SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - A South Pittsburg man is behind bars, accused of a homicide early Monday morning. 21 year old Kordell Griffin is being charged with criminal homicide, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. The…
NEW YORK (AP) - Target is raising its minimum starting pay for workers for the second time in less than a year after seeing a bigger and better pool of candidates. Target, which hiked starting pay to $11 an hour…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on the Nashville mayor's guilty plea and expected resignation (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Nashville has a new mayor. Vice Mayor David Briley was sworn in Tuesday to replace Meg Barry, who resigned hours…
One of the nation's oldest black medical schools will provide free dental services to uninsured Tennesseans this upcoming weekend. Meharry Medical College says the event will offer cleanings, extractions, fillings and other services to hundreds of people on Saturday at…
A Tennessee man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with a house fire last year. 47-year-old Johnathan Donavan Smith of Morgan County was indicted on one count of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated arson. The case…
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Dade County Schools Officials and local law enforcement members met with parents to talk about school safety and security on Monday. "We felt it was good just to pause and have that face time with…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee House has passed legislation that would lower the penalty to $250 for a first offense of toting a gun without a handgun carry permit. The Republican-led chamber voted 72-20 Monday on the bill. The…
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A country music singer is speaking out in support of a proposed bill in Tennessee that would provide better workplace protections against sexual harassment specifically for those working in the…
According to health experts, 1,186 people died from overdoses in Tennessee in 2016.
"What you'll find is that the Bessie Smith Cultural Center is going to be a centerpiece for all of that."
"It's very similar to the Tennessee promise program for graduating high school students, it's for adults."
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Residents of Memphis Drive near Dupont Parkway in Hixson say things haven't changed a lot for them this year. Every time there's a big rain event, the backyards of many homes turn into swamps. But help is on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has formed a panel to review school safety in Tennessee and recommend improvements. On Monday, Haslam's office said the group includes executive branch, General Assembly, safety, education and mental health leaders. Haslam's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The reworking of an interstate split that the Tennessee Department of Transportation commissioner has termed "about the worst interchange in the state of Tennessee" will likely not begin until summer 2019. The Chattanooga Times Free Press…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated Chattanooga attorney Lisa Zarzour Bowman. She was suspended in January for more than a year. But the Board determined that she has satisfactorily complied with the terms and conditions of her…
Officials and supporters of the Howard School are working on a program to boost literacy skills.
BENTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - A short chase ended with a major drug bust in Polk County on Saturday. Deputies tried to pull a vehicle over but it ran. But they chased him down soon afterwards and found a large amount…
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - A woman was shot to death at a home in Andrews, North Carolina on Sunday. Witnesses told officers that the suspect had fled in a vehicle and he was still armed. Cherokee County deputies and…
BY KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A complaint alleging federal campaign finance law violations has been filed against a super PAC that spent heavily to support Sen. Doug Jones in Alabama's U.S. Senate election, but did not…
POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Polk County Sheriff's Office has seized over one pound of methamphetamine with a street value of $53,000.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Airport announced Monday morning that Delta will soon begin nonstop service from Chattanooga to LaGuardia.
ATLANTA (AP) - A 15-year-old boy has died after being shot in a northwest Atlanta home over the weekend.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation has begun using a new online filing system. A news release says the TNComp system lets attorneys and self-represented litigants file without printing copies or traveling to state offices. Filing…
Police say a Tuscaloosa man has been charged in connection with a shooting of a teenager. 22-year-old Lederius Rogers was charged with attempted murder in a Thursday shooting of the teen. Tuscaloosa police responded to the DCH Regional Medical Center…