ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - The man convicted of setting up a Mexico to Northwest Georgia meth pipeline has been sentenced in Federal Court in Rome. Prosecutors say Juan Cain Valencia-Ramirez has been in the drug business for a long time.…
SEVIERVILLE. Tennessee (WDEF)- A new family coaster is coming to Dollywood. Big Bear Mountain will be a $25 million expansion. It’s nearly 4,000 ft long and is the longest roller coaster at the park. It…
SEVIERVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The folks at Dollywood announces their biggest ride yet. Dolly Parton made the announcement herself from the theme park today. 'Big Bear Mountain' will be the largest and longest coaster…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Prosecutors say he organized a drug delivery system among his fellow mail carriers. And now Robert Elliott Sheppard has pleaded guilty to the scheme. He is a former mail carrier himself, who was on disability leave.…
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A transgender child and her parents are suing the Tennessee Department of Education over a law that prohibits transgender students and staff from using school bathrooms or locker rooms that match…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - After dodging debates for months in his race for the U.S. Senate, candidate Herschel Walker has accepted one. It would be on October 14th, days before early voting starts for the general election. But details on…
PERRY COUNTY, Kentucky (WDEF) - The Tennessee National Guard is reporting on the rescues aircrews made during the rural flooking in Eastern Kentucky. Five UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters based in Nashville and Knoxville worked along the North Fork River. Over…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Governor Brian Kemp is extending the suspension of Georgia's excise tax on gas. This order will continue the tax suspension through September 12. The Georgia legislature removed the state tax on gas back in March as…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Inflated grocery bills have stretched families' budgets thin throughout the nation in 2022. However, throughout August, Tennessee is looking to provide its residents…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) - Investigators on Friday say a fatal incident at Gatlinburg chairlift last night was an apparent suicide. A woman's body was found under the chairlift. The state is inspecting the chairlift to make sure there is no…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, JAMES POLLARD and GABE STERN Associated Press Across the U.S., state lottery systems use that revenue to boost education, tourism, transportation and much more. Now that the giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot has ballooned to more than…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A 7-year-old girl died when a tree fell on a tent at Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Wednesday. The park did not identify the girl, who was from Georgia. The child’s father and two siblings…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee's Attorney General now has a firm date on when the state's full abortion ban will go into affect. It will be on August 25th. The so-called trigger law has been waiting on an official proceeding…
STATESBORO, Georgia (WDEF) - A Georgia judge has been charged with making a terrorist threat by the GBI. 70 year old Chief Magistrate Judge Eddie Anderson faces that charge and a count of violating his oath of office. The GBI…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Tonight's Mega Millions jackpot has now climbed to the third highest in game history. The pot now stands at $810 million ($470 million Cash Value). You have until 10:45 PM (EST) to buy a ticket. But you…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Tennessee Valley native Lauren Alaina has a new recording home in Nashville. She has signed a deal with Independent label Big Loud Records. Big Loud CEO Seth England calls Alaina one of the best vocalists in Nashville,…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee has appointed a new Commissioner for the Department of Children's Services (DCS) in Tennessee. Margie Quinn will follow Jennifer Nichols in the job, beginning in September. “Jennifer is a committed public servant who…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Six men have been charged in the Knoxville area for shooting a man on the Holston River. It didn't appear intentional. WVLT TV reports the six were on a boat, drinking and shooting guns. They were…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The abortion laws changed abruptly in Georgia on Wednesday following a court ruling. A federal appeals court overturned an injunction of Georgia's Heartbeat abortion ban. The legislation essentially bans…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say an American Airlines flight headed with 56 people for Nashville, Tennessee, from Florida had to be diverted to Alabama after hitting severe turbulence. At least eight minor injuries were reported by the airline Wednesday.…
AUGUSTA, Georgia (WDEF) - A bolt of lightning struck 10 soldiers Wednesday at Fort Gordon in Georgia. "It is with a heavy heart Fort Gordon confirms one of the soldiers in the lightning strike this afternoon succumbed to their injuries,"…
By KATE BRUMBACK and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling and said Georgia’s restrictive 2019 abortion law could take effect immediately. The Georgia law bans most abortions once a…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Mega Millions is living up to its name tonight. The Tuesday jackpot for the multi-state lottery drawing Tuesday evening has been raised to $555 million ($316.9 million cash option). That makes it the 5th largest jackpot in…
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, selected six new officers to join the team for the for the 2023 air show season. Lt. Amanda Lee, of Mounds View, Minn., is currently assigned to…