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Atlanta airport getting new security scanners

ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta's airport plans to spend $55 million to replace X-ray machines at the main security checkpoint with more advanced scanners to screen carry-on bags. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport officials say the new technology…

Flu Restrictions Lifted

WDEF - Tennessee's state veterinarian says restrictions have been lifted for avian influenza in a county bordering where Kentucky saw a recent outbreak at a commercial chicken facility. In a news release, state veterinarian Dr.  Samantha Beaty says avian influenza…

Tenn. 'divisive concept' bill targeting colleges advances

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are nearing final passage of legislation allowing students and staffers to sue public colleges and universities if they feel they’ve been unfairly punished for not accepting “divisive…

Triple shooting and manhunt in Cumberland County

FAIRFIELD GLADE, Tennessee (WDEF) - We're still waiting on official details on just what happened in Cumberland County where three people were shot. There were two incidents in the Fairfield Glade residential community, north of Crossville. The first was a…

Georgia suspends gas tax effective today

ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Governor Brian Kemp has signed a bill into law on Friday suspending the gas tax in Georgia temporarily. The change goes into effect immediately and will last through May. That should, theoretically, knock 29 cents off…

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