NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Republican-led Tennessee House panel has killed a bill to ban child marriage because a socially conservative lobbyist argued it interferes with his state legal challenge of same-sex marriage. The House Civil Justice Subcommittee voted Wednesday…
MESSAGE FROM DR. APRIL HOWARD, JCSS SUPERINTENDENT The faculty and staff of the Jackson County School System work every day to provide a safe and caring learning environment for all students so they can benefit from a challenging and rigorous…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - A group of 13 senators have introduced a new school safety bill. It would allow public school systems and states to use federal dollars to pay for counselors, alarm systems, security cameras and crisis intervention training.…
UPDATE - In a previous version of this story, Chattanooga Police misidentified the suspect. We have now corrected the identity to Clinnita Chambliss. We regret the error and are happy to correct it. _______ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) A fight between two…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - School leaders in Catoosa County announced on Wednesday their plans to make schools safer in the county. The board approved five new School Resource Officers for the elementary schools. They now have seven SROs in the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has recused himself from two rape lawsuits against a Tennessee high school, citing a law that deals with impartiality. The cases allege the Hamilton County Board of Education failed to protect students on…
An Alabama sheriff says a man with a rifle has stormed into a restaurant and opened fire, killing the owner and wounding three other people.
Authorities say a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper has shot a man. The TBI says initial reports indicate the trooper had pulled a car over for a traffic stop Tuesday night in Robertson County. The trooper noticed another vehicle driving fast. That…
Several artists have been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis, Tennessee. Singer Mamie Smith, songwriter and musician Roebuck "Pops" Staples, piano man Georgia Tom Dorsey, drummer Sam Lay and the Chicago band, The Aces are among this…
Chattanooga City Council Members unanimously approved a resolution for a contract for the Fallen Five Memorial.
The Chattanooga Fire Department has created a fundraising calendar to help purchase oxygen masks made specifically for certain sizes and types of animals.
A Tennessee Valley pastor was fired last week after officiating a same sex marriage ceremony.
We have new details now on the redesign of Martin Luther King Boulevard in Downtown Chattanooga.
A thrift store, benefiting the Humane Educational Society, reopened after a car crashed through it three months ago.
Bradley County Sheriff Eric Watson plans to set up security booths in front of Bradley Central and Walker Valley high schools.
Brian Kyle teaches his kids life lessons, and that's helped him earn a Golden Apple Award.
A domestic fight in McMinn County left a 55 year old man stabbed to death.
Take a look at a dark fairy tale with CGI surprises, a new way to tell a ghost story, and the rise and fall of Nintendo's Power Glove in the 1980s.
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - A South Pittsburg man is behind bars, accused of a homicide early Monday morning. 21 year old Kordell Griffin is being charged with criminal homicide, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. The…
NEW YORK (AP) - Target is raising its minimum starting pay for workers for the second time in less than a year after seeing a bigger and better pool of candidates. Target, which hiked starting pay to $11 an hour…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on the Nashville mayor's guilty plea and expected resignation (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Nashville has a new mayor. Vice Mayor David Briley was sworn in Tuesday to replace Meg Barry, who resigned hours…
One of the nation's oldest black medical schools will provide free dental services to uninsured Tennesseans this upcoming weekend. Meharry Medical College says the event will offer cleanings, extractions, fillings and other services to hundreds of people on Saturday at…
A Tennessee man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with a house fire last year. 47-year-old Johnathan Donavan Smith of Morgan County was indicted on one count of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated arson. The case…
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Dade County Schools Officials and local law enforcement members met with parents to talk about school safety and security on Monday. "We felt it was good just to pause and have that face time with…