NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee will soon be the second state honored on the periodic table of elements. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry on Wednesday recommended the names of four recently discovered elements that are now only…
DAWSON, Ga. (AP) - Prosecutors say a grand jury has indicted a northern Georgia mayor on child molestation charges. Pataula Circuit District Attorney Craig Earnest tells multiple news media on Wednesday that 26-year-old Christopher Wright was indicted Tuesday. He was…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge is permanently barring Alabama from enforcing state laws to block gay marriage. U.S. District Judge Callie Granade of Mobile issued the order Tuesday in litigation that followed the U.S. Supreme Court decision that…
Mike Hubbard explains the contracts that prosecutors have been laying out for the jury
Pilots recovering after bailing out
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A new report by an independent research firm shows that University of Tennessee Athletics contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to the state's economy. The report shows that UT Athletics adds $464 million to Tennessee's economy. That…
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man who sold his daughters to a man who raped them and used them in child pornography has been sentenced to life in prison. Federal prosecutors said in a news release that U.S. District…
CBS46 News FULTON COUNTY, Ga. (CBS46) - As scientists around the world race to find a vaccine for the Zika virus, a biopharmaceutical company based in metro Atlanta claims to have found a cure. “In our early feasibility studies, we were…
DUNWOODY, Ga. (CBS46) - A peeping Tom suspect was arrested after police say he admitted to recording videos and snapping photos of women at Macy's Department Store in Dunwoody. Patrick Bailey, 33, is accused of using his cellphone in the public areas…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Knox County woman has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting her husband in a fit of rage over a text message. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that 57-year-old Tammy Lynn Talford pleaded guilty to a reduced charge…
LIVINGSTON, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - Deputy James Gavagan will never forget his encounter with a murder suspect. "I was doing over 85 miles an hour trying to catch up with him," Gavagan remembered. Gavagan's dashcam video recorded the high…
Cause of wreck is still under investigation
James Halsell Jr. made 5 shuttle flights
The giant, lighted sign in Downtown Knoxville is getting a make-over
One of several character witnesses the defense may produce today
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - A metro-Atlanta prosecutor says a 40-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole after pleading guilty to raping an 11-year-old girl. In a news release Monday, Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds said…
Coca-Cola, Nehi and Royal Crown all trace their roots to Columbus, Georgia
The North Carolina case ended with a raid in Atlanta that rescued the father
Former Governor now operates a lobbying firm
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. (CBS46) - Two people have been arrested after police said they left a puppy in a hot car for two hours. On Tuesday, just before 7 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Mall of Georgia after a 911 caller…
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - Alabama prosecutors say the stepmother of a 9-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in the child's running death. A statement from Etowah County authorities says 31-year-old Jessica Mae Hardin pleaded guilty to aggravated…
Apparently, lots of people were trying to find work for the Alabama House Speaker
You are 40% more likely to have a wreck in Atlanta than the national average
Did Alabama House Speaker use his position to steer more than $2 million in business his way?