Sequatchie County Deputy arrested, charged with DUI
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - One Sequatchie County deputy is behind bars in Dunlap after being arrested for a DUI.
Blood Assurance helping earthquake relief
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - One way locals can help those affected by the earthquake is to donate blood. Blood Assurance has already sent 60 bags of blood to help those who are in need. They say they need more people to…
Kitchen fire damages apartment
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department was called to an apartment fire on West 38th Street around 2 P.M. Saturday afternoon. Firefighters say there was no sign of fire until Lt. Mack Ridge went inside the apartment and…
Firefighters battle garage fire
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters worked to save a house from a garage fire today. The Chattanooga Fire Department was called to Cleveland Avenue early Saturday afternoon on reports of a vehicle fire in a garage. Lt. John Meadows…
Ambulance medic, patient killed in Tennessee highway crash
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An ambulance has crashed on a Tennessee highway, killing a medic and a patient.
French police clash with protesters in Paris riot; 90 injured
Protesters wearing yellow vests clash with police in Paris on December 01, 2018. Thierry Chesnot / Getty PARIS — A French protest against rising taxes and the high cost of living turned into a riot Saturday in Paris as police…
TBI arrests Most Wanted Suspect from Chattanooga
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Chattanooga fugitive Dominique Lebron Collins remained on the run for six months after being put on Tennessee's Top Ten Most Wanted List. But his run is over. The TBI says they have captured Collins in Lynchburg,…
The Latest: Kid Rock out of Christmas parade after comments
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on Kid Rock's comments and the Nashville Christmas Parade (all times local): 6:15 p.m. Kid Rock's profane comments on live TV have gotten him booted from leading the Nashville Christmas Parade. Instead, the parade…
Emily's List of Weekend Activities - December 1, 2018
Chattanooga's 24-hour long festival kicks off Saturday.
Whitwell Presbyterian named to National Register of Historic Places
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Tennessee Historical Commission has added a church in Whitwell to the National Register of Historic Places. Whitwell Presbyterian Church was built around 1892, though people still argue over the exact date. It still has a small congregation…
TVA pulls the plug on Haney deal for Bellefonte Nuclear Plant
Deal collapses that would have let a private company finish the nuclear reactors that TVA began to build 40 years ago.
Latest news & videos from the Anchorage earthquake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The Latest on the earthquake in Alaska (all times local): This is what happened on the 6th floor of the Nesbett Courthouse during the Anchorage #earthquake. Both attorneys jumped under their desks. Evacuated the building after…
Lions Club and Hair Salon damaged by fire
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters put out a blaze at a commercial building in Lookout Valley overnight. It happened around 3:45 AM on Aster Avenue. A passerby reported flames on the backside of the Otis O'Dell building, across the street from…
Nashville Mayor leans toward missing Kid Rock-led parade after remarks
Entertainer is grand marshal of Nashville Christmas parade.
Sen. Bob Corker visits McCallie students
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Outgoing Senator Bob Corker spoke with McCallie students this morning, and answered their questions. After a brief bio, in which he explained the highlights of his career, and his motivation for seeking public office, Corker challenged McCallie students…
Hixson package theft suspect identified
Chattanooga Police are investigating another package theft case, but this time they were able to identify a suspect.
"They want to kill me": Refugee athlete held in Thailand fears deportation
King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain attends an official ceremony in Manama, Bahrain, Nov. 25, 2018. HANDOUT/Anadolu Agency/Getty MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australian officials have raised with Thai authorities the plight of an Australia-based refugee professional soccer…
U.S. urged to send Ebola experts to Congo as crisis worsens
JOHANNESBURG — Global health experts are urging the Trump administration to allow U.S. government disease specialists — "some of the world's most experienced" — to return to northeastern Congo to help fight the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history, and the…
Danai Gurira on why World AIDS Day hits close to home
"Black Panther" and "Walking Dead" star Danai Gurira says World AIDS Day resonates with her because she saw the effects of the deadly disease in her own community when she was growing up. Gurira was born in the U.S. but…
Hearty handshake between Putin and Saudi crown prince goes viral
While some world leaders distanced themselves from the Saudi crown prince accused of ordering the assassination of a journalist, and from Russian President Vladimir Putin. But those two men appeared happy to see each other at the G-20 summit in…
Rare photo of Van Gogh isn't exactly what it seems, museum says
AMSTERDAM — For decades the bright-eyed boy in the photograph was believed to be the legendary artist Vincent Van Gogh at age 13. But experts revealed Thursday the picture is most likely not the Dutch "Sunflowers" painter, but his brother…
U.S. seeks European support for anti-Hamas UN resolution
A picture taken on July 20, 2018, shows a fireball exploding in Gaza City during Israeli bombardment. Getty UNITED NATIONS — The United States is leading a push at the United Nations to win crucial backing from European countries for…
Chattanooga police officer accused of kidnapping, sexual battery
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Chattanooga police officer has been arrested and now faces charges of Felony Kidnapping and Felony Sexual Battery. Officer Benjamin Dessalines was taken into custody Thursday. Officials said an internal investigation was opened on an allegation…
Local young writers get novels published
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Writing a novel is something most people only think about doing. But for 10 local young adults they not only thought about it, but also accomplished it. On Thursday, at the Barnes and Noble at…