By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a House-passed plan to use the state’s final $1 billion in federal pandemic relief funds largely on a mix of water and sewer infrastructure, broadband expansion and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A home caught fire in East Lake Wednesday morning, according to the Chattanooga Fire Department. They said the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville officials on Monday sued over a new Tennessee law that will cut the Democratic-leaning city's metro council in half, a move that follows the council’s rejection of efforts to host the 2024 Republican National Convention in Music…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally announced Monday that he is “pausing” all social media activity after revelations that he repeatedly commented on posts of nearly nude photos of a young gay model and other LGBTQ personalities. McNally, a…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia House committee on Tuesday sought to make it easier to sue doctors, and possibly charge them criminally, if they violate a proposed law barring some kinds of gender-affirming care in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - From Pre-K, to Sunday School, to YMCA fitness, Joann Hellmann has a heart for service. The Brainerd Baptist Community is truly blessed to have…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Parents of an East Hamilton Middle School student are filing a lawsuit against the school system. This is after students at the school received sexually-explicit emails from an anonymous source last year. The parents claim…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - Catoosa County broke ground on what they hope is an anchor of their economic future today. (more…)
AUSTIN, Texas (WDEF) -- More performers have been announced for the CMT Music Awards next month. In addition to Tennessee Valley native Kane Brown and his wife, Katelyn,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As the Latino population grows in the Scenic City, so do their needs. La Paz Chattanooga has nearly doubled in size to accommodate our…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An estimated 530,000 Alabama children who get free or reduced price school meals are now eligible for food benefits this summer after the school year ends, officials said Tuesday. The Alabama Department of Human Resources said…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Ryan Edwards, from MTV's "Teen Mom," entered a plea deal on Tuesday. A Hamilton County Judge dismissed three charges against Edwards. On Tuesday, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp will give his first State of the County address on Friday. During the speech,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- UnifiEd will be hosting a town hall tomorrow night to discuss a new third grade retention law. The law will now…
By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a “brazen violation of international law,” causing American forces to bring down…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have given final approval to two pieces of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's tax cut agenda. The measures would give income tax filers another $1…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Fire Department is hosting a Citizens' Fire Academy next month. The academy will allow residents to see what it is like to be…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Erlanger announced on Tuesday that their LIFE FORCE services are returning. They said that LIFE FORCE is "thoughtfully returning its crews to service." Erlanger stated that, following their stand-down time, they are now well-prepared to return…
UPDATE (3/22/23): Dalton Police said Napier has contacted the police department. He is no longer considered missing, and he is safe. EARLIER: DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Dalton Police Department is searching…
MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Fifteen years later, the GBI arrested a man for the murder of Lance Jay Banister of Acworth. Investigators found his body in Chatsworth in 2008. [caption id="attachment_1232584"…
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia sheriff convicted of violating the civil rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs is set to be sentenced Tuesday with prosecutors seeking several…
ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden says he plans to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, who remains under hospice care at his home in south Georgia. Biden told donors at a California fundraiser Monday…
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee police responding to a report of shots fired at a residence in Jackson fatally shot an armed man who pointed a gun at officers, authorities said. Officers with the Jackson Police Department found Glennard Herndon,…
BRISTON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested 11 men for human trafficking. These men are all accused of seeking illicit sex from minors, the TBI said. The undercover operation started on March 9 and lasted two…