West Tennessee police officer charged with taking money from a child's cancer fund
Martin officer set up the fund, but investigators say he took $18,000 from it.
AL man who lobbied for tougher child abuse penalties arrested
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A man who lobbied for tougher penalties for child abusers has been arrested for domestic violence in Alabama. Local news media report that Joey Crampton is accused of strangling his wife, causing her neck to bruise…
BREAKING: Lenoir City police officer involved in shooting
KNOXVILLE (WVLT) - Lenoir City Police Department confirms an officer was involved in a shooting early Sunday morning. LCPD Chief Don White says an officer responded to a possible DUI on Highway 321 near Interstate 75 at around 1 a.m.…
Child, man killed in northeastern Georgia quadruple shooting
ELBERTON, Ga. (WSB-TV) — Police in northeast Georgia are investigating a quadruple shooting that has left a man and a child dead. Elberton police in Elbert County said a man killed his girlfriend's child, shot the girlfriend, shot another adult and…
Two year old video surfaces of man urinating over Kellogg’s assembly line
WARNING: This story contains video that may not be suitable for all viewers MEMPHIS (WHNT) - A video surfaced online Friday that has consumers shaking their heads and worried over their breakfasts. A man recorded himself urinating over a production…
Animal Rescue Group Warns Of Rabbits As Pets Ahead Of Easter
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - With Easter just around the corner, pet stores across the country have usually reported increases in people buying rabbits as pets, but several Mid-State animal rescue groups said in most cases it's a bad…
6-year-old boy shot during Gwinnett Co. party
GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (CBS46) - A 6-year-old boy was shot at a party in Gwinnett County Saturday night. Around 6:18 p.m., Gwinnett County police officers responded to call about a person shot on Cannonball Court in unincorporated Lawrenceville. The victim, a 6-year-old…
Patient with suspected Lassa arrives at Emory University Hospital
ATLANTA (CBS46) - A patient who may have Lassa fever has arrived at Emory University Hospital’s Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, according to officials with Emory. Emory released the following statement: "Our patient arrived early Saturday morning and is being treated in the Serious Communicable…
GA Boy accidentally shoots himself to death in suburban Atlanta
NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) - Police say a 12-year-old boy has accidentally shot himself to death inside a suburban Atlanta home. Gwinnett County police spokesman Cpl. Deon Washington tells local news media that the boy was playing with the gun before…
16-Year-Old Charged, Had Loaded Gun At School
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - A 16-year-old has been charged after he was found carrying a loaded gun at school. Authorities said school resource officers acted on a tip Friday at Maplewood High School. They discovered a freshman was…
Applebee's waiter serves 3 kids alcoholic root beer
JOHNSON CITY (WSBV-TV) - Police in Johnson City, Tennessee, are investigating a call involving underage children being served alcohol. Johnson City Police Chief Mark Sirois said that officers arrived at a nearby Applebee's restaurant Thursday around 5 p.m. A parent told…
'Made in Tennessee' tourism campaign wildly successful
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State Officials say that a campaign to promote tourism in the state of Tennessee has generated more than $73 million in new state and local tax revenue. A newly released state Department of Tourism Development report says…
Reports say unrest has erupted at prison in southern Alabama
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - A prison in southern Alabama is on lockdown after violence erupted at the facility late Friday. A prison spokesman says two prison officials were stabbed, but their injuries were not life-threatening. Alabama Department of Corrections spokesman…
Alabama seeks execution dates for 3 inmates
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The state of Alabama is seeking execution dates for three death row inmates after carrying out its first lethal injection in more than two years. The attorney general's office asked the Alabama Supreme Court to set…
Father hiding in closet with son shoots, kills home intruder
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (WSB-TV) - A DeKalb County father shot and killed an intruder who burst into his home on Friday afternoon. The man was at home with his 4-year-old son at their home on Farrington Ridge Circle when he heard…
Pregnant inmate caught after escaping during doctor's visit
ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a pregnant inmate has been recaptured after she escaped during a doctor's visit in Alabama. Calhoun County Chief Deputy Matthew Wade tells multiple news outlets that 24-year-old Alexandria Brooke Hamilton escaped Friday morning. Hamilton…
Georgia Senate OKs concealed gun carry for college campuses
ATLANTA (AP) - Licensed gun owners who are 21 and older would be able to carry concealed weapons on public college campuses in Georgia if Gov. Nathan Deal signs a bill headed to his desk. The proposal cleared the state…
TN Bill looks to stiffen penalties for repeat offenders
TRI-CITIES (WJHL)- Right now the majority of inmates in Sullivan, Carter, and Greene County jails are repeat offenders. In most cases in Tennessee offenders get out years before serving their full sentence, and many land right back behind bars. A…
Grand jury clears Alabama officer in fatal shooting
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - An Etowah County grand jury has cleared a police officer of wrongdoing in a deadly shooting that happened in January. The district attorney's office in Gadsden announced Friday that grand jurors decided against any charging Rainbow…
Sen. Bo Watson backing teacher's choice with TNReady results
NASHVILLE -- Senate Speaker Bo Watson (R-Hixson) expressed his support today for legislation giving teachers and principals the choice to include or exclude student's TNReady results from faculty evaluations. "I’m as frustrated and aggravated as everyone else,” said Sen. Watson. "We need…
Judge refuses to overturn death penalty for youngest woman ever given the sentence in Tennessee
Christa Gail Pike was convicted of torturing and killing another teenage girl at a Jobs Corps program in Knoxville in 1995
Harsh words in Georgia legislature over religious protection bill
Updating three issues today before lawmakers
Tennessee lawmakers reconsider changes to child safety seat law
House reconsiders the bill they already passed that could force 12 year olds back into the seats
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport warming to Uber and Lyft
After banning ride sharing services in the past, airport officials moving toward allowing them beginning July 1st