By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have given final approval to two pieces of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's tax cut agenda. The measures would give income tax filers another $1…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Fire Department is hosting a Citizens' Fire Academy next month. The academy will allow residents to see what it is like to be…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Erlanger announced on Tuesday that their LIFE FORCE services are returning. They said that LIFE FORCE is "thoughtfully returning its crews to service." Erlanger stated that, following their stand-down time, they are now well-prepared to return…
UPDATE (3/22/23): Dalton Police said Napier has contacted the police department. He is no longer considered missing, and he is safe. EARLIER: DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Dalton Police Department is searching…
MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Fifteen years later, the GBI arrested a man for the murder of Lance Jay Banister of Acworth. Investigators found his body in Chatsworth in 2008. [caption id="attachment_1232584"…
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia sheriff convicted of violating the civil rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs is set to be sentenced Tuesday with prosecutors seeking several…
ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden says he plans to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, who remains under hospice care at his home in south Georgia. Biden told donors at a California fundraiser Monday…
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee police responding to a report of shots fired at a residence in Jackson fatally shot an armed man who pointed a gun at officers, authorities said. Officers with the Jackson Police Department found Glennard Herndon,…
BRISTON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested 11 men for human trafficking. These men are all accused of seeking illicit sex from minors, the TBI said. The undercover operation started on March 9 and lasted two…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Signal Mountain Town Council received an earful from residents about reports that potential cuts that could be coming to the town’s fire…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Transgender people in Tennessee would be prevented from changing their driver's licenses and birth certificates under legislation approved by Republican senators Monday. The legislation, which still must clear the House chamber, would define male and female…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Thirty years ago, we had just started learning what previous generations have always taught us. You can't always count on the government to bail you out. The Blizzard of 93 dumped 20 + inches of snow on…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- It's a question we've all heard throughout our lives: "what do you want to be when you grow up?" Dalton Academy is helping…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- There was some confusion over the weekend regarding the Walnut Street bridge. It was sparked by a post on Twitter when CARTA suggested the bridge…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- This weekend saw two major banks shut down, causing heavy economic stress. Panic spread and there was fear of another economic collapse. But due to…
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A large group of migrants in Mexico who were poised to barge into the U.S. over the weekend were blocked from crossing a bridge leading from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to El Paso, Texas, a U.S.…
By KEN SWEET, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Depositors withdrew savings and investors broadly sold off bank shares Monday as the federal government raced to reassure Americans that the banking system was…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Whitfield County Fire Department said there was a commercial structure fire on Saturday night. They said the fire was behind station one on Roland Hills Drive. One person was inside the building when…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County celebrated their librarians at the first ever Read 20 Librarian of the Year Award Luncheon. The award ceremony honored Hamilton County School librarians, and the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Early Saturday morning, there were several fights in downtown Chattanooga. Chattanooga Police said there were fights in the adjacent parking lots of 1450 Rossville Avenue. One of which resulted in a robbery. The fights happened around…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A vehicle struck and killed a woman on Highway 27 early Sunday morning, police said. The Chattanooga Police Department said a person was standing in the right, southbound travel lane. They received multiple calls about this…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate gave final approval Monday to a school safety bill pushed by Gov. Brian Kemp that includes annual active shooter drills, sending it to the Republican governor's desk for his…
By MATTHEW DALY and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the huge Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope, a major climate move by President Joe Biden that drew quick…
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Two men caught shoplifting at a grocery store in Georgia had an estimated $26,000 worth of baby formula in their car, according to police. Police in Cartersville caught the men walking out of a Publix store…