Body Found Floating In Dalton Creek
A body was found in Dalton Saturday. According to police, the body was floating in a creek and was found by kids who were fishing in Mill Creek near Underwood Street. No word if foul play was involved. No names…
Teenage girl dies after rescue from river in east Georgia
WHITESBURG, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a 14-year-old girl has died after she and her sister were pulled from the Chattahoochee River in east Georgia. Carroll County Emergency Management Agency spokesman Tim Padgett tells multiple news outlets that the teenager…
Mother charged with Homicide of 4-month-old Daughter
WATERTOWN, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - A Wilson County 19-year-old woman has been charged in the homicide of her 4-month-old baby girl. Deputies with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kenya Jarrett of Watertown Thursday. The incident happened on Aug.…
Former FedEx employees defraud company out of more than $1.7 million
MEMPHIS (WMC) - Two former FedEx employees and a New York co-conspirator pleaded guilty to a shipping theft scheme that defrauded FedEx and wireless carriers out of more than $1.7 million. Akeem Gowdy, 23, Tavaris Mickens, 23, both from Memphis, and…
2 killed, 1 injured after car crashes into bus stop
ROSWELL, GA (CBS46) - Two people were killed and another person was injured when police say a car swerved and crashed into a bus stop in Roswell on Thursday. Curtis Freeman, 55, was killed in the crash Thursday. Freeman was a long-time…
2 Alabama high school coaches facing sex charges
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - Two football coaches at an Alabama high school are accused of having sex with students. Both coaches were arrested within a span of a week. The Limestone County Sheriff's Office says in a news release that…
Democrats slam Sen. Gardenhire over comment about deleting citizen e-mails
He was commenting on citizen emails about his bike lane bill
Sand Mountain woman killed by a bull
Bull also threatened first responders
Maybe Uber won't be coming to Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta after all
Ride sharing company objects to background checks for drivers that airport officials want to allow them
3 people run over while waiting for the bus
Car swerved to miss bus and hit people getting on
Federal court testimony on FCC ruling about Chattanooga broadband
Tennessee appealing FCC ruling to lift restrictions on local broadband
Tennessee officials warn "Don't fall for the kidnapping scam"
Several residents in Middle Tennessee got calls that their loved ones had been taken
Wife charged with fatal shooting of her husband in Northeast Alabama
Jackson County deputies say they arrived as she was trying to burn the body
Girl's brave actions lead to arrests of suspected burglars
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. (WSB-TV) — A teenager described to Channel 2 Action News the terrifying moment after a group of would-be burglars kicked down her front door while she was home sick from school. The teen’s brave actions helped bust a…
KPD: Officers save 4 overdose victims in 5 days
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - In a matter of five days, officers with the Knoxville Police Department saved the lives of four people who overdosed on heroin. Investigators say the first rescue happened at a Chapman Highway motel on Saturday, March…
Georgia lawmakers pass bill shielding gay marriage opponents
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers have sent a contentious bill protecting same-sex marriage opponents to Gov. Nathan Deal. The proposal unveiled Wednesday seeks to resolve years of heated debate concerns that various bills shielding religious people would excuse discrimination against…
Man pours boiling water on gay couple in suburban Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) - Jail records show that a man remains in jail after he was accused of pouring boiled water on two gay men inside an apartment in suburban Atlanta. Local news media reported Wednesday that 48-year-old Martin Blackwell has…
Police say cats were likely burned alive, man arrested for cruelty to animals
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Morristown man has been arrested for killing three cats, police say it's likely he placed them inside a hot oven while they were still alive. Jacob Lamar is charged with cruelty to animals. The incident happened in…
Resolution ordering refugee lawsuit advances in House
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Legislation that would order the state of Tennessee to sue the federal government over the refugee resettlement program is advancing over concerns by both the governor and refugee rights groups. The joint resolution passed in the…
Children’s of Alabama receives grant to “protect” children from secondhand smoke, vapor
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Children’s of Alabama and UAB Pediatrics received a $80,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Public Health to protect children from the effects of secondhand smoke and vaping as well as tobacco use and initiation. A…
Tennessee's top ranking conservative, Ron Ramsey, is stepping down
Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey announces he won't seek re-election
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