A mother from South Carolina is calling for justice after her daughter, a fifth grader, died from injuries she suffered in a classroom fight. The other student has been suspended. Raniya Wright, 10, died two days after the classroom fight…
Sonya Nale was indicted in Bledsoe County this week.
Mark Nunley is under investigation for inappropriate contact with female inmates.
A customer at a Chattanooga business says she feared for her life during an armed robbery.
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The boil water advisory continues tonight for some neighborhoods in the Ringgold area. It began yesterday with a water main break on Clearwater Drive. Crews have repaired the leak, but are waiting on water sample tests…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on a proposal to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics (all times local): 4:30 p.m. President Donald Trump says he is backing off a budget request to cut funding for the Special Olympics, after days…
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - We have another warning about a restaurant worker with Hepatitis A. This time, health officials in northwest Georgia are reporting a case at the McDonalds in Chickamauga. They say a food handler has tested positive. The…
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One suspect was killed, the other wounded. 3rd suspect in custody.
President Trump is rallying his supporters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Thursday night, in the second rally of the year -- and the first since the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation into collusion and obstruction of justice. Days…
The Waynesboro lawmaker has been accused of inappropriately touching two women nearly three decades ago.
This is his 6th conviction since 2001.
Amid revelations that the Trump administration would be eliminating all funding for the Special Olympics, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin chastised Secretary Betsy DeVos, saying the idea deserved a "Special Olympic gold medal for insensitivity." During a hearing before a Senate…
77 percent of Americans want full Mueller report released Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election is over 300 pages long, CBS News confirms. Mueller concluded his investigation on Friday evening and submitted his report…
A mother is suing The Weather Channel for $125 million over the death of her son, who died in a crash involving storm chasers employed by the cable network. The lawsuit, citing text messages, alleges that at least one Weather…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Rev. Alaina Cobb sat down in front of the House Judiciary Committee in Nashville on Tuesday. She was there to testify against House Bill 1151. "The problem with law is that in cases like this when…
A bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce legislation Thursday that would admit Puerto Rico into the union as the 51st state without a referendum on the island's territorial status.
In a case that stirred racial tensions across the country, a self-avowed white supremacist pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges in a deadly attack at a white nationalist rally in Virginia, admitting that he intentionally plowed his speeding car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters, killing a woman and injuring dozens.
President Trump presented the Medal of Honor Wednesday to the family of Army Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins.
For families struggling to find affordable housing, one organization in Chattanooga is helping them get back on their feet.
In February, the roughly 40,000 people still employed at Sears learned they continue to have jobs, at least for awhile, after a bankruptcy judge approved Eddie Lampert's bid to buy what remains of the retailer out of bankruptcy. But this month, an undisclosed number of Sears' 90,000 retirees learned the retailer had ended their life insurance benefits.
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Sergeant First Class Dionne Harrison hasn't seen his family in eight months. Wednesday that changed, in a heartwarming surprise, all thanks to Harrison's family and Woodstation Elementary. Georgia governor Brian Kemp has declared April Military…
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos defended herself Wednesday from withering criticism over the Trump administration's proposal to cut federal funding for the Special Olympics, saying in a statement her critics had "spun up falsehoods and fully misrepresented the facts."
He was wanted on a burglary charge in Chattanooga.