Georgia House committee backs 'campus carry' gun bill
A Georgia House committee has approved a bill allowing guns on state college campuses with little notice.
Alabama authorities say homemade hand grenades pose a danger
Federal authorities say some criminals in Alabama appear to be arming themselves with homemade hand grenades.
Tennessee Senate: OK to deny counseling due to religious beliefs
Therapists or counselors in private practice could decline treatment for patients on the basis of "sincerely held religious beliefs" under a bill passed by the Tennessee Senate.
Alabama House votes to make fetal tissue sale a felony
he Alabama House has approved a bill that would make it a state felony to sell fetal tissue to researchers.
Georgia executes man for 1992 murder
Travis Clinton Hittson was executed Wednesday evening for the 1992 murder of Conway Utterbeck
Lawsuit: Private probation company forced illegal drug tests
A civil rights group says a private probation company illegally required people on probation for traffic offenses to submit to drug tests at their own expense.
Haslam, colleges agree to outside review of outsourcing plan
Gov. Bill Haslam's administration has agreed to have an outside group review the Republican's privatization plan for building maintenance at Tennessee's public colleges and universities.
No charges for speeding state trooper in fatal Georgia crash
A Georgia state trooper who was fired after a crash that killed two teenage girls won't face criminal charges.
Cancer charities accused of massive fraud in receivership
The president of two Tennessee-based cancer charities accused of spending donations on six-figure salaries and luxury vacations has agreed to relinquish control of the businesses.
Governor Haslam gives teachers a choice of whether to include TNReady test scores in evaluations
His proposal would let them choose whether to use TNReady scores of their students in their teacher evaluations
TVA considers selling the Bellefonte Nuclear facility in Jackson County, Alabama
Construction began in the 1970s but was never finished. So is TVA giving up?
Georgia to execute ex sailor Wednesday night
Convicted of killing a fellow Navy crewman in 1992
Ex Vol charged with enticing 14 year old for sex in Florida
Mack Crowder was a senior lineman on UT team last year
Business owner draws gun on man she caught trying on women's clothing after break in
She found him when she opened up her store in the morning
Georgia Mom charged in wreck that killed her 3 year old son
Her BMW SUV rear ended after she stopped on the freeway
Tennessee Senate committee votes to hire new employees to clear Open Records backlog
600 cases are on hold because there is no one to work them
Looking Ahead to February 17, 2016
The jury in the Clara Edwards murder trial in Catoosa County gets the case, Cleveland's new Raider Arena, and Tennessee lawmakers vote on refugees.
Senate merges 2 bills protecting same-sex marriage objectors
A bill headed toward a vote in the Georgia Senate would allow faith-based organizations to refuse services to same-sex couples without government penalties, including loss of taxpayer funding.
No tuition increase for Georgia's public colleges next year
The cost of an education at Georgia's 29 public colleges won't be going up this fall.
GOP sponsor withdraws abortion ultrasound bill in Tennessee
The sponsor of a bill seeking to require ultrasound information to be shared with pregnant women seeking an abortion in Tennessee has withdrawn the measure from consideration.
Georgia medical marijuana expansion backers tout support
Supporters of expanding Georgia's medical marijuana law say they have delivered a petition with 12,000 signatures supporting the change to Gov. Nathan Deal and other leaders.
UT president says school thriving despite legal troubles
University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro pushed back against recent criticisms of the school, telling school supporters that "the long arm of the government" is reaching further and further into university matters.
Alabama House approves bill blocking local minimum wages
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a bill to block cities from setting local minimum wages and to roll back Birmingham's planned increase to $10.10 per hour.
Georgia House approves 'Right to Try' bill for terminal patients
The Georgia House has approved a bill that would allow people with terminal illnesses to use experimental medical treatments.