Thousands flock to Knoxville Oliver Anthony show
(see more on the event at Chad and Natasha's YouTube channel) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - If you thought the Oliver Anthony viral moment would end quickly, think again. The singer became an…
Judges maintain bans on gender-affirming care for youth in Tennessee and Kentucky
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee and Kentucky can continue to ban gender-affirming care for young transgender people while legal challenges against those state laws proceed, federal appeals judges ruled. In a 2-1 decision by a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of…
More to the Story with Staley: Alpaca Farm Days
TRION, Ga. (WDEF) -- For animal lovers willing to take a short ride to Trion, Georgia this weekend, "Alpaca Farm Days" is waiting for you. "Wonkey The…
Invasive spotted lanternfly found in Tennessee
DAVIDSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) found a spotted lanternfly in Davidson County recently. This insect is not native to this area,…
Cost of building a super-size Alabama prison rises to more than $1 billion
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison now under construction rose to more than $1 billion, complicating the state's plans to build two of the behemoth facilities. The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority approved a…
Former Tennessee lawmaker Brian Kelsey can stay out of prison while challenging sentencing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee state senator can stay out of prison as he challenges his 21-month sentence for violating federal campaign finance laws, a federal judge ruled. Brian Kelsey, a Republican, was supposed to report to federal…
Police charge man in deadly Georgia wreck, saying drivers were racing at more than 100 mph
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been charged with vehicular homicide after police say he was one of two drivers racing at speeds above 100 mph (160 kph) in a Sept. 4 crash that killed five teens on…
Authorities make arrests in the case of Kentucky woman reported missing 8 years ago
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The former boyfriend of a central Kentucky woman who disappeared more than eight years ago has been arrested on charges stemming from the investigation, the FBI and Kentucky State Police said Wednesday in a statement. Brooks…
Tennessee college enrollment grows 2% since last fall
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Fall 2023 student enrollment data reveals that Tennessee college enrollment is up two percent from last year. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) released the data on Tuesday. That data showed that for fall 2023, over…
Alabama school bus driver charged with DUI after wreck
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WDEF) - A school bus driver in north Alabama has been charged with DUI after a wreck on Monday. It happened in Madison County near Huntsville. There were 10 students from Sparkman Middle school on board when the…
Supreme Court denies Alabama's bid to use GOP-drawn congressional map in redistricting case
Washington (CBS) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined requests by Alabama officials to use a congressional map drawn by GOP state lawmakers in July for upcoming elections, leaving in force a lower court decision that blocked the district lines because they…
Alabama inmate opposes being 'test subject' for new nitrogen execution method
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate would be the test subject for the “experimental” execution method of nitrogen hypoxia, his lawyers argued, as they asked judges to deny the state’s request to carry out his death sentence using the…
Four Georgia Mohawk employees indicted for defrauding company
ROME, Ga. (WDEF) -- Four former employees of Mohawk Industries have been indicted for defrauding Mohawk. The U.S. Department of Justice identified those four employees as: Jana Kanyadan (Global Chief Information Officer), IT employees Sivakumar Thiyagasamadram (IT), Madhu Shivalingegowda (IT),…
Video shows high school band director shocked with stun gun, arrested after refusing to stop music
Video courtesy to CBS News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Police body camera video shows an Alabama high school band director being shocked with a stun gun and arrested by officers…
Hyundai rushing to open Georgia plant because of law rewarding domestic electric vehicle production
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A top Hyundai executive said Tuesday that the company is rushing to start electric vehicle and battery production as soon as possible at a $7.6 billion complex in coastal Georgia, spurred by…
Ground beef in Georgia faces recall after E-Coli contamination
ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS) -- American Food Groups, LLC is warning about possible E-Coli contamination in 58,000 pounds of its ground beef. Consumers best know the company's product as green bay dressed beef. The recall comes after a sample batch of…
Officials find debris from F-35 fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after pilot ejected
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The crash site for a stealth fighter jet that went missing during the weekend after its pilot ejected was located Monday in rural South Carolina after the military asked the public for help finding an…
Judge will hold hearing on ex-DOJ official's request to move Georgia election case to federal court
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge who rejected efforts by former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his charges in the Georgia election subversion case to federal court is set to…
A man faced murder charges after deputies killed his cousin in a drug raid. A jury acquitted him
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Varshan Brown was charged with murder and taken to trial after sheriff's deputies fatally shot his cousin in a violent drug raid at Brown's southeast Georgia home. After hearing four days…
Two arrested in Sweetwater for distributing fentanyl
SWEETWATER, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Sweetwater Police arrested two people for distributing fentanyl pills at a hotel in the city. After executing a search warrant on the two suspects, officers found over 1,500 fentanyl pills, 31 grams of pure fentanyl powder,…
Cleveland police investigating fatal crash
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Cleveland Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened on South Ocoee Street. Police say the accident happened on Thursday evening around 9 p.m. Reports show that 50-year-old Anita Jellies was struck by a…
5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death
By ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges…
Which food qualifies for Alabama's grocery Tax cut?
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Alabama is cutting the sales tax on food this September. But what "foods" actually qualify? Unlike Tennessee, Alabama is cutting the food tax from 4% to 3%. However, it doesn't apply to everything you buy at the…
Alabama walk-on football player arrested on sodomy charge
WEAVER, Ala. (AP) — A walk-on member of the Alabama football team has been arrested on a charge of second-degree sodomy involving a juvenile female. Antonio Ross, 19, a freshman defensive back with the 10th-ranked Crimson Tide, was arrested at…
