HICKMAN, Ky. (AP) - A flock of commercial broiler chickens in Kentucky near the Tennessee border has tested positive for avian influenza. According to a news release, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is for the first time endorsing a separate agency hiring election investigators. The plan will overlap what the Republican says is his own underfunded investigation unit. Raffensperger on Monday also called…
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WDEF) - A former church official was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison for sexual abuse of a girl. Michael D. Lewis pleaded guilty to statutory rape charges. The abuse happened between 2014-16 when Lewis was…
MADISONVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI will investigate an officer-involved shooting in Monroe County overnight. If happened in the city of Madisonville around midnight. Police say they were called to deal with a suicidal person who was trying to cut…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The FBI is posting photos of a bank robbery suspect who has hit a number of banks in Tennessee and Alabama. The 8 robberies fan out around Chattanooga, but none were in our area. The…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers are advancing two measures meant to limit public school students’ access to inappropriate or obscene materials. A House subcommittee on Thursday passed a bill to tighten standards preventing schoolchildren from using school computers or internet…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Chattanooga still hasn't made the list for the Atlanta Braves World Series trophy tour, yet. But Murphy, North Carolina has. The team announced the stops of the trophy tour today. More dates will be added later…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - An Atlanta man has pleaded guilty to a count of cyberstalking in federal court in Chattanooga. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in East Tennessee and the FBI. Their investigation showed that 36 year…
By JEFF AMY and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In their bid to win the Republican nomination in the Georgia governor's race, incumbent Brian Kemp and challenger David Perdue are often at odds — except when it comes to Stacey Abrams. The…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Comptroller's Office has launched a new online dashboard to show citizens how redistricting has affected you. Go to the Tennessee District Lookup for your answers. Enter your home address and the site will tell…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee House Republicans have advanced an anti-abortion resolution commemorating the day the medical procedure became legal nearly 50 years ago. The resolution states that Jan. 22 will be known as the “Day of Tears,” and suggested…
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - A former police officer in Summerville, Georgia has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing money from the city. Stacy Rena Fountain pleaded guilty last week to theft charges. She admits to withdrawing money…
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that a “leadership committee” created by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp under a new state law must stop spending money to get the governor reelected during the Republican…
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Seven years after a man was fatally shot in Oak Ridge, investigators have now charged his wife with shooting him. In December of 2014, 29 year old Thomas Steven Thrasher Jr. was shot and killed…
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Crossville Police Department is investigating the death of a woman at a local motel. They were called to the Village Inn on Friday morning where medical personnel pronounced her dead. They do not have an…
SMYRNA, Tennessee (WDEF) - More than 190 soldiers returned to Tennessee on Thursday after a ten month deployment in the Middle East. They are members of the Tennessee National Guard's 1st Battalion, 181st…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Metro Council has approved a pilot program to bring license plate readers to the city’s streets for six months, despite widespread community opposition. The Tennessean reported that the legislation was approved Tuesday after more…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A jury has found that no defamation occurred in dueling lawsuits between former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore and the woman who accused him of molesting her when she was 14. Jurors made the decision Wednesday.…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Republican-led Tennessee Senate voted Wednesday to remove Democratic Sen. Katrina Robinson from office because of her recent wire fraud conviction. It's the first time the chamber has…
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin has been named interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, becoming the first African American to lead one of the denomination’s ministry entities.…
SMYRNA, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Army National Guard announced on Tuesday that the 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment is coming home from a ten-month deployment to the Middle East. They will come in two waves through the Smyrna…
A School Resource Officer in upper Tennessee was found dead in her home on Monday.
KINGSPORT, Tennessee (WDEF) - A TBI investigation has lead to the indictment of a former Kingsport police officer. Laiken Whitlock was accused of hitting a female suspect twice as she was being put in handcuffs last fall. The TBI says…
Monday at the capitol, the legislature and other key figures in the state government gathered to hear Governor Bill Lee's State of the State address. Taking its title from a…