By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Dozens of Georgia’s most troubled foster children are housed in hotels or state offices each night, because the state can’t find a better place for them to stay. But officials trying to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An investigation is underway in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday after authorities say a police officer fatally shot a 47-year-old Black man who had pointed a gun at him. The fatal shooting occurred Sunday evening in North…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sixth Memphis Police Department officer has been disciplined for his involvement in the brutal beating and arrest of Tyre Nichols, a department spokeswoman said Monday. Officer Preston…
ABINGDON, Va. (AP) - Two inmates who fled a southwest Virginia jail are being held without bond after authorities said they were captured in northeast Tennessee. The Washington County, Virginia, sheriff's office said that officers located Johnny Shane Brown…
TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced two wanted fugitives. Johnny Shane Brown and Albert Lee Ricketson escaped from jail on Thursday. TBI said the men were being held at the Southwest Virgina Regional Jail Authority.…
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The city of Memphis and the nation are bracing for the release of a police video depicting five officers viciously beating a Black man who later died. Tyre Nichols' death prompted…
By R.J. RICO and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency, giving him the option of calling in the Georgia National Guard to help “subdue riot and unlawful assembly.” The declaration…
By ADRIAN SAINZ and REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three…
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee State University is hoping to make history after their marching band was nominated for a Grammy in the roots gospel category. The historically Black university's Aristocrat of Bands teamed up…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A committee appointed by Tennessee lawmakers has come out with some recommendations to tackle juvenile crimes. Lawmakers appointed the Committee on Juvenile Justice last summer. They were looking for ways to deal with rising juvenile crimes…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville International Airport has opened its new 200,000-square-foot grand lobby, with two-dozen security screening lanes and new art displays. The first passengers passed through the lobby early Tuesday, using new CT scanners that produce a 3D…
GORDON COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation shared an update on their investigation of a shooting that involved an officer on Tuesday. They say the incident resulted in the death of a 51-year-old man named Billy Dewayne…
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Senators grilled Ticketmaster Tuesday about its spectacular breakdown last year during a sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets. Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee debated possible action, including making tickets non-transferable to…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Southeastern Grasslands Institute is developing a grasslands conservation plan for the Cumberland Plateau in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee, thanks to a $495,000 federal grant. According to a news release from the institute at Austin…
CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) - The GBI will investigate an officer involved shooting overnight in north Georgia. It happened in the rural community of Sugar Valley in Gordon County around 1 AM. The Gordon County Sheriff says one of his deputies…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A wide receiver who recently transferred to Georgia from Mississippi State has been jailed in Athens on felony and misdemeanor charges. Clarke County jail records show that Rodarius “Rara” Thomas was booked early Monday on a…
DICKSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- More than a dozen people have been arrested following a drug investigation, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said. They say the drug operation consisted of meth, heroin and fentanyl being transported to Dickson County…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for vandalism at a women’s health clinic in Nashville. The fire occurred at the Hope…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Police say an Alabama man involved in an investigation into the death of his wife fatally shot his two children before killing himself in Tennessee. The shooting occurred Thursday morning at a home in Murfreesboro. Police…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- LEGO lovers of all ages have an experience to look forward to this spring. A new LEGO Discovery Center is opening in Atlanta this March. The Atlanta LEGO Discovery Center will be the first to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton plans to bring a variety of bills to the legislation this year. Among these are exemptions to…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Correction has fired its top attorney and another employee following a scathing independent report on failures within the state’s lethal injection system. Documents obtained by the AP…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The nation's largest public utility has appointed an independent panel to look into power failures that spurred the decision to implement rolling blackouts during dangerously cold conditions late last year. The Tennessee Valley Authority said Thursday…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has changed death penalty procedures to give the prison system longer to carry out executions - a move that comes after a string of troubled lethal injections in the state…
