WEST POINT, Ga. (WDEF) -- Around 200 new jobs are coming to Georgia as Kia plans to assemble new electric vehicles, Governor Brian Kemp announced on Wednesday. Kia will be manufacturing new 2024 EV9 SUVs, with three rows of seats…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Two firefighters in Alabama were shot on Wednesday while on duty at a fire station, authorities said. Investigators believe the Birmingham firefighters were targeted, though they do not have an exact motive, Birmingham Police Chief Scott…
PARRISH, Ala. (AP) — An SUV that was reported stolen with an infant inside in Alabama may have instead rolled into thick brush where it lay…
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The health care worker who was fatally shot inside a clinic exam room in a Memphis suburb has been identified as a doctor, according to the facility, though details of what prompted the attack remained unclear…
GRIFFIN, Ga. (AP) — Three people have been charged with murder in Georgia after one of them shot a man who confronted them about throwing eggs at his home, authorities said.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A new Tennessee law is in effect for the 2023-2024 school year. In the new law, any student who commits a "zero tolerance offense" will be suspended for at least one year. A new amendment states…
PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Pikeville man is in custody following a homicide investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). Law enforcement officers arrested 38-year-old Clayton Matthew Watson for the death of Dara Jade Baker. Authorities charged Watson with…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Nashville-based healthcare company, HCA Healthcare Inc, said they faced a recent data breach. HCA owns the Parkridge Health System, consisting of four of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A federal appeals court ruled that the ban on altering the gender of children in Tennessee can stay in effect. Previously, a Tennessee district…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee soccer coach is accused of drugging and raping at least 10 boys after photos and videos of the children were discovered on his cell phone, police said. Camilo Hurtado Campos…
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 77th wedding anniversary with a quiet Friday at their south Georgia home, extending their record as the longest-married first couple ever as both nonagenarians face…
ROME, Ga. (WDEF) -- Rome police are warning the public of a man who they believe committed a murder last week. The Rome Police Department filed an arrest warrant for Floydell Quinchard Smith, on the charge of felony murder. Smith…
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised $20 million in the first six weeks after he announced his run for president, his campaign said Thursday. The formidable haul for DeSantis indicates a well of support despite…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The average turnaround time for DNA results in sexual assault cases has decreased substantially in Tennessee in the past year. According to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) report, the Tennessee crime lab is returning those…
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Country music star Toby Keith was back on stage over the Fourth of July weekend with his first shows since revealing last summer that he had been fighting stomach cancer. Hundreds attended the native Oklahoman's pop-up…
TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- Tennessee recently saw a leap in unemployment claims, WalletHub reported. Claims increased more than 67% from the week of June 19 to the week of June 26. This increase was the third…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (July 6, 2023) — Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union (TVFCU) has been recognized by Forbes as one of the top credit unions in Tennessee. This award is presented annually by Forbes and Statista Inc. and can be viewed on…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chain's role in the opioid epidemic, the state's top lawyer announced Wednesday. The last in a…
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a man charged with kidnapping a Memphis, Tennessee, school teacher during an early-morning run and killing her. Cleotha Abston is charged with…
CORDELE, Ga. (AP) — A sheriff's deputy in Georgia was shot and killed Wednesday and the suspect tried to flee in the deputy's patrol car, authorities said. The…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Starting Monday, employees of the Bradley County Sheriff's Office are receiving higher pay. According to the sheriff's office, the starting salary for correctional…
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A fire that destroyed eight Atlanta Police Department motorcycles was among several acts of vandalism in recent days by a group of "anarchists” aimed at stopping construction of a new public safety…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- As you're shooting fireworks this Fourth of July, there's one group to be sensitive of. Veterans who have PTSD may have anxiety that gets triggered…
IRWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Two people have died, and another was injured after a tractor-trailer crashed into a home in eastern Tennessee and the truck driver was arrested, police said. Robenson Vertus, 41, of Connecticut, was driving the semitruck west…