BIRMINGHAM , Ala. (AP) - An inmate convicted of kidnapping a prominent Birmingham businessman was mistakenly released from jail because of missing paperwork. News outlets report that law enforcement officials are searching for Matthew Amos Burke who was released from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - President Joe Biden has granted an emergency declaration in Tennessee that will make federal assistance available to nine counties damaged by this weekend’s tornadoes. Gov. Bill Lee announced the declaration on Tuesday after requesting it the…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Amy Bufkin teaches Economics and History at Silverdale Baptist Academy, but dollars and cents and past events are only a small part of her commitment to her students.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting this morning at the College Hill Courts. It happened around 10 AM on Maple Street Court. Police say a male was shot and taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Management at Nokian Tyres say they will continue to grow production and jobs at their new plant in Dayton. The company says they have almost doubled their workforce there this year. They went from 175 workers…
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - The Sheriff in Cherokee County, North Carolina announces the arrest of a suspect on charges of sexual contact and secretly videoing a child. That suspect is 34 year old Shawn Michael Robinson. The investigation actually…
The 16th straight health check for the northern polar region spotlighted the first ever rainfall at Greenland summit station, record warm temperatures between October and December 2020, and the new problem of expansion of beavers in the Arctic.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge in coastal Georgia has set a sentencing date early next year for the three men convicted of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. (more…)
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - A school teacher in northeast Alabama has been arrested on several sex abuse charges. 52 year old Scotty Berlin Baugh from Gurly was arrested Monday afternoon. Jackson County officials say he taught at Woodville High School,…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Bridge Chattanooga works to help students develop the skills they need to lead happy, healthy and productive lives. One of the ways they do that is through an afternoon…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Jeff Davis knows barbeque. Better than most. As the owner of Shufords Smokehouse, since the mid-80's, Jeff's built his business into one of Chattanooga's more well known…
JASPER, TN (WDEF) - "It's just very kamikaze over here. I feel like it's the old Wild West sometimes," says April Bowden who is the Director of Operations for Marion Animal Resource Connection.…
PEHLHAM, Tennessee (WDEF) - After a two year break during the pandemic, the PBS music series Bluegrass Underground has booked new taping dates next March. The series will be recorded in the underground theater at The Caverns in Grundy County.…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two Hamilton County deputies are recovering from an accidental exposure to an opioid overnight. Around 1:40 AM, they were searching a vehicle on Oaken Trail in East Brainerd. The deputies were checking out a white…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): So far, there have been nine confirmed tornadoes just in Tennessee. Salvation Army is there assisting with tornado relief. "It helps when people know that others are coming alongside to help…
East Ridge, TN (WDEF): The East Ridge Police Department is adopting Chattanooga Police's 'Take Me Home' Program. It's a free program designed to help law enforcement in emergency situations with people with…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) — A traffic stop in northeast Alabama has landed a Trenton man in Federal custody. The Sheriff of DeKalb County says the stop happened in November on Highway 11 near Sulphur Springs. A DeKalb Interdiction Agent…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shootout Sunday night in Brainerd. They responded to a pair of scenes, one on Wilcox Boulevard and the other on Belle Vista Avenue. There was a shooting victim at each scene. Investigators…
Chattanooga police are looking for information regarding a shooting incident that left two people injured. The shooting took place at around 8:15 Sunday night in the 3400 block of Wilcox Boulevard. According to police, officers found a man suffering from…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - West Star Aviation is expanding their operations at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. The governor's Office announced the $17 million investment that promises 100 new jobs on Monday. West Star is…
One person was killed and at least 13 others were injured in a drive-by shooting during a candlelight vigil near Houston, a sheriff said.
The Navy will hold a hearing Monday to determine whether there is enough evidence to order a court martial for a San Diego-based sailor charged with setting the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in the summer of 2020.
Anne Rice, the novelist whose lush, best-selling gothic tales, including “Interview With the Vampire,” reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragic antiheroes, died late Saturday. She was 80.
Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water and electricity in chilly temperatures for a long time, the mayor warned Monday, as officials struggled to restore services after a swarm of twisters leveled neighborhoods and killed dozens of people in five states.