THP spot check inspects Hamilton County school buses
The Tennessee Highway patrol wants to make sure your child is safe when they board the school bus.
Schools hit hard with absences, sickness
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Some area schools have been hit hard with illness forcing them to close. Marion County Schools are out for the rest of the week. The problem appears to be that people are sick. "I've heard,…
Chattanooga fire displaces adult, and child
A fire in Chattanooga Wednesday night leaves an adult, and child homeless.
Two men charged after Soddy Daisy chase
Zachary Taylor and Michael Wortman caught after ditching car and running.
NAACP March is about answers as well as protest
March raises awareness of excessive force cases, but also finding answers to problems.
DA: Resisting arrest charges dropped, TBI investigating
CHATTTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The District Attorney has dismissed nine charges including resisting arrest for the man seen in a video being hit by police. Neal Pinkston filed to dismiss Frederico Wolfe'S case Wednesday. Wolfe was arrested last March for…
Cleveland woman convicted of shooting her husband
James Michael Cheatham was shot at their home on Halloween morning of 2016.
Hamilton County Schools close Thursday for the weather
Marion County closing the rest of the week for illnesses
No students hurt in Boy Scout Road school bus crash
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - No students were hurt in a school bus crash this afternoon, but a driver in the other vehicle was. The wreck happened in the 1100 block of Boy Scout road around 3:30 PM. Deputies investigating the crash…
Deputy recovering after being hit by car outside Elementary School
SRO Scott Iles suffered head, chest and knee injuries directing traffic after school.
Chattanooga Convention & Visitors Bureau gets COO
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Convention & Visitors Bureau has brought on their first Chief Operating Officer. He is Mike Zumbaugh, who worked for the CVB in Irving, Texas. His job will be streamlining our CVB's finances, personnel, and operations.…
Asked about border wall, pope says fear of migration is "making us crazy"
Pope Francis arrives to board his plane at Fiumicino airport to go to Panama city in order to participate to the World Youth Day 2019. Vincenzo Pinto / AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis has said fear of migration is "making us…
Migrant caravan grows as Mexico fast-tracks humanitarian visas
A migrant caravan trying to reach the U.S. is expected to grow as thousands gather at Mexico's southern border awaiting entry. Last week, Mexico decided to fast-track humanitarian visas so migrants can enter legally and nearly 8,000 people have applied.…
Russia defends new missile that U.S. says violates nuke treaty
Moscow -- The Russian military has released the specifications of its new missile, seeking to dispel the U.S. claim that the weapons violates a key nuclear arms pact. The military insisted Wednesday that its new SSC-8 ground-fired cruise missile (also…
Serena Williams loses stunner in Australian Open quarterfinals
Melbourne, Australia -- Four times, Serena Williams was only one point - a single point - from closing out a victory in the Australian Open quarterfinals.On the first such chance, at 5-1, 40-30 in the third set, she turned her…
Venezuela's U.S.-backed opposition movement takes to the streets
Riot police clash with anti-government demonstrators in the neighborhood of Los Mecedores, in Caracas. Federico Parra / AFP/Getty Images Caracas, Venezuela-- Venezuela's re-invigorated opposition faces a crucial test Wednesday as it seeks to fill streets nationwide with protesters in an…
Trump recognizes Venezuela's opposition leader as its legitimate president
Washington — President Trump recognized the chief opposition leader in Venezuela, National Assembly President Juan Guaido, as the country's legitimate interim president. The rare move by the White House comes as large anti-government protests erupted across the South American nation…
Tullahoma school bus fails THP safety inspection
Tennessee troopers inspected three school buses in Coffee County today, one failed
Medical Emergency may have started chase & wreck in Bradley Co.
Bradley County expects that no charges will be filed
UPDATE: The TBI is investigating controversial video that sparked NAACP's People's March against Police Brutality
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The charges have been dropped against the man who's controversial arrest was caught on camera, reigniting the debate about use of force by law enforcement. Frederico Wolfe was facing nine charges, including drug possession and resisting…
Witness wracked with guilt over WWII crash honors fallen airmen
Sheffield, England — In a city park in England, Tony Foulds, 82, personally tends to a memorial for 10 U.S. airmen who died there in 1944. He thinks the crew of the "Mi Amigo" died because of him. "If I…
Chattanooga City Council requests independent investigation after controversial video surfaced
Chattanooga City Council Members voted in favor of sending a request to the district attorney's office for an independent investigation into an incident that happened in March.
Fire at Evergreen Apartments
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A fire damages unit at the Evergreen Apartments on Hickory Valley Road Tuesday evening. It happened in the H Building in the Apartments near I 75. Robert Knowles was coming home to the building when he encountered…
Car wrecks while being chased by deputies
Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries.