Student recovering from vape battery explosion
(CNN) - An Alabama teen is recovering after the battery in a classmate's e-cigarette exploded, striking him in the face and neck. View more in below video courtesy of CNN.
Drag queen is suspended Ala. chief justice's worst nightmare
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CBS News) - Wearing big hair, loads of makeup and high heels, small-town drag queen Ambrosia Starling is the new worst nightmare of suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. Moore has called out Starling twice by name in recent…
FBI, TBI amping up search for Missing 9-year-old girl
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The FBI and TBI are still looking for Carly Trent, the missing 9-year-old that was taken from school on May 4 by her Uncle, Gary Simpson. Simpson does not currently have custody of Trent, although reports…
Newborn baby burned after hospital heater mishap
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Middle Tennessee family says their newborn daughter suffered serious burns after a piece of equipment malfunctioned at a Nashville hospital. Sean Boyd, the father of Aminah Boyd, told local media last week that his daughter was…
School bathroom policy fuels parent protest in north Georgia
Calling for a march on the School Board Thursday
Politico makes the case for a Trump/Corker ticket
Insiders explain why the Chattanoogan could be an attractive match for Donald Trump
Is this downpour in our weather future today?
Even Nashville reporters don't listen to their meteorologists.
Brawl breaks out on Mother's Day at East Point restaurant
Patrons shot video of fight between guests and the restaurant staff
TBI: "Bring Carlie home"
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Carlie Trent has been missing for several days and investigators are still looking for leads. Investigators believe Trent is with her uncle, Gary Simpson. Simpson removed her from school on Wednesday under false pretenses and the…
Man captured after escaping from prison infirmary 48 years ago
ATLANTA (CBS46) - Police have finally captured a man that escaped from a prison infirmary more than 48 years ago. Robert Stackowitz escaped from the infirmary at the Carroll County Prison Work Camp on Aug. 22, 1968. He was serving a 17-year…
Sheriff: Man drowned saving daughter in south Georgia
LAKELAND, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a man has drowned while saving his 3-year-old daughter after she wandered into a river in south Georgia. Lanier County Sheriff Nick Norton tells local media that 44-year-old Cary Russell Self died Saturday afternoon.…
TBI Update on Amber Alert case of Carlie Trent
New details on the man who took her, like he once had custody of her.
Amber Alert Update: Carlie Trent still missing with no leads
She has been missing now since Wednesday with no sightings
Turbulence over Cleveland causes emergency landing in Nashville
Flight from Atlanta to Chicago hits bad air in Tennessee
Man apprehended after church standoff at funeral
ATLANTA (AP) - Police say a man who barricaded himself in an Atlanta church during a funeral for his grandfather has been apprehended. Atlanta Police Department spokesman Lukasz Sajdak tells local news media that the man was apprehended without incident…
Mom, Daughter Graduate On Mother's Day Weekend
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - Not only is it Mother's Day weekend, it's also graduation weekend for thousands of college students in Middle Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University and Trevecca Nazarene University were just a couple of the schools…
Vigil held for missing Rogersville teen
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)- Friends and family gathered at Rogersville City Park on Saturday to pray for the return of 9-year-old Carlie Trent. TBI agents say Gary Simpson picked up Carlie from school on Wednesday under false pretenses and then took…
Man sentenced to death for 3rd time in Memphis murder
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A man has been sentenced to death for the third time in the killing of his former girlfriend in 1997. The Commercial Appeal reports Michael Rimmer was convicted Friday in Memphis criminal court of killing Ricci…
Georgia Violin teacher indicted in child molestation case
SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) - A violin teacher in suburban Atlanta has been indicted and charged with molesting three children. The Times reported Friday that 85-year-old Leon Messerlian faces seven counts of child molestation and one count of computer pornography involving…
Chief justice's suspension adds to Alabama's political mess
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama politics are at a low point even by Alabama standards: Three top elected officials are embroiled in scandal or facing removal from office. Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended from office Friday and faces possible…
Former deputy charged with sexual misconduct during a traffic stop
HARRIS COUNTY, GA (CBS46) - The GBI arrested former Harris County Deputy Thomas Carl Pierson for sexual misconduct during a traffic stop. Pierson, 38, was arrested on one count of sexual misconduct, one count of sexual battery, one county of aggravated sodomy, one count of false imprisonment…
U.S. Marshals offer $2,500 reward in AMBER Alert issued for 9-year-old girl
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - An AMBER Alert has been issued for a 9-year-old girl from Rogersville, Tennessee, and officials with the U.S. Marshals Service have offered at $2,500 reward in the case. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued…
Scenic City remembers fallen officer Julie Jacks on 14th anniversary of her death
Police Officer Julie Jacks was shot and killed with her own service weapon May 6th, 2002.
Congratulations to Apison's Kenna Rewcastle who is now a Fulbright Scholar
She will be studying climate change in Sweden