CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say the number of auto thefts has increased in Chattanooga and vehicle owners are making it even easier for these offenders by leaving their keys in the vehicle. According to Chattanooga Police Department data compiled…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The search for a new police chief has been narrowed down to 3 candidates - Todd Chamberlain, a Los Angeles Police Department captain, Chattanooga officer Edwin McPherson, and David Roddy, Chattanooga's acting police chief. But Concerned Citizens…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Agriculture officials say a rarely seen form of mad cow disease has been found in Alabama. A statement from state Agriculture Commissioner John McMillan says atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy was confirmed in an 11-year-old beef cow.…
On Tuesday Chattanooga launched it's new web app... The city insider application uses data to put together an open map that will allow you to see the number of crime incidents and non emergency municipal calls. The map can be…
So he got his .38-caliber handgun and took aim. Seago says it took three shots to drop the hog,
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - On Monday afternoon at 4:30 PM, an 18 wheeler came rushing down the mountain and into Fort Payne. The Cottondale, Alabama driver says he lost control coming down the mountain He says he saw the…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - Royal Remanufacturing, LLC will close its plant in South Pittsburg at the end of August. 75 workers will be without a job. The company remanufactures vending machines and coolers. They operated four plants across the…
Police say hospital staff became suspicious of Bagwell
the attraction is closing July 30 to make way for a new one.
The sudden rise of Suck Creek forced the hikers to move off of the trail to higher ground.
Chattanooga, Tenn. -- Two families will have to spend the night elsewhere after a fire broke out in their duplex tonight. The Chattanooga Fire Department received the alarm at 8:02 p.m. and responded to 1326 Townhills Road with four fire companies.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Since 7:30 pm, rescue personnel have been searching for two lost hikers on the Suck Creek Trail Head. A 21-year-old male called 911 reporting him and his friend (21 YOM) were lost and off the hiking trail…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The mother of a baby who died in a hot car in Chattanooga last week, stood before a judge today. As of now, Jessica Tollett is charged with three counts of aggravated child abuse, but that could…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - Higher education is changing, and Georgia Northwestern Technical College is pushing ahead with its plan to adapt a curriculum that meets the specialized needs of the community. The college took another step today with a groundbreaking ceremony…
BLEDSOE COUNTY (WDEF) - Bledsoe County authorities this evening are looking for an Indiana man who is wanted for several counts of child molestation. The Fortville, Indiana police department answered a report of a sexual assault on July 13th. The suspect…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Councilwoman Demeetrus Coonrod is apologizing to her constituents today after body cam footage was released of a traffic stop last month. She also wants to shift the focus from her past and says things like this take…
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate an officer involved shooting in Summerville. Chattooga County deputies were assisting a detective with the Summerville Police Department in investigating a snatch and grab robbery…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - The Dalton Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a man who used a credit card stolen from a swim meet in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia at several locations in Dalton. The suspect used the stolen…
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) - An animal hoarding case in Soddy Daisy will be bound over to a Grand Jury. Staci and Dustin Tallent made a brief appearance in court this morning where it was decided their case would be heard…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - After more than 16 years, the Tennessee Department of Children's Services is free of federal oversight from a 2001 settlement over its treatment of foster care children. Gov. Bill Haslam announced Tuesday that a federal judge…
9 year old Arthur Mantone Jr. was hit while checking his mailbox.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have identified the person fatally shot on Sunday at Renaissance Park. The victim has been identified as 45-year-old Kathy Hardy. Next of kin has been notified. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police responded to a…
Nix faces charges of theft and especially aggravated kidnapping.
"She has made a lifetime career out of stealing and taking advantage of people"- prosecutor