President Joe Biden has officially kicked off the application process for his student debt cancellation program. He announced Monday that 8 million borrowers had already applied for loan relief during the federal government’s soft launch period over the weekend.
Federal regulators said Dollar General is facing another $1.68 million in fines after government safety inspectors found violations at four of the chain’s stores in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded $47 million to 52 projects aimed at economic diversification in communities affected by job losses in the coal industry.
A man is charged with abusing the corpse of a former girlfriend whose body was found in a shallow grave in an Alabama barn days after the two had met in the Florida Panhandle to exchange custody of their daughter.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee needs 2,900 volunteer mentors by Friday. That's the goal for the tnAchieves scholarship program which provides mentors to students going to college for the first time. But some local counties have already hit their target,…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - The first debate tonight among candidates for Governor of Georgia was a three person event. Governor Brian Kemp, Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams and Libertarian Shane Hazel faced off in Atlanta.…
https://www.gpb.org/events/news/2022/10/17/governor-debate ATLANTA (WDEF) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and challenger Stacey Abrams face off tonight in a debate on the first day of early voting in their race. It is the…
NEW YORK (WDEF) - Friday saw a blockbuster announcement in the grocery wars, but one that shouldn't have an immediate effect on the Chattanooga market. However, experts say there are implications. Kroger announced plans to merge with the Albertsons grocery…
SAVANNAH, Georgia (WDEF) - After months of accusations and counter-charges, Herschel Walker and Sen. Raphael Warnock are finally meeting in a debate Friday night. The only televised debate…
Police say a 15-year-old boy fatally shot two people in the streets of a neighborhood in North Carolina’s capital city, then fled toward a walking trail, where he killed three more people and wounded two others.
UPDATE: Police say the suspect is now in custody. Authorities say a juvenile opened fire along a walking trail in a residential area northeast of downtown. _____________ RALEIGH, N.C. (WDEF) – A police officer is dead and a juvenile cornered in…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett has taken a plea deal after he was charged with driving under the influence after leaving a bar in June. In a statement, Hargett said…
Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping out pay gains that many have received and ensuring that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates aggressively.
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville social club’s owner has reached a deal to plead guilty to a campaign finance scheme alleged against him and a Tennessee senator, who has deemed the charges a “political…
An Alabama inmate said prison staff poked him with needles for over an hour as they tried to find a vein during an aborted lethal injection last month. Attorneys say Miller endured physical and mental torture during Alabama's attempt to execute him.
An Atlanta-area sheriff stands accused of punishing detainees by having them strapped into a restraint chair for hours even though they posed no threat and obeyed instructions. Now it will be up to a jury to decide whether Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill violated the men’s civil rights
https://youtu.be/gnM7onxwOaM DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - The push to crack down on Asian carp at our two local dams goes before the Meigs County Commission this week. It's a resolution to asking the TWRA to move their Silver Carp barrier replacement…
The U.S.'s third largest railroad union rejected a deal with employers Monday, renewing the possibility of a strike that could cripple the economy.
The federal government says the gopher tortoise isn't threatened in most of its range. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision Tuesday is likely to disappoint environmental groups that sued to get federal protection for them.
SEVIERVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The new iPhone could give rollercoaster riders a headache. And the folks at Dollywood are taking notice. The new iPhone 14 and 14 Pro can alert emergency services if you have been in a wreck. The…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - With a deadline approaching, our area still needs a lot of volunteers to help out rising college students. The deadline to sign up to be a tnAchieves mento is October 21. And Hamilton County still…
GATLINBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - Officials now say a Sunday fire in Gatlinburg was deadly. It broke out Sunday early morning at a building on Gatlinburg Parkway…
Private nonprofit organizations in 13 Tennessee counties have a few more weeks to file for federal economic injury disaster loans for losses from storms and tornadoes last December.
WADLEY, Georgia (WDEF) - Senate Candidate Herschel Walker spoke to reporters for the first time today since allegations that the ani-abortion candidate actually paid a woman to get an abortion surfaced on Monday.…