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…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Summer zoo camp has been a staple at the Chattanooga Zoo for some 25 years. For the months of June and July! A group of kids come…
(video story is from the December arrest) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Federal officials say a motocross instructor who visited states from New York to Georgia has been charged…
A new state by state bill study by Doxo shows Scenic City Residents pay 8.9% less in household bills than the state average and over 20% less compared…
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR Hall of Fame promoter and track Bruton Smith has died at the age of 95. His company, Speedway Motorsports, said he died of natural causes. The company currently…
SODDY-DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Chickamauga Lake Cleanup Weekend landed 6,526 pounds of trash. It is a two part cleanup series hosted by Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful and presented by iSustain. A total of 17 volunteers hit the…
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County School System on Wednesday announced the death of their superintendent. "Our Superintendent, Mr. Kevin Dukes has passed. He was loved and will be missed by many. His passion and leadership will never be…
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - A northwest Georgia woman has pleaded guilty to a vehicular homicide from 2020. Prosecutors say 22 year old Caitlin Elizabeth Milam spent the night of March 14 partying with her friends. Witnesses say she was driving…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan’s state-run news agency says an earthquake in the country’s east has killed 1,000 people and injured 1,500 others. (more…)
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- "It's a great day for East Ridge." That was the message from Mayor Brian Williams who believes a new Food City will soon lead to even more…
By JILL COLVIN and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Katie Britt has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama, defeating six-term Congressman Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump endorsed and then…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - A grand jury has now returned more counts against a woman accused of having sex with numerous students at McMinn Central High School. 38 year old Melissa Blair was indicted in February on 18 counts of…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Today's testimony at the January 6th hearing involved the Georgia election of 2020. Democrats called two election officials in Georgia and a poll worker who says her life was…
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November. Nguyen beat former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in a primary runoff election. Nguyen…