MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) - Our region lost one important local figure in state politics this week when David Ralston from Blue Ridge decided not to seek another term as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives. But we got another…
POWELL, Alabama (WDEF) - A search this afternoon in northeast Alabama ended with the arrest of the suspect. Police in Powell were trying to arrest Breylon Willis for multiple burglaries when he fled. They say he may have also fired…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Voters approved all four changes to the Tennessee Constitution on election day. That includes new rules for who is in charge if the Governor is medically incapacitate, dropping slavery language from the Constitution, and allowing clergy…
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has added a wanted man in Cumberland County to their Most Wanted List. Brian James Heinsohn is accused of Rape of a Child and Rape by an Authority Figure. The TBI…
(WDEF) - Three Governors were up for re-election on Tuesday. And they had a few things in common. Bill Lee (TN), Kay Ivey (AL) and Brian Kemp (GA) are all Republicans and they each…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Republicans swept a slate of state races today, except for one that is still too close to call. Republican Herschel Walker hangs on to a very think lead, but remains…
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Several organizations and individuals announce the protection of 620 acres on the Cumberland Plateau. TennGreen Land Conservancy, Robert D. McCaleb of Cleveland, TN, the Open Space Institute (OSI), and The Nature Conservancy in Tennessee…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Election officials have confirmed that more than 430 Nashville voters cast ballots in the wrong race in the lead-up to Election Day. The amount is a stark jump…
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Cellphones - the ultimate distraction - keep children from learning, educators say. But in attempts to keep the phones at bay, the most vocal pushback doesn't always come from students. In some cases,…
BLUE RIDGE, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia's Speaker of the House announces he will not seek the post again next year. Representative David Ralston is…
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two people died Thursday morning when their SUV crashed into a gas station in Johnson City. Police say the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it left the road and slammed…
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Lee is distancing himself from a claim attributed to him falsely alleging that employees will be forced to pay union dues if the state’s so-called right-to-work…
MARYVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - We remember a First Lady of Tennessee who passed away on Sunday at the age of 77. Honey Alexander may be best known as the wife of…
A Korean automotive parts company plans to open a $205 million factory that will supply 200,000 battery modules annually for electric vehicles produced in Alabama and Georgia, officials said Thursday.
A Tennessee senator accused of violating federal campaign finance laws requested a hearing Thursday to change his not guilty plea after initially criticizing the charges as a political witch hunt.
A Tennessee man who dragged a police officer into a mob of rioters, initiating one of the most harrowing acts of violence during the U.S. Capitol attack, was sentenced on Thursday to more than seven years in prison.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's eligibility to vote by mail still includes people who are more susceptible to COVID-19, their caretakers and their housemates — a specification that emerged during a prolonged 2020 court battle. The eligibility remains on the absentee…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga native and Emmy award winning actor Leslie Jordan has died. Jordan was known for his TV roles on “Will & Grace” and “American…
SPENCER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Fall Creek Falls State Park just grew by 838 acres today. The state has bought the property from multiple parties along the borders. The new tracts are in the…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - There have been a lot of colorful moments for fans on the Third Saturday in October. But we found one old Bama-Vols showdown in…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia health officials say this isn't the year to wait until the winter to get your flu shot. They report flu activity is already widespread in Georgia, which is earlier than they've seen in recent years.…
Florida has seen an increase in cases of flesh-eating bacteria this year driven largely by a surge in the county hit hardest by Hurricane Ian.
uthorities say they plan to search a Georgia landfill for the remains of a toddler reported missing nearly two weeks ago. Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley said Tuesday that investigators have evidence that leads them to believe 20-month-old Quinton Simon's body was dumped in a trash bin that had its contents deposited at the landfill outside Savannah.
A man testified Tuesday that he saw an acquaintance shoot his friend and business partner, unprovoked, outside his Tennessee home in a killing that authorities said sparked a daylong crime rampage that paralyzed Memphis.