HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Six volunteer fire departments in Hamilton County received grants on Friday. The grants come from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office. The fire departments received these…
By MARK SHERMAN/Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022,…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Dunlap Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary has opened its fireworks trailer for the 2024 Fourth of July season. All purchases are part of a fundraiser…
RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Rhea County narcotics deputies arrested six people on Wednesday, June 12 in a drug investigation. Authorities executed ten active warrants between six suspects in various…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We’re looking back at a dance craze in tonight’s Thursday Throwback. “Footloose” wasn’t the only dance-themed movie in 1984, but it was the biggest. There was also a flood of break-dancing movies in that time. We saw…
RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Nokian Tyres celebrated the completion of a new finished goods warehouse in Dayton, Tennessee on Thursday. "It is really exciting that this is kind…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga officials provided an update on the future renovation of Montague Park this week. "This is the largest piece of public park land in our urban…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Democratic lawmakers from across the state came to pay tribute to a former Chattanooga legislator on Thursday. Former Representative Joanne Favors was honored with…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Authorities are looking for an Atlanta man who they suspect is responsible for theft of mail in Dalton, Georgia. 27-year-old Keyon Shakur Ponder is wanted on warrants for the theft of mail…
Donald Sutherland, a multi-generational actor who starred in "M*A*S*H," "Klute," "Animal House," "Hunger Games" and more, has died. He was 88. His death was confirmed on social media by his son Kiefer Sutherland, a well-known actor himself who starred in…
PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Bledsoe County Schools will be giving out free meals to families Friday morning in a partnership with "No Kid Hungry." The food distribution, called the "Summer Meals Program," is happening on June 21 from 10 a.m.…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Several Catoosa County residents have reported seeing black bears on their property recently, according to the sheriff's office. …
RISING FAWN, Ga. (WDEF) - We all need to escape stress. This week, we are learning about Lookout Lavender Farm in Rising Fawn Georgia. For years the business has provided products with calming properties. They also provide educational opportunities through…
By KIM TONG-HYUNG/Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A new agreement between Russia and North Korea reached by their leaders requires the countries to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance in the event of war, North…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On June 19, 1865, slaves in Texas learned of their freedom. They were the last ones to be freed from their chains. Remembering their…
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF) -- Authorities arrested a man and a woman for their involvement in the burglary of a fireworks store, according to the Cartersville Police Department. [caption id="attachment_1761758" align="alignright"…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local Representative Yusuf Hakeem wants to encourage communities of color to become regular blood donors. He teamed up with Blood Assurance and the Nicholas Foundation on Wednesday to spread awareness about the need for blood donors.…
By JEFF AMY/Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans settled two congressional nominations in Tuesday runoffs, with a former federal official defeating a man who was convicted for illegally demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and an…
PIGEION FORGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - One lasting memory for a summer trip to Pigeon Forge is the traffic. More than 50,000 vehicles use the Parkway every year, many of them tourists for Dollywood, the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and…
MONTEAGLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Authorities believe a missing singer from Nashville died of natural causes. The body of 71-year-old Terri Kathey was found at the welcome center on Monteagle on Tuesday. She was both a gospel and blues performer. But…
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (WDEF) – Jackson County law enforcement is looking for a man who escaped while returning to jail. The sheriff’s office says Truan Bobby Evans was attending a rehab…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Juneteenth is celebrated each year to commemorate the ending of slavery in the U.S. after the Civil War. The name combines the month and the day slavery was abolished in all 50 states. The last enslaved…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Many polls closed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18 in Georgia's primary election runoffs. We now have the final results of those runoffs. Locally, there were two runoffs happening in Catoosa County, Georgia. Those…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two Tennessee state legislators discussed this year’s session in Nashville to their constituents Wednesday morning. …