CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Community members celebrated the opening of a brand new school in Hamilton County. This afternoon, people gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony for Howard Connect Academy. School district administrators, community leaders and parents all participated. They then went…
"There's like 14 people here with no where to go."
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A Dade County Detention Officer was hurt yesterday while trying to control a combative inmate. During the struggle with the inmate, detention officer Nathaniel Espy sustained a broken ankle and several soft tissue injuries. EMS took him…
Earnhardt was with wife Amy, 15-month-old daughter Isla, a dog and two pilots.
West was also convicted of raping the teen.
FORT OGELTHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - One hundred and 55 years ago, the battle for Chattanooga began in Chickamauga. This was the second deadliest battles fought during the civil war. Now, the Chickamauga Battlefield has preserved the land that was fought on…
Last Updated Aug 15, 2019 7:02 PM EDT Miami — Newly unsealed search warrants suggest the companies targeted in last week's Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Mississippi knowingly hired undocumented immigrants. The evidence against the five poultry companies includes…
TNReady assessment results released by the Education Commissioner indicate students across the state are performing better in almost all math subjects.
"He said, 'Is the, are we, is the Vietnam war going on? Are we still in the war?' So, you know, he had flashbacks . . ."
"I can confirm Dale, Amy & Isla along with his two pilots were involved in a crash in Bristol "
Daniel Chandler was charged with first degree murder for the death of 26 year old Samantha Chandler.
he is on a statewide tour of medical facilities.
city inspectors found electrical violations, fire violations, and overcrowding in the motel rooms
This summer hasn't just felt like the hottest ever — it actually has been. July 2019 is now officially the hottest month on record, since record-keeping began 140 years ago. The average global temperature last month was 1.71 degrees Fahrenheit…
Updyke served more than 70 days in jail in 2013 and was ordered to pay about $800,000 in restitution
16-year-old Imani Bell was exercising for the basketball team Tuesday.
Lawyers want access to border facilities Detained migrant children must have access to soap and toothpaste, and cannot be deprived of sleep, a panel of federal judges ruled Thursday. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a federal government appeal,…
The Israeli government said Thursday it would bar two Democratic congresswomen who support the Palestinian-led boycott movement from entering the country, a move that drew swift rebukes from Democratic leaders in Congress as well as the leading pro-Israel lobbying group…
In its latest rollback of key safeguards for LGBTQ civil rights, the Trump administration intends to remove nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people by adding religious exemptions to an Obama-era 2014 executive order that prohibited discrimination in hiring on the basis…
A suspect is in custody in Philadelphia after an hourslong standoff and shootout that left six officers shot and another injured in a related vehicle crash, authorities said. Two officers and three other people who had been trapped in the…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - Griffin looked quite different around five years ago when he set paws into the Humane Society of Northwest Georgia. "In particular his eyes were just a mess. They get scratched with that hair. He couldn't even…
Race to resurrect woolly mammoths It's a story for the (ice) ages. A 12-year-old boy recently discovered a woolly mammoth tooth at an inn in Ohio. The Inn at Honey Run, in Millersburg, Ohio, confirmed the discovery last week. According…
"I've never tasted a fish that's as clean tasting as this one."
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) It's not often that an obituary for a man who few people knew outside his hometown is a trending topic on Twitter. But Gary Bean pulled it off. He died at the age of 65 years last…