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.
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…