ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - A jury has sentenced Joseph Wielzen to life without parole for the aggravated rape and murder of Kelsey Burnette in 2017. The same jury convicted him last night. Burnette's body was found in a trash can…
New book describes Trump as an 'amateur' President Trump on Thursday rejected reported plans by the Navy to strip Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher of his Trident following the president's intervention in Gallagher's military justice case. "The Navy will NOT be…
BENTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Polk County investigators have charged two suspects in a suspected chop shop operation. Last week, detectives went to a home on Bowater Road in the Delano area. They were following up on a burglary from the…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - The ROTC students at Ooltewah High School presented a big check to the Samaritan Center this morning. The students raised the funds as part of the school's annual community service project called "The Great Turkey Race."…
WeWork, the ailing office-sharing giant that until recently was the highest valued startup in America, said Thursday that it will lay off 2,400 employees. The company said the cuts started a few weeks ago in overseas offices, but that U.S. layoffs…
An accident involving two Whitfield County School buses occurred this morning on APD-40 in Cleveland, TN.
November 21, 2019 / 9:00 AM / CBS/AP Fourth fraternity-related death in 1 month A Washington State University fraternity member died four hours before the first 911 call reported his condition on Nov. 12, according to the Whitman County Coroner's…
Lincoln, Nebraska — Nebraska is the first state agreeing to share drivers' license records with the U.S. Census Bureau as the federal agency tries to comply with President Trump's order to count the number of U.S. citizens. The Associated Press…
A Utah woman charged with a crime after her stepchildren saw her topless in her own home is fighting the case that could force her to register as a sex offender, citing a court ruling that overturned a topless ban…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - "When you have African-American men who are dying of gun violence at a disproportionate rate, that is a public health crisis and we are not looking at it as a public health crisis," Clark said. Clark…
Detroit — United Auto Workers President Gary Jones abruptly resigned Wednesday, capping a tumultuous day that saw union leaders move to oust him, and General Motors accusing rival Fiat Chrysler in a lawsuit of bribing union officials to get more…
A vehicle fire on Interstate 24 Eastbound in Chattanooga backed up traffic on the interstate.
Police say he passed a teller a note saying she was being robbed and to call the police.
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press RIPLEY, Tenn. (AP) - Prison officers say a Tennessee inmate charged with killing a corrections administrator before he escaped a prison was seen riding a tractor outside a lawn mowing shop at the facility about…
ETOWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - A jury finds Joseph Wielzen guilty of murder of a woman in McMinn County two years ago. He was charged with raping and killing Kelsey Burnette and dumping her body in a trash can in Etowah.…
"a parent is so focused on their electronic device... that they kinda ignore their child"
That brings the total to 37 cameras around the city.
A 10-year-old boy who was shot at a New Jersey high school football game has died, Atlantic County prosecutors said Wednesday. Micah Tennant was one of three people shot after a gunman opened fire at a Pleasantville-Camden High School football…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Several Agencies have wrapped up a two day search in Nickajack Lake. Investigators received a tip of two bodies or evidence of the bodies inside the lake. 12th Judicial District Attorney Mike Taylor says they were…
A Tennessee Valley organization, that wants to make sure every child has a comfortable place to sleep, reached a milestone.
"Who doesn't want the teachers to get a pay increase? We all did."
Uber unveils new passenger safety features Uber will let passengers and drivers record audio of their rides in an attempt to improve the ride-hail company's safety record. The feature will first be tested in cities in Brazil and Mexico in…
A woman outside caught video of him running past her.
E-commerce giant Amazon.com is planning to open cashierless grocery stores as it tests the use of its human worker-eliminating technology on a larger scale, Bloomberg reported, citing "a person familiar with the project." Amazon already employs the pricey "just walk…