ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has reinstated a mask requirement inside stores and other businesses in the city due to rising COVID-19 infections and the emergence of the extraordinarily contagious omicron variant. Bottoms on Tuesday also said…
ATLANTA (DPH) - The Georgia Department of Public Health is urging Georgians to carefully follow COVID-19 prevention measures during holiday celebrations and gatherings to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. COVID case numbers are increasing daily, and the Omicron…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - It was a lifetime dream-come-true for a girl from Rossville, Georgia. Singer Lauren Alaina has never been shy about professing her love for the Grand Ole Opry. She has performed their many times. But none of…
ATLANTA (AP) - A senator from Georgia is welcoming his first child. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff said on social media Monday that his wife, Dr. Alisha Kramer, gave birth Friday to a daughter, Eva Beth Ossoff. The 34-year-old Ossoff says…
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Stacey Abrams, who built her national reputation by advocating for voting rights, is calling on Congress to take action on federal voting rules as the Democrat launches a second bid to become Georgia's governor. (more…)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The men's basketball game between No. 18 Tennessee and Memphis was canceled about an hour before tipoff Saturday due to COVID-19 issues within the Tigers' program. The Volunteers had warmed up and were ready to play…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The remaining members of a U.S. missionary group who were kidnapped two months ago in Haiti have been freed, Haitian police and the church group said Thursday. (more…)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The State of Tennessee is teaming up with legendary fisherman Bill Dance for a foundation to improve lake quality across the state. They are creating the Bill Dance…
Emergency response workers dig through the rubble of the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in Mayfield, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing several people…
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say a Tennessee woman has been charged after the discovery of a newborn baby’s remains in a storage unit rented 27 years ago. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports a Coffee County grand jury indicted…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee on Wednesday announced a major salary bump for correction officers in Tennessee (this does not apply to local jails). They will get a 37% salary increase effective on December 16. That raises annual starting…
An employee of the Kentucky candle factory where eight workers were killed by a tornado said Tuesday that a supervisor threatened her with written disciplinary action if she went home early because storms were approaching.
Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn voted against raising the debt ceiling today. “Democrats have demonstrated they are willing to burn through unlimited amounts of taxpayer dollars to fund their radical agenda. Today I stood up against…
BIRMINGHAM , Ala. (AP) - An inmate convicted of kidnapping a prominent Birmingham businessman was mistakenly released from jail because of missing paperwork. News outlets report that law enforcement officials are searching for Matthew Amos Burke who was released from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - President Joe Biden has granted an emergency declaration in Tennessee that will make federal assistance available to nine counties damaged by this weekend’s tornadoes. Gov. Bill Lee announced the declaration on Tuesday after requesting it the…
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge in coastal Georgia has set a sentencing date early next year for the three men convicted of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. (more…)
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - A school teacher in northeast Alabama has been arrested on several sex abuse charges. 52 year old Scotty Berlin Baugh from Gurly was arrested Monday afternoon. Jackson County officials say he taught at Woodville High School,…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): So far, there have been nine confirmed tornadoes just in Tennessee. Salvation Army is there assisting with tornado relief. "It helps when people know that others are coming alongside to help…
On Sunday, the candle company said that while eight were confirmed dead and eight remained missing, more than 90 others had been located.
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Young didn't just meet the standard set by the star quarterbacks who preceded him at Alabama, he exceeded it. Young became the first Crimson Tide quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, making…
UNION CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Official confirms 2 storm-related deaths in Tennessee as severe weather rips across multiple US states.
LAGRANGE, Ga. (AP) — An Auburn University student disappeared after leaving his job at a Georgia bar one night in January 1976, and authorities long believed he was murdered. But the only person ever convicted went to prison for years…
NEW YORK (AP) — A full postseason share on the World Series champion Atlanta Braves totaled $397,391 from a record player pool of $90.47 million. The Braves split $32.57 million into 66 full shares, 14.25 partial shares and 38 cash…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The message from Demaryius Thomas was just to congratulate Garett Bolles on being drafted. It meant so much to the Denver Broncos left tackle that, even years later, he still has the exchange stored on his…