McKamey Animal Center takes in three-legged dog
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The McKamey Animal Center recently took in a dog that is now missing a leg after being shot over the weekend. The shelter does not know who shot the dog,…
CFD encourages residents to check smoke detectors
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Fire Department was called at 5:47 a.m. Wednesday morning and rushed to the 2000 block of Hickory Valley Road in response to a local…
Cleveland Police looking for Airsoft shooters
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland Police are looking for some young, male suspects for a spree of assaults. They say the suspects are wanted for firing Airsoft guns at pedestrians. They have surveillence photos plus images of a pickup…
SUV crashes into Cleveland home
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Amazingly, no one was hurt when an SUV crashed into a home this morning. Cleveland firefighters got the call before dawn. They say the vehicle had left the roadway and plowed into the home. [caption id="attachment_692510"…
Endangered Child Alert for young brother and sister
WAVERLY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI has issued an endangered child alert for two young children. Humphreys County authorities believe that the non-custodial mother has taken 2 year old Scarlett Tarpy and brother 1 year old Adonis Goff. They do…
More To The Story: Chickamauga Robotics Class
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - It's after school hours in Chickamauga. But this classroom is buzzing with youngsters. You see, these fourth and fifth graders have work to do! ISAAC BLESCH, 10…
Contraband investigation after sweep of Silverdale Detention Center
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County deputies used K-9s to sweep the Silverdale Detention Center for contraband on Tuesday. The Sheriff's Office reports they did find contraband, but are not saying what it is at this point. They say this is…
Social Media bill advances in Georgia legislature
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia state Senate committee has advanced a proposal for the state to prohibit social media platforms from removing or censoring content. Tuesday's vote moves the measure to the full Senate for more debate. It comes amid…
Golden Gateway Apartment fire under investigation
UPDATE: Chattanooga fire officials have now identified a suspect for setting the apartment fire this morning. He is 31 year old Jimmy Lebron Hill Jr. They have issued a warrant for his…
Smoke detectors wake residents to fire in their home this morning
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters say that smoke detectors just may have saved a family On Hickory Valley Road before dawn. The fire broke out around 5:45 AM in the 2000 block.…
Entangled humpback whale cleared of marine debris off Maui
A female humpback whale traveling with a male and a calf has been freed after it was found entangled in a line with a large bundle of marine debris attached.
Testimony to resume in Ahmaud Arbery death hate crimes case
Prosecution witnesses were to retake the stand Wednesday in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. (more…)
Student arrested for pulling a knife at Walker Valley High
CHARLESTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - A student at Walker Valley High in Bradley County has been charged with pulling a knife on another student at school. School officials were notified that a threat had been made against at student around 1…
McMinn County School District rocked by high school sex scandal
For the second time in five days, the McMinn County School District becomes the center of the news universe again. This time due to a scandal…
Board of Regents pick Sonny Perdue as next Georgia Chancellor
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Board of Regents has picked former Governor Sonny Perdue to lead the University of Georgia system. The full board still must confirm the selection in a vote. Tuesday's selection comes after a year long, nationwide…
Longtime Cleveland resident receives free roof
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Clevelanders helping Clevelanders could be seen as one of the city's local companies came to the aid of one of its longest-tenured residents. Rivco Owner Alex Rivera and his men…
Recent Spike in Chattanooga Overdose Deaths Alarms Police and Local Rehabs
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Overdose deaths are on the rise all over the country and the startling trend is hitting Chattanooga hard. "Chattanooga is no different, we've seen quite a…
20 Years Ago Today: Tri-State Crematory Scandal
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. -- On the afternoon of February 15, 2002, the Walker County Sheriff's Department was called to Tri-State Cemetery in Noble, Georgia. What they found was shocking. "Throughout the next…
Mayor Kelly announces 5 new appointments for Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly announces five new promotions and hirings in his administration. Karista Mosley Jones will serve as administrator of the Department of Early Learning. The former school board member has been working for the city…
Golden Apple Award: Dinna Spradlin, Dalton Academy
DALTON, GA (WDEF) - Who says Math class has to be dry as toast? What if you could write the equations right on your desk? How about a comfy couch for when you…
Woman indicted for having sex with students at McMinn Central High
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Officials in McMinn County are announcing indictments in a sex offense investigation involving students at McMinn Central High School. The victims, so far, are nine male teenagers from…
Sheriff: suspects arrested after dragging stolen fiber cable behind car
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Marion County Sheriff's Department has charged two suspects with stealing fiber optic cable. Last Thursday morning, deputies saw a Chevy Impala driving down Highway 41 with…
Police warn of a string of overdose deaths in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are issuing a warning about a rash of overdose deaths in our area that they blame on fentanyl. They say the city has seen 10 overdose deaths since the…
Sandy Hook families settle for $73M with gun maker Remington
The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012.