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3 killed in wreck in northeast Alabama

PAINT ROCK, Alabama (WDEF) - Three people died in a wreck on Wednesday afternoon in Northeast Alabama. It happened on Highway 72 in Paint Rock, between Scottsboro and Huntsville around 3:40 CDT. Jackson County Sheriff Chuck Phillips says that a…

Woman Arrested for Chemical Endangerment of a Child

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office has received a report of a woman that tested positive on multiple occasions during her pregnancy. Sheriff Jimmy Harris states that during the investigation it was found that 24-year-old Jessica Marie…

Woman shot on O'Neal Street Tuesday night

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say a woman was shot Tuesday night in East Chattanooga. It happened in the 100 block of O'Neal Street in the neighborhood next to Erlanger around 9:30 PM. Officers arrived to find 58 year old…

Annual Race For the Cure in Chattanooga

It's time for an annual event that helps raise money for an important event here in Chattanooga. It's the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and it's on October 22nd. "So Susan G Komen is our local nonprofit. Our…

NFL Issue Continues To Grow

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - NFL players kneeling on the sidelines has been one of the most divisive things in the history of televised American sports. And last weekend it took another turn after comments by the President. Many Americans are asking---what…

Local church holds meeting after Nashville shooting

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The news from Antioch prompted a hastily called meeting of the leadership at the Church of Christ in Fort Oglethorpe. A woman was shot at a Tennessee church over the weekend. Funeral services for 38-year-old Melanie…

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