Tom Cruise will screen his new movie at a Knoxville benefit
The Regal Cinemas chain, based in Knoxville, is hosting the event.
Georgia voter registration process violates the law
A federal lawsuit claims Georgia's voter registration process violates the Voting Rights Act and has prevented tens of thousands of people from being able to register to vote - many of them minorities.
Off-duty police officer driving car in deadly crash
Officer seriously injured, passenger killed
Police: Clowns trying to talk to kids reported in Georgia
someone started a Facebook page threatening to dress like a clown and drive a white van to five local schools and abduct children.
Tennessee looks to stave of $60M penalty for DUI law
the measure ran afoul of federal zero-tolerance standards for underage drivers by raising the maximum allowable blood alcohol content from 0.02 percent to 0.08 percent.
Officials: Reality TV dad arrested on child rape charge
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say the father of reality TV's "The Willis Family" has been arrested and charged in a child rape investigation.
Regions Bank to pay $52 million to settle mortgage loan case
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Federal officials say Alabama-based Regions Bank has agreed to pay more than $52 million to resolve allegations that it improperly handled mortgage loans.
Officials: Power cord malfunction caused Memphis deadly fire
the deadliest fire in Memphis since the 1920s.
Officer shot, wounded in central Georgia; suspect at large
Hall went to confront the man and he became aggressive and shot her.
Tennessee lawmakers to take up resolution to oust member
move to expel state Republican Rep. Jeremy Durham of Franklin follows an attorney general's investigation that detailed allegations of improper sexual contact with at least 22 women
Nevada Company Submits Bid for Unfinished Nuclear Plant
An alternative energy company from Nevada says it is bidding $38 million for an unfinished nuclear power plant in Alabama.
Ministers Pray for Equality and Justice
A group of ministers from across Tennessee knelt in the middle of an intersection in Nashville's tourist district, blocking the street as they prayed for equality and justice.
Missing Roswell woman may have been last seen in Chattanooga
Roswell police say 36 year old Natalie M. Botero suffers from a health disorder and needs medication.
2nd try at jury selection to start in Georgia hot car death
Prosecutors say Justin Ross Harris intentionally left his son to die at a time when Harris was unhappy in his marriage and looking for relationships with other women.
9 killed, including 5 children, after Memphis house fire
Three other children were taken to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in "extremely critical condition."
GDOT: 1,000 traffic related fatalities in GA
ATLANTA (CBS46) - As of Sunday, there have been 1,000 traffic related fatalities in the state of Georgia during the 2016 calendar year, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Augusta deputies find burglary suspect hiding in store
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Sheriff's deputies say they caught a teenage burglary suspect hiding inside an Augusta store where he had spent the night.
Tennessee lawmakers near first expulsion vote in 36 years
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The last time Tennessee lawmakers took a vote to expel a sitting member of the General Assembly, the ousted representative issued a stern warning to his colleagues: "I won't be the last."
Apartment owners ordered to pay $10M to slaying victim's kin
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) - A jury has ordered the owners of a metro Atlanta apartment complex to pay $10 million to the family of a resident who was fatally shot last year.
Teenage sisters killed in single-vehicle crash in Alabama
HEFLIN, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say two teenage sisters were killed in a single-vehicle crash in east Alabama.
Smoke inhalation likely causes of deaths in Clarksville fire
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An elderly couple has died in a fire at a Clarksville home.
Improvised bomb disposed of outside Tennessee nursing home
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a suspicious object that was found outside a suburban Nashville nursing home was an improvised explosive device.
3 convicted of carjacking vehicle sold on Craigslist
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - Three people from Columbus, Georgia, have been convicted of carjacking a man attempting to return a vehicle he bought on Craigslist.
High school students charged with rape in Sevier Co.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three high school students in Sevier County have been charged with raping a male classmate at school earlier this week.