NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga-based Erlanger Health System is once again suing Tennessee’s Medicaid program, known as TennCare. In a new lawsuit, the company argues that the state continues to underpay some hospitals that treat the neediest patients. The complaint…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The sheriff in DeKalb County, Alabama says a traffic stop on I 59 on Monday ended with the arrest of two suspects for gun smuggling. A county interdiction agent stopped the vehicle on the interstate…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate whose lethal injection was halted because medical staff couldn’t find a suitable vein for the execution has died of natural causes almost four years later, his lawyer said Monday. Doyle Lee Hamm, who…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a passenger on a Spirit Airlines flight allegedly punched a flight attendant and pulled another attendant’s hair before being subdued. Spirit Airlines spokeswoman Nicole Aguiar says Nashville International Airport police removed the passenger for…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Tennessee Promise comes with mentors to help students keep up the work in college. But the state scholarship program still needs 2,100 more volunteers to fulfill that promise in the next 4 days. The mentors are…
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Correction’s Division Re-Entry Program will host a job fair Tuesday morning at the Silverdale Detention Center.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a passenger on a Spirit Airlines flight allegedly punched a flight attendant and pulled another attendant’s hair before being subdued. Spirit Airlines spokeswoman Nicole Aguiar says Nashville International Airport police removed the passenger for…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials struggling to distribute federal funds to prevent evictions have outlined plans to increase the speed at which they get the money to landlords and renters. The improvement plans were submitted last week to the U.S.…
All three men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The annual Christmas celebration at the Tennessee Capitol will take place next Monday and tours of the governor’s mansion begin Dec. 10. An announcement from Gov. Bill Lee and first lady Maria Lee says the free…
The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a kitchen fire Tuesday night in the 1100 block of S Greenwood Ave.
As Covid restrictions continue to lift and consumer confidence builds, AAA says travel is seeing a 13% increase when compared to last year at this time.
With the holiday season now here, many of us will be in the kitchen, cooking up a "feast" for the family.
A historically Black medical college in Tennessee is giving students an early Thanksgiving gift - $10,000 in cash.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it is proposing threatened status for the Pearl River map turtle, seeking to grant added federal protections to an at-risk species found only in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Tennessee's governor stood by his decision to sign sprawling limits on COVID-19 restrictions into law, even though his own office warned the bill would violate federal disability law and put the state at risk of losing federal funds.
It was "Turkey Day" in Bradley County! Specifically, at the Bradley County Sheriff's Office. Not for eating, but for giving.
ATLANTA (AP) — A passenger awaiting a bag search at the Atlanta airport's main security checkpoint reached in the bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among travelers and prompting a temporary FAA ground stop on…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee is ending the current Covid-19 state of emergency in Tennessee. It will expire at midnight and he is not renewing it. "For almost 20 months, this tool has provided deregulation and operational flexibility for…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office warned lawmakers that their bill limiting COVID-19 restrictions would violate federal law that protects people with disabilities and put the state at risk of losing federal funds.
A manufacturer of motorsports racing fuels plans to invest more than $14 million to expand its operations in northwest Tennessee creating 150 jobs.
SAN CLEMENTE, California (WDEF) - Noah and Amber Clare have been found safe in California. They have been the subject of Amber and Endangered Child Alerts in Kentucky and Tennessee. Authorities believe Jacob Clare took 16 year old Amber from…
KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee grand jury this week declined to indict four men who helped supervise the cleanup of a massive 2008 coal ash spill at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant. A former investigative reporter for…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Atlanta Braves will celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a new event highlighting Cherokee history and culture at Truist Park. Cherokee traditions at Truist Park will happen on Saturday, November 27 from 11:30 AM to…