CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A crash on Highway 153 caused slow moving traffic. Authorities were on the scene at six Thursday afternoon directing traffic after a multi-vehicle accident. It happened on Highway 153 North near Boy Scout Road. One driver…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Everyone is safe after an apartment fire on Mountain Creek Road. Around 4:30 Thursday afternoon, firefighters got a report of a fire at the Rise at Signal Mountain Apartment complex. A fire was found coming from…
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 has asked to change his plea in federal court. A document filed by his lawyer Thursday in federal…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - You wouldn't expect to find artwork on your drive home. But the Wilcox Tunnel now has a new, brighter look. A Mural got unveiled this morning on each end of the tunnel. Organizers say it's a way…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A Sand Mountain man died in a crash Wednesday in Fort Payne. His motorcycle collided with a Jeep Wrangler before 2PM on Airport Road at Locklear Street. 26 year old Nicholas Delane Sewell of Rainsville…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Chattanooga City Council member says the council isn't interested in changing the name of the Walnut Street Bridge. A petition has been circulating in an attempt to change the name of the Walnut Street Bridge to…
UPDATE: The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says that Nicky Shell also has outstanding warrants there for Aggravated Burglary, Possession of Burglary Tools, Burglary, and Evading Arrest. The three suspects were found hiding in an attic of a home on 14th…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Mural was unveiled this morning on the exterior of each end of the Wilcox tunnel. The Seventy-Five Thousand Dollar project was funded by the Footprint Foundation, The Benwood Foundation and the City of Chattanooga. Greta McLain,…
Changes to the shift hours could be coming for Bradley County EMS workers.
JONESBORO, GA (CBS46,WDEF) - The Clayton County Police Department Police were able to gain information on the case after the juvenile was involved in a drive-by shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A gun was dropped on the scene and after months…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Latest on the final day of the Georgia legislative session (all times local): 10:25 a.m. Georgia House lawmakers are calling on state senators to allow adults of all ages who were sexually abused as children to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - 54 local gang members indicted. It's a large number representing the huge effort authorities are making in keeping the streets safe, and residents are glad to hear that work is being done. "That's awesome, that's very…
Food left on a stove caused a fire that caused 10-thousand dollars in damages to a Chattanooga home.
East Ridge Police and the parents of a missing teenager are looking for information to help find her.
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A teenager from Florida has been charged with making a threat against a northeast Alabama high school. Chief Randy Bynum says 19 year old Anthony Brett Kessler threatened violence at Fort Payne High on March…
BIRCHWOOD, Tennessee (WDEF) The second victim in the shooting on Tuesday in northern Hamilton County has died. Investigators say two men got into a domestic argument and a gun was produced. Both were rushed to the hospital with critical conditions.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A democratic challenger has entered the race for Hamilton County Mayor. Aloyse Brown manages projects for a multi-billion dollar pension fund. She says she'll bring that experience to Hamilton county to improve several areas. "When everyone has access…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Sheriff of Walker County is looking for a pair of inmates who escaped this afternoon. David Watson and Nicky Shell escaped from a work detail around noon in LaFayette. Deputies are also looking for Michele…
Charges include murders of five people, including the witness Bianca Horton.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tennessee Supreme Court has suspended a Hamilton County attorney from practicing law. The license of David Haines Rotroff has been transferred to disability inactive status. The court does not reveal what the disability is. He cannot…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Senate Speaker Randy McNally is echoing House Speaker Beth Harwell's call for a lawmaker's resignation after three women have accused him in a report of sexual misconduct as their high school basketball coach decades ago. McNally…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police investigate an overnight shooting in the Orchard Knob area. The victim arrived at the hospital after midnight with a gunshot wound. Police describe it as non-life-threatening. The victim said he was in the 700 block…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chris Moffat lives on Waconda Point Road. He told News 12 that for about a month his neighborhood has been dealing with vehicle break-ins, and now, they've had enough. "We want people to know that…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A father has been charged with assault for an incident where his son was hit in the eye with a phone. Investigators say Raymond Harden Jr. was sitting in a vehicle this afternoon with his son and…