LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) - An 81 year old sheriff's deputy has been charged with raping a woman while on duty. GBI investigators say the incident happened just three weeks ago. LaFayette Police asked the Bureau to handle the investigation. They…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Officials with the City of Chattanooga say they have completed relocating the homeless from an encampment near some railroad tracks on 11th street. The move has been a two month process. The 140 residents were given a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating another shooting on Grove Street. They say a 20 year old female was shot before midnight in the 1200 block. Police describe the injury as non life threatening. Investigators say she may have…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - J.B. Gaskins has spent decades in the industry of blood. He's forgotten more about blood than we'll ever know. Gaskins will tell you that during any crisis,…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- For those inside Silverdale who want some extra time speaking to their loved ones over the phone, the Hamilton County Community Bail Fund is hoping to make it…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Sticker shock was originally scheduled to return to Georgia gas pumps on Wednesday, June 1st. That's when the state gas tax suspension was supposed to end when it was passed at the end of the Georgia…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office and Georgia State Patrol hope you can help them catch a hit and run driver from over the weekend. The incident happened after 3PM on Mount Pisgah Road near Trinity Lane…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The TWRA reports two fatal incidents over the holiday weekend on Tennessee waterways. One was the drowning on Watts Bar Lake. 19 year old Madison Taylor jumped in the water from a boat but never resurfaced. The…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- On Saturday night, six people were shot on Cherry Street. All six victims were under the age of 18. To understand the factors that lead to violence among teens, News 12…
The Cleveland Police Department has been chosen as a part of pilot program that has allowed them to hire their first mental-health co-responder (more…)
PARKRIDGE STATEMENT: "Parkridge Health is committed to providing the highest quality healthcare to all patients we serve. We are proud to support and care for the Georgia community, as we have done for close to 50 years. CHI Memorial’s proposed…
UPDATE: Truck driver has been extricated after 90 minutes and is headed to the hospital. __________ LOOKOUT VALLEY, Tennessee (WDEF) - I-24 has…
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF)- A young woman who was reported missing after going for a swim at Watts Bar Lake was found dead late Memorial Day…
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Rescue crews from several counties are searching for a missing Rhea County woman on Watts Bar Lake. The TWRA says officers responded to a call of a missing swimmer around 6:30 p.m., Monday. The woman got…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- "It means so much to the families and to the spirit of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice," said Representative Chuck Fleischmann. Hundreds gathered Monday morning…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- If you spend too much time on your phone, could it impact your mental health? Is digital technology good or bad for your wellbeing?…
Chattanooga, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two teenagers sustained life threatening gunshot injuries Saturday night at a downtown shooting where a total of six teenagers were shot. "I mean now…
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The wreckage of a plane that crashed in Nepal's mountains has been found, and the bodies of 14 of the 22 people on board have been recovered. (more…)
UPDATE (WDEF)- New information is coming out about the victims of the shooting that occurred late Saturday Night…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (May 29, 2022) –Blood Assurance needs the public’s help after a Saturday evening shooting left several people injured in Chattanooga. The nonprofit organization is asking blood…
Chattanooga Police reported Saturday night that there was a shooting incident downtown with multiple parties shot.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Russell 'Crazy Legs' Patterson is one of the players being recognized by the Chattanooga Lookouts for his time in the Negro League. In my opinion I’m not through yet. I love this.…
MARION COUNTY – An investigation by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents, Marion County deputies, and THP troopers has resulted in the arrest of an Illinois man, charged with shooting his father inside a rest area off the interstate. At…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Johnson Mental Health Center held an author reading event to promote mental health Saturday afternoon. (more…)