Georgia deputy wounded in hospital shootout with gunman
Another Georgia lawman shot in the line of duty Sunday night
$1.2 in grants awarded to support injury prevention programs
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia public health officials say they've received $1.2 million for injury prevention programs.
Alabama Special Olympian strikes gold, named athlete of year
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - A Gadsden High School student has been named Alabama's Special Olympics Athlete of the Year for 2016.
Flatbed train car donated to Tuscumbia Railway Depot Museum
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority has donated a rail car to the fleet that adorns the grounds and roundhouse of the Tuscumbia Railway Depot Museum.
Authorities: Deputies shoot Tennessee man who had knife
ARLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say sheriff's deputies in west Tennessee have fatally shot a man after he threatened them with a knife.
Judge issues gag order in case of boy accused of murder
MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee judge has issued a gag order in the case of a 12-year-old boy charged with the murder of an 84-year-old woman.
Georgia GOP electors say they're in lockstep behind Trump
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Republicans set to cast the state's 16 electoral votes for Donald Trump say they plan to support the president-elect.
Wildfire victim writes letter to juveniles accused of arson
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man whose wife and daughters were killed in a wildfire that spread through Gatlinburg says he has forgiven the two juveniles who have been accused of starting it.
2 Tennessee inmates back in custody after brief escape
DALTON, Ga. (AP) - Two escaped Tennessee inmates are back in custody.
Alabama Governor won't release documents given to impeachment probe
"will not be made public at this time."
Atlanta news anchor, Amanda Davis, arrested on license issue
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - A longtime news anchor in the Atlanta area has been arrested on a traffic charge.
Georgia asks Trump to investigate 'failed cyberattacks'
Secretary of State Brian Kemp says his staff has uncovered nine more instances
Official: 4 dead in Alabama after vehicle goes off dock
Victim called 911 while their vehicle was sinking
The Latest: Cell towers down; no fire evacuation text alert
wildfires in East Tennessee have caused more than $500 million in damage.
Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountains Rise telethon streaming on WDEF.com
Watch celebrities perform and talk to ones manning the phone banks
Nashville police officer is 7th shot in the last week in our region
We break down each shooting over the last week
Suspect arrested in shooting of 2 Georgia officers on Monday
The shooting marked the second time Monday that two Georgia officers were hit by gunfire on the job
Plans for $750 million theme park in north Georgia 'on hold'
EMERSON, Ga. (AP) - Just over a year after plans were announced for a huge new theme park north of Atlanta involving Lionsgate Productions and attractions featuring films such as the "Hunger Games," planners say the project is being put on hold
Psychiatrist: Alabama fails to treat mentally ill inmates
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The chief psychiatrist for the Ohio prison system says that Alabama fails to spot mental illness in many inmates and lacks the staff to effectively treat those who are diagnosed.
Rhodes College names Marjorie Hass first female president
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Rhodes College in Memphis has named Marjorie Hass as the school's 20th president. Hass, who is currently president of Austin College in Sherman, Texas, will become the first female president in Rhodes' 168-year history. She succeeds…
Sheriff's deputy pays for hotel for crying woman, son
MACON, Ga. (AP) - A deputy in Macon is helping a woman and her son from becoming homeless. WMAZ-TV reports that sheriff's deputy Johnny Rowe went to perform a wellness check on a woman at a hotel last Wednesday. He found…
Nashville man released 2 years after wife's false allegation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville man has been released from prison, more than two years after his wife lied about him threatening her. The Tennessean reports 33-year-old Robert E. Polk was released from a Tiptonville prison on Nov. 23,…
Singer Joe Ligon of gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Singer Joe Ligon, the dynamic frontman of the Grammy-winning gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy, has died. He was 80. His booking agent, Ricky DeRae, said Monday that Ligon died on Sunday in Georgia. Ligon was…
Terminally ill 5-year-old boy dies in Santa's arms
it took him days to recover, but he's continuing to play Santa.