape kits await testing
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says more than 4,200 rape kits containing evidence from sexual assault cases statewide await testing.
Georgia governor lays out high stakes of water dispute
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal says water resources are essential to the state's continued growth, highlighting the stakes of an ongoing dispute with Florida.
MountainTough.org website will serve as Sevier County fire info site
New website and phone bank to answer questions for and about victims of wildfires
Georgia prepares to carry out its 9th execution this year
state continues record-setting year for executions
Ex-Wells Fargo teller accused of taking customer's money
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A former Wells Fargo Bank teller is facing a federal charge of conspiracy after prosecutors say she used a bank customer's stolen personal information to withdraw thousands of dollars from the customer's bank account.
3 die, 2 injured in blaze at Middle Tennessee residence
SMITHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say two adults and a child have died in a residential blaze in Middle Tennessee and two others were injured.
Allegiant flight bound for Tennessee returns to Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) - An airport official says an Allegiant Air flight bound for Knoxville, Tennessee, returned safely to Las Vegas after reporting an in-flight aircraft navigation problem.
Special phone lines are being used to help fire victims cope
ATLANTA (AP) - Several agencies, including the American Red Cross and the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, say they've begun helping victims of recent wildfires in the Southeast.
97 BMWs damaged in South Carolina train derailment
JENKINSVILLE, S.C. (CBS News) -- A train carrying BMWs from an automaking plant in South Carolina derailed, damaging 97 of the vehicles, authorities said.
Drought Emergency ‘No Burn’ Lifted Statewide in Alabama
ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE- Effective immediately, Governor Robert Bentley and Interim State Forester Gary Cole have rescinded the statewide Drought Emergency ‘No Burn’ Order which has been in effect since early November. Officials with the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC)…
Justin Ross Harris convicted in son's hot-car death gets life, no parole
The malice murder conviction means they believed Harris left the young boy to die on purpose.