An American pilot who disappeared during a Vietnam War-era spy mission has been accounted for almost 60 years later, officials said Monday. John C.G. Kerr, originally from Florida, was 35 when he was reported missing in 1967. Kerr had been…
Four law enforcement officers were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina, while trying to serve a warrant Monday afternoon, police said. A suspect was killed in a shootout with police, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings announced during…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- DeKalb County authorities seized one kilo of methamphetamine on Friday and arrested two suspects in that case. The sheriff's office said on April 26, narcotics agents spotted 51-year-old Thomas Dewayne Bailey's vehicle on Glenn Boulevard.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The National Labor Relations Board has certified the unionization vote of the Chattanooga Volkswagen plant. With this news, both Volkswagen and the United Auto Workers (UAW) have provided a joint statement on those results. Read their…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) awarded the Orchard Knob Collaborative (OKC) funding from their Connected Communities Pilot Program in 2022 to improve on safety, health and ability…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Many are on edge after a string of recent shootings. We asked local residents if they feel safe in Chattanooga after recent incidents. One resident, Kristy,…
WHITWELL, Tenn. (WDEF) - Imagine a room with 24 middle school students all playing piano. That could get a little noisy, right? You'd think so, but…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County finally broke ground for the new Victims Memorial Park on Monday. The Victims Memorial Park is located at the Riverpark…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- DeKalb County deputies arrested a Trenton, Georgia man for trafficking fentanyl on Monday. This followed an attempted traffic stop and police chase. A deputy attempted the traffic stop on a white Chevrolet truck on Monday,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Four local Tennessee lawmakers signed a joint Senate Resolution recently, honoring and congratulating WDEF-TV on its 70th anniversary. "Be it resolved by the Senate of the 113th General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, the House…
UPDATE: April 29, 2024 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department gave more information regarding the Eastgate Loop shooting on Friday. Authorities said the victim in this case has died at the hospital. The police department has still not…
Pittsburgh — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck's sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In…
Johannesburg — The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has threatened U.S. tech giant Apple with legal action over what it says are "illegally exploited" minerals from the impoverished nation in its products. U.S. and French lawyers representing the DRC's…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A lawyer in Hamilton County has been temporarily suspended for failing to respond to the Board of Professional Responsibility. Arthur C. Grisham, Jr. did not respond to the board concerning one complaint of misconduct, they…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A single vehicle crashed on I-75 southbound over the weekend in Whitfield County. The Georgia State Patrol said the wreck…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - Early voting has begun for Georgia’s General Primary. These primaries concern various local and state offices. One location where early voting is occurring is the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department said it made an arrest in the Windsor Street homicide that happened earlier this month. On April 16, police found a person facing a life-threatening gunshot wound on the 2300 block of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We are following reports of a person shot on Juandale Trail over the weekend. Chattanooga Police responded to the shooting just after 4 p.m. on Saturday. When officers arrived on the scene in the 3800 block…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A family is mourning…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - It has been a violent 24 hours in the Scenic City. First, shots rang out at Champy's Restaurant at 6:30 Thursday evening. That…
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - Investigators are closing the book on a murder in the North Carolina mountains. Cherokee County deputies found a woman's body at her home in the Andrews area on Monday. Windy Thompson's vehicle was also missing.…
UPDATE: April 26, 2024 CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Cleveland City Schools responded to the recent new Tennessee law that allows schools to arm teachers. The school system will join both Bradley and Hamilton County Schools in continuing to only use…
UPDATE: April 26, 2024 Chattanooga Police confirmed the Thursday evening shooting outside of Champy's resulted in two people becoming injured. Their injuries were not life-threatening. They went to the hospital by a personal vehicle and were already gone once police…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We've seen a lot of characters come through our doors over the last 70 years. But none could grab your attention more than Harry Thornton. He was a radio DJ, turned wrestling announcer, who eventually invented local…