CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As early voting begins across Hamilton County, there is some controversy over one school board race. Democratic incumbent member Jill Black is facing off against…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Four separate roads in Dalton will undergo resurfacing starting Tuesday, July 16. There will be a total of 8.5 miles resurfaced in Dalton. The Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant resurfacing project will begin Tuesday with work…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - Two former elected officials in our area are facing jail time. One is John Oxendine, who was once Georgia's Insurance Commissioner and a candidate for governor. On Friday, Oxendine was sentenced…
A lot of colorful characters have come out of north Alabama. One of the raciest was Cleo Chandler. At an age when most would be content to play with the grandkids, Cleo tried out drag racing. She was a top…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A family's dog died in a house fire overnight in Ooltewah, according to the Hamilton County Office of Emergency…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) -- A portion of Burning Bush Road will be closed on Monday so crews can replace a stormwater pipe. The 2.4-mile closure will stretch from Three Notch Road to Poplar Springs Road. It will last from 9…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Celeste Murphy, or rather her attorneys, made their first court appearance briefly Friday morning. Murphy was not present when her…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A popular Chattanooga establishment is in legal hot water. Southside Social on Chestnut Street is being sued by the American Society of Composers,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The future South Broad Stadium has cleared one of its major final steps. Multiple documents, including the lease for the stadium,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police is investigating a reported car break-in near the Hixson Chuck E. Cheese. A woman reported the break-ins happened to her and several other's vehicles on Tuesday in the restaurant's parking lot. Police said they…
Georgia starting linebacker Smael Mondon was arrested by Athens-Clarke County police on Wednesday night on charges of speeding and reckless driving, according to jail records. One day earlier, freshman offensive lineman Bo Hughley was arrested by University of Georgia police…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's most populous county, which has had a history of voting problems and was a focus of former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, has approved a plan for an independent monitor team…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to General Motors, Stellantis and other carmakers to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites in eight states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Michigan,…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- State prosecutors say they will not file criminal charges against Hamilton County Commissioner Warren Mackey. A state audit investigation questioned his claim of more than $27,000 in expenses as a commissioner. Yet, the Tennessee District Attorneys…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A jury has exonerated the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office in a lawsuit against a former deputy. Maxwell Jarnagin accused Deputy Daniel Wilkey of assaulting him during an arrest. Wilkey was charged with a variety of criminal…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Early voting begins on Friday, July 12 for the upcoming primaries and local elections in Tennessee. The election, which takes place on August 1, includes party primaries for federal and state lawmakers. The lead race this…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Through Volkswagen E-Labs, Hamilton County students have learned the importance of manufacturing and technology. On Thursday, close to 200 teachers from 17 states learned how…
Shelley Duvall, who starred in "The Shining" and worked consistently with director Robert Altman, has died at 75 years old, her partner Dan Gilroy confirmed to CBS News. No cause of death was given but Gilroy told CBS News that…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County narcotics detectives searched a storage unit on Monday and found a duffle bag labeled "Drug Money" containing fentanyl. Authorities learned a large quantity of drugs were being stored at that location following an…
President Biden is holding a solo press conference today — his first since November — to conclude the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., Thursday evening. It will be one of his biggest…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation pushed back the reopening date of S Moore Road and McBrien Road bridges by six months. The…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WDEF) -- Alabama's sales tax holiday is coming up next weekend in preparation of the 2024-2025 school year. The state's 19th annual sales tax holiday will take place Friday, July 19 through Sunday, July 21, 2024. During this…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- As parents are getting ready to send their kids back to school, Tennessee's annual sales tax holiday weekend is approaching quickly. The sales tax holiday will take place Friday July 26 through Sunday, July 28 this…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With temperatures climbing, doctors are urging folks to be aware of heat advisories. "We have a number of us that are, unfortunately, having to live outside in these elements. They are having to work outside both…