UPDATE: The National Weather Service has finished their evaluation and now say it was an EF-1 tornado with 104 mph winds that hit Rainsville and Sand Mountain last night. _________ RAINSVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) - Officials are still trying to determine…
From political figures to sports legends to entertainers, there were many noteworthy people who passed away in 2021. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died during the year.
Homes and buildings were damaged and trees were blown down as a line of intense thunderstorms rolled across several Southern states, authorities said.
More than 1,000 acres have been added to south central Tennessee’s Bear Hollow Mountain Wildlife Management Area, connecting two sections of the WMA that were previously divided.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Court papers reveal details of why a woman was arrested after a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Nashville last week. The incident happened on a Spirit Airlines flight on November 27th. 43 year old Amanda Renee…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN (WDEF) - "It's a small community so word spread quickly," says land owner and developer of Wild Ridge Jack Kruesi. Signal Mountain is known for being a safe and quiet…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The "Snowy Owl" is a very rare bird. Certainly not a bird you'd see in Chattanooga. But one local photojournalist saw one. In her neighborhood and took…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department on Wednesday posted a new high for Covid-19 cases. They recorded 948 new cases today, which easily beat the previous high of 655 on January 8, 2021. The number of hospitalizations are…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia officials are trying to discourage people from going to the E-R to get a Covid test. There has been a surge of testing since the Omicron variant has increased Covid cases. But health officials want…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - Police are investigating a suspicious death overnight on Signal Mountain. A man was found dead at a home on Scarlet Maple Court around 3 AM. Investigators have taken a female into custody in the case.…
SEQUATCHIE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Nashville office of the ATF is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of suspect for a gun shop robbery before Christmas. The Mountain Mart FFL on Highway 150 in Marion County…
A 41-year-old woman faces a laundry list of charges after a police chase that ended at the junction of Interstate 24 and Highway 27 Tuesday night.
He was known as a devoted family man who gushed about his daughter and a golfer who never bent the rules but for the past 50 years, he was a fugitive wanted in one of the largest bank robberies in Cleveland’s history.
Harry Reid, the former U.S. Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, died Tuesday.
A veteran who lost everything when a tornado touched down in Bowling Green, Kentucky earlier this month now has a car again.
A federal judge rejected defense attorneys' arguments that four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys are charged with conduct that is protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.
Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden, whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, the NFL said. He was 85.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A victim fell about 30 feet into a ravine this evening next to Citico Creek. It happened right off Riverside Drive, next to the river. Chattanooga Fire Department crews performed a low angle rescue on tough terrain…
Chattanooga and Hamilton County will be getting some help in dealing with its critical infrastructure needs. This area will be getting 25 million dollars from the state's 3.9 billion dollar Federal rescue plan.
The Tennessee Valley Authority finished its largest gas plant upgrade in history this month.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - State troopers, Chattanooga Police and Hamilton County Sheriff's Officers are now responding to a series of wrecks connected to a police chase Tuesday evening. Police reports say the chase started…
OOLTEWAH ( WDEF) - "On Snow Hill, there's no give at all. There's nothing. One move and you're either off the road or in the other lane and it's what's causing these accidents,"…
Tennessee Valley, TN (WDEF): Having a travel adviser is more important now than ever before. "I did have clients that I had to reschedule yesterday. They tested positive for COVID in the states....They both…
