Emily's List of Weekend Activities - April 6, 2018
Movie lovers will want to head out to the Chattanooga Film Festival.
Largest illegal immigrant roundup in a decade in Tennessee
MORRISTOWN, Tennessee (WDEF) - Government agencies carried out the largest workplace immigration raid in Tennessee in a decade on Thursday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) agents, along with agents with Homeland Security Investigations, Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation…
Scammers claim to be Dade County Sheriff's Office deputy
A new scam is going around in Dade County where the caller is claiming to be from the Sheriff’s Office.
Homeless must leave their tent city this weekend
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - People living in that make-shift tent city on 11th street will have to find another place to live. About a hundred of the city's homeless will stay at the Community Kitchen until other arrangements are made. The soil…
Bench pressing against Domestic Violence
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Erlanger physicians, and U-T College of Medicine residents were raising money today in the 11th Annual "Press Out Domestic Violence" bench press competition. It was going on in the mall at Erlanger Medical center, and it raised over…
Bob Corker reflects on national issues & Tennessee politics
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Tennessee senator Bob Corker is a nationally-known political figure, but also a former Chattanooga mayor and businessman. He was back in the city today for a speech to a chamber of commerce group, and his comments covered both…
Cleveland man gets 6 years for death at Trace Adkins concert
HUNTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man will serve six years in the death of an Indiana man who was dragged, then run over by an SUV. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports a judge declined to give 45-year-old Billy Jason…
Ex-Nashville airport official accused of stealing $130K in cellphones
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man is accused of stealing more than $130,000 in cellphones through his former role as an airport authority official. The Tennessean quotes a federal charging document filed Thursday as saying that John Pat Banister…
Firefighters rescue dog from smoky home
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Fire investigators believe that improperly discarded cigarette butts led to a house fire this morning on Tunnel Boulevard. It happened around 11 AM in the 1900 block. Firefighters got a report that the female resident may still…
Grand Jury indicted Marion man in New Year's shooting
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - A 61-year-old Marion County man was arrested earlier this week in the New Year's Day shooting of Brandon Shrum. Johnny Watts is being charged with reckless homicide. Back in January, Sheriff "Bo" Burnett said no charges…
Teen seriously injured after being hit by an SUV
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Family members say a 16 year old boy is fighting for his life after being hit by an SUV Thursday evning in northwest Georgia. It happened on Highway 114 at the entrance to Chattooga High School…
Authorities identify man hit by a train in Trenton
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dade County authorities have identified the man killed by a train early Thursday morning. He was struck near Clark's Lumber on Highway 11 in Trenton around 4:30 AM. Dade County offices say the victim was 35…
TN bill requires schools to report use of corporal punishment to state
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Corporal punishment in schools may not be what it used to be and in some instances might not be at all. "When there was more corporal punishment, classrooms were a whole lot better behaved and since…
Chattanooga police warn against burglars entering through window AC units
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Criminals are making their way into homes, but police say their methods aren't new just very uncommon. It's an unusual break in, instead of thieves stealing copper from a-c units, they are gaining access to homes…
The Masters: Day 4
Augusta, GA (WDEF) - Today, Mike Anthony shows us the best spots on the course to catch Masters Memories. Watch his reports on Prime News @ 7. AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The Latest on the first round of the Masters…
Georgia sheriff: 3 dead, 2 children hurt in apparent murder-suicide
DAHLONEGA, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say three people are dead and two children injured in an apparent murder-suicide in Georgia. Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said at a news conference Thursday that a man drove from Florida to north Georgia's Lumpkin County,…
Meet April "Do the Right Thing" Winner: Lilah Rogers
She may be small, but she has a big heart for helping others.
Blackburn wins Alexander endorsement, but Bredesen wins poll
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Lamar Alexander is endorsing Marsha Blackburn to join him in the U.S. Senate. Both are Republicans. Senator Alexander says "I have supported Marsha Blackburn as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, and I support her…
These scammers are going to a lot of trouble in Dade County
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Dade County Sheriff's Office reports and old scam with a new dressing on top. They are calling people and telling them that the Sheriff's Department has warrants on them. You have to send them a…
The Latest: Teacher pleads guilty to fleeing with minor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on Tennessee teacher accused of fleeing state with a minor last year (all times local): 4:15 p.m. An ex-Tennessee teacher who fled the state last year with a 15-year-old student has pleaded guilty to…
Trucker arrested for driving over fire hose at Shooters Depot
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It could be months before the Shooter's Depot on Shallowford Road is back in business after Wednesday fire. But a local truck driver will also feel the pain of the fire for awhile. Fire officials say he…
Marion Co. jailer indicted on charge of assaulting an inmate
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has gotten an indictment against a Marion County corrections officer. Agents began investigating a reported assault at the Marion County jail in October. 25 year old Steven Rollins faces a charge…
Ex-Tennessee teacher who fled with teen to plead guilty today
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…
Rhea County man faces 25 counts of Child Rape
A Rhea County grand jury has indicted Jerry Lee Defore with 25 counts of child rape.