Emissions testing ban passes Tennessee Senate
The bill will end emissions testing in Hamilton County.
Police offer "Take Me Home" program
You pre-enroll family members who may someday wander from home. Police will be able to get photos out to officers better.
Former Gov. Phil Bredesen addresses Corker, Capitol Hill partisanship
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen visited the Scenic City today, as he spars with Republican Marsha Blackburn for Bob Corker's senate seat. Bredesen says it's odd and very telling to the nation's political climate that Senator…
Comparing how Tennessee, Georgia & Alabama celebrate confederates
Our 3 states all have different ways of dealing with Confederate Memorial Day
Montgomery pleads to child sexual battery
Scott Montgomery was originally charged with rape of a child under 13.
EPB Poetry Contest
EPB is celebrating the work of some young poets.
Vote now for Hixson Art students
You can vote once a day through May 4th. We have the link here.
Waffle House shooting: Suspect Captured
It was unclear whether the shots were connected to the search for the 29-year-old suspect.
Man facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting CPD officer
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A man is behind bars, charged with assaulting an officer Saturday. According to the arrest affidavit, Joshua Anthony Rucker was taken into custody after hiding in a shed on Portland Street. Rucker, along with the passenger in…
Local officials react to Waffle House shooting in Antioch
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Numerous officials have taken to social media to express their reactions to Sunday morning's fatal shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee.
Report: Autopsies show nothing suspicious in Avicii’s death
Sweden’s public broadcaster says police in Oman have conducted two autopsies on the body of Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ Avicii, who died Friday at age 28.
Two Men in custody facing multiple charges after chase
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Two men are facing multiple charges after chase involving the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say on Saturday around 5:00 p.m.they saw a car traveling south on Highway 60 at a "high rate of speed". Officials…
Driver crashes through brick wall at Chick-fil-A in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say one person has been injured after running a vehicle into a brick wall at a restaurant in Birmingham.
Congressman calls for gun control in wake of Waffle House shooting
(CBS News) -- A U.S. congressman is calling for restricting access to some assault weapons in the wake of a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Tennessee on Sunday that left four people dead.
Georgia agency reports progress in state's rape kit backlog
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says its crime lab is making progress in a yearslong effort to test thousands of backlogged sexual assault evidence packages.
"Hero" customer wrestled rifle away from Waffle House shooter
(CBS News) -- A customer is being called a hero after he charged a gunman at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee. Police are searching for 29-year-old Travis Reinking in connection with Sunday's shooting that left four people dead and four injured.
Waffle House shooting leaves 4 dead, 4 injured in Antioch: police
Updated: 01:35pm (CBS News) - Four people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting at a Waffle House in Tennessee early Sunday, authorities said. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said they were drafting an arrest warrant for…
Another Gang member arrested, charged under RICO indictment
Update 4/22 10:35 p.m. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Dimesha Kirk is now in custody. Both Kirk and Lomnick are charged with Racketeering Enterprise and Racketeering Conspiracy. Previous story: Another Athens Park Bloods gang member has been arrested and charged under the RICO…
Clean and Green Projects held all over downtown Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Clean and Green 2018 took place in Downtown Chattanooga Saturday. This annual cleanup and beautification event involved 700 hundred volunteers, some picked up up litter throughout Downtown Chattanooga and surrounding areas. There were sixteen special projects,…
Alton Park Revitalization Clean Up held Saturday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- District 7 Councilman Erskine Oglesby along with multiple City of Chattanooga departments participated in the inaugural Alton Park Street Fest & Clean Up today. “The purpose of this event is to empower District 7 constituents and the surrounding…
Deputies searching for auto thief in Bradley County
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office is searching for suspected auto thief. They say their deputies are currently looking for a black male in the 3000 block of Old Freewill Rd. who was seen inside a stolen vehicle.…
Alabama to observe Confederate Memorial Day
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - State government offices are closing Monday in Alabama for Confederate Memorial Day.
Queen Elizabeth II to mark 92nd birthday with star-studded concert
LONDON (CBS News) -- Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 92nd birthday with a star-studded concert in London.
Unarmed security guard sexually assaulted at Atlanta library
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say a female security guard at an Atlanta library was sexually assaulted while scissors were held to her throat.
