Alabama lawmakers consider raising gas tax
Would pay for road and bridge construction
Tennessee lawmakers pile on UT's Diversity Office and Sex Week
Bill passes vote in House subcommittee and picks up amendments
BlueCross BlueShield donates to Imagination Library project started by Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton program gives free books to every Tennessee kid
Teacher resigns who called his student "the dumbest girl I have ever met"
Teacher apologizes for the "disruption" his in-class tirade created for the school board
Opening Delayed for Dollywood's Lightning Rod Wooden Coaster
Dollywood's new wooden roller coaster will not be ready for Grand Opening weekend.
Looking Ahead to March 16, 2015
The Alabama Senate votes to do away with state-issued marriage licenses following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively legalized same-sex marriage.
Georgia woman charged in alleged abuse of daughter
PUTNAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSB-TV) —A Putnam County mother is accused of severely abusing her daughter, who suffers from cerebral palsy. An investigator told Channel 2’s Mark Winne that the 23-year-old victim was locked in a filthy bedroom. Her hair was…
Reward offered after goose is shot with arrow
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A goose named "Loosie" that lives on a lake in Alabama survived being shot with an arrow, and fans are offering a $1,200 reward for information about whoever wounded her. Loosie has lived on Lake Tuscaloosa…
Alabama middle school "rape bait" case settled
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (CBS News) - Both sides have reached a settlement in an Alabama lawsuit involving a teenager who says she was raped after a school worker tried to use her as bait to catch an alleged sexual predator, court records…
Two additional Alabama residents confirmed with Zika virus
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WDEF) - The Alabama Department of Public Health reports the second and third confirmed travel-related cases of Zika virus in Alabama residents. In addition to the three positives, there have been 40 other submissions received with 28 test…
Knox County Bus driver charged with DUI after crashing bus with students on board
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Knox County Schools bus driver has been charged with DUI, reckless endangerment and simple possession after crashing his bus with 26 students on board. Knoxville police said in a news release that 78-year-old Hollis Walker…
Gadsden man sentenced to die in slaying of girlfriend's son
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - An east Alabama man has been sentenced to die in the slaying of his girlfriend's 5-year-old son. Kevin Andre Towles was sentenced on a capital murder charge Tuesday in the 2006 death of Geontae Glass. Prosecutors…
Unclaimed baggage center hosts Spring Fling for Spring Breakers
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (WDEF) – For local shoppers, adventure seekers, road-trippers or for anyone looking for a unique travel destination this Spring Break, Unclaimed Baggage is hosting a "Spring Fling" for visitors March 18 and 19. Unclaimed Baggage Center is a 40,000-square-foot store…
Move to raise smoking age in Tennessee dies in the House
Would have bumped the legal age from 18 to 21
Atlanta traffic is getting worse according to new report
City jumps into the top 10 worse traffic in the nation in new report
Gov. Deal wants lawmakers to address exceptions to new guns on college campus bill
What about daycare centers, high school classes and disciplinary hearings?
Alabama governor will visit prison where inmates have staged 2 riots
Guards just regained control of prison Monday, warden stabbed
What's Trending? Urine Video, Richard Simmons, and Cracker Barrel Soda
Richard Simmons says he wasn't kidnapped. That's 1 of 5 stories trending this morning.
2 deadly officer involved shootings in our region on Sunday
Piedmont AL and Lenoir City TN men shot were both drivers running from police
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…
