Mother, acquaintance in custody after child 'tortured'
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A 9-year-old boy is recovering after Alabama police said he was tortured by his mom and an acquaintance of hers.
Officials consider removing part of bridge after drownings
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - The National Park Service is mulling new safety measures after two recent drownings by people who jumped off a 101-year-old bridge into the Chattahoochee River.
New law on virtual currency, online transactions in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has a new law on virtual currency and online transactions.
Tennessee cancer survivor sinks hole-in-one after surgery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee cancer survivor has hit a hole-in-one in her first round of golf since undergoing five surgeries in the past year.
Rutherford county's water doesn't taste right
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Officials in one central Tennessee county working to treat an algae bloom affecting the area's water supply say it will take at least two weeks before the taste returns to normal.
Shooting, Robbery on Rawlings Street
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police were called to a local hospital early Saturday morning on reports of a victim arriving who was suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, Maurice Flanagan, 38, informed officers he was approached by…
Sequatchie County Shooting
Sequatchie County, TN (WDEF) - The Sheriff’s Department with Sequatchie County responded to a shooting on Signal Mountain Friday afternoon. Following a report that a male had been shot around the 3100 block of Highway 127, officers found a victim…
TDFN: CCS at McCallie
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Emily's List of Weekend Activities - August 18, 2017
With football season here, you get a chance to tailgate at the Chattanooga Market this Sunday.
TDFN: Ooltewah at Tyner
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TDFN: Scoreboard August 18
Scoreboard updated throughout the evening.
Chattanooga Making Confederate Cemetery Changes
Mayor Andy Berke is making some changes to the city's involvement with Chattanooga's Confederate Cemetery.
DA Stephen Crump has a plan to battle opioid epidemic
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - District Attorney General Steve Crump announced this week his new initiative in the fight against the opioid epidemic. The initiative has five components. Crump hopes to address the issue by increasing prosecution for dealers, shifting some of…
Spring City residents prepare for big eclipse crowd
A small Rhea County Town will have one of the longest amounts of totality in our area.
Update: Suspect in Custody in Highway 58 SWAT Standoff
The suspect in a SWAT standoff Friday afternoon is now in custody.
IAC employees give Sale Creek students eclipse glasses
International Automotive Components Group of Dayton employees stopped by a Hamilton County School to hand out eclipse glasses.
Update: Fatality in Train-Vehicle Accident
Chattanooga police have identified the driver in a deadly car versus train crash from Friday afternoon.
Hamilton County School Board approves new positions for Opportunity Zone schools
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson and the school board has made moves on efforts to improve student achievement at some struggling schools. "There's nothing that I've seen from the state that, gives me…
2 jailers charged with smuggling meth in for inmates
NEWPORT, Tenn. (AP) - Two former jail employees in Tennessee have been arrested on charges of smuggling meth into the jail to give to inmates.