Issues to watch in the 2018 legislative session in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers return to Montgomery on Tuesday to begin the 2018 legislative session that comes at the start of an election year.
Hate crime bill filed prior to Georgia legislative session
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia state lawmaker has proposed hate crime legislation, saying it's time for the state to impose harsher penalties on people convicted of crimes motivated by hate.
Film company faces maximum fine in "Walking Dead" stuntman's death
ATLANTA (CBS News) -- A film company faces a citation and fine after a stuntman for "The Walking Dead" fell to his death last year during filming on the hit show's Georgia set, federal authorities said Friday.
Ink shipped to DFW Airport turns out to be liquid meth
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - Federal authorities say Customs and Border Protection agents at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport have seized two boxes of bottles described as containing ink and valued at $90 each but really were filled with liquid methamphetamine worth nearly $300,000.
Chattanooga Bomb squad called for suspicious package Saturday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Bomb Squad was called to West 25th street for a suspicious package. Investigators determined that the suspicious package was a homemade firework. It was blown up just before 2 pm. The scene is clear. No one…
New Chickamauga lock project could be fully completed by 2022, 2023
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Congressman Chuck Fleischmann has set his sights on keeping the new Chickamauga lock project funded. News 12 recently sat down with the U.S. Representative to talk about the project's future. The project has faced some issues…
Clerk talks about his brawl with a suspected shoplifter caught on camera
ROCKWOOD, Tennessee (WVLT) - Roger Sharp is always willing to help his customers. He's also willing to help thieves know when they've done wrong. "We have zero tolerance for shop lifting." WATCH AS A YOUNG MAN WALKS INTO THIS IGA…
Cliftina Jones pleads not guilty in Orange Grove death
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - A woman charged with Criminally Negligent Homicide in the death of an Orange Grove resident pleaded not guilty this morning. Cliftina Jones was arraigned in the Hamilton county court of Judge Don Poole. She is accused…
The deal that ends the Erlanger feud with Walker County
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A year long "war of words" in the media between the Walker county commissioner and Elanger Medical Center....has dissolved almost overnight. The two sides have agreed on a plan for Walker county to pay a court-ordered judgment…
Sheriff: No apparent link between Moore accusation, fire
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - A fire has destroyed the home of a woman who accused U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct. Authorities say, however, that there is no indication the blaze had anything to do with the allegations.…
Berry College student from Alabama killed in car crash
CENTRE, Alabama (WDEF) - A two vehicle collision killed a Berry College student Friday morning in northeast Alabama. It happened on the causeway going over Lake Weiss between Centre and Cedar Bluff. A pickup and a car hit head-on before…
Chattanooga wins another season of the Levitt Amp concert series
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Levitt Amp concert series will return for a second season in Chattanooga. The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation handed out this year's round of grants to 15 small to mid-sized cities across the country on…
Chattanooga firefighters battle third blaze of the day
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) Chattanooga firefighters responded to their third house fire of the day this afternoon. This one happened just before 2PM at 3501 Oak Ridge Drive in Hixson. Firefighters say this one started in a breaker box outside the home,…
3 Tennessee children have died from flu this season
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee health officials say three children have died from the flu. Department of Health spokesman Bill Christian told media that two deaths were recorded in East Tennessee and one was recorded in Middle Tennessee. He says…
Dalton Police looking for shooting suspect who failed to turn herself in
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police need your help finding a teenage suspect who was supposed to turn herself in, but didn't. 19 year old Joana Cisneros was supposed to report to jail on Thursday. The case goes back to…
Police arrest suspect in Bonny Oaks shooting in December
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have made an arrest in a Bonny Oaks shooting. This was the last homicide of 2017. Officers say they found 20-year-old Evan Derry shot inside a Tahoe that had wrecked. He was transported to the…
Firefighters maxed out by two house fires Friday morning
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department has been stretched to the limit fighting house fires Friday morning. They had two difficult fires in East Brainerd neighborhoods. The first came before dawn in a gated community on Magnolia Lake Drive.…
Hamilton County School officials listen to concerns in meeting with Signal Mountain Town Council
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County School Officials and the Signal Mountain Town Council had an open discussion in a public meeting Thursday at Nolan Elementary School. The conversation came as the town council has been looking at the idea…
Fire safety tips for families
After a fatal house fire in Ooltewah, firefighters in our area are taking this time to remind people about fire safety.
Erlanger, Walker County agree to settle debt
Erlanger Medical Center and Walker County have come to an agreement to settle the debt Walker County owes.
A preview of the Lookout Wild Film Festival
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) We're just three weeks away from Chattanooga's annual ode to outdoor adventures on film. The Lookout Wild Film Festival 2018, presented by Spectruss, is happening in Chattanooga Jan. 18-21. The annual event celebrates wild places and the people…
Throwback Thursday: New Year's Polar Plunge from 1993
This story originally aired on January 1st, 1993
Meet January "Do the Right Thing" Winner: Ruth Coté
You don't have to be Santa Claus to make a difference in children's lives over the holidays.
Community shows support for Ooltewah house fire victims
Community members are rallying around an Ooltewah family who lost their son in a house fire Wednesday morning.