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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee's free hunting day is coming up soon. It's a day when Tennessee residents can hunt for free, without a license. Free hunting day is Saturday, August 26. This is also…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press CUMMING, Ga. (AP) — When Allison Strickland urged a suburban Atlanta school board in June to remove four books from school libraries, she was following a path cleared by Georgia’s Republican lawmakers. But after the…
NUNNELLY, Tenn. (AP) — An explosion Friday at a natural gas plant in Tennessee led to an evacuation order for people within a mile of…
ATLANTA (AP) — A 66-year-old man has died in the medical unit of a jail in Atlanta that's currently under federal investigation, officials said Friday. Alexander Hawkins was found unresponsive in a medical unit cell at the main Fulton County…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The United States Postal Service (USPS) is prepping for an immense hiring event across Tennessee. On August 30, anyone interested can stop by Tennessee USPS locations to apply for a job. The one-day "Mega-Blitz" job fair…
ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter will celebrate her 96th birthday at home Friday with her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, and other family members, while the surrounding community of Plains, Georgia, honors the former first lady's years of public health…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's GOP-dominant Legislature will return to the state Capitol on Monday months after a deadly school shooting, equipped with a long list of proposals about mental health, school resources, tougher penalties for violent criminals and more.…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Victims of a deadly 2016 wildfire that began in Great Smoky Mountains National Park before it burned through a Tennessee tourist town will have another chance to seek compensation from the federal government. Several lawsuits claim…
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI will handle the investigation into a standoff overnight that ended with several police officers and two suspects getting shot. The two suspects were killed. The TBI reports it started on Tuesday when Clarksville police…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An auto parts supplier plans a $114 million investment to expand its facility in Alabama to support the production of electric vehicle parts, Gov. Kay Ivey's office announced Tuesday. Shinhwa Auto USA Corp.'s expansion will create…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Southwest Airlines is bringing a new crew base to Nashville, Governor Bill Lee announced on Tuesday. The airlines' newest crew base will be located at the Nashville International…