DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The City of Dalton is warning the public of scam phone calls. One Dalton resident received a call from someone claiming to represent the Dalton Fire Department. This person was requesting donations to benefit the fire…
By ALFREDO PEÑA Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Two Americans whose abduction in Mexico was captured in a video that showed them caught in a cartel shootout have been found dead, officials said Tuesday. Two others who were…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are alerting consumers about two more recalls of eyedrops due to contamination risks that could lead to vision problems and serious injury. The announcements follow a recall last month of eyedrops made in India…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in one of its two new reactors, Georgia Power said Monday, a key step toward reaching commercial operation at the first new…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Police arrested a man after his dog attacked a child at Bright School, according to police. Now, Bright School is going to court to keep him off their property. Burton Webb was arrested for this incident…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Sports betting was just one casualty of crossover day at the Georgia legislature. "Crossover Day" is the deadline lawmakers put on themselves that requires any proposed new laws to pass either the House or Senate for…
GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Grundy County Schools released a statement on a miscommunication between the schools and the sheriff's office. The Grundy County Sheriff stated that he was turned away from Coalmont and Tracy City Elementary Schools last week.…
UPDATE: Chattanooga Police said a woman called 911, claiming she was assaulted by her brother. The suspect was Dwight Land, 52, who punched his sister in the shoulder and accused her…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Cleveland and Bradley County have announced another major economic project is coming to their area. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Skyuka Hall has come a long way in 9 years. When it was founded, there were only a dozen students. Now, it's a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A presentation was held today to discuss a rise of syphilis cases in Hamilton County. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Jewish Community is celebrating the holiday of Purim starting tonight. (more…)
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An elderly man was injured in a vehicle fire on Sunday on Signal Mountain. The Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security (HCEMS) gave a release on the details. It happened around 2…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers face a key deadline Monday, the last day for legislation to pass either the House or Senate and advance to the other legislative chamber for consideration this year. Lawmakers on Monday will decide questions including…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton is mourning the loss of a Public Safety Commissioner today. Bill Weaver…
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The I-59 corridor from Trenton to the state line has claimed another 18-wheeler. This time a truck carrying chicken feed has overturned. The wreck is in the south bound lanes of the interstate just above…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A teenage argument ended in gunfire over the weekend near Hamilton Place. Police say the fight was between juvenile girls…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have given final approval to amendments to this year's budget that raise spending by $2.4 billion and include money for a property tax break. The House voted 172-2 for the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Sunday night, a woman went to a local hospital suffering from a gunshot wound. Chattanooga Police said they do not currently have any details on what happened. The woman's gunshot injury was not life-threatening. The victim…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police said two people were found dead on Saturday, March 4. The two deaths are not related, according to police. At 3 p.m. on Saturday, someone called police after finding a dead man on the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Someone fired shots downtown Chattanooga on Saturday. Afterwards, a woman trying to run away got hit by a vehicle. The 18-year-old woman went to the hospital to be treated for her injuries. They were not life-threatening,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Fire Department said they had a busy day on Sunday. They said they responded to three separate incidents downtown. First, the CFD said a jet ski hit a bass boat near Ross's Landing. Those…
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio say there is no indication of any risk to public health from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern cargo train between Dayton and Columbus, the second derailment…
Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday at the age of 71. No cause of death was given. “It is with our deepest sympathy…