ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (CBS News) - A city council member in Alabama says the town's mayor punched him in the face at the end of a council meeting, leading to a fracas involving several others. CBS affiliate WAKA reports Alexander City…
PAULDING COUNTY, GA (CBS46) - A 3 year-old boy is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the chest at his home in Paulding County Tuesday morning. It is unclear how the boy obtained the gun before the incident, which took place around 7 a.m.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State Sen. Randy McNally is asking the attorney general to fight a court ruling requiring a recount of a 2014 vote that made it easier to restrict abortions in Tennessee. Eight voters who support abortion rights…
social media has "gone a little crazy"
involved in ATV wreck overnight on Sunday
CBS46 News ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. (CBS46) - A metro Atlanta neighborhood is on high alert after several cats were found dead. Residents in Conyers, located southeast of Atlanta, say a pack of dogs is responsible. The pack of dogs is targeting…
GREENBRIER, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - A tow truck driver was arrested and a family was left with a badly damaged home and two damaged cars after a tractor-trailer rolled down a street into a home in Robertson County. The…
Douglasville, Ga. (CBS News) - A "regular" at a Cinco De Mayo Mexican Grill was enjoying a leisurely Sunday meal when something out of the ordinary caught his eye. Reginald Widener was sitting at the bar when he turned around…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBS News) - Police are on the scene at a Nashville bus station where three people were shot Monday afternoon,reports CBS affiliate WTVF. Police were called to the Music City Central bus station at about 3:45 p.m., after witnesses…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee police chief has offered an apology after his officers arrested 10 elementary school students. Murfreesboro Police Chief Karl Durr told The Tennessean he's "so sorry this incident happened" and that he thinks it could have…
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Authorities have rescued a man from Lake Lanier after his vehicle veered from a road in north Georgia. Hall County Fire Services spokesman Capt. Zachary Brackett says the man was taken to the Northeast Georgia…
Admits that handcuffing kids under 12 could be a problem
Centered in Etowah, Tennessee
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Thousands of people are flocking to a famous bar to toss a dead fish across state lines. The Pensacola News Journal reported Sunday that as many as 35,000 people were expected to attend the three-day Interstate…
MACON, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a woman accused in the shooting death of a pastor after an argument at a restaurant in central Georgia has been arrested. Bibb County jail records show that 48-year-old Tracia Yvonne Hubbard is charged…
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Two teens were killed riding a go-kart Saturday night in the Danville area. State Troopers confirm that the accident occurred around 10:54 p.m., when the teens attempted to cross the road about a half-mile west…
CBS46 News ATHENS, GA (CBS46) - Police released the body cam video of an officer-involved shooting in Athens. A man was shot early Saturday morning by an Athens-Clarke County police officer. Police said preliminary information indicates at approximately 3 a.m.,…
CBS46 News STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (CBS46) - Security was tight and tempers were flaring at the "pro-white" rally at Stone Mountain, Saturday morning. Frustrated counter-protesters attempted to get face to face with their rivals, but were blocked by police at every…
SWEETWATER, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Sweeetwater woman who gained the support of her community after she told them she had been diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic cancer is now being called a liar. A Facebook group called 'Prayers for Ashley Lively'…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said a teen reported missing from Clarksville, Tennessee may be in northeast Alabama. Investigators say Ashley Suiter, 16, was possibly seen in the Higdon area. Suiter has been missing since April…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - A federal judge has ordered a recount of votes on a 2014 amendment to the Tennessee Constitution that made it easier to put restrictions on abortion. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Kevin Sharp said…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — This Saturday, you can join Birmingham officers as they respond to calls and make arrests, all in real time, through Twitter. The Birmingham Police Department will live tweet calls and follow along as officers work in…
APPLING, Ga. (AP) - Georgia authorities say a man suspected in two shootings that left five people dead has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Captain Andy Shedd with the Columbia County Sheriff's office says 50-year-old Wayne…
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Rescue Service will use the grant to purchase an artificial high directional system worth $4,895.