ATLANTA (AP) - Monday is the last day to register to vote in Georgia for the May 24 party primary and nonpartisan elections. Anyone who has not registered can do so online through the secretary of state’s office if they…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A lawsuit says the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville mishandled a report about allegations that a priest sexually abused a parishioner. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported the lawsuit filed in Sevier County says Father Antony D. Punnackal locked…
Watch Live: Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies against challenge to her candidacy - CBS News ATLANTA (AP) - U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was hostile during testimony in a hearing on her eligibility to run for reelection, saying she did not…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee's push to resume executions after the pandemic hit a speed bump tonight. Convicted killer Oscar (Frank) Smith was scheduled to die Thursday night for the murders of his wife and her two teenage sons.…
ATLANTA (AP) - Democrat Stacey Abrams is asking a federal judge to shut down fundraising by a committee controlled by incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that can take unlimited contributions. Abrams says it's unfair that Kemp can raise money for…
GULF SHORES, Alabama (WDEF) - We may be able to fly into Gulf Shores instead of drive by the end of the summer. The popular tourist destination on the Gulf Coast has major traffic issues. So the community…
ATLANTA (AP) - U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is appealing a federal judge’s ruling allowing a challenge to her eligibility to run for reelection to proceed. A group of voters last month filed the challenge with the secretary of state’s…
CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) - A Police chase that began in our area ended with the suspect being shot in Gordon County, Georgia overnight. The GBI issued their preliminary report today. They say Ringgold Police tried to stop 26…
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge on Monday ruled that a group of Georgia voters can proceed with legal efforts seeking to disqualify U.S Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for reelection to Congress, citing her role in the deadly…
Undated (WDEF) - After the ruling by a Federal Court in Florida on Monday, the travel industry is changing their mask requirements. Uber and Lyft are dropping their mask requirements for both drivers and passengers. Many airline passengers…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The state of Tennessee is posting a broadband map online to get your feedback on the availability in your area. TNECD is asking for public comment through May 30. They have collected data from…
UPDATE: Response from Chattanooga Metro Airport officials this evening. "There are no policy changes at the moment." _______ UPDATE: Officials with the TSA say they won't enforce the mask mandate after today's ruling. _______ ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (WDEF)…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers are advancing a bill strictly limiting the shackling of pregnant inmates. The bill would generally prohibit restraints of a pregnant inmate. More specifically, a pregnant inmate’s ankles, legs or waist couldn’t be shackled during…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s Community Tree Planting Program is accepting applications for a program that pays half the cost of public tree planting projects. According to a news release from the Agriculture Department, the grants can be used for…
UNDATED (AP) - The wallaby who went missing at the Memphis Zoo after storms passed through Tennessee this week has been found hiding - nearly in plain sight. Zoo spokesperson Jessica Faulk says Honey Bunch was hidden under a bush…
SECTION, Alabama (WDEF) - A husband was arrested this morning for shooting his wife on Sand Mountain. It happened on County Road 265 in Section, Alabama around 3 AM. First responders sent the female victim at the house.…
Tennessee’s Community Tree Planting Program is accepting applications for a program that pays half the cost of public tree planting projects.
NASHVILLE (WDEF)- The Tennessee…
PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The crime unit for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture has identified how the two big wildfires in Sevier County started. And they are blaming the weather. “Based on the results of our origin and cause…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Officials in a Georgia county say they're moving ahead with plans to build a launch pad for commercial rockets barely a month after residents voted to halt the project by a margin of nearly 3-to-1. Commissioners…
FILE - Republican candidate for Georgia Governor formerSen. David Perdue speaks at a rally to oppose a proposed Rivian electric vehicle assembly plant on March 1, 2022, in Rutledge, Ga. During his two Senate campaigns, Republican…
MOSCOW (WDEF) - The Russian government is striking back at the U.S. by issuing sanctions against members of Congress, including the ones from our area. The Russian foreign office say it is payback. "In response to the next…
ATLANTA (AP) - Prices are going down for almost all of Georgia's 340,000 public university and college students. University System regents voted Tuesday to eliminate a fee in exchange for a big boost in state funding. Overall costs will fall…
CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) - Calhoun Police are releasing new information on Wednesday about the helicopter crash Tuesday afternoon. They say the flight was for a child's birthday party. The police report says the pilot told them he landed…