CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Millions are affected by human trafficking across the world. National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is acknowledged each year on January 11. Both locally and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Several school systems across the Tennessee Valley have announced their closure for Friday due to anticipated severe weather. School Closings: Bradley County Schools Hamilton County Schools Catoosa County Schools Chickamauga City Schools Cleveland City Schools Marion…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Comptroller recently completed an investigation into Brainerd High School. They reported that a former teacher at the school inappropriately handled cheerleading and cosmetology funds. The report said this teacher did not submit funds from…
ATLANTA (WDEF) -- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a pay raise to public employees and teachers in his State of the State Address on Thursday. Kemp said he wants to give a 4% cost of living increase to public employees.…
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Police Department provided updates Thursday afternoon on a man who killed himself during a SWAT call. Their fugitive unit and the U.S. Marshal Service had an arrest warrant for Dewayne Campbell, 36, for first-degree murder. They attempted…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The TSA said there was a decrease in firearm detection at Tennessee airports in 2023. Statewide, there was a 14% decrease in firearms detected in carry-on luggage from 2022. There were 313 detections of guns in…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- In light of a truck theft in Walker County, the sheriff's office is warning the public not to leave their car running unattended. A theft of a 2016 Toyota Tacoma happened Wednesday morning at around…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Bradley County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged two men for the fentanyl death of an inmate. Authorities found Eric Means unresponsive in his…
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested an Athens man recently for child exploitation in an ongoing case. The TBI'S Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested 27-year-old Kenterrius McGuffie. Kenterrius McGuffie /…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Convention Center brings visitors to the Scenic City from all over. It hosts plenty of events each year - catering to people from…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The controversy over a proposed housing development in the Soddy Daisy area took center stage at the Hamilton County Commission meeting Wednesday. “I…
WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that he’s ending his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses in a last-ditch effort to deny Donald Trump a glidepath to the nomination. [caption id="attachment_1548622"…
Click here to vote. Do you want to help a locally born chef win a national baking contest? Cheyenne Chrostowski is from Signal Mountain and graduated from high school there. She now is attending the Culinary Institute of America in…
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) - A plan to build an elementary school behind Red Bank Middle and High Schools has fallen through. Hamilton County Superintendent Dr. Justin Robertson…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The connection between artificial intelligence and music may soon be regulated in Tennessee. The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security, or ELVIS ACT,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga man died after being shot on North Bishop Drive on Tuesday. The Chattanooga Police Department is investigating it as a homicide. At around 6:40…
BY ALEXA ST. JOHN The Department of Justice has ordered a recall of 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement that directs engine maker Cummins Inc. to remedy environmental damage it caused when it illegally installed emissions control software…
OLYMPIC VALLEY – Palisades Tahoe patrol and mountain operations teams are performing a search after an avalanche today. In a statement from the resort, officials confirmed that the avalanche happened around 9:30 a.m. on the Palisades side above the GS gully area of KT-22.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A local church recently built a new housing complex for homeless veterans in Chattanooga. The project was a two-unit duplex in the Alton Park community. The units have two bedrooms and one bathroom. [caption id="attachment_1547964" align="alignleft"…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Signal Mountain Town Council wrestled with how to tackle a larger than $800,000 deficit. An auditor told the council that the town of Signal Mountain owed over $400,000 to a state fund for road…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will be allowed to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas later this month, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, clearing the way for what would be the nation’s first execution under a new method…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told a business group on Wednesday that he'll propose $1.8 billion in additional spending on infrastructure, as well as expand health care training for dentists and physicians, showing how the state's $11 billion…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Pat Summitt Foundation is looking to assist non-profits who help patients dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia. They are currently accepting applications through the end…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A suspect in a viral road rage incident from 2022 pled guilty in court on Wednesday. More than a year ago, Michael Wayne Harvey turned himself in after a video circulated the web. [caption id="attachment_935886" align="alignnone"…