NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee has picked a date for a special session to discuss solutions mass shootings. He made a gun check proposal in the last days of the legislative session, but Republican lawmakers declined to take…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases, bonuses and other perks for the beleaguered profession — with some vowing to beat out other states competing…
RANGER, Georgia (WDEF) - With the wave of a pen, the town of Ranger is no more. Governor Brian Kemp has signed the law dissolving the small town in eastern Gordon County. We told you how Representative Matt Barton proposed…
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press Abstract: The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature has approved and sent to the governor a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in response to last year’s overturning of…
By SUSAN HAIGH and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Abstract: Organizers of Pride festivals and parades in conservative states are under increasing pressure to censor their events or ban drag performances. That's making it challenging to hold events that celebrate lesbian,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Dunkin' Donuts is giving back this Saturday for National Nurses Day. The company is offering free coffee to all nurses. They call it a "special Cup of Thanks for all that they do." [caption id="attachment_1339202" align="alignleft"…
A man recorded by a security camera fatally shooting his manager Thursday at a fast food restaurant in rural south Georgia is also suspected of killing his mother and grandmother at their nearby homes before taking his own life, authorities…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI continues to investigate who is responsible for hoax phone calls yesterday. But it's a much larger problem than just the hoax involving Brainerd High on Wednesday. The calls targeted at least eight school systems…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald's restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. Agency investigators found the 10-year-olds received little…
ATLANTA (AP) — Police on Wednesday evening arrested a man accused of opening fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical practice, killing one woman and wounding four others earlier in…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama workers could see their overtime pay exempt from state income tax, under legislation advanced Tuesday by state lawmakers. The Alabama House of Representatives unanimously approved the legislation that now moves to the Alabama Senate. The…
ATLANTA (AP) — Critics of Georgia's voting machines say they are unconstitutional and should be scrapped in favor of hand-marked paper ballots. State election officials dismiss their concerns as unfounded and argue that the state's voting system is safe and…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state government will for the first time run its own marketplace for individual health insurance under a law that Gov. Brian Kemp signed Tuesday. The Republican governor said during a ceremony at the state Capitol that…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Florida rank among the worst states for mental health care in the U.S. A study by Forbes indicated that Tennessee ranks #9, Florida ranks #5, Georgia ranks #4 and Alabama ranks #3.…
ATLANTA (AP) — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has completed a key testing phase, getting one step closer to generating electricity. Georgia Power Co. said Monday that the fourth reactor at Plant Vogtle, southeast of…
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A bride leaving her wedding reception was killed when a woman driving under the influence and well over twice the speed limit slammed into the back of a golf cart on a South Carolina beach…
Abstract: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says the first of a projected $1 billion of state income tax refunds have been issued. The plan refunds up to $250 to single filers, up to $375 to single adults who head a household…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has joined states trying to limit drag shows after legislation was filed Thursday that would prohibit the performances in public places where children are present. The bill by Republican Rep. Arnold Mooney would add a provision to the state’s…
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — Employees of a Maine restaurant got a surprise when they opened a large wooden crate that they thought was a shipment of mugs they had recently ordered. Instead, they found a…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Abstract: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s office says a special lawmaking session dedicated to possible changes to the state’s gun laws in the wake of a deadly school shooting last month would likely have to take…
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama teenager has been convicted of killing five family members, including three young siblings, when he was 14 years old. A jury deliberated for two hours Thursday before finding Mason Sisk, now 18, guilty of…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- Across the country, scammers have taken a new approach. FBI Atlanta says scammers are spoofing law enforcement officers. Specifically at colleges and universities in Georgia. They…
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Investigators have charged a husband in Crossville, but not with the death of his wife. At least not yet. The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of 52 year old Terri Loretta Pitton on…
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ordered the three adult suspects to be jailed without bond as they await trial on murder charges in connection with a deadly shooting at a Sweet…
