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.
On Sunday, the candle company said that while eight were confirmed dead and eight remained missing, more than 90 others had been located.
A fire significantly damaged part of a home on Mary Dupre Dr. Saturday afternoon.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- If you don't have your Christmas shopping done yet, the clock is ticking. If you're stuck on what to get your loved ones this year, don't…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF)-Imagine getting to go to work every day with your best friend. Well, that’s what it’s like for Leonard Schrader with the Walker County Sheriff's office. His K-9…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF)- Nearly 200 vendors took over the Collegedale Commons Sunday to celebrate a family-friendly Christmas festival. Craft tents for adults, inflatables for kids, this family event has people…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Some elective procedures are being put on hold due to the current blood donation shortage here in Tennessee and Georgia. East Lake Academy is trying to do its…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF)- Animals and their families got a special treat in Rossville Saturday. Perry’s Promise takes the pressure off of people in need during the holiday season. Seniors and People in need…
PARIS (AP) — First, a steady crawl. Then a short clumsy slide across the slick stone floor at their home at the Beauval Zoo near Paris. Then finally the big show as the twin giant panda cubs took their first…