CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Are you looking for a fun and exciting way to cool off and celebrate during the holiday weekend? Well, NOOGA Splash is open and ready for visitors. Located at Chester Frost Park, NOOGA splash will be celebrating…
The Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850 million agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse.
America’s employers added 850,000 jobs in June, well above the average of the previous three months.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials have suspended the license of a shelter for immigrant children after one of the employees was arrested following abuse allegations. Department of Children's Services Commissioner Jennifer Nichols on Thursday cited the abuse allegation and…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF)-This year will be much easier to celebrate the 4th of July as compared to last year. Last year the Collegedale commons looked a lot different than it does today as Collegedale was forced to…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The FBI is looking for more possible victims of a convicted sex offender from Chattanooga. Mark Alan Deakins has just been indicted by a federal grand jury in Knoxville on a count of sexual exploitation of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Over 50 women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault, but today Bill Cosby is a free man. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 conviction when it was discovered a previous prosecutor…
The Trump Organization and its longtime finance chief were charged Thursday in what a prosecutor called a “sweeping and audacious” tax fraud scheme.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - "If you are legally allowed to own a firearm, I believe you should be able to have a firearm. God bless ya, enjoy. What I do wish, is that more people would get…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A jury in Whitfield County found Gregory Lamar Ward guilty on Wednesday of family violence battery. Sadly, the conviction isn't that uncommon. But the numbers for Ward are. The 60 year old has now been convicted…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga (WDEF) - The state of Georgia has made some new changes to their previous burn laws. The new burn law states that residents will no longer be required to contact Georgia Forestry to obtain a…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - A new one of a kind school is in the works for Hamilton County Schools. The plan consists of refurbishing the old Mary Ann Garber School and turning it into a vocational school…
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney and seven Democrats have been selected to a new select committee to investigate the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Rescue efforts at the site of a partially collapsed condominium building in Florida have been halted out of concern about the stability of the remaining structure.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has raised $1.2 million in her bid for reelection.
A new National Park Service report found visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park spent more than $1 billion in the surrounding communities last year.
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: Fort Oglethorpe Tourism Association The weather for Friday, July 2 has forced the cancellation of Patriotism at The Post. Thank you to the volunteers, sponsors, vendors and city employees that have worked tirelessly to organize the event but…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Police Department unveiled a new program called Dragonfly Community Connect that can address crime in real time. Dragonfly Community Connect is a volunteer program that directly links security systems owned by Chattanooga businesses…
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) - A Scottsboro dentist was killed when he was hit by a car while riding his bike. WAFF-TV reports that 65-year-old Dr. Wayne Augustus Patterson III died Tuesday after the accident. Bart Buchanan, who was a close…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Former Chattanooga mayoral candidate Monty Bruell is facing controversy after a former campaign staffer claims that she didn't get paid for her work. "I feel like I really got ripped off," says former…
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say two Atlanta police officers responding to reports of gunfire in one of the city's most famous neighborhoods have been ambushed, leaving one of them shot and wounded and a suspect dead. Deputy Atlanta Police Chief…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect in a sexual battery case against a juvenile. Police got the complaint a month ago about an incident at 1914 Vance Avenue. Investigators have charged 35 year old Randi Duarte with…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "I'm sure there's alot of angst in the community when government purchases property this size," said Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger at Wednesday's County Commission meeting. He offered a few words of assurance following…
HIXSON, Tenn (WDEF) - A new one of a kind pediatric care clinic is now open in the Hixson area. Urgent Care for Children held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of their first clinic…