FALL CREEK FALLS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Dunlap Fire Department members helped with the rescue of a juvenile who jumped from the top of a waterfall. It happened at Fall Creek Falls State Park. Officials say the juvenile jumped (or…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The CMA Fest is prohibiting Confederate flag imagery at its four-day country music festival. The Country Music Association said in a statement to The Tennessean that the decision to enact the policy this year was based on…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Sticker shock was originally scheduled to return to Georgia gas pumps on Wednesday, June 1st. That's when the state gas tax suspension was supposed to end when it was passed at the end of the Georgia…
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - The chairman of the Alabama Republican Party says party officials are “incredibly upset” about a mix-up in Etowah County that might have caused some primary voters to get ballots for the wrong legislative district. Secretary of…
The Walker County Commissioner's meeting saw an unusual number of attendance Thursday night. (more…)
GEORGIA (WDEF) - Candidate Butch Miller has conceded the race for the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor of Georgia. ‘I don't know what God's plan is for my future or how I might be of service to Him and my…
(WDEF) - Senator Raphael Warnock agreed to three general election debates in November against Republican challenger Herschel Walker. “The debates are an opportunity for Georgians to see the clear choice they have in this important election.” The Walker campaign has…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Going into Wednesday evening, we're still not sure if there will be a runoff race among Republican Primary candidates for Lieutenant Governor. With more than 99% of the vote counted, candidate Burt Jones is just barely…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - You could argue the two dominating figures in the Georgia Republican primaries on Tuesday were't even in them. Stacey Abrams and Donald Trump. Stacey Abrams, who was unopposed on the Democratic side, was the common target…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has defeated his Donald Trump-backed challenger David Perdue after a furious push by the former president to punish Kemp for not…
By STEVE PEOPLES and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Football great Herschel Walker, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won Georgia’s GOP Senate primary. The Republican will face Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock in the November general…
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press Southern Baptist leaders say they will release a secret list of hundreds of pastors and church-affiliated staff members accused of sexual abuse. The announcement comes two days after a scathing 288-page report by Guidepost Solutions…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Less than 24 hours to go until Georgians go to the polls to vote for their next governor. News 12 heard from both of the major Republican candidates: incumbent Brian…
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) - We have our black bears, Huntsville apparently has gators. On Friday, the Huntsville Police Department posted a traffic warning about an alligators sitting on the southern side of town. “Florida Man” seen entering into Huntsville, heard…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia takes center stage in Tuesday’s primary elections as Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger try to fight back challengers endorsed by Donald Trump. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia is testing Republican voters’…
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations that Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn had a conflict of interest in a cryptocurrency he promoted and engaged in an improper relationship with a member of…
(TENNESSEE) - Southern brides have their own style according to a new survey by PlannedAtHeart.com. The wedding planner site compared each state's searches for wedding dresses online. Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina all had different tastes. [caption id="attachment_862537" align="alignleft"…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he doesn’t have a timeline yet on when his administration might roll out a long-blocked school voucher program that saw its biggest legal roadblock removed by the state’s high court. The…
SAVANNAH, Georgia (WDEF) - Gov. Kemp and the Hyundai Executive Chair signed an agreement today that will bring a new auto plant to Georgia. It will make electric vehicles and batteries an an industrial site near Savannah. Officials say the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a 1-year-old child has died after being found in a hot vehicle outside a Tennessee daycare center. Memphis police said in a tweet that the toddler was pronounced dead at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - A formerly powerful Georgia lawmaker has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of health care fraud and money laundering. John Oxendine served as Insurance Commissioner for the state for three terms before losing a…
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee physician has been barred from prescribing a number of controlled substances after he was accused of prescribing drugs with no legitimate medical purpose. The settlement was reached last week between Manchester doctor David Florence…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s highest court has ruled that Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher program does not violate the state’s constitution. The Tennessee Supreme Court’s ruled 3-2 Wednesday on the…
ASHVILLE, North Carolina (WDEF) - Two years ago, he was considered one of the GOP's rising stars. Now the question is what will Madison Cauthorn do next? The 25 year old Congressman represented western North Carolina, including Murphy. But his…