Several artists have been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis, Tennessee. Singer Mamie Smith, songwriter and musician Roebuck "Pops" Staples, piano man Georgia Tom Dorsey, drummer Sam Lay and the Chicago band, The Aces are among this…
Chattanooga City Council Members unanimously approved a resolution for a contract for the Fallen Five Memorial.
The Chattanooga Fire Department has created a fundraising calendar to help purchase oxygen masks made specifically for certain sizes and types of animals.
A Tennessee Valley pastor was fired last week after officiating a same sex marriage ceremony.
We have new details now on the redesign of Martin Luther King Boulevard in Downtown Chattanooga.
A thrift store, benefiting the Humane Educational Society, reopened after a car crashed through it three months ago.
Bradley County Sheriff Eric Watson plans to set up security booths in front of Bradley Central and Walker Valley high schools.
Brian Kyle teaches his kids life lessons, and that's helped him earn a Golden Apple Award.
A domestic fight in McMinn County left a 55 year old man stabbed to death.
Take a look at a dark fairy tale with CGI surprises, a new way to tell a ghost story, and the rise and fall of Nintendo's Power Glove in the 1980s.
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - A South Pittsburg man is behind bars, accused of a homicide early Monday morning. 21 year old Kordell Griffin is being charged with criminal homicide, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. The…
NEW YORK (AP) - Target is raising its minimum starting pay for workers for the second time in less than a year after seeing a bigger and better pool of candidates. Target, which hiked starting pay to $11 an hour…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on the Nashville mayor's guilty plea and expected resignation (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Nashville has a new mayor. Vice Mayor David Briley was sworn in Tuesday to replace Meg Barry, who resigned hours…
One of the nation's oldest black medical schools will provide free dental services to uninsured Tennesseans this upcoming weekend. Meharry Medical College says the event will offer cleanings, extractions, fillings and other services to hundreds of people on Saturday at…
A Tennessee man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with a house fire last year. 47-year-old Johnathan Donavan Smith of Morgan County was indicted on one count of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated arson. The case…
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Dade County Schools Officials and local law enforcement members met with parents to talk about school safety and security on Monday. "We felt it was good just to pause and have that face time with…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee House has passed legislation that would lower the penalty to $250 for a first offense of toting a gun without a handgun carry permit. The Republican-led chamber voted 72-20 Monday on the bill. The…
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A country music singer is speaking out in support of a proposed bill in Tennessee that would provide better workplace protections against sexual harassment specifically for those working in the…
According to health experts, 1,186 people died from overdoses in Tennessee in 2016.
"What you'll find is that the Bessie Smith Cultural Center is going to be a centerpiece for all of that."
"It's very similar to the Tennessee promise program for graduating high school students, it's for adults."
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Residents of Memphis Drive near Dupont Parkway in Hixson say things haven't changed a lot for them this year. Every time there's a big rain event, the backyards of many homes turn into swamps. But help is on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has formed a panel to review school safety in Tennessee and recommend improvements. On Monday, Haslam's office said the group includes executive branch, General Assembly, safety, education and mental health leaders. Haslam's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The reworking of an interstate split that the Tennessee Department of Transportation commissioner has termed "about the worst interchange in the state of Tennessee" will likely not begin until summer 2019. The Chattanooga Times Free Press…
