FLINTSTONE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Walker County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia State Patrol are looking for the driver who hit an entire family walking along a road. It happened Wednesday night on Chattanooga Valley road around 8PM. Authorities say…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The trial of a northwest Georgia mother ended before a verdict was reached this week. Instead, 48 year old Sally Ann Garcia pleaded guilty to the charges. She was accused of child molestation and incest…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The recent rise in COVID cases and challenging weather have greatly reduced the number of blood donations, putting a strain on Blood Assurance. The decline in donations comes during the first week of National Blood Donor Month. Since…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp brought his re-election campaign to LaFayette today. He visited the Roper Corporation to congratulate them on last month's expansion announcement. The expansion of their…
Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died. He was 94.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Three white men face sentencing by a judge Friday roughly six weeks after being convicted of murder for chasing a running Ahmaud Arbery in pickup trucks, cutting off the unarmed Black man's escape and fatally blasting…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A local pest control company has come up with a way to get some publicity and help a couple of their favorite charities at the same time. They have come…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A fire at the Summit East Ridge Apartments forced an evacuation this evening. East Ridge firefighters found heavy smoke coming from building 4 as they arrived just before 5 PM. Crews had to use ladders…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tennessee drivers won't just be getting a new decal this year. 2022 brings new license plates for the state. The new, blue plate will be available online, by mail or in-person when you get your motor…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Traditionally, judges try to keep a low profile. But 30 years ago, the nation got their first look at a Chattanooga judge who was quite the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "We're getting some pretty nasty weather coming in and some of our neighbors have nowhere to go," says Major Mark Smith who is the Salvation Army's Area Commander for…
CALHOUN, Georgia (WDEF) - A Calhoun police officer shot a suspect overnight during a burglary call. The GBI reports the suspect who was shot, has died. None of the officers were injured. Their preliminary information found that city police officers…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- EPB’s Chattanooga’s Smart Grid has been recognized by a world leading organization. Green Business Certification Incorporated honored the power grid by achieving the Peer Gold. PEER is the world’s first certification program that measures and improves power system…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF)- "People that don’t have to be out later this evening or first thing in the morning that’s what I would recommend," said Leamon. It seemed like nearly every company or organization was impacted by the weather.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting in Orchard Knob on Tuesday afternoon. It happened before 3PM in the 1800 block of Walker Avenue. Investigators say a 20 year old male was outside when a suspect shot him.…
Two sisters and several of their children were among the 12 people killed when a fire tore through a Philadelphia row home that apparently had no working smoke detectors, fire officials said.
Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin and California were winners of the latest jackpot and will split $632 million, officials said.
District 9 Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod just added a new title to her name. She announced she is the newest member of the National League of Cities' 2022 Public Safety and…
SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he'll push for a new state law that would loosen the state's handgun requirements. Kemp announced the effort Wednesday at a gun shop in the Atlanta area city of Smyrna. He…
By now, we all probably know a person who caught the Omicron variant of COVID and spent the holidays in quarantine or in the hospital. But the hospital remains open - even…
COSBY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Tennessee lawmaker is apologizing for his conduct at a high school basketball last night. In a Twitter post, Rep. Jeremy Faison freely says he "acted the fool tonight and lost my temper on a ref."…
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy Awards were postponed Wednesday weeks before the planned Los Angeles ceremony over what organizers called “too many risks” from the omicron variant, signaling what could be the start of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - People move around the country for all kinds of reasons. Here in Chattanooga, people come to us for our beauty, for our recreation, our cost of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - COVID-19 infection rates have reached an all time high in Hamilton County. Despite the surge, public schools are open with no virtual learning option and masks are…