CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Mulch has been burning in Chattanooga for almost a week. John Schultz the Air Pollution Control Bureau Investigator said, "The city and the county who own the property had an area cleaned and cleared of brush.…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- After a long-awaited, four-day trial, a jury finally came to a verdict in the Justin Whaley case. On Friday, October 27, the jury found former EMT Justin Whaley…
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A lighting technician is mowing lawns. A camera assistant is teaching guitar again. An actor has thought about shifting careers. For more than a decade, work had been nonstop in Atlanta’s booming film industry thanks…
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. says increased demand for electricity is coming fast, asking regulators Friday to let it secure more power generation ahead of schedule. But environmentalists are questioning a plan that would mostly rely on…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Whitfield County EMS will host their second annual Touch-A-Truck event this Saturday. More than 1,000 people came out to the event last year.…
CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. (WDEF) -- Cherokee County deputies arrested two people during a traffic stop after finding a trafficking amount of drugs in their vehicle. Deputies…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Sheriff's officers responded to a pair of school threats on Friday. The first happened around 7:30 a.m. at Sale Creek Middle/High School. They say a student made a school shooting threat. Then around…
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WDEF) - The fall colors are making it into our area these days. But the folks in the North Carolina are trying to lure us up into the mountains…
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Rhea County Sheriff reports that two people were arrested after a search of their room at a local motel. Deputies searched the room at America's Best Value in Dayton on Wednesday. They were arresting James…
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Authorities have identified the skeletal human remains that were found in McMinn County last week. The sheriff's office said these remains belonged to a missing Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia man. Hunters found these remains in the…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Family members tell us the man who started the Trail of Tears Motorcycle Ride has passed away. Bill Cason was a US Air Force veteran from Jasper. But his major contribution to our area was remembering…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month. And even though October is coming to a close, it's smart to be cyber secure year-round. It's no secret that scammers…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Howard School is one of the largest in Hamilton County. Dr. Sonia Stewart the Deputy Superintendent said, "Howard High school is an absolute anomaly. It doubled in eight years. It out performed all the projections.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Urban League of Chattanooga hosted their Money Talks business summit Thursday. The Urban League is a nonprofit organization devoted to empowering local African Americans and other underserved individuals who are entering the economic and social mainstream.…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Whitwell man faces multiple felony charges after fleeing from police and throwing drugs out of the car. Dunlap officers attempted to pull over a man driving a Toyota Camry on Wednesday around 11 p.m. Police…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Humane Educational Society (HES) recently rescued 56 dogs from an abandoned home in Ooltewah. Those dogs are now getting ready…
MACON, Ga. (AP) — One of four men who escaped from a central Georgia jail last week was caught Thursday, authorities said. The U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force said 29-year-old Chavis Demaryo Stokes was arrested at home in…
Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities searched forests, waterways and small towns Thursday for a U.S. Army reservist who they say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and a bar that…
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia's congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A new poll out today shows that Marsha Blackburn is quite popular in Tennessee, while Joe Biden isn't. The Beacon Poll looked at the two biggest races facing our state next year. In the Senate race,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Signing days are common in the sports world. But what about when you a sign a contract for a new job? Isn't that also a reason to celebrate? Our friends at Chattanooga State certainly think so. With…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - More than 1,000 students from Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy and Girls Inc. gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate "Day of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Coalition is preparing for National Drug Take Back day this weekend. Attendees will be able to dispose of any…