By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday held Rudy Giuliani liable in a defamation lawsuit brought by two Georgia election workers who say they were falsely accused of fraud, entering a default judgment against…
By DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into…
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The only person who spent time behind bars as a result of the sweeping indictment related to efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in Georgia remained in jail Wednesday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee special session regarding public safety has adjourned for both the Senate and the House. The special session ended on Tuesday, passing a total of three bills. WTVF Nashville reported that only one of those…
By DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of…
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, GARY D. ROBERTSON and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Police charged a University of North Carolina graduate student Tuesday with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a faculty member that caused a…
ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents have arrested a woman who they say shot and killed a four-year-old girl in Rockwood, Tennessee. The TBI began investigating…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police recently assisted in solving a 2022 murder case out of Douglas County, Georgia. On June 7, 2022, four people invaded an apartment complex in Lithia…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Governor Bill Lee authorized the Tennessee National Guard to send troops to assist in battling a Louisiana wildfire. Officials say this is the largest wildfire in Louisiana history. Two…
UPDATE: The shelter in place at the University of North Carolina has ended. However, all classes are cancelled for Tuesday, August 29 and all non-mandatory operations are suspended. At around 4:30 p.m., UNC sent out an alert to stay away…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Gasoline prices in Chattanooga are finally falling while leading up to Labor Day weekend. GasBuddy reports that Chattanooga's average gas prices fell 14 cents in the last week. On Monday, those prices averaged $3.29 per gallon…
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Idalia intensified early Monday and was expected to become a major hurricane before it reaches Florida's Gulf coast, the National Hurricane Center said…
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia on charges that they participated in a wide-ranging illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election…
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers hit an impasse Thursday just a few days into a special session sparked by a deadly school shooting in March, leaving little certainty about what…
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man will serve three months in prison for making threatening phone calls to Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. Joseph Morelli, 51, was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Syracuse after pleading…
TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (WDEF) - Officials report that temporary repairs are underway now on the Cherohala Skyway. The popular road through the mountains was shut down by the Tellico Plains flooding. There were mudslides and debris washed onto the…
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press Abstract: Rudy Giuliani has surrendered to authorities in Georgia to face an indictment alleging he acted as former President Donald Trump’s chief co-conspirator in a plot to subvert the 2020 election. The former New York…
UPDATE: A Chancery Court in Davidson County has granted a temporary restraining order against the sign ban at the Tennessee House of Representatives, as requested in an ACLU filing. NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The American Civil Liberties Union has already filed…
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, STEVE REED and TERESA M. WALKER Associated Press MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley died overnight in an explosion that destroyed the NFL player's North Carolina home and left another person…
TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Indian Boundary Campground in the Cherokee National Forest is now closed due to severe weather earlier this month. The Cherokee National Forest announced the closure of the campground on Tuesday, August 22. They said…
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press Abstract: John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, has turned himself in to authorities on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the…
Representative Greg Marting posted a video on where he stands going into the special session. "I will not support a bill that infringes on the right of self-defense without due process." By KIMBERLEE KRUESI…
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Georgia truck driver has been indicted for child exploitation. Now, investigators are looking for potential victims. Todd Eric Sisk is a Georgia resident…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- A U.S. federal judge has issued an injunction, bringing back the option for children in Georgia to receive gender-altering procedures from healthcare providers. Georgia's Senate Bill 140 blocked access to hormone therapy for children. But late…