HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. - Black Friday is a shopping tradition for Jessie Freeman, and on Thanksgiving Day she was at the JCPenney at Hamilton Place getting the deals early. "I start my cooking early so it can be all ready…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Shoppers lined up outside of JCpenney at Hamilton Place before the doors opened on Thanksgiving day. Black friday is a shopping tradition for Jessie Freeman, and as stores are opening on Thanksgiving, she's made sure to save…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Community Kitchen has been involved with an outreach program called Relevant Hope. It's designed to ensure all homeless in Chattanooga that come through the kitchen doors can transition into self-sustainability. Volunteers lined up to deliver…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - State labor officials are releasing new unemployment numbers for northwest Georgia this Thanksgiving. They say the number of Dalton's employed residents fell last month, but not enough to make the jobless rate increase. The number of…
Salvation Army volunteers are spending this Thanksgiving serving area senior citizens.
The 18th Annual Grateful Gobbler benefits a good cause.
Hamilton County deputies say they've arrested a burglary suspect, after he tried to swim away from them.
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Work will be underway early next year on a new shopping complex on Old Lee Highway in Collegedale. The announcement came after a meeting of city leaders, and it will add at least two more restaurants…
ATLANTA (AP) - A potentially life-saving kidney transplant has given a Georgia family a lot to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. A.J. Burgess, who will be 3 in January, was born without kidneys. Mawuli Davis, a lawyer for A.J.'s parents,…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal authorities say a man who threatened on social media to kill people in Tennessee on Thanksgiving Day has been arrested. The U.S. attorney's office in Knoxville says 43-year-old Franklin Delano Jeffries II was taken into…
The Salvation Army red kettle bell ringer, who was robbed at a Chattanooga Food City, explained what happened.
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) – In keeping with a Chattanooga tradition dating back to the World War II era, EPB opened its 2017 Holiday Windows at its downtown building with the theme of “Holidays Around the World”, representing the culture and…
Nashville, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed previous rulings that dismissed a lawsuit contesting the October 1, 2013 Will (“2013 Will”) of Dr. J. Don Brock, a resident of Hamilton County. Dr. Brock died March 10, 2015, leaving…
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) –The Salvation Army has identified move than 500 low-income seniors who would not otherwise have a Thanksgiving meal and are homebound. As a result of our generous community, these seniors will enjoy a Thanksgiving meal of turkey, potatoes,…
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Around 1:30 this afternoon, Chattanooga firefighters responded to a residential structure fire at 1655 Hattie Lane. Battalion Chief Brandon Schroyer said the first arriving firefighters with Quint 21 encountered a heavy volume of fire on the front…
POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to its ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ list. 20-year-old Ahren Presley is wanted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the TBI to face charges in connection…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - In regards to the incident below, the following information is offered as an update. This victim has been identified as 74-year-old Malcom Lee Varner. The cause and manner of death has not been determined by…
SPARTA, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee judge who offered inmates less jail time if they voluntarily underwent birth control procedures has been publicly reprimanded by state judicial regulators. The Tennessean reports White County judge Sam Benningfield received a Nov. 15…
Three suspects were arrested in connection with a Polk County double homicide.
GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama police dog shown on video doing pushups with two officers is a big hit on the internet - and it's also intended as a public safety reminder. Al.com reports that Nitro is a…
ALTAMONT, Tennessee (WDEF) - The chaotic Grundy County school system now faces finding a new school board chairman. Robert Foster sent the mayor a resignation letter on Tuesday. The Grundy County Herald reports he is fed up with the division…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) - The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says a woman has died in a house fire. At approximately 9:17 am, the sheriff’s office received a 911 call about a house fire with a possible person inside a residence…
On the one year anniversary, residents are remembering what happened the day six children died in the Woodmore bus crash.
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - The Dade County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a recent scammer posing as local law enforcement. The sheriff’s office has received numerous calls about a male subject with a southern accent, identifying himself as Sergeant…
