Juvenile Justice Task Force
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The state of Tennessee is trying to make sure young people who get in trouble, don't end up as career criminals.
Takata to pay $1 billion and plead guilty in exploding air bag case
(CBS News) -- Automotive supplier Takata pleaded guilty Friday to criminal charges for falsifying data about its defective air bags, which led to 16 deaths. The Japanese company will pay $1 billion in fines and restitution, federal officials said in announcing the plea agreement.
Tennessee traffic stop ends with police shooting 2 people
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a traffic stop in Tennessee ended with state police troopers firing at two people.
Police make arrests in metal thefts from shooting range
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police say earlier this year someone went to Carter Shooting Supply on Highway 58 claiming to be an employee of a scrap metal business looking for spent shell casings.
Investigation into suspicious package at Driver's License Center
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Around 10:30am, the Chattanooga Police Bomb Squad was called to the Driver's License Center on Bonny Oaks Drive on a report of a suspicious package.
Georgia man gets life in prison for dealing meth in East Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Federal judge Travis McDonough in Chattanooga handed out a life sentence in a drug case. 59 year old James Hedelsky of Bartow County was sentenced on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams of meth back…
Cherokee County deputies investigate suspicious death
"we are not going to speculate as to what may or may not have happened."
TBI report released that found a Bradley County officer shooting justified
Deputy got into fight with White in her driveway and shot him
TVA updates drought status for rivers and lakes in the region
Rivers and lakes getting back to normal winter levels
Great Smoky Mountains National Park hits 2016 visit record
the support is particularly important following the November fire in the park that spread into the Gatlinburg tourist area.
Police: Car thief wrecked pickup he just took in Lookout Valley
Grandson of victim chased down pickup as it was pulling out of lot, before it crashed.
DA seeks death for suspect in killing of 2 Georgia deputies
his office will seek the death penalty against 57-year-old Ralph Stanley Elrod Jr.
Whitfield body described as man in mid twenties
Investigation making progress, but police not revealing how victim died
Chattanooga Police Arrest 4 Validated Gang Members
A tip concerning the whereabouts of a shooting suspect in Chattanooga leads to the arrest of four gang members.
Amazon Adding 100,000 Jobs Over the Next 18 Months
Amazon plans to hire 100-thousand additional full-time workers over the next 18 months, as it continues to expand fulfillment centers across the country.
Colonial Pipeline Restores Service From Chattanooga to Nashville
Colonial Pipeline restored service to Line-19 late last night, after replacing a leaky section.
JOE FRUGAL: JCPenney $10 off $10 Purchase Coupon Giveaway Today
JCPenney holds another coupon giveaway today and tomorrow in stores.
TSA Finding More Firearms at Airport Checkpoints
A Chattanooga gun store owner responds to the increase.
CPD Investigating Shooting Range Scam
Chattanooga police are investigating, after a man is accused of scamming gun ranges in several states.
Georgia gun store owner shoots, kills armed robbery suspect
MABLETON, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia gun store owner's quick reflexes may have saved his life when armed robbers came calling. Surveillance video shows Jimmy Groover, owner of Dixie Gun and Pawn, with his back to the front of the…
Obama adds Alabama civil rights area to Park Service
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - President Barack Obama is designating the historic civil rights district of Birmingham, Alabama, a national monument. In one of his last acts in office, Obama signed an order Thursday placing the district under the oversight of…
Memphis man charged with firebombing home
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Memphis man has been charged with arson and attempted murder after prosecutors say he firebombed the home of a man he believed was having a relationship with his wife. The Shelby County district attorney's office…
Polk County EMA Leader is First Responder of the Month
Steve Lofty is a man of many talents, and jobs.
School Board Searches For New Superintendent
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The search for a new Superintendent continues this week, as Hamilton County School Board members sat down with the search firm to discuss the process. Several things must first be addressed, before the search firm can select…