CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Commission this morning decided to fund the Thrive 20-55 regional planning initiative but the vote was not unanimous. Thrive 55 is a study group that is attempting to tie-up all the lose ends to regional…
School officials say sixth grade boy created a list of fellow students he wanted to hurt
Cards were stolen in Dalton and then used in Fort Oglethorpe.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect for a shooting on Wheeler Avenue a couple of weeks ago. Tavares Walker was shot before 6AM on September 9th. He survived multiple gunshot wounds. On Wednesday, Police charged 26 year…
McMinn County drug sniffing
Investigators say surveillance video showed her handling 3 toddlers roughly
The Knoxville businessman lost the Republican primary for Governor.
He is charged with shooting his 15 year old son while he slept
Lowery retired after 41 years on the job, but has returned part-time to run a program he started.
And they also charged his sister in connection to the death of Timothy Brian Stewart.
A truck leaves with an abandoned trailer full of bodies that has been parked in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Jalisco, Mexico September 15, 2018 in this still image taken from a video obtained September 17, 2018. REUTERS TV / REUTERS MEXICO…
Waves crash against the harbor wall as Storm Ali hits land on September 19, 2018 in Saltcoats, Scotland. Severe gales which are set to get up to as much as 80 mph are causing road, rail and ferry travel disruption…
A commuter walks in front of the China Central Television (CCTV) building, Dec. 2, 2015, in Beijing, China. REUTERS BEIJING -- China says it has reached out to the U.S. over reports that the Department of Justice has ordered two…
Here's a tip to help your kids to try new foods.
Body camera video from former Mesquite, Texas police officer Derick Wiley shows the Nov. 8, 2017 shooting of Lyndo Jones, whom Wiley had mistaken as a thief. Wiley was subsequently fired from the department for use-of-force violations, and is on…
ITOGON, Philippines -- The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Mangkhut has climbed to 81 and could hit triple digits as searchers dig through a landslide where dozens are presumed dead, authorities said Wednesday. Mangkhut swamped farm fields in…
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced a sweeping set of agreements after their second day of talks in Pyongyang on Wednesday that included a promise by Kim to permanently…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga City Council building will now honor a Chattanooga icon. On Tuesday, the City Council unanimously approved a resolution to call the building the "John P. Franklin, Sr. City Council Building." Franklin, among many accomplishments,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Chattanooga Police Officer is still off the job after being accused of sexual assault. A report alleging assault by Officer Desmond Logan was filed in June. That sparked an investigation by the Hamilton County Sheriff's…
Dr. B and the Ease perform Wednesday at noon at Miller Plaza
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Do you know how to identify the signs of an overdose? And what would you do to help? Those are some of the questions answered this afternoon at a training session for everyday folks like you and me,…
Saturday 9-1 at the Sheriff's Annex on Dayton Boulevard.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Former Whirlpool Plant in downtown Cleveland is set to be demolished. However, it may take a while. This old plant is an eye-sore to some, but to others, it is a piece of history. However, it's…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A report out of Atlanta says that whooping cough is on the comeback, but health officials in our area say the numbers here don't indicate that. Whooping Cough is just that, an illness that causes…