CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools honored the district's three teachers of the year today at a lunch at the Public House restaurant. "I don't know if you've heard, we have a Forrest Kindergarten class, and Sam can be found…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga police chased a suspect this afternoon who reportedly had a gun near a school. It happened on the football field at Orchard Knob Middle School before 3 PM, but after school was let out. The suspect,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - One of the Republican candidates for Governor is campaigning in Chattanooga. Randy Boyd spoke at the Pachyderm Club lunch today. Boyd served as Governor Haslam's Special Advisor on Higher Education. He spearheaded the state's Drive to 55…
Tourist from Wisconsin lost in Red Flag tides off Alabama coast.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Police arrested 19-year-old Jacquez Devin Fields of Dalton after allegedly strangling a kitten. The police report says the kitten died a “agonizing death” after suffering sevreal broken bones and abuse. It all began at 3716…
Kane Brown does not win New Male Vocalist
Whitwell Middle School has found a unique way to teach students about different cultures.
A man suspected of trying to rob an East Ridge pharmacy has been arrested.
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia's Consumer Protection Unit is warning consumers about a Publisher's Clearing House scam. They have gotten several complaints about them. The scammers pose as representatives from Publisher's Clearing House. They promise a big prize, but you…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Teenager faces animal cruelty charges in the death of a kitten. 19 year old Jacquez Devin Fields of Dalton was charged Thursday night with aggravated cruelty to animals. He told officers that he kicked the kitten,…
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. (AP) - Three days of public remembrance have begun for Zell Miller, who served as both Georgia's governor and U.S. senator. Mourners are gathering Monday at Young Harris College in Miller's hometown. Miller died Friday at his…
CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WDEF) -- The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says 41-year-old Eugene Mcclure of Marble, NC and 36-year-old Timothy Robert Norton of Candler, NC are facing drug charges.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting after the victim arrived at a local hospital.
DALTON, Ga. (AP) - Workers have begun placing the first headstones on unmarked graves of children at a cemetery in northwest Georgia.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama state employees are getting pay raises for the first time in close to a decade.
Soddy-Daisy, TN (WDEF) - The Soddy-Daisy Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to promote the fourth annual "Thumbs Down to Texting and Driving" campaign during the month of April. April is nationally recognized as Distracted…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- H&R Block hosted National Shred Day today with free events nationwide - two of them were held in our area. This was a free event that they hold around tax time to make sure that people…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The 22nd Annual Strides of March was held today at Renaissance Park. The Strides of March is an opportunity for the community to come together in remembrance of those we've lost to AIDS. #stridesofMarch #StridesOfMarchNooga @ChattCARES…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Thousands of students, teachers and other concerned citizens marched across the country today carrying signs to say "enough" to gun violence as part of the #MarchForOurLives movement. After giving the numbers for every mass shooting since…
Update at 2:30 pm 3/25: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Corecivic says the unit involved in the incident is on lockdown. The inmates in that unit will remain in their cells with "limited, escorted movement until further notice." They did confirm that…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - An equipment manager for Georgia's football team is accused of using a hidden camera to capture images of at least one person showering in the Bulldogs' locker room.
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi judge has sentenced a Georgia woman to 25 years in prison for stabbing her 3-year-old son.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (AP) - Authorities have identified a Tennessee trucker and four members of an Illinois family who died in an East Texas traffic accident.
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"Known for his courage and sang-froid, Lt. Col. Arnaud Beltrame was acclaimed by neighbors, colleagues and French authorities as a hero Saturday"