CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One Rossville 11-year-old is overcoming his disabilities with karate. In fact, he's won eight consecutive gold medals -- most recently at the U.S. Karate Open in Las Vegas. Joel Westbrook has not allowed his disability to…
The City of Cleveland is seeing an increase in crime compared to previous years.
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Patrick Cannon entered guilty pleas today in court for charges stemming from his time as Dade County Sheriff. He pled guilty to five counts of violation of oath of office and 13 counts of theft by…
5pm UPDATE: Tim Boyd issued this statement on his indictment on Tuesday: “This action by the District Attorney today is perhaps the most flagrantly political, despicable, desperate thing any of us has ever seen in Hamilton County. It reeks of…
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A truck wreck overnight spilled hundreds of stoves along a highway near Trenton. The tractor trailer over corrected in a curve and ended up in a ditch. Now in the daylight, crews are working to remove…
JACKSON, Tennessee (WDEF) - A grand jury has indicted a teacher at Dyersburg High School in west Tennessee. The TBI began investigating accusations against John Mark Moody in early March of having inappropriate relationships with multiple students. He was indicted…
Sponsor Gerald McCormick of Chattanooga says the bill clears up inconsistencies in Tennessee law.
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Police have charged two students with making the threats against Cleveland High School on Monday. The two female juveniles were charged with False Report. Police say they are both students at the school. Investigators say the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Friends of Vi Lawhorn are leaning on each other for support. A day after their friend was tragically killed, they decided to met up at Bud's Sports Bar to be together. "Vi was loved by a…
The body of an East Ridge double homicide suspect was found this morning in Mississippi.
"The electric car is a big after-school program we've been focusing on."
BRIDGEPORT, Ala. (WDEF) -- Google executives joined with top Alabama elected officials in Bridgeport Monday to officially break ground on the new $600 million data center. The plant is set to become Google's 14th data center in the world. When…
WINCHESTER, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI announced the arrest of a University of the South student this afternoon. A Franklin County Grand Jury indicted 22 year old Philip Roper of Richmond, Virginia. He faces one count of Arson and one…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - This is the season to have your pets vaccinated. The Rabies Clinics for Catoosa County will be held on three weekends in April and May. The Rabies and registration costs $15. Here are the locations, dates…
For the first time, department eliminates two TNReady exams
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Today marks Food City's 100th birthday. The grocery industry has changed over the past 100 years. From the days of groceries being stored behind the counter to self-service supermarkets, automatic doors, scanning registers, self-checkouts, curbside pickup and…
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama college that's still recovering from a tornado strike has released surveillance video showing what the storm looked like as it hit campus. Jacksonville State University released a video compilation made from multiple cameras when…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Cleveland Police Department are informing the public about a threat at Cleveland High School. They say threats were made to disrupt the daily activities at the school. Investigators say they have responded to a residence…
JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WDEF) --The Jasper County Sheriff believes the body of a double homicide suspect has been found. According to Sheriff Randy Johnson, a body was found in the Vossburg, Mississippi area. Investigators believe the body is of Casey…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- More than 50 first responders from 16 different departments throughout the tri-state area spent their weekend working on their life-saving skills.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police have released information on the fatal crash on Interstate 24 Sunday morning.
BRIDGEPORT, Ala. (AP) - Google is marking the start of construction at its $600 million data center in northeastern Alabama.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Republican Party's executive committee has decided to remove seven GOP candidates for U.S. Senate and one in the governor's race from the August primary election ballot.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Two local couples are joining forces to take people behind the scenes of some local breweries.