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.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - If you talk to people who were here during the Blizzard of 93, some will tell you that there was no warning. They're not remembering it right. Meteorologists warned of a big snow, a week out. It…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Representative and gubernatorial candidate Diane Black was in the scenic city today. As the conversation about keeping schools safe continues to rage, Black said she believes that it is important that we focus on the right thing. "When…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools has released its new proposed budget for next year. The school board will discuss the 230 page document at its next meeting on March 22. Among the highlights, the budget includes over half a…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Walker County is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for causing an oil spill in Rossville. Last night, hazmat crews responded to the oil spill containing a hazardous chemical…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's been dubbed the Storm of the Century -- slamming the entire eastern side of North America in March, 25 years ago. "I woke up, looked out, and could not believe it," said Ron Littlefield, a…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (March 12, 2018) -- Since 1998, the YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga has dedicated themselves to enriching the lives of underprivileged and at-risk youth. To enhance this mission, they started the youth and community action program (YCAP). Through this…
ATLANTA (AP) - Organizers of an anti-gun violence protest have filed a federal lawsuit questioning Georgia's policy requiring that events held at a plaza across from the statehouse be approved by a top elected official. The policy requires that weekend…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen says in his U.S. Senate campaign's second TV ad that he's "not running against Donald Trump." Bredesen says he learned long ago to "separate the message from the messenger." Bredesen is…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County traffic investigators are looking into a strange fatality this afternoon on North Hickory Valley Road. A 2002 silver Lexus SUV left the road around noon and hit a utility pole in the 8800 block. But…
Students at Cleveland Middle school now have Chromebook laptops to help them with their education.
Benjamin Brewer to 55 years in prison on Monday for causing a wreck on I-75, near the Ooltewah exit, in 2015.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Medal of Honor Heritage Center got a big boost on Monday from Congressman Diane Black. Congressman Black and her husband donated $250,000 towards the campaign. The Heritage museum is working to raise more than 6 million dollars.…