CARTHAGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Investigators have charged a suspect with attacking a police officer in Middle Tennessee last week. The TBI handled the investigation. They say Ralph Overstreet was trying to break in to the City Hall of Carthage on…
Another death in Rossville, first fatalities at Fort Oglethorpe facility.
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of people are on tight budgets right now.
"We're not seeing people taking this as seriously as they should be."
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Last week, Governor Bill Lee announced long care facilities would start the reopening process. Nursing Homes have been closed to the public since March of this year and that means that residents have been unable to visit…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - 51 year old Paul Larue Edwards has been arrested on child sexual abuse charges. The victim is under 12 years old. Fort Payne Police say the investigation is continuing and more charges could be pending.…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Rescuers used a Black Hawk helicopter to get an injured hiker out of the Pocket Wilderness on Monday. The 36 year old woman was with 3 juveniles hiking the trails near Falling Water on the…
Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke announced the formation of a new Office of Community Resilience.
Rescue efforts are underway at the pocket wilderness. A 36 year old female suffered a leg injury.
The Supreme Court is ruling that a landmark civil rights law protects gay and lesbian people from discrimination in employment.
Police in Tennessee say the 27-year-old daughter of country singer Hank Williams Jr. has been killed in a highway accident.
Day 14 of Chattanooga protests were motivated by the latest police altercation in Atlanta where Rayshard Brooks died in a Wendy’s parking lot.
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF)- A Snapchat video that has been making its way around multiple social media sites has some North Georgia high school students in the hot seat. In the video, you can hear multiple white male students saying the…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - A confederate statue in downtown Dalton is causing quite a stir with large amounts of people at odds. The issue is over where the statue of Confederate General Joseph Johnston should stand. Folks with opposing views…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County reported better numbers on Friday, at least on the hospital front. The total of new Covid-19 positive tests went up by 59 which was higher than the Thursday number. But the hospital numbers were much…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama health officials are issuing renewed warnings after a surge of coronavirus cases. The Alabama Department of Public Health urged people to take precautions such as wearing masks in public. As of Friday, more than 23,000…
We gathered several local moms and counselors on what they are telling children in a special reporter.
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has ordered the relocation of a Confederate monument that stands in Decatur. DeKalb County Judge Clarence Seeliger’s order said the 30-foot obelisk in Decatur Square should be removed by midnight June 26 and…
ATLANTA (AP) — A police report shows a woman arrested Thursday at the Georgia State Capitol for defacing the statue of a Confederate general wrote “tear down” on it in chalk. Protest organizer J.J. Nicole questions whether the action merits…
HIXSON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Chattanooga fire teams rescue an injured hiker this evening at the Greenway Farms in Hixson. Officials say she was on a trail when she fell about 50 feet off a bluff. They had to use the…
Tag Me Out let's officers from other agencies take over a crime scene.
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - There have already been four fatal drowning incidents at the Little River Canyon this summer. The most recent one was an 18 year old who was floating on the river above Little River falls with…
Would penalize governments that destroy records to avoid Freedom of Information Requests
Pruitt Health has had 33 residents and 25 staff test positive