CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Chattanooga man is arrested after police say he and his son overdosed on heroin. Melton Brown is charged with child abuse and neglect, contributing to the delinquency of a child and reckless endangerment. According to a…
ROCK SPRING, Georgia (WDEF) - Changing a lifestyle from being a criminal in a cell, to becoming a lay-minister outside the walls, is the goal of one of the most unusual lock-ups in the country. News 12's Ashley Henderson continues…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - East Ridge Police Department responded to a domestic dispute this afternoon. It happened around 11:30 on Saint Marks Avenue. East Ridge Police say 49 year old Dwight Land was threatening to harm himself and his…
Different organizations are coming together to make sure people won’t have to sleep outside in this cold weather.
A teacher at Red Bank High School uses technology to help her students understand math. That's earned her this week's Golden Apple Award.
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Before the deep chill set in, the Tennessee Valley got a brush with a wintry mix Tuesday morning. For most of us, it was freezing rain and sleet that didn't create too much trouble. But in…
Dean Foods, America's biggest milk producer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday. Following the surge in popularity of milk alternatives in recent years, the company's sales have plummeted. The Dallas-based company is responsible for some of the country's most…
Mom of missing girl not cooperating with police Police searching for a 5-year-old Florida girl who's been missing since last week found human remains in rural Alabama, authorities said Tuesday. The team looking for Taylor Rose Williams found a body,…
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people. The justices rejected an appeal from…
Jimmy Carter undergoing brain procedure Former President Jimmy Carter is recovering from surgery Tuesday morning to relieve pressure on his brain caused by a subdural hematoma, the Carter Center said in a statement. "There are no complications from the surgery," according…
Former President Jimmy Carter was hospitalized Monday night for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding, The Carter Center said in a statement. The bleeding was caused by Mr. Carter's recent falls, the statement explained. "President…
An accomplished gymnast at Southern Connecticut State University has died following a serious spinal cord injury suffered in a training accident. Melanie Coleman, 20, of Milford, Connecticut, was training Friday at New Era Gymnastics in Hamden when she was injured,…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) - Catoosa County will be running the City of Fort Oglethorpe's Fire Department starting next January. "It's going to be operated just like it's been operated this past year," Fort Oglethorpe Mayor Earl Gray said City…
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings announced Monday that she will be running for the congressional seat previously filled by her husband, the late Elijah Cummings. Cummings said during an appearance on "The Rachel Maddow Show" that she and Cummings had discussed…
Northern Syria — Inside Syria, U.S. forces brought out the big guns Monday, including Bradley Fighting Vehicles at a remote base, significantly ramping up U.S. firepower. Major General Eric Hill said their arrival is to counter new threats on the…
After concerns about a retired camel's well being, the Chattanooga Zoo is taking him back from a Soddy-Daisy farm.
"I'm out here today as a civilian, to support our veterans because they're the glue that holds it all together."
"I'm challenged by their walk with Christ as they come out, and they are such a light on a hill, everyone can see it."
Google has partnered with one of the nation's largest health care systems to collect millions of Americans' personal health data in an effort to design an artificial intelligence-powered health care service, according to a report. More than 100 Google employees…
Terry Hannigan Vereline, a former Army sergeant and Vietnam veteran, made a bit of history at the New York City marathon last week when she became the first paralyzed competitor to successfully finish a marathon with the help of a…
A Utah death-row inmate who killed his brother's wife and her toddler in 1984 because of his strong polygamist beliefs, in a case made famous by the book "Under the Banner of Heaven," has died of natural causes, prison officials…
TRION, Georgia (WDEF) - A nine year old girl who grew up in Fort Oglethorpe, was killed in a traffic crash this weekend. The wreck happened Saturday afternoon on Highway 27 in Trion, Georgia. (UPDATE) The Georgia State Patrol says…
Kids from Sale Creek School are learning more about what it's like to grow up in Europe, thanks to a visit from French foreign exchange students.
"rutting bucks see their reflection in glass or mirrors, they will often ram (it)"