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Man killed on Campbell Street Saturday morning
Update: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police have released additional details about the shooting that happened Saturday morning. The shooting happened on Campbell Street at the Citgo gas station off Bonny Oaks Drive. Police say that 21-year-old Jailen Wofford was shot…
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly on weekend gun violence
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Three people were killed, in two separate shootings, and a total of nine people were shot in Chattanooga on Saturday. Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly released a statement on the violence that happened in the city. “Chattanooga communities…
Chattanooga man arrested for driving dead mother's body to Nashville VA
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF)- A Chattanooga man was charged with failure to report the discovery of a dead body and evidence tampering. Metro Nashville Police say that Thomas Henshall Jr. admitted to driving a corpse, believed to be his mother, from…
7 women shot on Grove Street; 2 women die
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Violence erupted in downtown Chattanooga Saturday night. Police say that 7 women were shot on Grove Street while a community block party was taking place. Two of those women, 37-year-old Labrecia Dews and 21-year-old Keniqua Hughes died…
Chattanooga Clergy for Justice presents complaint to the DOJ
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Clergy for Justice held a town hall for public safety in Chattanooga. The group filed a formal complaint with the DOJ in June against the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. doj filing hcso by api-540770218 …
Multiple injuries after Amtrak train derails in Montana
JOPLIN, Mont. (AP) — Multiple people were injured after an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed Saturday afternoon in north-central Montana, the train agency said. Five cars of the Empire Builder train, which runs from Seattle…
UK looks abroad to ease trucker shortage amid run on gas
LONDON (AP) — In a U-turn, Britain said Saturday it will issue thousands of emergency visas to foreign truck drivers to help fix supply-chain problems that have caused empty supermarket shelves, long lines at gas stations and shuttered pumps.…
Bonus checks bounce for 50 Florida teachers due to error
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A banking error has caused dozens of Florida teachers to see their state-issued $1,000 bonus checks bounce, officials said Friday. Disaster relief payments issued to about 50 of the 176,000 educators who received checks were…
Federal judge delays vaccine mandate for NYC teachers
New York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for its teachers and other workers by a federal appeals judge just days before it was to take effect. Workers in the nation’s largest school system…
Apparent custody dispute turns deadly
RICEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF)- A custody dispute in McMinn County turned deadly early this morning. The McMinn County Sheriff says that four people were killed on County Road 60. When they arrived on scene, they found two people who had escaped…
Fort Oglethorpe Police looking for suspect in deadly apartment shooting
Update: FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - The G.B.I. have arrested two people in connection to the fatal shooting that happened Thursday night in Fort Oglethorpe. The G.B.I says that Malachi Housley and…
Janet Hinds Found Guilty on 8 Counts
Janet Hinds was found guilty of 8 charges in the death of Chattanooga Police Officer Nicholas Galinger.
Lawyers to urge no restrictions for Reagan shooter Hinckley
Lawyers for John Hinckley Jr., the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, are scheduled to argue in court Monday that the 66-year-old should be freed from restrictions placed on him after he moved out of a Washington hospital…
Petito case renews call to spotlight missing people of color
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In the three months since 62-year-old Navajo rug weaver Ella Mae Begay vanished, the haunting unanswered questions sometimes threaten to overwhelm her niece. Seraphine Warren has organized searches of the vast Navajo Nation landscape near…
COVID-19 vaccine boosters could mean billions for drugmakers
Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the U.S. moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster shots to shore up Americans' protection against the virus. How much the manufacturers stand to gain depends on how big the…
Georgia rally to mark debut of GOP primary 'Trump ticket'
ATLANTA (AP) — The rewards of an early Donald Trump endorsement will be on display Saturday in Georgia when a three-man ticket of candidates he's backing in 2022 Republican primaries will be featured at one of his signature rallies. But…
Fugitive goes to great lengths to avoid arrest
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Fugitive Division arrested two suspects on outstanding warrants on Friday. They went to the Waterford Apartments on Shallowford Road around 2:45 PM looking for the pair. But the arrests came with some drama. Officers…
More To The Story: Chattanooga Historical Society
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Historical Society is a relatively new nonprofit. Starting a little over a year ago. It has yet to OFFICIALLY open. There's still work to be…
Jury quits for the day with no verdict on Janet Hinds
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - After deliberating for more than 24 hours, a jury still has not reached a verdict on Janet Hinds. They got the case Thursday evening. The jury deliberated throughout Friday and finally decided to go home around 9:30…
Federal Judge orders masks for Knox County students
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has handed down a second blow to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s contentious order allowing parents to opt out of school mask requirements. U.S. District Judge J. Ronnie Greer on Friday ruled that Knox…
Health Dept. begins giving Pfizer booster shots on Monday
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department will begin to give Pfizer booster shots next week to those who qualify. You will need to make an appointment for the vaccines at the Tennessee Riverpark. But they are not available…
Pikeville man pleads guilty to stealing logs from state forest
PIKEVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A man charged with stealing logs from a state forest has pleaded guilty. John T. Simmons was charged in June. State Agriculture officials say he was seen loading logs onto a trailer along a road in…
Unemployment rate in Dalton falls to lowest in 11 years
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - Throughout the Tennessee Valley and North Georgia, the economy seems to be on the rebound. Chattanooga's unemployment last month was the lowest in 18 months, while the jobless rate in…