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.
Georgia execution tonight would set modern record for a year
Georgia will have executed more inmates this year than any other state.
Tennessee sets new record in drug overdose deaths in 2015
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee health officials say the state hit a record in drug overdose deaths in 2015.
Holly Bobo trial will be moved to Hardin County, Tennessee
Change of Venue will only be about 30 miles
2 of 1,100 Alabama wildfires under investigation
no arrests made so far.
Gas pump disputes leads Tennessee lawmaker to call police
Rep. Mike Sparks vs Speedway gas
Gov. Deal bans fireworks in much of drought-stricken Georgia
No fireworks for New Year's Eve?
Man gets 40-year sentence for killing daughter's sexual abuser
Brooks pleaded guilty in 2002 to sexually abusing the man's young daughter.
Miss Dade County to Compete in Miss Georgia USA State Pageant
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)- Alyssa Jackson is the new Miss Dade County USA and will be competing in the Miss Georgia USA pageant at the Henry County Performing Arts Center in McDonough, Ga.
FEMA Authorizes Federal Funds to Help Battle Georgia Wildfires
ATLANTA, Ga. (FEMA News Release) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized federal funds to reimburse costs to Georgia to fight the Tatum Gulf Fire burning in Dade County.
Georgia father guilty of murder in hot car death
A Georgia father has been found guilty of murder in the 2014 death of his toddler son who perished after being left in a hot car.
Unfinished Bellefonte nuclear power plant sold for $111 million
company plans to finish the twin-reactor as a nuclear power plant and bring it online.
Jury deliberations enter 4th day in hot-car death trial
The jury deliberated Tuesday through Thursday last week without reaching a verdict.
Tennessee Supreme Court OKs new, easier divorce forms
the forms are intended to simplify divorce proceedings for people with children.
Boy, 9, hospitalized in Tennessee after crashing car
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Clarksville say a 9-year-old boy has been hospitalized after a car he was driving crashed.
College student accused of raping teen in dorm room arrested
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Police say a University of Alabama student accused of raping a teenage girl in a dorm room has been arrested.
Birmingham agency wins extension for Zika research
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Birmingham-based Southern Research is expanding its work on the Zika virus.
Drought takes its toll on Columbus whitewater rafting course
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - The ongoing drought in Georgia has taken a toll on whitewater rafting on the Chattahoochee River.