3 charged with murder in Sweet 16 party shooting in Alabama
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless murder in connection with a shooting that killed…
TDOT creates roadside memorials for Work Zone Awareness
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- This week, Tennessee is reminding drivers to be careful through work zones. To get the point across, TDOT has set up memorial displays across the state. They…
Georgia among states where employers are struggling most with hiring
GEORGIA (WDEF) -- WalletHub released a report on Wednesday detailing which states are struggling the most in hiring. Among those states, the survey ranked Georgia as number two. The report reveals that labor force…
Unlicensed woman acts as physician's assistant, gets federal jail time
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- One woman who falsely acted as a licensed physician's assistant now faces federal prison time, according to the DOJ. On Tuesday, a judge ruled that 55-year-old Theresa Pickering will face two years and nine months in…
Tennessee Lawmakers debate merits of 3rd grade test law
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee lawmakers are moving forward with changes to a controversial third grade test. The current law requires students to repeat the grade if they don't pass one state test. During…
Charles Stanley, influential Baptist preacher, dies at 90
ATLANTA (AP) — Charles Stanley, a prominent televangelist who once led the Southern Baptist Convention, died Tuesday at his home in Atlanta at age 90, In Touch Ministries announced. No cause of death was announced. Born in rural Dry Fork,…
Suburban Atlanta county picks successor to convicted sheriff
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Voters in an Atlanta suburb appear to have replaced their convicted ex-sheriff with a former employee he backed. Levon Allen narrowly beat Clarence Cox in a Tuesday runoff election to become sheriff of Clayton County, according…
US charges 4 Americans, 3 Russians in election discord case
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Four Americans affiliated with a Black empowerment and political organization have been charged along with three Russians with conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, spread Russian propaganda and interfere illegally in U.S. elections,…
Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines planes were briefly grounded nationwide Tuesday for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, leading to more than 2,200 delayed flights just four months after the carrier suffered…
Alabama House OKs ban on trans athletes at a college level
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Transgender women in Alabama would be prohibited from joining female sports teams in college under legislation advanced Tuesday by the Alabama House of Representatives — a part of a wave of restrictions on transgender people being…
Sen. Marsha Blackburn calls on colleagues to get off TikTok
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Senator Marsha Blackburn is asking her fellow lawmakers in Washington to ditch TikTok and to stop encouraging others to use it. The social media site has been the center of a generational controversy over it's ties…
Top jail staff forced out after man's death at Georgia jail
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia sheriff on Monday announced the resignations of top jail staff amid an investigation into the death of a man in a bedbug-infested cell in the jail's psychiatric wing. Fulton County…
FBI: Guardsman applied to be hitman, but job ad was a joke
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Air National Guardsman was arrested after federal agents said he responded to an online ad for a hitman through a parody website that he thought was real. Josiah Garcia…
Report: Fog on Georgia runway when ex-SEAL's plane crashed
JESUP, Ga. (AP) — There was fog on the ground at a rural Georgia airport when a small plane attempting to land crashed and killed its pilot, a chiropractor who had served in the U.S. military as a Navy SEAL,…
House where King planned Alabama marches moving to Michigan
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A lot was happening in March 1965 in the bungalow in Selma, Alabama, that then-4-year-old Jawana Jackson called home, and much of it involved her “Uncle Martin.” There were late-night visitors,…
TDOT barrels for National Work Zone Awareness Week
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- There is an interesting sight for those driving on I-640 East in Knox County on Monday. Drivers may see the plethora of traffic safety barrels in a field by the…
Inquiry continues in Alabama shooting that killed 4, hurt 28
By KIM CHANDLER and JEFF AMY Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials continued investigating a weekend shooting that killed four and injured 28 at a teenager's birthday party. Victims include Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell, 18, and Shaunkivia Nicole “Keke”…
Chattanooga Police issue a "Silver Alert" while in search of a missing man with a medical condition
Chattanooga Police are requesting assistance in locating a missing person, who has a medical condition that may impact his ability to return home safely.
Tennessee Universities switch off Chinese social media companies on WiFi networks
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee Universities have cut students off from TikTok and other foreign based apps after the Governor signed a new law into affect on Thursday. The law prohibits state higher education institutions, like UTC and UTK, from allowing…
Troopers launch Slow Down Tennessee driving crackdown
https://youtu.be/eLkmxb5GQ34 NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Safety Office launches two weeks of driving crackdowns today. "Slow Down Tennessee" is a public awareness campaign about the dangers of speeding across the state. But it's not just about writing tickets. THSO…
Rome River Jam tickets on sale now
ROME, Ga. (WDEF) -- The public can now buy tickets to the 2023 Rome River Jam. Those tickets went on sale Friday morning. The annual festival is held October 21 to October 22 this year. Parker McCollum, Bailey Zimmerman and…
2 arrested in Monroe burglary case
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrested two people in connection with two burglary cases. Sheriff Tommy Jones said two burglaries happened in the Reliance area in April. The sheriff's office started investigating then. Sheriff Jones…
DeSantis signs Florida GOP's 6-week abortion ban into law
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill approved by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The governor’s office said in a statement late…
Kemp signs bills aiming to improve school safety, literacy
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp signed new laws Thursday that will require Georgia schools to perform annual drills for responding to campus shooters early in the school year and to perform literacy assessments…