KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Army National Guard rescued a hiker from the Appalachian Trail early Wednesday morning. A 27-year-old hiker was in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and was in need of medical help. The Tennessee Military…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Thursday approved harsher penalties for trafficking fentanyl — with punishments of up to life imprisonment — as lawmakers try to respond to the deadly overdose crisis. The Alabama…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama children would have to attend kindergarten or take a test to show their “readiness” for first grade, under legislation advanced by a state House committee on Wednesday. Rep. Pebblin Warren said the goal of her…
ROME, Ga. (WDEF) -- An apparent murder-suicide took place at a Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Rome, Georgia on Wednesday. Officers said it was a shooting, which took place at the Truett's Chick-Fil-A on Shorter Avenue. Greg Major, the general manager of…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A woman who died after being discharged from a Tennessee hospital and forced to leave despite her pleas for more help received appropriate medical treatment, the hospital said, but changes were being made to security procedures.…
By JIM SALTER and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press GLEN ALLEN, Mo. (AP) — A large tornado tore through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction as a broad swath of the Midwest…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Investigators recovered "black boxes” from two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters that crashed last week in Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers aboard, the military announced Tuesday. A U.S. Army aviation safety…
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Abstract: A Democrat in the North Carolina state House has switched to the Republican Party in a move that gives the GOP veto-proof control of both chambers of the legislature. Wednesday's switch by Rep.…
TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $10 million will be going toward the upgrade of wastewater and stormwater systems in Tennessee. A press release states that the $10,897,000 comes "from the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former University of Alabama basketball player has pleaded not guilty to a capital murder charge filed against him after he was accused of providing the gun used in a fatal shooting near campus. Darius Miles,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee House filed a resolution to expel three representatives on Monday. Chair member Rachel Campbell of the HCDP confirmed that Gloria Johnson, Justin Pearson and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - It’s been a week since six people, including three third graders, were killed in a mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. (more…)
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday, giving the governor another legislative victory as he prepares a campaign…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Longtime legal figure Mickey Barker has died. The Judge from Signal Mountain once served as chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Her retired from the court in 2008, capping off a judicial career of more than…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - While protests continued today at the state capitol demanding legislative action on school shootings, Governor Bill Lee announced his revised plan surrounding by state Republican leaders. Democrats and teachers have roasted the administration for a lack of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- For months, Audrey Hale had been planning to commit mass murder at the Covenant School, according to Metro Nashville PD. Officials reported that Hale acted totally alone. Officers found documented…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A medical helicopter responding to a call to airlift a hiker with breathing problems crashed Sunday southeast of the Alabama city of Birmingham, leaving two of its crew dead and sending the third to a hospital,…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two Memphis police officers and a suspect were wounded in a shooting during a foot chase in the city, authorities said. The shooting occurred after officers responded to a report of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Friday signed a law allowing private schools to contract with local law enforcement so they can hire school resource officers, days after a Nashville…
TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a study that details deaths by law enforcement during 2022. The report reveals that there were 28 deadly use-of-force incidents in Tennessee during 2022. It also highlights that white subjects account…
HARRIMAN, Tenn. (AP) — A man who had just bonded out of jail shot three people, killing one, at a body shop in East Tennessee before law enforcement officers arrived and shot him, authorities said. A female called police Thursday…
By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Funeral arrangements were disclosed Thursday for one of the adults and two of the children who were killed in this week's school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Senator Marsha Blackburn plans to introduce the Securing Aid for Every School Act (SAFE) in light of the Covenant School shooting in her home state. The Senator has been criticized this week for accepting NRA donations…
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia. (AP) — On Navy ships docked at this vast base, hundreds of sailors in below-deck mazes of windowless passageways perform intense, often monotonous manual labor. It's necessary work before a ship…