ATLANTA (WDEF) - The ringleader of a credit card theft ring was sentenced today in Atlanta. Prosecutors says Quentin Pickett and his co-conspirators stole credit cards from the secured baggage loading area at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and from a private…
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Sequatchie County detective spotted a registered sex offender at a school Friday morning. He witnessed 37-year-old Jonathon Eric Kelly driving a van on school property with three children inside it. Kelly is classified as a…
Locations in Knoxville and Lenoir City
Pike Road is outside of Montgomery
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Walker County Development Authority (WCDA) is putting the former Coats American property up for sale. They are asking for proposals from local business and community leaders about the future of the eight acres in Rossville.…
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has taken over the case of an officer involved shooting in Hamilton County on Friday morning.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - You probably know that Amazon's Alexa can tell you the weather. She can play you music. All you have to do is ask. Alexa is one of the voice assistants on the market that have become…
"I urge my colleagues in the Senate to act quickly."
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to make medical marijuana legal in Tennessee, but only in oil-based products. Sen. Steve Dickerson of Nashville and Rep. Jeremy Faison of Cosby announced the bill's filing Thursday amid wide…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A prisons official says three executions are scheduled this year in Tennessee, which would be the first since 2009. Department of Correction spokeswoman Neysa Taylor on Thursday confirmed James Hawkins, Billy…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Charges were filed on a former Chattanooga police officer for possession of child pornography. There is no word yet on when Bryan Moody the third III will have to turn himself in. According to Chattanooga Police, this…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Parents, students, and teachers in Whitfield County were told that they would have another Snow Day...... but through song... take a listen. Dr. Judy Gilreath says, "Decisions.... I know I must make a decision. So tell me ...…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Lung cancer is curable if caught early enough. Unfortunately that doesn't happen often enough. But CHI Memorial has a new tool in the fight against lung cancer. It's the Breathe Easy mobile health coach. It got formally…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Alexa Conference is going on right now in Chattanooga. Dozens are gathering at the Chattanooga Library downtown to discuss how voice technology being used across the world. The goal is to give developers the training needed to…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The jury selection for the trial of Benjamin Brewer begins Thursday in Nashville.. A jury will be picked in Davidson County and then the trial returns to Chattanooga on the 22nd. Prosecutors say Brewer had drugs in…
"there is no friendship in drugs. Anything can go bad in a heartbeat.”
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department says the cause of the fire was a candle. _____ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) Two women barely escaped a house fire Thursday morning in Brainerd. Firefighters got the call around 9 AM to a home at 4615…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Wednesday night, Bishop Quan Miller spoke at Lee University during the "Desegregation at Lee College" event. In the early 1970's Miller attended Lee University after the school began admitting African-Americans in 1966. "We arrive at…
Catoosa County public works officials have been treating the roads but urging drivers to stay home unless they absolutely have to go out.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on videos posted by a University of Alabama student containing racial slurs (all times local): 5:50 p.m. A former University of Alabama student is apologizing for posting videos using a racial slur. Harley Barber…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Residents of the Tennessee valley are still coping with colder-than-usual temperatures. The latest blast from the arctic didn't produce that much snow, but most schools and government agencies were closed again today. It's been a cold January,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The stock market keeps recording historic numbers. In just seven days, the Dow Jones rocketed from one all-time high to another. As the opening bell rang yesterday, the Dow read 26,000 points. Since the election of…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police are asking for the public's help to identify an unusual shoplifting suspect. They say he got away with a full set of cookware from a department store. Investigators say it happened last Friday afternoon…
MANCHESTER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Fire more District Attorney Generals have filed lawsuits involving the opiod crisis in Tennessee. They represent counties in the middle part of the state. Their targets are both the companies that make the drugs and the…