MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A legislative committee on Thursday advanced a bill to allow state inmates, for the first time, to speak by phone or video conference at their parole hearings. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill after adding…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee American Water company is asking regulators for a rate increase. If approved, they say it should cost about $4 more per month on customers' water bills. Their last rate increase was approved a dozen years ago.…
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it has offered to pay $6.5 billion to settle allegations that its talc products caused cancer, a key step in the pharmaceutical giant potentially resolving…
President Biden on Thursday said "order must prevail" on college campuses, as some of the pro-Palestinian protests have turned violent, insisting it's his responsibility to protect the "rule of law" as much as freedom of expression. But Mr. Biden told…
President Biden on Wednesday called longtime ally Japan "xenophobic," along with China and Russia, blaming their economies' recent performances on racial prejudice. The president made those remarks during an off-camera fundraiser to mark the beginning of Asian American and Pacific…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Hamilton County Commissioner says he is under investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office for funds used for a satellite office. Satellite offices are used by…
CHATTTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Drug Recovery Court presented updated statistics on Wednesday showing the extent of the local drug crisis. During a presentation, the court said…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hixson High School took some major new steps this week for the future of their school. They announced their…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A resolution about vacation rentals will be discussed next week at Hamilton County Commission. It will be discussed in a committee session after next week’s regular meeting on Wednesday, May 8. This resolution, proposed by…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County authorities have reported a house fire near the Montlake Golf Course in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee. According to the Office of Emergency Management, the fire…
MACON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Georgia lawmakers from both parties are banding together to push through the first national park in the state. Georgia's two democratic senators and many House republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, announced…
Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over to…
United Methodist delegates repealed their church's longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" from being ordained or appointed as ministers. Delegates voted…
APISON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A motorcyclist died in a crash at the intersection of Bates and Alabama Roads in Hamilton County on Tuesday. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office…
UPDATE: DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Bryan College stated on social media that it received an all-clear from authorities to return to campus. At around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the college said students could return to their dorms. Bryan College's dining…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - Dalton Public Schools welcomed its new superintendent on Tuesday. The Dalton Board of Education unanimously approved Dr. Steven Craft contract at Tuesday's board meeting.…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- A Louisiana man has been arrested for a rape case in DeKalb County, Alabama, the sheriff's office said. Lafayette, Louisiana law enforcement arrested 31-year-old Bobby John Bergeron, Jr. on Friday, April 5. [caption id="attachment_1717307" align="alignright"…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Kindness, patience and understanding are always on the syllabus for Sarah Dodson's class at Lake Forest Middle. She has been described as, "the…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- First responders in Hamilton County conducted a rescue of a hiker at the Rainbow Lake Trail on Signal Mountain on Tuesday. A woman…
CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Fort Payne man died from a car wreck in Chattooga County on Monday, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on Georgia Highway 1 at Kirby Hollow Road. There…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Walker County unveiled its new interpretive sign of McLemore Cove on Tuesday. In the 1900s, the McLemore Cove Historic District was added to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A local utility company that’s been around for nearly a century announced a big change on Tuesday. Sherman+Reilly have been making products for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga City Council discussed a potential change to how they reach out to the public during a committee session Tuesday. A new position called…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Two Cleveland High School students tragically died in car crash this past weekend. Students, teachers and family came together tonight for a memorial…
