CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A drug check at a local high school today turned into a gun violation. The School Resource Deputy at Central High was investigating a student around 10:15 AM for drugs. The Sheriff's Office says when the SRD…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The man accused of sexually abusing young children appeared before Judge Barry Steelman this morning. Duane Sanders did not have an attorney so the court will provide him with one. Sanders has been suspended from his job…
https://youtu.be/eLkmxb5GQ34 NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Safety Office launches two weeks of driving crackdowns today. "Slow Down Tennessee" is a public awareness campaign about the dangers of speeding across the state. But it's not just about writing tickets. THSO…
ROME, Ga. (WDEF) -- The public can now buy tickets to the 2023 Rome River Jam. Those tickets went on sale Friday morning. The annual festival is held October 21 to October 22 this year. Parker McCollum, Bailey Zimmerman and…
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrested two people in connection with two burglary cases. Sheriff Tommy Jones said two burglaries happened in the Reliance area in April. The sheriff's office started investigating then. Sheriff Jones…
By ZEKE MILLER, AMANDA SEITZ and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children will be able to apply for Medicaid and the…
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the stabbing death of the gregarious and popular Cash App founder Bob Lee last week in…
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill approved by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The governor’s office said in a statement late…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -Opening Day was on Tuesday as baseball season is in full swing. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police got a call Thursday that shots were fired at Memorial Hospital in Hixson. However, it turned out to be a false alarm. The CPD responded to the call after a witness said they heard…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) responded to Xylazine usage across the country in today's briefing. The powerful sedative also known as "Tranq" is being…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The City of Collegedale is creating a new park, and say their progress is coming along nicely. It is called the Little Debbie Park at Collegedale Commons. The…
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp signed new laws Thursday that will require Georgia schools to perform annual drills for responding to campus shooters early in the school year and to perform literacy assessments…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) -- A woman pulled a knife on another female and then stole her car in Fort Oglethorpe on Thursday. The victim was not…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Office of Reentry (OOR) is hosting a job and resource fair for formerly-incarcerated people on Friday. They are holding the job fair at Chattanooga State Community College from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on…
UPDATE: Daytona Beach Police confirmed that they are in contact with Bell and that he is safe. PREVIOUSLY: DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jared “Drake” Bell, an actor best known as a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Firefighters saw an odd object floating in the water while training on Wednesday evening. As they approached it, the object started moving. …
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A car caught fire Wednesday night in a neighborhood on Lake Hills Circle in Chattanooga. The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a call about a house fire…
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country artist HARDY drove the success of his hit song “Wait in the Truck” with Lainey Wilson all the way to the Academy of Country Music Awards, where he…
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States, but the number of Latinos who identify as religiously unaffiliated continues to grow. Those are among the key…
By MICHAEL R. SISAK ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump arrived at the offices of New York's attorney general Thursday for his second deposition in a legal battle over his company's business practices, with his lawyer…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee's First Lady announces that she is in remission from cancer. Maria Lee posted a video on Thursday thanking people for their prayers during her treatment. The Governor's wife…
By PAUL J. WEBER and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be…