ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Governor Brian Kemp is extending Georgia's sales tax suspension for another month. The legislature and Governor lifted the state tax on gas last spring when prices were skyrocketing over $4 a gallon. They have come down…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A 73 year old man on Sand Mountain faces charges of receiving a very illegal package in the mail. The investigation has been underway for more than 8 months. Postal Inspectors intercepted a package headed…
JACKSBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say skeletal remains found nearly 40 years ago in rural northeast Tennessee have been identified as those of a missing Indiana girl. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday that the remains have been positively…
https://youtu.be/HiBaMoPUlu0 ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - Wings Over North Georgia this fall will offer a new twist on public air shows. They will use the annual even at Russell Regional Airport to launch the first AirShow Racing Series event. The racers…
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - Just two months after getting off the Georgia sex offender registry, Stacy Keith Wisener began abusing a new victim. He had been found guilty of molesting a victim under 16 in 2003. He didn't get any…
HARRIMAN, Tennessee (WDEF) - A former lawyer has been sentenced for child exploitation in East Tennessee. 67 year old Kent Lowery Booher is a disbarred criminal defense attorney from Harriman. He was already a convicted sex offender when he was…
TELLICO VILLAGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A retirement community on the Little Tennessee River is already in recovery mode after a fire over the weekend. The Tanasi Clubhouse was destroyed by fire Saturday at Tellico…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - From tornadoes to flooding this past year, the Southeast has seen more than its share of natural disasters. The American Red Cross Tennessee Region is September as promoting natural disaster…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says that first lady Maria Lee has been diagnosed with cancer. In a news release, Lee said Friday that his wife will begin treatment immediately after learning she has lymphoma. The Republican…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol is releasing more information on the pilot who was killed in the Marion County helicopter crash this week. Lee Russell was from a small town in western Tennessee, McKenzie. He began his law…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (WDEF) - Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn is the third U.S. official to defy Chinese objections by visiting Taiwan in recent weeks. She made a surprise visit, landing on Thursday and continuing through Saturday. Of course, Taiwanese independence is…
UPDATE: Happy to report that Kallie has been located, and is safe. Thanks for the help in getting the…
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - Rome Police say their officers rushed to the home of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene last night on a call that a man had been…
WHITESIDE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol have now identified the two law enforcement officers who were killed in a helicopter crash in Marion County. They were THP Sergeant Lee Russell from the Aviation Division and Marion County Sheriff's…
Tomorrow Tennessee is enacting one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. (more…)
Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and top aide arrested on federal bribery, kickback charges.
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Atlanta Police believe a shooting this afternoon was not random. They got a call about an active shooter in the Midtown area. Two people were killed…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Chattanooga has it's South Broad District plan. Today Nashville learned of a major development plan of it's own. The plan is to redevelop hundreds of acres of land on the East Bank of the Cumberland River. And…
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) - How do you know if a high school graduate is really ready for a job or university? Alabama used to make them take a graduation test, but dropped it 8 years ago. Now students just have…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - We're coming down to the finish line in the “America’s Best-Looking Cruiser Contest!” Voters are deciding online which state has the best Highway patrol cruisers. Voting continues through August 25. You can vote by clicking here.…
UPDATE: DeKalb County EMA officials provide an overhead shot of the overturned 18 wheeler that created the spill. They are still waiting on gear to clean the sight later tonight. The Southern…
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The fastest supercomputer in the…
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that abortions are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy in North Carolina. U.S. District Judge William Osteen reinstated the abortion ban Wednesday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — We've got some good news for power customers who have been feeling the pain from those TVA fuel cost surcharges to your power bill. They should take a big dip in September. The surcharges haven't just…