Two school bus crashes this afternoon, no kids hurt
Incidents happened in Spring City and Summerville.
Golden Apple: Stephanie Brewer
A history teacher at Hixson Middle School creates unique lesson plans, and kids says she always helps them. That's why she's earned this week's Golden Apple Award.
TVA Hosting Robotics Education Competition at Volkswagen This Saturday
This upcoming weekend, Tennessee Valley Authority will be hosting a statewide Robotics Education Competition at Volkswagen Chattanooga Conference Center. The opening ceremony will begin at 9am. They are expecting 200 student participants and 100 parents and teachers, with 17 elementary &…
Medical Examiner: Homicide victim was strangled
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Medical Examiner has ruled strangulation as the cause of death of 30 year old Taja Whiteside. Her body was found in her home at Moody Sawyer Road in Hixson on January 11th. Her son discovered her…
Two charged in connection to teen's death in Whitfield County
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Whitfield County Sheriff's Office has charged two people in the case of a teen who died outside a home. The juvenile's body was found out in the cold without shoes on January 27th. He had…
Ex-Tennessee nurse accused of fatal drug swap error indicted
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former hospital nurse in Tennessee has been indicted on accusations that she accidentally gave a drug used in executions to a patient who then died. News outlets cite a statement from the Tennessee Bureau of…
States ask US Supreme Court to hear Alabama abortion case
The 2016 law banned the procedure known as dilation and evacuation abortions, in which the fetus is removed in pieces with forceps.
Officer won't face charges in Alabama mall shooting
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says officer didn't violate the law, victim's father calls it a cover up.
Liam Neeson under fire for comments on race and revenge
Actor Liam Neeson says he is ashamed to admit he had violent thoughts about killing a black person after learning that someone close to him had been raped.In an interview published Monday, Neeson said that after being told the attacker…
Several dead in apartment building fire in ritzy section of Paris
Paris -- A fire early Tuesday in an apartment building on the city's western edge killed at least seven people and sent residents fleeing to the roof or climbing out their windows to escape, authorities said. The cause of the…
Whitfield County encourages you to plan for emergencies
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Whitfield County Emergency Management urges residents to have a kit prepared in case of a weather disaster. This is Severe Weather Preparedness Week, and the Whitfield E-M-A will be in schools and various businesses, stressing the importance…
Emily's List of Weekday Activities - February 5, 2019
You can learn some new outdoor skills indoors this winter.
Big 9 Podcast hopes to educate you about MLK Blvd.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Students at UTC are introducing us to the history of the Big 9 or East MLK Boulevard through a new podcast. Every city has one, but in every city the history tells a different story. In Downtown…
Riverbend reports brisk ticket sales on first day
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Riverbend announced a lot of changes last week for this year's festival. But they haven't gotten a good handle on what the public thinks about them, until today. Tickets went on sale today for this summer's event,…
Dalton Future Fest
Dalton Public School students are getting some great career advice that could help them land a job in the future.
What Rep. Fleischmann learned on the border
His comments on his tour this weekend of the border at El Paso, Texas.
Parents concerned about Lookout Valley Middle/High School athletic facility conditions
Some parents are voicing their concerns about the condition of the athletic facility at Lookout Valley Middle/High School.
Sexual predator arrested for stalking teen in Dalton
The girl took a picture of his vehicle and license plate and told the SRO at her school. Now police are asking if other girls may have been stalked.
Victim in double shooting last week has died
32 year old Bernice Williams was shot last week on West Main Street Court.
Teenager seriously injured by golf cart wreck in Whitfield subdivision
16 year old was ejected as cart flipped and slid.
Firefighters battle airplane fire in LaFayette
Fire seems to have started with an electrical problem in a plane undergoing maintenance at Barwick Airport.
Defiant Maduro warns Trump he'll stain his "hands with blood"
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has struck a defiant tone amid mounting international pressure on him to stand down. He has accused the United States of planning a coup in the South American country, and warned President Trump in an interview…
Defiant Maduro warns Trump he'll stain his "hands with blood"
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has struck a defiant tone amid mounting international pressure on him to stand down. He has accused the United States of planning a coup in the South American country, and warned President Trump in an interview…
Body visible in undersea wreckage of soccer star's plane
A photo provided by the U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch on Feb. 4, 2019 shows the wreckage of a small aircraft on the floor of the English Channel, identified as the plane which disappeared two weeks earlier carrying professional soccer…