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Bradley County launches 411 app

BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Cleveland Police Department and the Bradley County Sheriff's Office became the first police departments in the area to have an app for your cell phone. The new "411 app" launched today. The app will…

UPDATE: Court Date set for Orange Grove Homicide Case

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - UPDATE: Cliftina Jones' court date has been set for January 5th. We have learned that suspect Cliftina Jones is a former employee of Orange Grove. Investigators are not commenting on the cause of death. ______ CHATTANOOGA,…

Flu activity growing in our region on the CDC map

ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) Flu activity is increasing in the southeast in this week's CDC map. Georgia remains one of the worst hit states so far (Widespread category). Tennessee remains in the Local Activity category. But both Alabama and North Carolina…

Stolen boats recovered on Sand Mountain

BRYANT, Alabama (WDEF) - Investigators recover some boats that were stolen in Hamilton County on Sand Mountain. A Jackson County investigator was following up on a case in Bryant when he noticed the suspicious boats on County Road 489. They…

FCC to vote on net neutrality regulations

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -  Carbon Five is one of several businesses focused on technology with an office inside the Edney Innovation Center in Chattanooga. "We work on a lot of different software projects for companies across the country, all web…

Trion family loses home in morning house fire

CHATTOOGA, Ga. (WDEF) - A Trion family lost their home in a fast-moving house fire this morning. 911 got a call around 10:30 about a fire at 94 Sizemore Road in the Mountain View Community. The two-story, split level house…

Community response credited for attempted rape arrest

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police arrested Thomas Lee Carr and charged him with attempted rape Wednesday morning. CPD only needed about 15 hours to catch Carr, thanks to information provided by community members. The incident occurred around noon Tuesday…

Pickup rear ends school bus this morning

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - One child was taken to the hospital as a precaution this morning when a pickup rear-ended a school bus this morning. Bus 433 was piking up children for East Brainerd Elementary on East Brainerd Road at Mackey…

Tennessee governor announces $5k reward in death case

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has announced a $5,000 reward for information that helps authorities find, arrest and convict whoever is responsible for the September shooting death of Michael Heatherly. According to a news release, Sullivan County…

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