CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - At Red Clay Ranch Equine Rescue and Sanctuary in Lyerly, Kirby and Dakota are working to regain strength. "If you see something. Please say something," Co-Founder and Executive Director Lee Rast said. The two were…
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Democratic Party in one northwest Georgia County has lost several office holders this week. Four county leaders have announced they are leaving the party in Chattooga County, including the Sheriff. The final match straw appears…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is launching its burn permit system a few weeks early this year because of the growing wildfire conditions. You will have to get an outdoor burning permit beginning on this…
(An update to this story adds quotes and photo of Dr. Jackson) CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Erlanger Board is meeting to figure out their next steps after CEO and President Kevin Spiegel announced he was leaving. They approved his resignation,…
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee State Alliance of YMCA will be cutting ties with Tivity Healthcare SilverSneakers members. Seniors will need to look elsewhere for a fitness program. The program will not end until the beginning of next year.…
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) - September has been a hot month and it may even go down as the hottest month on record. With the high heat and no rain, brush fires are a high risk for this time of year.…
The rooms were vacant, but 3 people in vehicles were hurt.
New documents provided to the House Oversight Committee show the Department of Defense spent at least $184,000 at President Trump's Turnberry golf resort in Scotland over the course of two years. The committee sent its third letter to the Pentagon…
A Kentucky man was arrested earlier this week for threatening to attack a Planned Parenthood in Cincinnati with a homemade "destructive device," the latest crime in what's been a record-high year of violence against abortion clinics. Daniel Kibler, 28, was…
Amazon announced last week it wanted to hire 30,000 employees — and a whopping 208,000 people applied, the ecommerce giant said Wednesday in touting the success of a recent recruitment drive it held in six cities as part of the…
Powerful winds from Hurricane Humberto began hitting Bermuda on Wednesday as the government urged people to stay off the streets during the British territory's close brush with the powerful Category 3 storm. And another growing storm threatened tourist resorts along…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Brainerd neighborhood and police were out in force before dawn this morning looking for a missing child. The two year old girl disappeared from her home around 2:30 AM on Noa Street. Police began knocking on…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Rossville Police have identified three people who are suspects from an incident on Monday afternoon. The case involves a stolen SUV at the Dollar General Store on Chickamauga Avenue. Detective Dave Scroggins says the three individuals…
New Mexico on Wednesday announced an ambitious proposal to make tuition at its public colleges and universities free for all state residents, regardless of income. If the proposal put forward by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wins legislative approval, it would…
The Federal Reserve further cut interest rates Wednesday as it tries to extend the U.S. economic expansion in the face of President Donald Trump's trade war with China and geopolitical risks such as the attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities.…
JeMichael Powell was wanted for shooting and killing a pregnant teen three weeks ago at the Rainbow Creek Apartments
The last migrant child to be held at the Homestead facility for unaccompanied minors left on August 3 – but, since then, the U.S. government has likely spent more than $33 million to staff the massive, empty space. The spending…
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - A Jackson County court officer has shot a man at the courthouse in Scottsboro on Wednesday morning. The security officer is a deputy with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff says the man entered the…
Trump announces new national security adviser President Trump has tapped Robert O'Brien to be his new national security adviser, replacing ousted former national security adviser John Bolton. O'Brien is currently the State Department's special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. O'Brien…
Washington — President Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is revoking California's authority to set auto mileage standards stricter than those issued by federal regulators. Mr. Trump made the announcement while in California, a state he rarely visits. In a…
Earlier this year, Valencia Love put up $100,000 of her own money to help her friend get out of jail. That friend was R. Kelly. Now, Love wants her money back, but a judge has denied her request. R. Kelly…
In December 2017 and March 2018, The New York Times released three allegedly declassified videos showing U.S. Navy pilots trailing some unidentified flying objects. The mystery crafts moved at hypersonic speeds, flying tens of thousands of feet above the Earth with no…
A woman who claims she was kidnapped at gunpoint and raped by her Lyft driver is now suing the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company for failing to keep its passengers safe. Alison Turkos said her Lyft driver held her at gunpoint…
Trump weighs in on Bolton's ouster President Trump has tapped Robert O'Brien to be his new national security adviser, replacing ousted former national security adviser John Bolton. O'Brien is currently the State Department's special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. O'Brien…