ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - McMinn County Sheriff's investigators have made arrests in a double shooting from the weekend. It happened Saturday at a home in the Mt. Verd community near Athens. When deputies got there, 54 year old Mary Denis…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - It was a tense day today, as the trial between the state of Tennessee and Janet Hinds finally got underway. The courtroom was packed, but mostly silent throughout the day…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - ECMO machines are just one of many tools being used to fight against COVID in hospitals nationwide - and with the delta variant raging, they're being used more than ever.…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - The road off of Lookout Mountain into Pigeon Cove has been shut down by a landslide this afternoon. It happened on Dougherty Gap Road. Authorities report that the slope below the road bed slid, taking down…
In this segment of What's Right With Our Schools, take a look at the new Silverdale Center that has been 5 years in the making at Silverdale Baptist Academy.
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - There was no doubt that Devon Raphael Wheeler fired the gun that killed Rashad Goldston. But just how guilty was he? Wheeler entered a guilty plea on Friday to Voluntary Manslaughter and Aggravated Assault, instead of…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Investigators do not suspect foul play in a deadly fire Sunday in Dalton. Firefighters were called to a home at 1011 Riverbend Road around 5:45. They found the body of 86 year old Ida bonds in…
President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the U.S. beginning in November, when his administration will require all foreign nationals flying into the country to be fully vaccinated.
The U.S. is flying Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland and blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico.
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We're getting a look at Apple's newest products, which are coming out soon. If you're in the market for a new iPhone, you won't have to…
Youth Villages is looking for community and business partners to help expand foster care and adoption awareness.
The unveiling and dedication of the Ed Johnson Memorial took place this weekend. The memorial is next to the bridge where he was lynched for a crime he didn't commit.
Authorities say a body discovered Sunday in Wyoming is believed to be Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito.
Dental work for seniors on Medicare. An end to sky’s-the-limit pricing on prescription drugs. New options for long-term care at home. Coverage for low-income people locked out of Medicaid by ideological battles.
Four space tourists safely ended their trailblazing trip to orbit Saturday with a splashdown in the Atlantic off the Florida coast.
The work of the task force, set into motion in June by a vote of Southern Baptists at a national gathering, could be a foundational part of how the SBC addresses the issue in the future.
Harmony Sain is seven years old and she’s going to Disney World. She’s also terminally ill and is a special needs student of Margaret Barclift.
Remote Area Medical in partnership with Hope For The Inner City set up a pop-up clinic in Chattanooga Saturday to provide free eye exams providing free vision care to those underserved and uninsured.
The U.S. plans to speed up its efforts to expel Haitian migrants on flights to their Caribbean homeland.
Crews were watching the weather this weekend as they battled California wildfires that have burned into some groves of gigantic ancient sequoias as they try to protect the world's largest tree.
A disaster relief organization founded by actor Sean Penn is boosting Georgia's drive to inoculate people against the coronavirus, though some of its pop-up vaccine clinics have struggled to attract people.
Two FIFA inspectors were in Atlanta Friday to get a look at 72,000-seat Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of a record-setting Major League Soccer team and centerpiece of the city's bid.
BRYANT, Alabama (WDEF) - Authorities are looking for a missing teenage girl from Bryant, Alabama. Kiarra Durham disappeared from her home overnight on Tuesday. Her family believes she could be anywhere from Trenton to Fort Payne to Scottsboro or in…