PELHAM, Ala. (AP) - The first Black Republican elected to the Alabama Legislature since Reconstruction says the “GOP is open to everyone.” Retired Army Sgt. Kenneth Paschal was elected Tuesday to fill a legislative seat in suburban Shelby County. He…
ATLANTA (AP) - The number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Georgia has risen substantially over the past few weeks, mirroring a national trend that has public health experts worried. The state’s seven-day average of new cases stood at more…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Baptiste Group's involvement in a local church housing migrant children has elicited both state and national attention. "They are making this more of a political effort than one of in regards to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Volkswagen investigators are investigating the fire that took place on their property, a fire that resulted in the evacuation of over four thousand people from their 4.2 million square foot facility in minutes.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A 21 year old woman was shot this morning in the Brainerd area. It happened just before 10 AM in the 500 block of Haymore Avenue, near Shallowford and Tunnel Boulevard. By the time officers arrived, she…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn (WDEF) - For three nights, the evening skies of East Ridge will be glowing and full of color when the “Light Up East Ridge” hot air balloon event comes to Camp Jordan. Beginning July 30…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Now that nearly 50% of Americans are fully vaccinated, Health Experts from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health gathered today to discuss how the delta variant could impact the nation’s Covid-19 recovery process and…
5:45 PM UPDATE: As of 4:45PM on July 14, 2021 Mr. Kendrick has been located safe as has been removed from missing status. The East Ridge Police Department would like to express our gratitude to the public for their concern…
Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Reports out of Nashville on Tuesday are showing just how far the Tennessee Department of Health is going to avoid immunization controversy now after criticism from lawmakers. NewsChannel 5 Investigates has obtained documentation that the Health…
MASCOT, Tennessee (WDEF) - A collapse at a zink mine in East Tennessee has claimed the life of one miner and injured two others. It happened at the Nyrstar Mine in rural East Knox County. Officials say the other mine…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have charged a second suspect with sexual battery at a care facility on Vance Avenue. 22 year old Florencia Guadalupe Renderos Morales is charged with one count of Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure. She…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed Roy Moore’s $95 million lawsuit against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Judge John Cronan dismissed the lawsuit Tuesday. Moore said he was tricked into an interview that ended up lampooning sexual misconduct…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police have charged a suspect in a stabbing this morning. It happened at a home on Straight Street around 8:30 AM. Police say a woman had been allowing a homeless man to stay at her…
PALMER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Weeks before the new school year, Grundy County's board of education has decided to close the Palmer Elementary School. Swiss Memorial and Palmer will be consolidated for the upcoming year. Director of Schools, Dr. Donald C.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting over the Fourth of July weekend on Lee Highway. A 63 year old man was shot while sitting in his vehicle in the 7700 block on Friday afternoon…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The newly expanded child tax credit is one of the largest expansions in the country's history. Val Palmer with Urban League explains what it might mean for you and your family. "That's going to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's Volkswagen plant was evacuated this morning during a fire in the body shop. A conveyor belt caught fire in a confined space. The machinery in the area was very hot at the time.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A Chattanooga artist is making history by creating the second sculpture in the nation of the historical figure Thaddeus Stevens. Artist Alex Paul Loza was chosen to complete this project from a nationwide search…
Chattanooga firefighters responded to a fire at the Volkswagen plant at Enterprise South Tuesday morning.
Investigators say the coach used a school credit card to pay for his own gas for 5 years, PTA President raided the account over the summer.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - "Blood Assurance says every donation can save up to Three lives but right now not enough people are doing this," said Brian Armstrong "When you donate with Blood Assurance it stays local. We are…
SPRING HILL, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Chattanooga man is one of 18 people charged in connection with human trafficking in Spring Hill, Tennessee. According to the T-B-I, 28 year old Suleiman Osman is charged with patronizing prostitution from a minor.…
BRADLEY COUNTY (WDEF) - The defense team for Miranda Cheatham believes justice wasn't served and wants a new trial following her 2019 sentence for murdering her husband James "Tooter" Cheatham in 2016. The victim's brother John Loach…