East Tennessee Man's death penalty conviction being upheld
Victims were from Chickamauga, Georgia.
Fmr. K-9 officer now linked to deaths of 3 dogs
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. (CBS News) -- Investigators have found the remains of a third dog at the previous home of a former K-9 police officer already charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, reports CBS affiliate WGCL. Daniel Peabody was arrested…
Police: Alabama mom left infant in hot car while she shopped
ALABASTER, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say an Alabama woman has been arrested after her 5-month-old baby was found in a locked car with the windows up while she shopped inside a Dollar General store. AL.com reports Alabaster police Chief Curtis Rigney…
TN Promise Saturday allows students to earn volunteer hours at state parks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - State parks and natural areas across the state plan to offer volunteer events on Saturday, July 23, to help students attending college on the Tennessee Promise scholarship to log the community service hours required to keep…
8 Georgia prisons locked down after death, brawl, gang feuds
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say eight Georgia prisons are on lockdown after a bloody June that included the killing of an inmate in one prison and a brawl at another facility that sent 16 inmates to hospitals. The Georgia Department…
Sen. Bob Corker was just a side show at Trump Rally in Raleigh
Hillary Clinton's emails got the most attention, but the Corker intro could be a VP primer
Gadsden considering building a water park along I 59
Plan is based on a successful park in Colorado
Remains of dog discovered at officer's home
Officer under investigation for killing multiple dogs, including a police K-9
Police: Boy uses fireworks to intentionally set fire to home
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - Police say a 14-year-old boy used fireworks to intentionally set fire to a South Alabama home. Captain Will Benny of the Dothan Police Department said Tuesday the home was occupied by three juveniles when some other…
Photo of Atlanta police officer asleep on job goes viral
ATLANTA (CBS News) -- A photo of an Atlanta police officer apparently sleeping on the job went viral over the weekend, reports CBS affiliate WGCL. Posted on local Twitter account @GAFollowers late Sunday morning, the photo shows the unnamed officer…
Man gets life in girlfriend's murder; daughter, 6, IDs him
ATLANTA (AP) - A metro Atlanta man has been found guilty of murdering his live-in girlfriend and the couple's 6-year-old daughter helped police identify her mother's killer. Officials say Deunta Grier was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to life in prison…
Police arrest man accused of holding wife captive
ATLANTA (AP) -Authorities have arrested an Atlanta man they say held his wife captive in their home and beat her for days in front of their newborn baby. Local news organizations report that authorities arrested Aaron Uchitel on charges of…
Tennessee businesses prohibiting guns will be held liable for customers' safety
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A Tennessee law that went into effect July 1, 2016 deals specifically with businesses that prohibit firearms on the premises. Under the law, these businesses will be responsible for the safety of customers with handgun carry…
Court rejects state's appeal in KKK highway cleanup case
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's highest court has let stand a ruling that the free speech rights of a Ku Klux Klan group were violated when the state denied the organization's request to participate in a highway cleanup program. In a…
Motorcyclist killed in Ft. Payne on July 4th
No evidence that a second vehicle was involved
Tennessee begins registering Fantasy Sports groups
Tennessee one of first states to require licenses for national fantasy sports companies
Emory plans vigil for students killed in Bangladesh
2 students were in restaurant that was attacked on Saturday
Teen on bike holds up a McDonalds
Told drive thru operator that he would shoot her
2 arrested in stabbing over spilled cheese dip
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A woman is in critical condition after police said she was stabbed for spilling Rotel cheese dip. The victim crashed her car near Winchester Road and Milbranch Road while trying to drive to the hospital. Investigators said the…
"Naked Twister" mom sentenced after alleged teen party
EVANS, Ga. (CBS News) -- A Georgia mom who police say hosted a party for teenagers that included alcohol, drugs, sex and "naked Twister" has been sentenced to probation,reports CBS affiliate WRDW. Rachel Lehnardt, 35, allegedly confessed to her Alcoholics…
A Fourth of July message from Governor Bill Haslam
Governor's thoughts on Independence Day
Knife with blood found in home where children killed
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Sheriff's officials in Tennessee say deputies found a large butcher knife with what appeared to be blood on it in an apartment where a mother killed her four children by cutting their throats. Court documents say…
Zika mosquitoes all over Georgia; control agencies aren't
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Mosquitoes that can carry the Zika virus are found in all corners of Georgia. Yet many of the state's counties employ no one to fight them. Georgia has reported 25 cases of Zika, a mosquito-borne disease…
4 children fatally stabbed in Memphis; mother in custody
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say the mother of four children found fatally stabbed has been charged with first-degree murder. Shanynthia Gardner of Memphis faces four counts of first degree murder while committing aggravated child neglect; four counts of first degree murder…