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Three new K-9 officers hit Tennessee Valley streets

HAMILTON COUNTY (WDEF) - Just in time for National Pet Day, three Tennessee Valley law enforcement agencies welcome some new --furry-- members to the pack today. News 12's Angela Moryan met the four-legged officers and found out how a generous…

Do you know the suspect who ran from Belk's?

UPDATE: Dalton Police have already identified the woman soon after posting the photos. Thanks, everyone. _____ DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Dalton Police Department needs your help to identify a department store theft suspect. Loss Prevention employees at Belk say…

UPDATE: Dade School County bus hits woman in Trenton

TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A 70-year-old Dade County woman remains in critical condition at a hospital after she was struck by a school bus Tuesday afternoon. Police Chief Christy Smith identified the woman as Diane Hulgan of Wildwood. It happened around…

Victim's loved ones shocked from Chestnut Street shooting

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Sunday's early morning shooting near Southside Social leaves one young woman dead. Witnesses say the shooter's vehicle was headed south on Chestnut Street when it opened fire on two women in a car traveling north. Cachet…

Hamilton County has your 9PM wake up call

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies responded to 375 thefts from vehicles in the past year. That's an unusually high number. Many of those thefts happened in the Ooltewah, Apison, and East Brainerd Road areas. And after investigating... the…

Cherokee Co. makes sex offender registry arrest

Murphy, NC (WDEF) — A foot chase over suspected drug activity turns into a sex offender registry case in the North Carolina mountains. Cherokee County officers were investigating suspicious behavior Friday on Highway 64. When 38 year old Robert Burl…

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