SWAT standoff ends without incident, suspect arrested
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police responded to a disorder with a weapon call around 4:15 Sunday afternoon.
Trump agrees not to raise tariffs on China after meeting with Xi Jinping
President Trump with China's President Xi Jinping during their bilateral meeting at the G20 Summit, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Last Updated Dec 1, 2018 10:29 PM EST The White House said…
VIDEO: Overnight fire intentionally set at Whitwell High
WHITWELL, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Whitwell police and fire departments responded to a fire alarm at Whitwell High School at 2 a.m. CST Sunday morning. When a WPD officer arrived on scene, he said he could see smoke and flames inside…
HISTORY MADE: Whitwell wins 1A state championship
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Saturday, football meant more than X's and O's , more than play calls, runs, and throws. Saturday, a town of 1,700 rallied together as one giant red wave, watching as the 2018 Whitwell Tigers made history…
Local family remembers being in Anchorage for 1964 earthquake
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Friday's news of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska strikes to close to home for one family in Cleveland.
Sequatchie County Deputy arrested, charged with DUI
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - One Sequatchie County deputy is behind bars in Dunlap after being arrested for a DUI.
Blood Assurance helping earthquake relief
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - One way locals can help those affected by the earthquake is to donate blood. Blood Assurance has already sent 60 bags of blood to help those who are in need. They say they need more people to…
Kitchen fire damages apartment
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department was called to an apartment fire on West 38th Street around 2 P.M. Saturday afternoon. Firefighters say there was no sign of fire until Lt. Mack Ridge went inside the apartment and…
Firefighters battle garage fire
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters worked to save a house from a garage fire today. The Chattanooga Fire Department was called to Cleveland Avenue early Saturday afternoon on reports of a vehicle fire in a garage. Lt. John Meadows…
Ambulance medic, patient killed in Tennessee highway crash
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An ambulance has crashed on a Tennessee highway, killing a medic and a patient.
French police clash with protesters in Paris riot; 90 injured
Protesters wearing yellow vests clash with police in Paris on December 01, 2018. Thierry Chesnot / Getty PARIS — A French protest against rising taxes and the high cost of living turned into a riot Saturday in Paris as police…
TBI arrests Most Wanted Suspect from Chattanooga
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Chattanooga fugitive Dominique Lebron Collins remained on the run for six months after being put on Tennessee's Top Ten Most Wanted List. But his run is over. The TBI says they have captured Collins in Lynchburg,…
The Latest: Kid Rock out of Christmas parade after comments
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on Kid Rock's comments and the Nashville Christmas Parade (all times local): 6:15 p.m. Kid Rock's profane comments on live TV have gotten him booted from leading the Nashville Christmas Parade. Instead, the parade…
Emily's List of Weekend Activities - December 1, 2018
Chattanooga's 24-hour long festival kicks off Saturday.
Whitwell Presbyterian named to National Register of Historic Places
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Tennessee Historical Commission has added a church in Whitwell to the National Register of Historic Places. Whitwell Presbyterian Church was built around 1892, though people still argue over the exact date. It still has a small congregation…
TVA pulls the plug on Haney deal for Bellefonte Nuclear Plant
Deal collapses that would have let a private company finish the nuclear reactors that TVA began to build 40 years ago.
Latest news & videos from the Anchorage earthquake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The Latest on the earthquake in Alaska (all times local): This is what happened on the 6th floor of the Nesbett Courthouse during the Anchorage #earthquake. Both attorneys jumped under their desks. Evacuated the building after…
Lions Club and Hair Salon damaged by fire
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters put out a blaze at a commercial building in Lookout Valley overnight. It happened around 3:45 AM on Aster Avenue. A passerby reported flames on the backside of the Otis O'Dell building, across the street from…
Nashville Mayor leans toward missing Kid Rock-led parade after remarks
Entertainer is grand marshal of Nashville Christmas parade.
Sen. Bob Corker visits McCallie students
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Outgoing Senator Bob Corker spoke with McCallie students this morning, and answered their questions. After a brief bio, in which he explained the highlights of his career, and his motivation for seeking public office, Corker challenged McCallie students…
Hixson package theft suspect identified
Chattanooga Police are investigating another package theft case, but this time they were able to identify a suspect.
"They want to kill me": Refugee athlete held in Thailand fears deportation
King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain attends an official ceremony in Manama, Bahrain, Nov. 25, 2018. HANDOUT/Anadolu Agency/Getty MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australian officials have raised with Thai authorities the plight of an Australia-based refugee professional soccer…
U.S. urged to send Ebola experts to Congo as crisis worsens
JOHANNESBURG — Global health experts are urging the Trump administration to allow U.S. government disease specialists — "some of the world's most experienced" — to return to northeastern Congo to help fight the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history, and the…
Danai Gurira on why World AIDS Day hits close to home
"Black Panther" and "Walking Dead" star Danai Gurira says World AIDS Day resonates with her because she saw the effects of the deadly disease in her own community when she was growing up. Gurira was born in the U.S. but…