NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - State agencies have announced a partnership to make "Baby in the Back" hangtags available to prevent child deaths in hot cars. The idea is that you hang the reminder from your rear view mirror so you…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina amusement park closed one of its roller coasters Friday after a crack was found on a support beam. According to news reports, Carowinds shut down Fury…
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Police Department motorcycles were damaged in an intentional fire caused by devices set inside the parking deck of a training facility early Saturday, officials said. The Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department responded to reports…
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A single-engine plane carrying five people crashed Sunday near a golf course in the South Carolina coastal resort community of North Myrtle Beach, killing at least one person, police and federal officials said. The…
CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. (WDEF) -- A private airplane slid off a runway on Friday in Andrews, North Carolina. Aboard that plane was comedian Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias, who documented his experience. The Cherokee…
By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — From flinging bras to tossing flowers, concertgoers have long been a bit extra in showing adoration for their beloved artists — but a recent spate of artists being hit by weightier…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you. But advocates decry the plan, which will…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters are investigating the cause of an early morning house fire in East Chattanooga. Firefighters…
ASSOCIATED PRESS An oppressive heat wave blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and one in Louisiana is blanketing the South. Forecasters said temperatures could rocket up to 20 degrees above average in parts of the region as extreme…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- Georgia Senate Bill 140, regarding gender transition treatments for minors, goes into effect this Saturday, July 1. Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 140 into law on March 23. The bill seeks to prohibit gender transitioning…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- With an uptick of vacationers in Panama City Beach, safety procedures have been further examined. Double red flag warnings were signaled due to severe…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy is facing charges in Tennessee after a gun in his backpack accidentally fired in the gym of a youth community center on Wednesday, striking a 10-year-old peer and sending him to the hospital,…
EUFAULA, Ala. (AP) — The former sheriff of Barbour County has pleaded guilty to a felony ethics charge accusing him of depositing office funds into his personal bank account. Ex-Sheriff Leroy Upshaw, 52, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of…
FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Bobbleheads have really grown in popularity over the past 25 years or so. Seems like everybody has one or two. Now, there's a new…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- High heat indexes create dangerous conditions for all of us. This is why The Alzheimer's Foundation of America gives safe practices to help caregivers…
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Dolly Parton is celebrating gifting her 200 millionth book as part of the Imagination Library program. To celebrate, she is sending special bookmarks in September to seven lucky people. The organization will randomly hide seven bookmarks…
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit area woke up Wednesday to some of the worst air quality in the United States as smoke from Canada's wildfires settled over most of the Great Lakes region and unhealthy…
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Federal prosecutors plan to ask a judge to dismiss convictions for wire fraud and to resentence a former high-ranking Atlanta city official who is currently serving a 14-year prison sentence stemming from…
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Abstract: The Supreme Court has ruled that state courts can act as a check on their legislatures in redistricting and other issues affecting federal elections. The court rejected arguments by North Carolina Republicans that could…
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Five teenagers were killed when their car ran off a curving street and landed in a southwest Florida retention pond where it went underwater, authorities said. It happened either late Sunday or early Monday, killing…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Bishop who oversees Catholics in our area is retiring. The Vatican announces that Bishop Richard Stika of the Diocese of Knoxville is retiring after leading East Tennessee Catholics since…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDEF) -- The Biden Administration announced on Monday how much each state will get for expanding broadband internet as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. They dedicated $1.3 billion for Georgia internet expansion and $813 million for Tennessee.…
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia congressman moved Friday to stop a federal agency from imposing new speed restrictions on boats and ships in order to protect critically endangered whales. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Workers at 150 Starbucks locations will strike in the coming week over what their union says is a clash over decor supporting LBGTQ+ causes, but the company denies it's…