UPDATE, 9:49am: The suspect accused of shooting an East Ridge police officer was shot and killed in Rossville. The suspect was identified as 43-year-old Christopher J. Kitts, who fired several shots at Prescott’s patrol car and then fled. The Georgia…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says the company was wrong to block weblinks to an unverified political story, a move that had prompted cries of censorship from the right. Dorsey tweeted Friday that “straight blocking of URLs was wrong" and the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A Republican lawmaker from Chattanooga is under fire for comments made during a local TV interview in which he blamed “inner city” obesity partly on people eating fried chicken and criticized local police hiring practices. State…
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. - A Tennessee rapper who boasted in a music video about getting rich from committing unemployment fraud was arrested Friday in Los Angeles. Fontrell Antonio Baines was arrested on three felony counts of access device fraud, aggravated…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sixteen residents and one staff member have died due to a COVID-19 outbreak at a nursing home in eastern Tennessee. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that more than two-fifths of The Heritage Center’s residents have tested…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Wildlife officers say a Virginia woman has been charged after they say she fed a black bear while on vacation in Tennessee. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Association said Friday that a video posted on social media…
DENVER (AP) - Roughly seven months after the coronavirus cut the ski season short at the height of spring break, resorts across the U.S. and Canada are picking up the pieces and trying to figure out how to safely reopen…
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - An investigation was underway into the cause of an explosion and large fire at a shopping center in Harrisonburg, Virginia, that injured at least five people Saturday morning. Three people were taken to hospitals after the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Thanks to donations from the community, Chattanooga Central High School has become one of a few schools in the Hamilton County system, who can now offer a course in piano. At no cost to the students, they…
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Georgia State Patrol is investigating, after a small child was hit by a car tonight. It happened around 8 on Highway 27, right in front of Advance Auto Parts in Summerville. We're told the child…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee governor and education commissioner wants to temporarily halt "negative consequences" of student assessments on educators and schools this school year. This as teachers and districts have found themselves trying to educate students while…
NASHVILLE (AP) - The White House quietly told Tennessee early this week that a statewide mask mandate “must be implemented” to curb its growing spread of COVID-19. The White House and Republican Gov. Bill Lee did not discuss the recommendations…
UPDATE: From the Georgia State Patrol When a Fort Oglethorpe police officer ran a plate for the silver Ford F150 Thursday night, it came back for a red Nissan Pathfinder. The officer tried to pull the driver over for reckless…
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF)- Early voting in Georgia started Monday, and all residents of Walker County have been traveling to their one and only voting precinct. Voting is taking place at the Walker County Courthouse in Lafayette. This has been a…
Online wagering begins in November.
In Hamilton County, 103 total deaths have occured as of Wednesday. That compares to 379 deaths in surrounding rural counties, which over 800,000 people call home. Residents of rural communities typically skew older, experience higher rates of chronic disease and…
The Bradley county sheriff's Office is reminding residents to always lock their cars, especially at night. This year, nearly 90 car burglaries have been reported in Bradley County. Fewer than 10 were actually locked. The sheriff's office says ABOUT 16…
President Donald Trump’s administration has rejected California’s request for disaster relief funds aimed at cleaning up the damage from six recent wildfires.
A U.S. appeals court panel won't change Tennessee's signature matching requirement for voting by mail ahead of the November election.
Atlanta police announced Friday that they have made an arrest in the shooting death of actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd.
The Hamilton County Health Department is once again offering free flu vaccinations for a limited time while supplies last.
"on the water you have, unfortunately, things like boating accidents..stuff you have to work."
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - For Pat Horton, it's her first time to be a poll worker. "I have several friends that I've heard do it, and I had another friend that was reaching out to their friends that our…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Police from several local agencies took park in a wild chase around and through Chattanooga this evening. It started with an attempted police stop in Fort Oglethorpe. Officers said Ford 150 was driving recklessly. The chase ran…