By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has promised to boost education funding, invest in infrastructure projects and funnel more money to the state’s law enforcement agencies. The Republican announced his…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - A study committee for the Tennessee legislature has approved a final report, including recommendations for new laws. The Joint Study Committee on Refugee Issues was created to investigate the federal government’s immigration program in Tennessee. And it…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is taking over the case of a man shot and killed by officers this afternoon on the interstate in Nashville. Metro police say it started…
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Emerging reports show that two little-known drugs are making lethal new contributions to America’s drug overdose crisis. Officials say the two drugs are being seen more often by medical examiners…
BLUE RIDGE, Georgia (WDEF) - House Speaker David Ralston introduced his legislation this year that he calls an overhaul of Georgia's mental health care delivery system. House Bill 1013 would reform the experiences in the workplace, clinics and for first…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials are launching their push to recruit poll workers for this year's elections. Secretary of State Tre Hargett's office says poll workers must be at least 16 or a registered voter if 18 or older.…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Atlanta Braves announce that their recently won World Series Trophy is going on tour. The tour begins in February and will continue through the summer across the southeast. At each stop, you can take photos…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Currently, the minimum legal age to carry a gun in the state of Tennessee is twenty-one. But that could that could change with a new bill submitted by State Representative Chris…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee Tree Day is coming up on March 19th. It's a day set aside to persuade residents about the benefits of planting native trees in the state. They replace…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) Veteran Tennessee Congressman Jim Cooper has announced he will not seek re-election next year. His current Congressional district in Nashville is being split into three new ones in the controversial redistricting plan approved by Republican lawmakers in…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - TVA cut the ribbon on a fast charging station for electric vehicles on Tuesday in Fort Payne. It is the first site for their Fast Charge Network in…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A jury was selected Monday in the defamation lawsuit filed by a woman who had accused failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of molesting her when she was 14. [caption id="attachment_637655"…
SPRINGFIELD, Tennessee (WDEF) - After a day-long standoff, police have finally arrested a suspect for the murder of a Middle Tennessee deputy on Sunday. 22 year old Savanna Puckett failed to show up…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee transportation officials say they are launching a plan to use all available staff to patch potholes carved out by back-to-back winter storms. The state Department of Transportation says crews will be patching the potholes over…
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) -- The latest surge of COVID-19 may have peaked in Georgia. But hospitals continue to warn of the strain they face from overloaded emergency rooms and inpatient wards. They're urging people to take precautions despite fatigue with…
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) -- Georgia officials have sued the Biden administration over its decision to revoke approval of the state’s plan to require new Medicaid recipients to meet a work requirement. The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court seeks a…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Tennessee state government has formed a bi-partisan group to bridge the gap between federal government funding for local communities and what the state plans to do. Speaker of the house Cameron Sexton told News 12's Bill…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - They call it the "Great Resignation." A record number of workers quit their jobs before the holidays across the country and Georgia leads the list. The numbers come from November, the most recent month to be…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Nurse practitioner has been sentenced to 14 years in prison in Chattanooga. 64 year old Mark Daniel Allen was convicted last fall of running a drug-involved premises and distributing controlled substances. Prosecutors said he handed out…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - TDOT reports they are addressing a pothole problem on state highways and interstates in Tennessee. They blame the back-to-back winter storms that have hit the state. They say they are using all available staff now to…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Great Smoky Mountains National Park saw 14.1 million visits in 2021, topping the record from 2019 by 1.5 million. Officials say the park also set eight monthly visitation records during winter and spring months last year.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee plans to give his annual State of the State speech on Jan. 31. The Republican will deliver the address to state lawmakers for his fourth time since taking office in 2019. Lee…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A Knoxville couple is suing the Tennessee Department of Children's Services and says a state-sponsored Christian adoption agency refused to help them because they are Jewish. Knoxville News Sentinel reported that Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram say the…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Democrats and voting rights groups have blasted Tennessee Republicans for what they call an effort to dilute the state’s Black vote by carving Nashville into three likely GOP-controlled districts. But opponents…