By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A divided House of Representatives committee has approved a proposal that would allow some teachers to carry or access firearms in schools. The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee voted…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) The Southern Environmental Law Center has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service over the Cherokee National Forest. The suit alleges that the Forest Service is illegally endangering the soil, forest and waters around Tumbling Creek.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga native and country songwriter Kelley Lovelace is in the scenic city today. He visited the Bethel Christian Academy to help promote Bethel's charity weekend in April. Lovelace will host a Country Connection concert to benefit the Bethel…
They say the suspect was stealing copper tubing and knocked over containers with the oil.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Mayor Andy Berke joined other city officials Wednesday to give a preview of the new and improved Miller Park in downtown Chattanooga. The city expects the park to open in mid-July, barring any weather delays. However,…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Dalton Board of Education has chosen Dr. Tim Scott as their new superintendent. He is currently serving as Douglas County's assistant superintendent, with is west of Atlanta. Dr. Scott will take over next Monday. Interim…
Spring brings flowers, warmer weather and roller coasters. ATLANTA (WDEF) - For Media Day at Six Flags Over Georgia, the theme park gave us a new look at an old roller coaster. The wooden Great American Scream Machine has been…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police hope you can help them identify suspects in a theft at a Walgreen's. Investigators say two people stole $1,461 of cologne from the Walgreen's on West Walnut Avenue on Tuesday, February 27th. They say…
Students all over the country today walked out of class to mark the one month anniversary of the school shooting in Florida.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department releases the identify of the man who died in a house fire on Igou Gap Road on Tuesday. Family members say 54 year old Michael Pearson stayed inside the burning home in East…
The Hamilton County Narcotics and Special Operations Division has charged 37 year old Susan Rebecca Hildreth with second degree murder.
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam is joining several other Tennessee officials voicing concerns over President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The Republican governor told reporters Tuesday he's concerned about additional costs to manufacturers, particularly the state's car industry.…
67 year old Carlton Gary, a man known as the "stocking strangler" was convicted on three counts of malice murder, rape and burglary for the 1977 deaths of three elderly women. He is scheduled to be executed this Thursday. But a…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - The Dalton Board of Education and Interim Superintendent held a forum on how to move forward with school safety and security at Dalton High School on Tuesday night. The forum came nearly two weeks after a…
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OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Middle and high school Students across the country plan to walk out of their classes Wednesday to honor the victims of last month's school shooting in Florida. The student leaders at Ooltewah High School have coordinated…
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FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A suspect in a Sand Mountain shooting has finally returned to DeKalb County. Back in December, a victim was shot at a home on Short Cut Drive in Henegar. DeKalb Sheriff's investigators obtained a murder…
She's known as a kind and compassionate teacher, and that's earned Joey Bird a Golden Apple Award.
LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on the crash of a tour bus that was returning to Texas from Disney World (all times local): 10:10 a.m. An Alabama state trooper says the driver was killed when a tour bus carrying…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A man died in a house fire early this morning trying to rescue the family dogs. The fire broke out at 8604 Igou Gap Road in East Brainerd just after 2 AM. Firefighters report seeing flames from…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A man was shot in East Lake on Monday afternoon. 22 year old Javoris Akins arrived at the hospital around 2:30 PM with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. He says he was shot in the 3500 block of 4th…
State parks throughout Tennessee will now offer free, guided hikes later this month. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has said that all 56 parks in the state of Tennessee will host free hikes on March 24. The department says it is…
On Monday night, the Dalton Public Schools Education Board met for their regular agenda meeting for the first time since a former teacher barricaded himself inside a classroom, and fired a shot out of a window.