NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An ex-Tennessee teacher who fled with a 15-year-old student last year and set off a 39-day nationwide manhunt is scheduled to plead guilty. A document filed by his lawyer last week in federal court in Nashville…
A Rhea County grand jury has indicted Jerry Lee Defore with 25 counts of child rape.
RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Rhea County man is facing 25 counts of child rape and 10 other felony charges. 59 year old, Jerry Lee Defore has been behind bars since March when he was arrested on just 5 counts.…
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The Latest on the crash of a tour bus that injured passengers heading to the Masters golf tournament (all times local): 1:45 p.m. A Georgia state trooper says passengers riding a charter bus to the Masters…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The City of Chattanooga's Department of Youth and Family Development is celebrating Spring Break 2018 this week.
AUGUSTA, Georgia (WDEF) Mike Anthony is back with another report from Augusta National Golf Club on the Masters Tournament. For many golf fans, going to the Masters is a once-in-a-lifetime event. So you better be sure to buy something to…
"We felt so lost and alone."
A man who risked his life to save a three-year-old girl, after a deadly crash, was honored by the Chattanooga Fire Department.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It's that time again. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department is hosting a Shred It and prescription drug drop off event this Saturday, April 7th. The event will be from 9 am until 1 pm at the Sheriff's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The video of Chattanooga's own dancing cop has been seen all over the United States. And now Officer Ampthor is the poster child for community engagement. Dance Break! 2 minutes that will brighten your day.@ChattanoogaPD officers…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Three men are behind bars, charged with killing a Middle Tennessee man, whose body was found in North Georgia. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says Hector Ruiz, Kevin Palacio, and Roberto Viera-Aybar were all indicted, charged with…
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An independent ethics office says a Tennessee congressman, Republican John Duncan, may have improperly converted more than $100,000 from his campaign committee and leadership political action committee to personal use. The conclusions…
SWEETWATER, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Sheriff's Office in Monroe County has recovered the body of a missing 16 year old youth. Ryan Haley was reported missing by his parents in Cumming Georgia two weeks ago. The family has a cabin…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Firefighters are trying to contain a blaze at the Shooters Depot on Shallowford Road. The fire is in an attic space above the store and firing range. Officials describe it as being above some ceiling tiles.…
AUGUSTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The players arrived in Augusta, Georgia today to get in some practice rounds for this week's Masters Tournament. Mike Anthony shows us "The Masters Life" all week. Today, he's trying out some of the Masters branded…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Charity Burnette's classroom is the great outdoors. The Gilbert Elementary teacher uses nature to teach her students life lessons. Rain, or shine, the kids and Burnette are solving problems, and working together on their education. And…
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WDEF) - A former Walker County kindergarten teacher is heading to federal prison for filming a child using the bathroom at his home in Alabama. A Federal Judge sentenced Charles Mark McCormack to 10 years behind bars. McCormack…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Sequoyah Fire Department battled a brush fire this afternoon in Hamilton County. It reached a large brush pile, but firefighters used a bulldozer to keep it from igniting. But high winds kept fanning the…
Two shooting victims are concerned after they were told by Hamilton County prosecutors that a deal would likely be reached in the suspect's case.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - China has now responded to the tariffs imposed by President Trump, by doing the same on a range of U.S. goods. The President's tariffs on steel and aluminum drew criticism today from Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, who…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The music industry continues to grow in Chattanooga. Now some of the bigger venues are getting in on the action. Finley's executive director Chris Thomas said they are actively working to get a big-name concert onto…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Supreme Court of Tennessee has disbarred Athens attorney Larry Dean Cantrell. The Court found he delivered property in an estate by quitclaim deed, instead of through a court deed or court order. Also for saying that…
BIRCHWOOD, Tennessee (WDEF) - Detectives for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office believe the fatal shooting last week on Eldridge Road was a case of murder/suicide. The shooting happened on March 27th during the day at a home on Chickamauga Lake,…
Chattanooga Police arrest a man for criminal homicide after a deadly shooting last year.
