Man pleads not guilty to orchestrating check scheme
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A Georgia man is in a New York jail, accused of orchestrating a check-cashing scheme that relied on homeless and drug-addicted accomplices.
Low water exposes debris in northern Alabama rivers, lakes
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - Low water and the drought are creating dangerous areas for boaters on lakes and rivers in northern Alabama.
Interstates in Georgia designated alternative fuel corridors
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal transportation authorities have designated interstates 75 and 85 in Georgia as part of a national network of alternative fueling and electric vehicle charging corridors.
Firefighters make progress on North Carolina wildfires
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say 2,500 firefighters and other personnel have achieved high containment of some of the biggest wildfires in western North Carolina.
Bill would make 'upskirting' illegal in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers plan to close a gap in state law that led a divided Court of Appeals to find a man didn't do anything illegal by filming videos up a woman's skirt while she shopped at a grocery store.
CIA honors Alabama native killed in 2001 in Afghanistan
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The CIA is remembering an Alabama native who became the first American killed in Afghanistan after 9/11.
Jets' roar a constant irritant for some near Atlanta airport
ATLANTA (AP) - Some people who live near the Atlanta airport say noise makes their lives miserable, and conditions could get worse as the airport grows.
Threat posed by Zika expected to continue in Georgia in 2017
authorities say Zika will be a threat in 2017
TBI Most Wanted Fugitive Now In Custody
Demetrius Covington, 28, was located late Wednesday at an apartment complex on Central Avenue in Dayton. He was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force and officers with the Dayton Police Department.
Tennessee crash revives debate over school bus seat belts
Rep. JoAnne Favors plans to introduce a seat belt bill in January
Governor eases restrictions on trucks hauling hay in Tennessee
order will increase the height and width of hay trailer loads
Rep. JoAnne Favors will introduce seat belt legislation after Woodmore crash
bill is already under study in legislature
Court tosses sexual assault conviction of high school coach
Court found that the statute didn't apply to wrestling coach because he was a paraprofessional
Senator Corker to tour fire damage in Hamilton County
The Tennessee Republican's office says Corker will receive a briefing on Monday from the state Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry.
Thousands line tracks as Santa Train makes annual run
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) - Thousands of people lined the 110-mile route as the Santa Train made its 74th annual run from near Pikeville, Kentucky, to Kingsport, Tennessee.
Report: 16 percent of low-income kids obese in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Statistics show about 16 percent of low-income Alabama preschoolers are obese, and the problem is getting worse.
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.