Tennessee and Georgia join lawsuits over Obama's school transgender directive
"running roughshod over commonsense policies"
Testimony continues in trial of Alabama House speaker
Testimony Thursday should cover 2013 budget on whether Hubbard steered bill favorable to pharmaceutical company that was paying him
Tennessee among 11 states to oppose Obama Trans Bathroom directive
AUSTIN, Texas (AP/WVLT) - Tenessee and 10 other states are suing the Obama administration over a new directive about transgender students in public schools. The lawsuit announced Tuesday also includes Oklahoma, Alabama, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Tennessee, Maine, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Utah and…
Prisoner at large after escaping work detail in Walker County
Walker County, Ga. (WDEF) - The Walker County Sheriff’s Office needs the public's help in tracking down an escaped inmate. Randy Barfield Jr, 26, is reported to have walked off from his minimum security work detail in Rock Spring. Barfield…
Sweetwater man arrested for Snapchat Extortion Scheme
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – A Sweetwater man has been arrested after he reportedly tried to extort money and other valuable items from a female victim through the social media platform Snapchat. Brandon Douglas Shanahan, 22, was arrested and charged after he…
State continuing its review of proposed Allstate rate hike
Is Allstate rate hike excessive?
Father accused of punching 16 year old girls who were bullying his daughter
He says he was just trying to break up a fight between girls
'Be Nice' campaign could become state license plate
It comes from an anti-bullying campaign in Williamson County schools
Police: Georgia mother sat on toddler's head for an hour
KENNESAW, Ga. (CBS News) - A Georgia mother was arrested on May 18 when her two-year-old son was treated at a hospital after she allegedly sat on his head, reports CBS affiliate WGCL. Police say the child suffered "excessive physical…
NFL awards 2019 Super Bowl to Atlanta
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - After deliberation, the NFL has awarded the 2019 Super Bowl to Atlanta. NFL owners voted Tuesday to determine the cities that will host Super Bowls in the years 2019, 2020 and 2021. Atlanta last hosted Super Bowl XXXIV…
Tennessee's newest prison halts admissions after problems
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's newest prison has had to halt new admissions after just four months of full operation. A memorandum from a state prison official about the privately run Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility says guards there do not…
Thieves hit the Gibson Custom Guitar Shop in Nashville
Guitars and equipment were taken overnight
Feds to crack down on guns at Atlanta airport checkpoints
New punishments begin on June 1st
Alabama House speaker's trial on ethics charges to start
He orchestrated the Republican takeover of the legislature 6 years ago.. now Speaker Mike Hubbard could lose his job
Georgia voters pick candidates in federal, state primaries
Will the year of upsets continue at the state and local level today?
Son of Arkansas governor arrested at Alabama music festival
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) - Police in coastal Alabama say the son of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson was arrested on drug charges at The Hangout music festival. Jail records say 40-year-old Asa Hutchinson III of Benton, Arkansas was arrested Saturday…
DNA results of euthanized bear do not match bear that attacked hiker
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) -- The National Park Service says a bear that was euthanized was not the same bear that attacked a hiker on May 10. The DNA of another bear, that was captured and released with a GPS-tracking collar,…
Birmingham officers join kids in soccer match after receiving calls to end game
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WHNT) - Police in Birmingham, Alabama, have these young soccer player’s backs! Officers went to some children’s defense after receiving multiple calls to break up their soccer game on a local tractor equipment company’s property. Instead of stopping the…
Teacher, sister to remove stomachs to lower cancer risk
HARTSELLE, Ala. (WHNT) - Nicole McDonald wraps up her last week at Burleson Elementary School for this school year. She's taking off a bit early after she and her sister found out they both had a genetic mutation. "My mother,…
5th grader accused of trying to give 1st grader a swirly, charged with assault
CBS46 News HENRY COUNTY, Ga. (CBS46) - An 11-year-old girl has been charged with aggravated assault after being accused of trying to give a 6-year-old girl a swirly. That's according to a report from our sister station, CBS 46, in Atlanta.…
GHSA basketball championships moving from Macon
MACON, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia high school basketball championships are moving after the 2016 tournament was played on goals that were improperly positioned. The Marietta Daily Journal reported the championships are moving from Macon, in part due to the goals…
Sheriff: Woman kills dog to help fake miscarriage
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – A Moulton woman faces animal cruelty charges in an attempt to fool a spouse, according to officials. Lawrence County Sheriff Gene Mitchell says 43-year-old Anita Parker killed her chihuahua. She then cut open the pet’s…
Video: Georgia deputies repeatedly used stun guns on man who died
ATLANTA (CBS News) - Two deputies yell "Stop fighting!" and "He's got my Taser!" as they repeatedly stun a handcuffed man in the back of a vehicle, commanding him to relax even as he insists "I'm dead," shortly before he…
Gov. Haslam signs Law to reduce Hall Tax
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - Governor Bill Haslam signed a bill into law Friday that will reduce the Hall income tax gradually, and eliminate it in 2022. That's according to reports from our sister station, News Channel 5, in…