NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The elusive Johnny Lewis Payne has now made the TBI's Most Wanted List. The 48 year old has a history of escaping from prison. The Bridgeport native was serving 20 years in Alabama for receiving stolen…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Protesters hit the streets, parks and even the Supreme Court on Friday to show their displeasure with the ruling overturning Roe V. Wade on abortions. Here in Chattanooga, a few…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A few hundred people from the Tennessee Valley area and North Georgia protested against Roe VS Wade being overturned. Chants of we will fight rang out throughout Coolidge park as they say even bough they expected Roe…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) "It’s been a precedent for a long time and I think it’s kind of crazy how quickly everything happens since Texas," said Elliot. Jill Zemmour says she was surprised…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- With Roe vs Wade overturned, the "Human Life Protection Act" has been triggered in Tennessee, outlawing most abortions. The law prevents abortion at any point between fertilization and birth, with…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved a budget on Friday that holds the line on tuition for the second time in the last 3 years. “Rising inflation is hitting our students and families particularly…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The Supreme Court ruling today striking down Roe V. Wade has spawned immediate action and protest here at home. The ruling sends the abortion issue back to the states. In a nutshell, Tennessee has a triggering…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department will begin administering the new Covid shots for young children next weekd. They have Pfizer Covid-19 shots for ages 6 months to 4 years old. They will have them at all Health…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The United States Government is releasing five new quarters this year. Honoring five American women. Five women who've made a difference in our country. One of them…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Black DoorDash driver no longer faces charges in a traffic stop for speeding in which a police officer shot him with a stun gun. The exchange involving Delane Gordon and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly…
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has approved a bipartisan gun violence bill. The vote late Thursday clears the way for expected House passage Friday of what will be Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga police have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting that took place early Sunday morning on Rossville Avenue near the Chattanooga Choo Choo. 23-year-old Shadericka Williams is charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault and…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) -- A Rainsville man has been arrested on child sex charges in both Alabama and Tennessee. The Sheriff in DeKalb County says John Devall Burris was discovered hiding out in neighboring Jackson County. He faces charges…
NEW YORK (WDEF) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that restricted who could get a gun carry permit. The law had been in place since 1913. It said residents must show proper…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- "One simple 'how are you' could really help save somebody's life," said Jennifer Hynes, CEO of Teamcare Behavioral Health. The American Academy of Pediatrics is now advising depression and suicide risk…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - On Tuesday, the temperature hit 99 degrees. Patrick tells us that's the hottest day we've seen since 2019. So is it unusual for temperatures to get…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Investigators are trying to figure out who set a traffic camera on fire in Hixson. Firefighters were called to 2627 Hixson Pike early Tuesday morning around 2:30 AM. The camera that recorded drivers' speeds was burning on…
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - A northwest Georgia businessman has pleaded guilty to dumping barrels of hazardous waste in our region. Amin Ali owned Goldstar Investment Group LLC, 7 Days Property Management Inc., and Rock Springs Farming LLC, which included property…
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Georgia (WDEF) -- With summer now in full swing, it's time to work on that golf swing. You don't golf in the mountains at the Lookout Mountain Club -- you golf on them. Originally constructed four years before…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Now that Melissa Blair has been charged with even more victims in a high school sex scandal, the school system is talking about how it came to the…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A judge has sentenced 28 year old Ryan Andrew Contreras to a pair of life sentences, one without parole. He was convicted in February of the abduction and rape of his ex-girlfriend with whom he had…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have made an arrest in the death of a man whose body was found Monday morning. The body of 48 year old Samuel Moore, Jr. was found in a car around 7 AM at the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- President Biden asked Congress today to suspend the federal gas tax for three months. If they do, the price of gasoline would immediately fall by 18 cents. "By suspending…