Senate approved Bentley lottery bill
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate has approved Gov. Robert Bentley's proposal to start a state lottery.
Feds say Georgia city's bail-or-jail policy unfair to poor
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal officials are objecting to a Georgia city's policy that jailed a man for six days on a misdemeanor charge because he couldn't afford $160 bail.
Black bear population growing in middle Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says the population of black bears in middle Tennessee has been growing.
Officer indicted on vehicular homicide testifies in court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Bartlett police officer is on trial after being charged with two counts of vehicular homicide in a 2014 car crash that killed two people. The Commercial Appeal reports that 34-year-old Lucas Hines testified in court…
Senate to debate Bentley lottery bill
Lawmakers rejected a version that would also allow gambling machines
Justice Dept: Smalltown cop created his own drug task force to rip off drug dealers
“Hubbard assisted drug traffickers for his own financial gain."
Deceased bride-to-be to be in wedding gown at funeral
Did she die of a panic attack before her wedding?
Man Peads Guilty in Shooting of Former Metro Councilman
A man accused of shooting former Nashville Metro councilman Loniel Greene has pleaded guilty to an aggravated assault charge.
ACLU settles lawsuit over students' right to free speech
Richland High senior who was censored by the school system after she wore a shirt to school supporting equality for lesbian and gay people.
Deputies: Baby Sitter charged after infant breaks 4 bones
5 month old suffers broken bones in four different instances
Drivers Education Program Suspended
The Drivers Education program provided by the City of Chattanooga is officially suspended indefinitely.
Tailspin Racer Comes To Splash Country
Dollywood's Splash Country just announced that a new ride named Tailspin, a $2 million attraction, will be coming to the park in the beginning of 2017.
Lottery bills get first test in Alabama Legislature
lawmakers say the bills face an uncertain outlook in the special session.
Kennesaw man sentenced to 15 years in road rage incident
James Matthew Colomb was sentenced to 15 years this past Wednesday for aggravated assault.
Amazon shoppers in Alabama to pay more after sales tax hike
Amazon customers in Alabama will see an additional 8 percent added to their purchases beginning Nov. 1 because the massive online retailer has agreed to start collecting and remitting sales tax in Alabama.
The Latest: Chief says slain Georgia officer a 'humble guy'
A police chief who employed a slain Georgia officer part-time says he was a "quiet, humble guy" who followed his father into law enforcement.
MORE: Authorities: 6 dead in plane crash in Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say six people are dead following the crash of a small airplane near Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Man charged in wounding of 4-year-old child
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Memphis have charged a man in the shooting of a 4-year-old child.
Police: Skimmers found at 3 Clarksville ATM locations
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Clarksville are investigating the discovery of devices that steal consumers' credit card information on the ATMs of local banks.
Deputies asked to look inward during 'Blue Courage' training
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Sheriff's deputies in an east Georgia county are taking a new type of police training course in which they're asked to look inward, do some self-searching and discuss their emotions.
Alabama remains not to regulate amusement park rides
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama remains one of six states with no inspections of amusement parks after the death of a 10-year-old boy who was killed in a water slide accident in Kansas.
Cop fatally shot in Georgia; suspect on the loose
EASTMAN, Ga. (CBS News) - Authorities say a police officer in a small, central Georgia city has been shot and killed by a suspect who remains on the loose.
2 fires caused by oily rags hit east Tennessee town in month
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) - An east Tennessee community is urging the proper storage and disposal of oil-soaked rags following the fourth fire involving spontaneous combustion in the past four years.
Tennessee officials give new details in sex trafficking case
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a man accused of selling a 12-year-old girl from Texas for sex took the girl to Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville for a month before his arrest.