NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper who was fired after a man filming a traffic stop accused him of ripping off his face mask has now been charged with assault. Court records filed Thursday say Harvey Briggs…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Fire officials say a natural gas leak from a water heater caused an explosion that injured seven people in a home in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Fire Department Lt. Wayne Cooke said four adults and three children…
NEW YORK (AP) - Research is increasingly pointing to a retreat of working mothers from the U.S. labor force, as the pandemic leaves parents with few child care options and the added burden of navigating distance learning. The trend threatens…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Zoo says the oldest African elephant in North America has died at the age of 56. Tyranza was the longtime matriarch of the elephant herd at the Memphis Zoo. She was put on hospice…
NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Cohen’s tell-all memoir makes the case that President Donald Trump is “guilty of the same crimes” that landed his former fixer in federal prison. The new book, “Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Narcotics Investigators have added a charge against James Kelly Harbison in an overdose case from two years ago. On April 28, 2018, Erik Patty died from an overdose. Patty was found alone in a hospital parking…
Chattanoogans rally at interstate overpasses to cheer troops headed to the Persian Gulf
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County General Sessions Judge Gary Starnes recuses himself from cases involving local protesters. Just this week, protest leaders including Marie Mott and “C-Grimey” were in court. They’re accused of charges related to incidents that happened…
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — A longtime pastor with metro Atlanta churches was sentenced to five years in prison and another 15 years of probation on child molestation charges. On Thursday, the Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office said 81-year-old Benjamin…
They stopped a person fitting the description of a wanted fugitive on Thursday.
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Sheriff of Cumberland County says his officers are investigating a homicide from Thursday. Deputies did a welfare check at a home west of Crossville Thursday night. They were called by someone who had not been…
JACKSBORO, Tennessee (WDEF) - A former school nurse in the Campbell County school system has been indicted. 56 year old Sherry Lancaster faces charges of Obtaining Drugs by Fraud and Theft. TBI agents were called in to investigate the case…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police are asking for the public's help with a credit card fraud case. They say the woman they are looking for racked up around $6,000 in charges on the card. It was taken from…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County is reevaluating their school status every two weeks during the pandemic. And they announced on Friday they will continue with Phase 3 through September 25th because active cases are not rising. That means…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Johnthony Walker, the bus driver in the Woodmore Elementary bus crash, has pleaded guilty in Nashville to eight counts of aggravated statutory rape and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor. That incident occurred at a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A fire this morning in South Chattanooga threatened several homes in a neighborhood. The flames were shooting 15-20 feet high from a house at Clio Avenue and East 39th Street when firefighters arrived around 9 AM. They…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Labor Day is Monday and Chattanoogans are ready for a break, even with the Coronavirus looming. Lakeshore Marina on Chickamauga Lake says that COVID-19 has not stopped boat rentals. In fact, this has been one of their…
The North Georgia native and country music star is out with several new songs.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Labor Day weekend is normally the weekend where people try to squeeze in their last chance at some summer fun but due to the Coronavirus Pandemic officials want to warn everyone about large gatherings. Currently, Hamilton County’s…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - September is national preparedness month and that means that it's time for you and your family to get better prepared-because you never know what Mother Nature will be dishing out Hamilton County has seen its share of…
The Chattanooga Fire Department is investigating a fire that happened this morning at the corner of Clio Avenue and East 39th Street.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A local grassroots organization seeks to help the Latinx community during the coronavirus pandemic by providing financial assistance. "What really makes our community function and our world work being people who are working in fast food,…
They have spent weeks going back and forth about whether to report data on individual schools for parents.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - AMC theaters will be honoring Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman in select theaters. The movie chain announced that they will be screening the movie 42 at select theaters. Some of the movie was filmed here in Chattanooga.…