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…
A 54-year old woman was killed Friday morning in a single-vehicle wreck in Dade County. It happened at around 9:45 on Brow Road in Dade County. Georgia State Patrol officials say they believe a Ford Escape was driving north on…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Murfreesboro officials have announced that Legacy Sports Tennessee will develop a $350 million multi-use sports and entertainment facility. According to a Thursday news release from the city, the…
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has rejected motions to dismiss eight lawsuits challenging Georgia's sweeping new election law. Georgia's law is one of many approved by Republican-led legislatures after former President Donald Trump and…
FILE - Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas reacts after making a catch during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the New York Giants on Oct. 15, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack…
MADISONVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A constable for Monroe County has been indicted on charges of passing himself off as something else. The charges are official misconduct and oppression. The accusation investigated by TBI agents is that Derek Sircy passed himself…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - For the eighth year in a row, tnAchieves has hit their goal for recruiting volunteer mentors in the state. They wanted 9,000 mentors to help students in the TN Promise scholarship class of 2022. The mentors don't…
Pfizer says a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to offer important protection against the new omicron variant.
NASHVILLE, TN - (AP) - A group of volunteers in Tennessee has more than doubled the goal of trash removal across the state. The state Department of Transportation says No Trash November was created to keep Tennessee roads safe in…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee has appointed Judge Robert Philyaw to serve as chair of the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. He is a Juvenile Court Judge in Hamilton County. Judge Philyaw has been on the Commission…
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - We shared the release from Crossville Police on why officers felt they needed to use a taser on a 14 year old student at Cumberland County High. Now the boy's mother is filing a lawsuit over…