Garth Brooks Talks to News 12 About Upcoming Nashville Concert
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- If you're a Garth Brooks fan, get ready! Tickets for his Nissan Stadium show in Nashville go on sale Friday. More than 70,000 fans were at last year's…
Tennessee resuming executions after dates set for 3 more inmates
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - After pausing executions because of the pandemic, the state of Tennessee is ramping them up again. The plan now is for an execution every other month, beginning next month. The state has added three more dates…
TVA finds rare bat in Tennessee cave
LAFOLLETTE, Tennessee (WDEF) - He may not be much to look at, but TVA zoologists were happy to find him. They resumed their cave inspections this winter after pausing them for Covid. The zoologists found the northern long-eared bat in…
Tennessee lawmakers consider tougher residency requirements for candidates
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The GOP-controlled Senate has advanced legislation requiring U.S. House and Senate candidates to meet the same criteria imposed on state legislative candidates. Tennessee rules mandate that candidates be state residents for at least three years and…
Alabama lawmakers moving on their own constitutional carry bill for guns
MONTGOMERY, Ala, (AP) - Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation that would end the requirement for a person to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved the House-passed bill. It now…
Tennessee AG warns Tennesseans to take precautions after T-Mobile data breach
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - State Attorney General Herbert Slattery is warning Tennesseans to take precautions from a massive data breach at T-Mobile from last summer. A large amount of private data has just been put up for sale on the…
Fort Payne man faces federal meth distribution charges
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A suspect in northeast Alabama has been transferred to federal officials to face drug trafficking charges. 46 year olf Francisco Javier Colunga of Fort Payne has been indicted on multiple counts of distributing meth.…
Georgia Speaker proposes tax overhaul bill for the state
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia House Speaker David Ralston announced a bill to change the state's tax rate. He says it would lower Georgia maximum income tax rate from 5.75% to a flat rate of 5.25%. The Speaker says along…
Georgia Senate passes permitless carry handgun bill
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's state Senate has passed a Republican-backed bill that would do away with the need for a license to carry a handgun in public, thereby eliminating a current background check requirement. Democrats said the measure would fuel…
US states adding to financial pressure on Russia over war
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Seeking to tighten the financial squeeze on Russia over its war against Ukraine, governors and lawmakers in numerous U.S. states were taking actions Monday to pull state investments from Russian companies while encouraging private…
Officers shoot suspect with a knife in Loudon
LOUDON, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI will investigate a fatal shooting involving officers with the Loudon City Police and county deputies on Thursday. Their preliminary report found that officers were serving a warrant at a business for an employee. They…
Brian Kemp plan advances for Georgia income tax rebates
ATLANTA (AP) - Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to pay $1.6 billion worth of state income tax refunds is advancing. The House Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously to pass House Bill 1302 on Thursday, sending it to the full House…
Tennessee sued over state House, Senate redistricting maps
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A lawsuit backed by the Tennessee Democratic Party seeks to block new Republican-drawn redistricting maps for the state House and Senate. The challenge filed in Davidson County Chancery Court by three…
Lawsuit: Diocese didn't properly investigate sex abuse claim
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville and its bishop have been named in a lawsuit alleging that sexual abuse allegations against a former employee weren’t investigated properly. News outlets report that the complaint filed Tuesday in…
School mask mandate bill continues to roll in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia senators are advancing bills that would let Georgia public school parents opt their children out of school mask mandates and would bar many state and local agencies from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Both measures passed…
David Perdue proposes term limits for Georgia elected officials
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - David Perdue in his race for Governor of Georgia is proposing term limits for statewide elected officials in Georgia. The former U.S. Senator is running against current Governor Brian Kemp in the Republican Primary. His proposal…
Deputies shoot man armed with a knife in Blount County
MARYVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI is taking over the case of an officer-involved shooting in the Maryville area on Tuesday afternoon. They say the Blount County Sheriff's Office got a call about a suspicious person behind a home around…
Knox County chooses internal candidate over Bradley Superintendent
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Knox County School Board chose an internal option this evening over a candidate from Bradley County to be there next superintendent. Dr. Linda Cash from the Bradley County…
All 3 defendants convicted of hate crimes in Arbery killing
The three men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes Tuesday for violating Arbery’s civil rights and targeting him because he was Black.
Hate crimes case in Arbery killing now in hands of jury
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — They chased, shot and killed a running Black man who was unarmed and committed no crimes, and left a trail of racist text messages and…
Reward for thief who robbed gold mine in Dahlonega
DAHLONEGA, Ga. (AP) - A $10,000 reward is being offered in hopes of finding a man who stormed into a north Georgia gold mine and made off with about $100,000 worth of gold, cellphones, money and jewelry from the mine's…
Sand Mountain wildfire now under control
DADE COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) - A wildfire in Dade County is fully contained but not before it destroyed 136 acres, according to forest firefighters. Georgia Forestry says the fire started yesterday afternoon around…
French theme park discussing new project in East Tennessee
SEVIERVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The entertainment and tourist project in Sevierville is drawing some international attention. Knoxville media outlets report that the operators of the second most visited theme park in France are visiting East Tennessee. They have their sites…
Endangered Child Alert for young brother and sister
WAVERLY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI has issued an endangered child alert for two young children. Humphreys County authorities believe that the non-custodial mother has taken 2 year old Scarlett Tarpy and brother 1 year old Adonis Goff. They do…