JASPER, Tenn. (AP) - A finalist on “American Idol” has died in a vehicle crash in Tennessee. News outlets report the Tennessee Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Willie Spence died Tuesday after hitting the rear…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Lodge Cast Iron has called South Pittsburg home for more than a century, and a new museum has all of that history on display…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department is rolling out 48 new SUV's each each equipped with red and blue light bars on their roof. Each bar is a solid color, and they're…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - It's a home in Lafayette. On Gordon Pond. With a very unique garage. You see, it's the Mary Claus Workshop. Inside, a "winter wonderland." Built…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Starting back in the Summer, Chattanooga Police saw an uptick in fraud cases, the common denominator in all of these cases, checks that were being cashed after they had been…
An Alabama inmate said prison staff poked him with needles for over an hour as they tried to find a vein during an aborted lethal injection last month. Attorneys say Miller endured physical and mental torture during Alabama's attempt to execute him.
An Atlanta-area sheriff stands accused of punishing detainees by having them strapped into a restraint chair for hours even though they posed no threat and obeyed instructions. Now it will be up to a jury to decide whether Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill violated the men’s civil rights
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- As Chattanooga's homelessness rates continue to increase, the city is taking its next step to house those in need. Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly asked…
https://youtu.be/gnM7onxwOaM DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - The push to crack down on Asian carp at our two local dams goes before the Meigs County Commission this week. It's a resolution to asking the TWRA to move their Silver Carp barrier replacement…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Brainerd Community Center now has a new name. It's in honor of community leader, Chris Ramsey, Senior, who died from COVID in January of last year. He's admired for…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's City Council tonight shifted a major expense away from home owners back to the city. Under the current city code, you are responsible for repairs to sanitary sewer laterals under city right of way. Those are…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- "Crime is the number one issue, by far, in America, and in Tennessee," said State Senator Todd Gardenhire. Governor Bill Lee has launched a one hundred million dollar violent crime…
FLINTSTONE, GA (WDEF) - Students at Chattanooga Valley describe Annaliese Cope as pure sunshine. She routinely goes above and beyond to make her classroom a fun and loving place for students to grow.…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - October is National Bullying Prevention Month. According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, nearly 50 percent of children ages 9 to 12 have been bullied (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tennessee Office of Inspector General have charged a former Chattanooga woman who was on the Most Wanted List for TennCare fraud. 34 year old Sara Crawford was on the list for 3 months. Investigators say she…
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: "Both girls have been found safe overnight and have been returned home to Whitfield County to their families. Thank you to all of you who posted information on this story, it was helpful." ________________ DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) -…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Police arrest an employee after a fight at the East Ridge Walmart Grocery on Monday. The fight was between two workers. Police arrested Jamal Elliott as he was trying to leave the scene. They say…
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Tennessee audit finds that the former 911 director in Meigs County misappropriated more than a million dollars over a ten year period. Kelly Taylor died last year just as the investigation was becoming public knowledge.…
The U.S.'s third largest railroad union rejected a deal with employers Monday, renewing the possibility of a strike that could cripple the economy.
The federal government says the gopher tortoise isn't threatened in most of its range. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision Tuesday is likely to disappoint environmental groups that sued to get federal protection for them.
WALKER COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) -- The Walker Co. Government hosted a town hall meeting tonight to discuss updates on two major community developments. Local politicians believe county residents…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Monday night kicks off a week of events geared toward Chattanooga youth during Hamilton County Schools' Fall Break. The city's interim director of community safety, Chris Sands,…
SEVIERVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The new iPhone could give rollercoaster riders a headache. And the folks at Dollywood are taking notice. The new iPhone 14 and 14 Pro can alert emergency services if you have been in a wreck. The…
ROSSVILLE, GA (WDEF) - When Juanita Foster began her teaching career, Dwight D. Eisenhower was in office. Her love of children kept Foster coming back year after year. That kind of dedication is is…