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Deputies: Fake Target employee steals 41 cellphones
PALM COAST, Fla. (CBS News) - Authorities say a Georgia man dressed up like a Target employee stole 41 cellphones from a central Florida store. The Flagler County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant Tuesday for 26-year-old Jarmal Brown on charges…
Katt Williams punches teen, teen fights back
CBS46 News ATLANTA (CBS46) - A series of videos of comedian Katt Williams have gone viral, Wednesday morning. Police tell CBS46 the incident occurred last night in Gainesville at a government-assisted apartment complex. In the video, which was originally posted to SnapChat, Williams…
Cameras found in Knoxville high school restroom
KNOXVILLE (WVLT) - Parents of students at Jefferson County High School are outraged about the school recently placing a camera in the boys bathroom. School administrators say that the camera was put into place in order to monitor recent vandalism. Virginia…
Sevier County woman charged with death of newborn infant
KODAK, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Sevier County woman has been charged in connection to the death of her newborn infant. Stephanie M. Brown, 24, is charged with 1st degree murder. Representatives with the Sevier County Sheriff's Office tell Local 8 News…
Birmingham minister convicted in death of estranged wife
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A Birmingham minister has been found guilty of murder in the death of his estranged wife. Al.com reports 52-year-old James Davis was convicted Wednesday in the death of 55-year-old Stephanie Grigsby Davis. Jefferson County Deputy District Attorney…
Mother arrested after son shoots himself inside motel room
LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) - Police say a woman has been arrested after her 2-year-old son was shot during an apparent accident in a motel room near Atlanta. DeKalb County police Maj. Stephen Fore tells local news media that Valencia Burks…
Fired official makes accusations against Alabama governor
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's former law enforcement director is lodging a series of messy accusations against his former boss, a day after he was fired. Former Law Enforcement Secretary Spencer Collier said during a Wednesday press…
Wallethub's fattest US cities list includes 4 from Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A study by Wallethub places a lot of Tennessee cities in the top 20 fattest cities in the US. Memphis comes in at number one, Chattanooga is sixth, Knoxville ranks at twelfth and Nashville is number…
NEW UPDATE: Status of couple missing in Brussels attack from Kentucky, Tennessee once again questionable
The family of a Nashville couple who was reported missing after an Islamic terrorist attack at the Brussels Airport and subway has apparently been given misinformation of their location, and could still be missing.
Bomb scare forces evacuation at Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson airport
Domestic South terminal temporarily closed, but not open again
Tennessee lawmakers reject bill requiring background checks for all guns
The issue is whether private sellers should have to run checks just like gun retailers do.
Fired public official alleges that Alabama Governor Robert Bentley was having an affair
Story pits an state official under investigation for misappropriating funds against the Governor who appointed him
Man pleads guilty to Tennessee prison tax scam
Inmate filed bogus tax returns for fellow prisoners
De-annexation showdown Wednesday in Tennessee legislature
Bill would let Chattanooga neighborhoods vote to leave the city
Woman found dead in freezer of downtown Atlanta hotel
ATLANTA -- A woman died after getting apparently trapped inside of a walk-in freezer for about 13 hours at a downtown Atlanta hotel where she worked, police said Tuesday. CBS affiliate WGLC reported that the deceased was Carolyn Robinson, a…
Tennessee Tech gives the 'all clear' after emergency reported on campus
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - University Police at Tennessee Tech tell Local 8 News that a man considered armed and dangerous was loose on campus causing the school to go on lock down. The suspect, Marcum Brown, was taken into custody…
Bondsman Charged In Child Porn Case
NASHVILLE (News Channel 5) - A bail bondsman has been charged in connection with a child pornography case in Nashville. According to an affidavit from Metro Nashville Police, Lincoln Fischer admitted to having 28 DVD's that were burned from someone's…
Georgia teen arrested over alleged Trump threat
LAGRANGE, Ga. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a Georgia teenager accused of threatening the life of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump on social media. WTVM-TV reports that a 16-year-old was arrested by the Troup County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Secret…
House kills bill requiring rear-facing car seats up to age 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state House Transportation Committee has voted to kill a bill seeking to require toddlers to ride in rear-facing car seats until age 2. Democratic Rep. John Ray Clemmons of Nashville said his bill would update…
Senate votes to ban abortion clinics near schools
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate has voted to prohibit abortion clinics from locating near public schools. Senators approved the bill Tuesday on a 27-6 vote, sending it to the House. Republican Sen. Paul Sanford is sponsoring the bill…
Alabama woman, boyfriend jailed after child's death
PHIL CAMPBELL, Ala. (AP) - A northwest Alabama woman and her boyfriend are jailed following the death of the woman's 1-year-old daughter. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office says 20-year-old Hailey Rose Renfroe of Phil Campbell is charged with aggravated child…
Committee votes down Bill restricting Transgender students’ access to restrooms
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The House Education Administration and Planning Committee voted today to send a controversial Bill that would force Transgender students to use sex-matching bathrooms to summer study. The Tennessee General Assembly Fiscal Review Committee stated that should this…
Dalton PD need your help finding a suspected thief
Dalton, GA (WDEF) - The Dalton Police Department is hoping a member of the public can identify a woman who stole a wallet that a customer accidentally left behind at a Food City grocery store. The incident happened shortly after…