By MADDIE BURAKOFF and DREW COSTLEY Abstract: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance sent a letter to the directors of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency last week asking why it was not testing for dioxins, a harmful suite of…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Your local county leaders will have a choice to make soon on how to spend some opioid money. Tennessee's Opioid Abatement Council is sending out their first round of direct payments to counties. That's more than…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 8, 2022, left, and country singer Brad Paisley attends a ceremony honoring Carrie Underwood with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Sept. 20,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Two Tennessee bills concerning minors passed on Thursday. House Bill 01 and House Bill 09 both sparked a lot of controversy. Tennessee House Bill 01 will…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Like most southerners, we've got a few expressions in East Tennessee. Do you know someone who is feeling "puny?" Well, they don't in other parts of the country. The folks…
KNOXVILLE (WDEF) - University of Tennessee System President laid out his vision for the five universities in the system, including UTC, this morning. He identified Three Grand…
This image released by the Orange County, Fla., Sheriff's Office shows Keith Melvin Moses. Authorities say a central Florida television journalist and a little girl were fatally shot Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, near the scene of…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers are watering down a bill to allow heavier trucks on state highways after widespread opposition to the original measure by state and local officials. The House Transportation Committee voted 12-7…
ST. LOUIS - A teenage volleyball player from Tennessee had both her legs amputated after she was hit by a car in St. Louis that was driven by a man who court records show had repeatedly violated bond conditions. Police…
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) - A fire that broke out at the Y-12 National Security Complex in a building where uranium is processed has been contained. A National Nuclear Security…
FILE - This booking photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows death row inmate Henry Hodges. Graphic videos filed in court on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, show the Tennessee death row inmate who has…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Police say Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller brought a teammate the gun that was used in a fatal shooting near campus. Tuscaloosa Police investigator Brandon Culpepper testified Tuesday that Miller brought Darius Miles’ gun to him…
KNOXVILLE (WDEF) - The City of Knoxville is moving ahead with plans to build what Chattanooga has had for decades, a pedestrian bridge over the Tennessee River. This week, the University will ask for the funds to buy land…
PLAINS, Ga. (WDEF) -- The 39th President, Jimmy Carter, is transitioning into end of life care, according to a release from the Carter Center. Carter will receive…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One person has died and four are in stable condition after a shooting during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, police said Monday. The New…
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Department of Labor says one of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs at 13 meatpacking plants across the country. The…
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The mother of Tyre Nichols says none of the five former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers charged with killing her son would look her in the eye in court. The former officers…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A relative of Emmett Till is suing to try to make a Mississippi sheriff serve a 1955 arrest warrant on a white woman in the kidnapping that led to the Black teenager's…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee National Guard identified the two pilots killed in Wednesday's helicopter crash. They said the accident happened during a training flight near Highway 53 in Madison County. Those killed in the crash were Chief…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Senate lawmakers have approved the expansion of an education voucher program that allows public tax dollars to be given to families to pay for private schooling. The Republican-dominant chamber voted…
By KIMBERLY CHANDLER, LOLITA C. BALDOR and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Tennessee National Guard says one of their Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Alabama, killing two crew members. Brig. Gen. Warner Ross said Wednesday that…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The head of Alabama's prison system said Wednesday that a protocol for using nitrogen gas to carry out executions should be finished this year. “We're close. We're close,” Alabama…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WDEF) -- A Black Hawk Helicopter crashed Wednesday afternoon near Huntsville, Alabama. CBS News reports that it belonged to the Tennessee National Guard. They said there were no…
ATLANTA - Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry is donating $2.75 million to older homeowners in Atlanta to help ensure they’re able to stay in their homes. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Perry reached out a few weeks ago to Atlanta…