AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A former Augusta city commissioner was sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison after he was convicted of destroying records and lying about it to investigators. Sammie Lee Sias, 68, had his punishment handed down…
CHATSWORTH, Ga. (WDEF) -- One local school in Chatsworth, Georgia has the chance to win a new $100,00 playground. Play & Park Structures, along with The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show, announced their top ten finalists for the giveaway on Tuesday. The…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - In a meeting with laughter and excited patrons there was a hope for the finish of the connector trail. "This is a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Early Tuesday, EPB dedicated 10 new murals on the 10th St. Substation. Artwork was made true by local artists. The mural project began back…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - It’s a story that Kia and Hyundai owners have heard for a while, now. Certain models don’t have immobilizers. That makes them a tempting target…
UPDATE: The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office released the mugshot and charges of Michael Oshea Walker, who kidnapped a woman twice on Monday. He faces the following charges: Aggravated kidnapping Evading arrest Domestic…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal on behalf of some U.S. veterans who want disability benefits because they were exposed to radiation while responding to a Cold War-era hydrogen bomb accident in Spain. The justices not…
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian prosecutors say social media personality Andrew Tate has been charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women. Romania’s anti-organized crime agency said Tuesday…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Secretary of State says that Georgia's Election Board today dismissed the controversial investigation into the 2020 election results in Fulton County. The investigation found that the numerous allegations against the county election department and two…
UPDATE: Dalton Police say Whitfield County deputies have arrested Aaron Terrell Tyler and have him in custody. EARLIER: DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Dalton Police Department is searching for a man who they say attacked two women and is a…
ATLANTA (AP) — The owner of an auto repair shop who paid a former employee with 91,500 oily pennies has been ordered by a judge to pay nearly 4 million more cents. A federal judge ruled that Miles Walker, who…
ATLANTA (AP) — Entering court using a walker, a doctor's note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction from his two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta. Although sympathetic, the judge…
NEW YORK (AP) — A fire at a New York City e-bike shop quickly spread to upper-floor apartments and killed four people early Tuesday in the latest deadly blaze linked to exploding lithium…
BOSTON (AP) — A renowned Titanic expert, a world-record holding adventurer and two members of one of Pakistan's wealthiest families are facing critical danger aboard a small submersible that went missing while descending to the world's most famous shipwreck. The…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee PGA hosted PGA Hope in South Pittsburg. Local Organizers host the 24-hour event to give back to local Veterans across Tennessee. The event was to…
By BEN FINLEY and HOLY RAMER The Associated Press Rescuers in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean raced against time early Tuesday to find a missing submersible carrying five people on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic, the…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The TBI recently addressed drug trends in the state. Along with a list of 10 well-known drugs, there are also new analogs on the horizon.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Recent weather has impacted produce at the Chattanooga Market, specifically peaches. With the upcoming Peach Festival approaching, produce vendors are facing challenges. Peach farmers noticed…
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Athens Police Department found a dead body in a wooded area on Monday. Police said they received calls of a possible deceased person. Officers found the body at the corner of Decatur Pike and Clark…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - If a picture is worth a thousand words, then, a million words should get you a trip to Dave and Busters. The Royal…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanoogans came together to honor Juneteenth on Monday. (more…)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday, with forecasters saying it could pose a hurricane threat to the eastern Caribbean by Thursday and the Dominican Republic and Haiti by the…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- Authorities shared developments on a murder case from last month. Three weeks after his arrest, a grand jury has indicted an Alabama man on claims that he shot and killed 61-year-old Terry DeWayne Warren. [caption…
UNITED STATES (WDEF) -- JPMorgan Chase, a multinational bank, settled a lawsuit with victims of Jeffrey Epstein last week. The settlement, which was filed on June 12, totaled $290 million. An Epstein victim accused the…