CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - One person is in critical condition at a local hospital after being shot Sunday afternoon. CPD responded to the shooting on Trailwood Drive just after 2:00 p.m. One vehicle at the scene was located with multiple…
Puerto Rico's beleaguered Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced on Sunday he will not seek reelection next year and will relinquish his role as the head of one of the main political parties on the island. He nevertheless vowed to stay in…
Miss Michigan Kathy Zhu was stripped of her title after several insensitive and racist tweets surfaced. The 20-year-old received an email Friday from the pageant removing her from her position. "It has been brought to the attention of Miss World America…
Tens of millions enduring record-setting high temperaturesHeat wave fast facts Up to 200 million people could be affected from the central U.S. to the East Coast. At least six deaths were blamed on the excessive heat: 4 people died in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Today we honor the brave men and woman who served our country during Veterans Appreciation Day. The special day is set aside to celebrate and show appreciation to those Veterans and their families for their service and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The new school year will be here before you know it! This morning The Bethlehem Center held it's sixth annual back to school bash. The family friendly event provided kids with everything they needed for the start…
Vice President Mike Pence confirmed Saturday the U.S. first will return to the moon, and then Mars, in upcoming space travel. Pence spoke to CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett Saturday afternoon in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on the anniversary…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Department is investigating after a teenager was shot Friday night. CPD says they responded to a local hospital after the victim arrived with a gunshot wound. They conducted an interview and determined a…
An animal shelter in Oklahoma is encouraging people following the joke Area 51 raid in September to bring along a furry friend for protection. Dogs at the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter are even wearing tinfoil hats to "protect you from…
If New York is known as the "Big Apple" and New Orleans the "Big Easy," Houston is "Space City." That reputation began almost six decades ago, when NASA decided to open the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston and put the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - 13-year-old Addie Ray loves to race. "She's laughing, cheering, and just in utter joy and she is that way from the very beginning of the race until we cross the finish line," Addie's father Chris Ray…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Kids in Hamilton County had fun today at the End of Summer Outdoor Celebration at Booker T. Washington State Park. There were different activities including bouncy houses, canoeing and nature hikes. Kids also learned about the outdoors and…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) -Bradley and Polk County deputies chase a stolen trailblazer through both counties this evening. It started around 5:30 when Bradley officers spotted the vehicle at the intersection of 6th Street and Old Powerline Road. The chase hit…
46 years after being put on the endangered species list, the small fish from southeast Tennessee is ready to come off it.
The resident accused of letting two shooting suspects into Douglas Heights apartments has been evicted. In a statement, the company that owns the property says they can confirm the person was found in violation of their lease agreement, and was…
"You can't go outside nowadays because of this crap."
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) A Dalton tax preparer has been indicted by a Whitfield County grand jury for violation of the federal RICO act. Maribel Mireles had previously been arrested in 2017 and 2018 by the Dalton Police Department for computer forgery…
A Chattanooga 12-year-old-girl is giving back to those in need with her lemonade business.
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has ordered the state of Tennessee to mediate with a group of prisoners who are demanding treatment for their hepatitis C infections. The order came after a four-day…
The question of whether the Hamilton county sheriff's office will someday have a citizens oversight committee is still being debated.
Prosecutors say Acosta trafficked at least six underage girls for sex throughout North Georgia
They call him a co-conspirator and and facilitator of a deliberate attack with a chemical substance.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga police are investigating the shooting of a woman Thursday night in East Chattanooga. Investigators were told that the 44 year old woman was driving in the 900 block of Roanoke Avenue when someone shot at the…
Parents in one California community are fighting for answers after at least seven children were diagnosed with cancer in the past four years. Earlier this year, they fought to remove a cell phone tower from a local elementary school campus.…