Chip's Good Word: Tennessee sayings
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…
UT System will launch Grand Challenge initiative for Tennessee
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…
Gunman kills 3, including reporter covering initial shooting
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…
Georgia lawmakers pare back bill to increase truck weights
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…
Tennessee girl lose legs after hit from car in Missouri
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…
Fire at Y-12 contained; no injuries, contaminations reported
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…
Graphic videos show inmate's pain as officers strap him down
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…
Alabama hoops star delivered gun in shooting, police say
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/ UT moving ahead with pedestrian bridge plan
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…
Remembering Jimmy Carter's legacy as he receives hospice care
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…
1 dead, 4 wounded, after Mardi Gras shooting in New Orleans
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…
Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors
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…
5 Memphis officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols
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…
Lawsuit seeks white woman's arrest in Emmett Till kidnapping
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…
TN National Guard identifies two killed in helicopter crash
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…
Tennessee senators OK school voucher expansion bill
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…
Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Alabama, killing 2 crew
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…
Alabama 'close' to finishing nitrogen execution protocol
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…
No survivors in Huntsville helicopter crash
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…
Tyler Perry to donate $2.5M to help older Atlanta homeowners
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…
Dollywood concert series to feature Lauren Alaina
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Lauren Alaina will be performing at Dollywood's I Will Always Love You Celebration. The Rossville, Georgia native will be the final act of the event. The event will celebrate the 50th anniversary of when Dolly…
Tennessee advances bill to narrowly loosen abortion ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Statehouse on Tuesday took a first step toward loosening one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, advancing a narrow exemption bill over threats from anti-abortion advocates that doing so would come with…
Aftermath of Ohio train derailment
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WDEF) -- On February 3, about 50 train cars derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The train was carrying toxic chemicals, which were released into the air. The Norfolk Southern Railroad train…
Union: Fired EMTs didn't get enough info in Nichols response
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The head of a union representing most of the Memphis Fire Department said three employees who were fired after the death of Tyre Nichols weren’t given enough information as they responded to the call for medical…