Rome judge lashes out after defendant threatens his family
Suspect threatened to cut his children into pieces
Walmart Pay now available in Tennessee
Check out at the register with an app on your smartphone
Report faults Tennessee for lack of diversity in courts
A third of Tennesseans are white males but two thirds of judges are white males
Son of R&B legend Gladys Knight released from jail after eateries raided
Shanga Hankerson accused of keeping sales tax revenues
"Barney" head gets stuck on Alabama teen at slumber party
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (CBS News) - An Alabama teen spent an uncomfortable 45 minutes trapped inside a fiberglass "Barney" head last weekend, CBS Birmingham affiliate WIAT-TV reports. Amy Self's daughter had a few girls over to spend the night on Sunday.…
Police: Man died while unloading $12 million in marijuana
NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) - Atlanta area police say a man appears to have died of natural causes while unloading marijuana from a van. Gwinnett County police said in a statement that officers on Monday responded to a call of a…
Chattanooga had plenty of guns used in crimes last year according to the ATF
Chattanooga & Tracy City rank high on ATF gun traces
Wayne Jackson of the Memphis Horns duo dies at 74
Group spread Memphis Soul around the world by playing on other artists records. Here the musical legacy.
Story of man claiming he was in Pulse during massacre questioned
HUNSTVILLE, Alabama (CBS News) -- When Clint Lampkin took the stage here Saturday at a memorial service for the Orlando mass shooting victims and recounted what he said was his near-death experience in the Pulse nightclub, he was given a…
Mystery brews in Atlanta: 3,300 cases of beer missing
ATLANTA (AP) - A mystery is brewing in Atlanta, where someone stole an ocean of beer. A brewery in the city says nearly 3,300 cases of beer went missing when two of its trailers were stolen. SweetWater Brewing Co. said…
UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek is stepping down
Jimmy Cheek says disputes with lawmakers have nothing to do with his decision
Robbery try leads to gun battle; both men are shot to death
The victim of the robbery was also carrying a gun
No federal criminal charges in Ga. teen's gym mat death
MACON, Ga. (CBS News) - There's not enough evidence to support federal criminal charges in the case of a teenager found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat at a Georgia high school, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday.…
World's busiest airport in Atlanta begins $6 billion in upgrades
First change is the big escalator ride off the train
Dollywood's New Wood Coaster, Lightning Rod, Closed After Recall
After being open for about a week, a recall forces Dollywood's new wood rollercoaster, Lightning Rod, to close.
World's busiest airport begins $6 billion in upgrades
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta's airport - the world's busiest - has now started a 20-year plan for growth known as "ATLNext." Among the upgrades planned as part of the $6 billion project, which will expand the airport's capabilities: A new…
Former Vanderbilt football player again convicted of rape
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBS News) - A Nashville jury has found a former Vanderbilt football player guilty on all charges for his role in the rape of an unconscious woman he'd been dating. It took the jury just over four hours…
Alabama police officer fatally shoots armed drunk-driver
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Police say a police officer has fatally shot an armed man who was driving drunk in northern Alabama. Huntsville police spokesman Lt. Stacy Bates tells local news outlets that an Alabama state trooper approached the man…
Three indicted for role in ex-Waffle House CEO sex tape case
ATLANTA (AP) - A grand jury has indicted three people accused of secretly recording a sex tape between the former Waffle House CEO and his former house manager. Fulton County District Attorney office spokesman Dontaye Carter said in a news…
Most don't have what it takes to be a Georgia state trooper
ATLANTA (AP) - More than 2,700 men and women applied to become Georgia state troopers last year, but only 30 passed a variety of evaluations and completed the necessary training to join the force. The last complete training session lasted…
Nashville Songwriters write Song for Charleston
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - Nashville songwriters have shared a song written to honor those lost in the shooting at a Charleston church one year ago. What do you do when faced with something so tragic there are no…
Couple Charged, Accused of Child Neglect in Son’s Burn Injury
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WDEF) – A Jonesborough couple accused of mistreating their child has been arrested and charged following an investigation by Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. TBI Agents began investigating Billy Ray and Whitney Danielle Gunter on Friday, shortly after…
Alabama county won't lower flags for Orlando victims
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (CBS News) - Despite an order from President Obama and Gov. Robert Bentley, one Alabama county has decided not to lower its flags to half-staff in honor of the 49 people killed in the Orlando nightclub massacre.…
Governor Bentley calls for special election to replace Rep. Mike Hubbard
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) – Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced the timeline for a special election to fill the vacant District 79 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. District 79 covers Lee County. The District 79 House seat was…
