By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in one of its two new reactors, Georgia Power said Monday, a key step toward reaching commercial operation at the first new…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Sports betting was just one casualty of crossover day at the Georgia legislature. "Crossover Day" is the deadline lawmakers put on themselves that requires any proposed new laws to pass either the House or Senate for…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers face a key deadline Monday, the last day for legislation to pass either the House or Senate and advance to the other legislative chamber for consideration this year. Lawmakers on Monday will decide questions including…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have given final approval to amendments to this year's budget that raise spending by $2.4 billion and include money for a property tax break. The House voted 172-2 for the…
Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday at the age of 71. No cause of death was given. “It is with our deepest sympathy…
FILE - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, looks over the electric chair in the death chamber at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Va., with Operations Director George Hinkle, center, and Director of the Department of Corrections…
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. (AP) — One person aboard a small plane was killed after the aircraft crashed into a tree near an airport in north Georgia on Sunday. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, said the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed a bill banning public performances of drag shows. Senate Bill Three was signed into law yesterday,…
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Friday, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office identified an individual found in a ditch. Police said the body was found in the Pleasant Hill area on Highway 70 West. Police arrived on the scene at 3:30…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday handed down life sentences to the two people convicted of kidnapping and killing a toddler in Alabama in 2019. Chief U.S. District Judge Scott Coogler, of the Northern District of Alabama,…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators are backing a bill that would create a commission to discipline or remove prosecutors, which supporters say would provide a needed corrective for district attorneys who engage in misconduct. The…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sports gambling advocates in Georgia were dealt a setback Thursday when the state Senate rejected a bill that would have allowed sports betting, including on horse races. Lawmakers voted 37-19 against Senate…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A study revealed that Tennessee and Georgia are in the top five states where house prices have increased the most in the past five years. The study was done by Boulder Home Source. It analyzed Zillow…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Governor Bill Lee signed legislation into law Thursday. The controversial bill, commonly known as the "drag queen bill," will go into effect July 1. Tennessee Senate Bill 0003 makes public adult cabaret performances illegal. Tennessee Senator…
SPARTA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Thursday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested a White County man for a homicide. The TBI and the White County Sheriff's Office say the homicide happened Wednesday night. Osie…
This image provided by the Knoxville Police Department shows police video footage from the Feb. 5, 2023 arrest of Lisa Edwards, who later died at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Police Department…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Spirit Airlines flight from Dallas to Orlando was diverted to an airport in Jacksonville, Florida, after a battery from a passenger's item caught fire in an overhead bin, airline officials said. Flight 259 landed safely…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. bills could go up another 17% in June to cover the higher costs of natural gas and coal that the utility is burning to generate electricity for its 2.7…
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rockers Kiss have announced the final shows of their last tour: The band plans to hang up their platform boots after two back-to-back shows at Madison Square Garden in New York at…
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter, projected as one of the top players in next month's NFL draft, has been charged with reckless driving and racing in conjunction with the crash…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Senate Republicans are again pushing a plan to give $6,000 educational vouchers to many students, part of a nationwide push for what supporters call education savings accounts following the COVID-19 pandemic.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a settlement of more than $1 million in a class action lawsuit that challenged a federal immigration raid at an eastern Tennessee meatpacking plant where about 100 people were arrested. The…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was attacked in a restaurant Monday night. Greene took to Twitter to state what happened. Greene said she was attacked…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A new Tennessee bill would exempt some motorcycle drivers and passengers from having to wear a crash helmet. The AAA auto group is urging Tennessee to maintain the current law instead. The current law states that…