ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - A reported shooting in Athens on Thursday lead to a lockdown at an elementary school. A woman called in saying she had been shot around 1:15 PM while sitting in her car. The shooting on Forest…
Student was home schooled but the target was a student at Niota Elementary.
Washington — The Trump administration issued economic sanctions Friday against five top Venezuelan military and intelligence officials who are helping the country's embattled leftist leader cling to power. The sanctions target two high-ranking officials in Venezuela's intelligence agency, which has…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A letter recently went out to guests at Lookout Mountain Suites. It's to give people a month's notice that the extended motel would be closing for renovations. "I'm a little worried," Pamela Riley said Riley has…
Deputy Jeffery Diak donates his kidney to fellow deputy David Headrick
TVA dropped the lake level 6 feet to work on Ocoee Dam.
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Cleveland woman was flown to a burn center in Atlanta after a fire at her home on Wednesday afternoon. It happened around 3:30 at the house on State Place N.W. The Cleveland Daily Banner reports…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Local activists are calling for Chattanooga city council members help in protecting the future of a potential police oversight board. The group says they want a community led board to promote accountability within CPD. In an open…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- National eyes rested on Chattanooga this morning as the Tennessee Valley Authority's board voted on the closure of two coal plants -- one in Western Kentucky and the other near Oak Ridge, Tennessee. TVA's board has…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools will be closed Friday due to illness among staff and students. The district says they have monitored absence numbers closely for students and staff over the past week. They say the number of…
At least 15 human feet have been found along the shores of a Canadian province over the past 12 years, according to a government news release. One was recently discovered in a shoe in West Vancouver, in September. Now, the…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says that an assault involving two students was reported at Ooltewah High School. The reported assault is being investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division. Lea says a report was made, but…
They are moving from robo-calls to app notifications.
The board also picked Jeffrey Lyash as the new president and chief executive officer
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Doctors performing abortions on girls younger than 18 years old would be required to preserve a sample of the fetal tissue for law enforcement under a bill making its way through…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Nearly a year later, Seo Yoon Yang still remembers the day a shooter entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and killed 17 people. "Everyone was just in so much shock people were crying and I distinctly…
Another Chattanooga extended stay motel announces its closing its doors.
He was charged with DUI, in part because he was walking around in the cold with no shirt. But his vehicular homicide charge remains.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Maclellan Family Shelter received their largest donation of the year today. Presented by the organizers from Grateful Gobbler, the shelter got a check for 225 thousand dollars. This money comes from the more than 5-thousand walkers who…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The trial continues for a 45 year old man accused of the 2000 murder of his East Ridge girlfriend. Today the supervisor for the district attorney's cold case unit took the stand. He described how they investigate unsolved…
50 people become U.S. citizens during the ceremony in Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Valley Authority held a listening session ahead of a key board vote Thursday morning. 38 total people spoke in front of the TVA board this afternoon. A majority spoke in favor of closing down…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tanger Outlets are coming to downtown Nashville. The company says their outlet will be somewhere near downtown, within site of a new interchange under construction. But they won't say exactly where. Tanger will not begin…
ROCKWOOD, Tennessee (WDEF) A woman has been charged with making a false accusation against a Rockwood police officer. Christy Hunter has been indicted on charges of Filing a False Report and Retaliation for Past Action. Back in January, she made…