CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Charges were filed on a former Chattanooga police officer for possession of child pornography. There is no word yet on when Bryan Moody the third III will have to turn himself in. According to Chattanooga Police, this…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Parents, students, and teachers in Whitfield County were told that they would have another Snow Day...... but through song... take a listen. Dr. Judy Gilreath says, "Decisions.... I know I must make a decision. So tell me ...…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Lung cancer is curable if caught early enough. Unfortunately that doesn't happen often enough. But CHI Memorial has a new tool in the fight against lung cancer. It's the Breathe Easy mobile health coach. It got formally…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Alexa Conference is going on right now in Chattanooga. Dozens are gathering at the Chattanooga Library downtown to discuss how voice technology being used across the world. The goal is to give developers the training needed to…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The jury selection for the trial of Benjamin Brewer begins Thursday in Nashville.. A jury will be picked in Davidson County and then the trial returns to Chattanooga on the 22nd. Prosecutors say Brewer had drugs in…
"there is no friendship in drugs. Anything can go bad in a heartbeat.”
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department says the cause of the fire was a candle. _____ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) Two women barely escaped a house fire Thursday morning in Brainerd. Firefighters got the call around 9 AM to a home at 4615…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Wednesday night, Bishop Quan Miller spoke at Lee University during the "Desegregation at Lee College" event. In the early 1970's Miller attended Lee University after the school began admitting African-Americans in 1966. "We arrive at…
Catoosa County public works officials have been treating the roads but urging drivers to stay home unless they absolutely have to go out.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on videos posted by a University of Alabama student containing racial slurs (all times local): 5:50 p.m. A former University of Alabama student is apologizing for posting videos using a racial slur. Harley Barber…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Residents of the Tennessee valley are still coping with colder-than-usual temperatures. The latest blast from the arctic didn't produce that much snow, but most schools and government agencies were closed again today. It's been a cold January,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The stock market keeps recording historic numbers. In just seven days, the Dow Jones rocketed from one all-time high to another. As the opening bell rang yesterday, the Dow read 26,000 points. Since the election of…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police are asking for the public's help to identify an unusual shoplifting suspect. They say he got away with a full set of cookware from a department store. Investigators say it happened last Friday afternoon…
MANCHESTER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Fire more District Attorney Generals have filed lawsuits involving the opiod crisis in Tennessee. They represent counties in the middle part of the state. Their targets are both the companies that make the drugs and the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Blood Assurance says they have a critical shortage now of blood. They need O negative, O positive, and A negative blood. The organization blames the weather and the flu for keeping donors at home. “We have been…
STEVENSON, Ala. (WDEF) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Department has made an arrest in a murder from the early morning hours of Tuesday. Deputies responded to a "shots fired" call at a home in Stevenson on Sharon Drive around 1:30…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) -Snow, and bitterly cold temperatures. Winter weather is back, and hit parts of our viewing area pretty hard. The conditions didn't keep some people from getting out. Vehicles could still be seen moving across i-75, as the…
Cold weather shelters are at capacity in Chattanooga on a bitterly cold night.
Hamilton County Emergency Services opened up its emergency operations center Tuesday morning to prepare for the storm.
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Collegedale is known for keeping its roads clear, no matter the weather. Crews coated the roads with brine -- a mixture of salt and water-- Monday and early Tuesday, trying to get ahead of the snow…
A teacher at Central High School makes sure his kids succeed, earning him a Golden Apple Award.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Erlanger Health System reports that the number of flu cases continues to climb in our area. The number of cases grew by 44% last week. But this is the statistic that shows how bad the season has…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Erlanger Health Systems has a tentative deal to buy the Murphy Medical Center in North Carolina. The next step requires approval from the boards of both hospitals. That could come next week. The Murphy Medical board votes…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Before dawn, police were called to Westwood Heights Apartments in Athens. The call was a man causing property damage. Neighbors told officers that Dillon Clayton has smashed a window in an apartment with a rock. They…