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LEGO Discovery Center Coming to Atlanta

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…

Georgia Officials Warn Residents of Home Repair Fraud

ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- Georgia residents should be aware of home repair fraud that may occur following damaging storms, Attorney General Chris Carr said in a press release. Some things to look out for are insurance scams, price gouging and…

Marjorie Taylor Greene gets Committee Assignments

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDEF) -- Georgia House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was selected to sit on the House Homeland Security, and Oversight and Accountability Committees. She was selected by the House GOP Steering Committee. The decision will still need to be…

Commissioners Propose Knoxville Highway Bypass

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Knox County commissioners are proposing a new highway bypass around Knoxville. Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay stated that the highway would help alleviate the continually increasing traffic in the area. The Commission of Knox County created…

Smoky Mountains to Require Parking Passes

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will require parking tags beginning March 1st, the National Park Service announced on Tuesday. They say this will not…

Carter's Dam Stuck Open, Flooding to Occur

UPDATE: The Gordon County Government released that the issue has been resolved. They say the gate is now shut. They say there is still a potential for minor flooding from the water that has been released. GORDON COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)…

Huntsville's Welcome Center rocket is coming down

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) - For decades, visitors to Huntsville, Alabama have been greeted with a real-life Saturn Rocket along the interstate. But that rocket's days are numbered. The Saturn 1B rocket was placed at a Welcome Center along I-65 at…

Tennessee Death Row inmate dies of natural causes

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Another death row inmate in Tennessee has died of natural causes. James Dellinger was 71. State prison officials say he died Monday morning at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Dellinger was given the death penalty for…

Georgia, Tennessee Ranked among Best States for Driving

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Georgia and Tennessee are ranked in the top ten best states to drive in, according to WalletHub. Georgia was ranked the second-best driving state in the U.S., while Tennessee was ranked number eight. The criteria used…

Naked, Bloody Woman Assaults Officer

POWELL, Ala. (WDEF) -- A naked woman covered in blood assaulted a police officer on Sunday, the Powell Police Department stated in a press release. They are labeling the incident as a…

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