The Latest: Mexico quake death toll rises to 15
Videos of swinging statues and house lights in Mexico City, building damage in Chiapas
Nashville, Memphis to join chase to land Amazon headquarters
it will spend more than $5 billion to build another headquarters in North America to house as many as 50,000 employees.
Tennessee program to award $10M in broadband grants
Officials anticipate announcing grant recipients in January 2018 with projects to follow early that year.
Hydrogen Chemical Spill at Bradley County Wacker Plant
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff's Office has released this statement assuring residents the leaks at the Wacker Plant is only steam. "Incident Command has advised the environmental reading outside of the Wacker facility is 0.0 HCL. Additionally,…
Meet September "Do the Right Thing" Winner: Kelsey Butler
A Chattanooga woman is using her passion for reading and teaching to help area kids in need.
Ironman 70.3 World Championship to bring in around 16,000 people
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - At the Ironman Village Thursday afternoon athletes could be seen checking in for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship and checking out vendors in the tents lined up near the Tennessee River. "It's been awesome. I mean…
HCSO gives parents advice on gun safety
Officials with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office say it is important for parents to talk to their children about gun safety.
Still waiting on decision in Trinity Quinn's Amber Alert case
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - No decision yet on whether a 15 year old Rhea County teen charged with murder will be tried as an adult. Trinity Quinn was first thought to have been kidnapped by 28 year old Daniel Clark from…
June shooting ruled accidental
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - You can subtract one of the shootings this summer from the list. Investigators have determined that it really wasn't a targeted shooting at all, but an accident. On the evening of June 14th, a 16 year old…
Social Media posts from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Irma passes
SAN JUAN, Puerto (WDEF) Hurricane Irma didn't directly strike Puerto Rico, and it still has left more than a million people without power. It skirted the island overnight, still packing 175 mph winds. San Juan suffered mainly downed trees and…
Hamilton County officials say Hixson child shooting was not intentional
HIXSON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County investigators have released more information on a shooting case in Hixson. A three year old was shot Wednesday night at a home on Valley Lane. The injury did not appear to be life threatening.…
Tiger shot in Georgia was headed for Tennessee
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say a Bengal tiger shot and killed after frightening motorists on a Georgia interstate and chasing a dog through a neighborhood had escaped from a truck on its way from Florida to Tennessee. Feld Entertainment spokesman…
Woman charged with chemical endangerment for smoking pot while pregnant
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - A woman accused of chemical endangerment of a child has been arrested in Alabama. Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin and Investigator Brandi Fuller told the Gadsden Times on Wednesday that 25-year-old Courtney Taylor Coleman said she…
Food City launches home delivery in Chattanooga
Some deliveries arrive within an hour.
Winchester lineman dies restoring power in Texas after Harvey
"To his family, from Texas, we're praying for you."
Required pain clinic referral among state opioid panel ideas
The group is recommending 25 new Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents to address the issue.
Carjacking pursuit ends in crash
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two people are behind bars after a carjacking and police pursuit down I-75 in Chattanooga. Chattanooga police say Anthony Duckett and Emily Baggett were arrested as the primary suspects in today's events. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga police…
HCSO Investigates Shooting Involving Child In Hixson
Hamilton County, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Deputies are currently on the scene of a shooting involving a 3 year old child near the 7300 block of Valley Lane. The circumstances of the shooting are not known at this…
Chattanooga DACA recipients speak out
After the Trump administration announced they plan to end the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program, recipients in the Tennessee Valley are feeling uncertain.
North Georgia Horse Arena Taking in Irma Evacuees
As Florida residents brace for Hurricane Irma, evacuees are fleeing to other neighboring states, including North Georgia.
Ooltewah High School Student Struck By Hit and Run Driver
Hamilton County, Tenn. (WDEF) - Late this afternoon, at approximately 4:20 pm, an Ooltewah High School student (juvenile) working for a landscape company was struck by a hit and run driver while weed-eating a ditch near the 5958 block of…
McKamey Races Ahead of Hurricane Irma To Rescue More Animals
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Immediately following their rescue efforts after Hurricane Harvey last week, McKamey has sent more rescue efforts. This time they have headed south to Glynn County Animal Control in Brunswick, GA near St. Simon Island to aid…
2 Catoosa County Detectives Resign After Inappropriate Relations With Witnesses
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Two Catoosa County detectives have resigned after admitting to inappropriate sexual relations with female witnesses. Sheriff Gary R. Sisk released a statement Wednesday that Detective Tim Deal and Lieutenant Freddie Roden have both resigned from the Catoosa…
Hurricane Irma video from the Virgin Islands
Live reports from the victims