Hurricane cleanup costs rise in county along Georgia's coast
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Cleanup costs keep rising in Chatham County after Hurricane Matthew slammed into the county along Georgia's coast.
Group tackling food access in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A new panel is looking at ways to make it easier for nearly 2 million Alabamians to eat healthier food.
Police: Alabama college student falsely cries rape
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a University of Alabama student who claimed she had been raped by two men Nov. 13 wasn't attacked.
Gun hunting season for deer opens in Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) - It's the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and that means gun hunting season for deer opens today in Tennessee.
Army investigating soldier's death at Fort Bragg barracks
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - Army officials say a 21-year-old decorated soldier was found dead in his barracks at Fort Bragg.
Mass prayer for rain planned in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - It hasn't rained in weeks across much of Alabama, and some people say it's time to get God involved.
University of Georgia aims to raise $1.2 billion
ATLANTA (AP) - The University of Georgia has received what it calls the largest single gift ever received by the school - a $30 million donation from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation.
Jimmy Haslam subpoenaed for deposition in Pilot lawsuit
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has been subpoenaed to appear in a videotaped deposition in a civil lawsuit against the Pilot Flying J truck-stop chain owned by the family of Haslam and his brother, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.
Deputy US marshal, fugitive killed in Georgia shootout
LUDOWICI, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a manhunt for a fugitive accused of shooting at police in South Carolina turned deadly when the suspect was found in southeast Georgia.
Amid wildfires, North Carolina getaway turns to ghost town
LAKE LURE, N.C. (AP) - Don Cason's 125-year-old Esmeralda Inn & Restaurant in the western North Carolina mountains was booked solid for Veterans Day weekend.
Missing child found in Michigan, parents charged
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A missing DeKalb County 8-month-old has been found in Michigan along with his parents after authorities say the couple fled the scene of a car accident that exposed a mobile meth lab in their car.
School bus crashes near Nashville, injuring 12 students
the critically injured student is 17
Auburn's Toomer's Corner arsonist just wants to go home
Wiest was arrested after allegedly setting fire to toilet paper that covered one of the Toomer's oaks after the LSU-Auburn football game.
Sessions rise sets off political chain reaction in Alabama
governor says he wants the person to support the agenda of incoming president Donald Trump.
East Tennessee pill mill doctor sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison
The clinic was among the first in eastern Tennessee to be shut down by authorities.
Alabama's Senator Jeff Sessions is Trump's pick for Attorney General
Senator Sessions was an early Trump supporter, bonding with him over trade and immigration issues.
Muslims Worry Proposed Change to Anti-Klan Law Targets Them
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Advocates say a Georgia lawmaker appears to target Muslim women with proposed changes to a 1951 state law passed to stop the Ku Klux Klan from wearing masks at public rallies. Muslim-American groups and the American…
New water restrictions for northwest Georgia
"there is little hope for relief as weather forecasters expect an unusually warm, dry winter across most of the state.”
U.S. bishops advance cannonization of Chattanooga priest, Father Patrick Ryan
"Father Ryan’s work administering to the sick exemplifies charity and selflessness and remind us of how we should serve others."
Endangered Child Alert for baby in car with mobile meth lab
Parents on the run with baby and mobile meth lab according to police
Gun-toting 78-year-old woman chases burglars from home
Elaine Stiehl was getting ready to take a nap when she heard a noise coming from the front of her house.
Convicted killer who gave up on his case executed in Georgia
he didn't want to die but also didn't want to continue living in prison.
House Speaker Beth Harwell faces challenge for new term
By ERIK SCHELZIG Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - House Speaker Beth Harwell is facing a challenge from fellow Republican Rep. Jimmy Matlock as she seeks another term in charge of the lower chamber of the Tennessee General Assembly. Republican…
MARTA worker accused of tweeting Trump assassination threat
tweeted "#AssassinateTrump," writing that she wished she could do it herself.