CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Retired Chattanooga Police Lieutenant Napoleon "Donut" Williams worked in law enforcement for 45 years. His favorite part on the job, he said, was connecting with the community. "Right, in the community, when people got problems…
Today people remembered her personal connections over job titles.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Three people are in custody following a carjacking in east Chattanooga, followed by a police chase. A Police spokesman says at about 2:00 p.m., officers spotted a vehicle that had been involved in a carjacking in Collegedale, and…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (Press Release)- Bradley County Sheriff's Office and Charleston Police Department are asking for the public's assistance with identifying two males who passed counterfeit money at a local business. On Thursday, May 18, 2017, between 10:30 p.m. and 11:00…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Huntsville has overtaken Mobile to become Alabama's third-largest city. New population estimates released Thursday by the Census Bureau show the north Alabama city is home to 193,079 people. That surpasses Mobile's estimated population of 192,904. The…
A bird's eye view of the flume at the center of the Ocoee River negotiations
They pulled over Randall Scott Akin from Bridgeport on a traffic violation.
“If it’s country music, and a reason to celebrate, it fits us."
They are naming the new courthouse in Nashville after the lawyer, turned actor, turned politician who got his start there.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A 5-month-old red Doberman lab mix was dumped on the side of the road a few days ago. The Humane Educational Society say they're offering a $500 reward for tips leading to the individual that did it.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Army Corps of Engineers will provide 37-million dollars to continue construction work on the Chickamauga lock. That information came today from Senator Lamar Alexander's office. Construction of the new Chickamauga Lock was restarted in 2015 after…
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A former Prattville Police Department officer has been arrested after he allegedly didn't make his children attend school. Autauga County Sheriff Joe Sedinger tells the Montgomery Advertiser that 50-year-old Leon Todd Townson turned himself in on May…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - U.S. seaports seeking funds to deepen their harbors aren't seeing much support in President Donald Trump's proposed budget, though they could still benefit from an upcoming spending plan. Ports across the U.S. East and Gulf coasts…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- A line of strong thunderstorms gave the tri-state area some anxious moments this morning. Emergency response agencies were taking no chances--and kept north Georgia on alert for possible tornadoes until Noon. Heavy rain preceded the numerous tornado…
In order to combat the opioid epidemic in the Tennessee Valley, doctors and first responders have had to take different approaches.
Drug treatment counselors say in recent years the opioid problem has reached epidemic levels.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Sandy Bradley, the graduation coach of Dade County High school, died earlier this morning after her fight with cancer. Mrs. Bradley suffered from advanced liver and colon cancer. After a story that aired last night about the…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A person was fatally shot and dumped out of a car in an apartment complex near Middle Tennessee State University. The Daily News Journal reports that Murfreesboro police responded to University Ridge Apartments Tuesday evening after…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a former music teacher at the University of Alabama has agreed to plead guilty to child pornography charges. Authorities say 41-year-old Nikos Pappas of Tuscaloosa was found with hundreds of photos and videos…
The guidance tries to clear up questions about those exemptions and says it's up to gun owners to know the law.
Officer Benjamin Huff noticed what appeared to be a man on the black Ford Taurus traveling about 65 mph down an expressway and pulled the car over.
Update on storm damage in northwest Georgia
Officers found 41 year old Edward Greatheart suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Father of five killed by metal coupling from a high pressure fire hose hit him in the head