MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating fatal crash that claimed two lives in McMinn County on Sunday morning right after 2:00. Troppers say the crash happened on Highway 411 in Etowah. Two cars were involved in…
CHATTOOGA, Ga. (WDEF) - The Chattooga County Sheriff's Department is searching for the man who shot another man in the leg Saturday morning. According to Sheriff Mark Schrader it happened around 6:10 a.m. Officials say a man was visiting his…
Bradley County, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Bradley County authorities are investigating a stabbing. The Bradley County Sheriff's Office tweeted about the incident around 11:30 p.m. Saturday night. According to the Sheriff's Office, the stabbing occurred on Craigmiles Street NE. The Sheriff's…
(Photos courtesy of Ricardo Chang) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattery hosted their first Great Adult Egg Hunt & Hoppy Hour at the Sculpture Fields on Saturday. Through a partnership with local artists, they created one-of-a-kind evergreen wooden egg, and…
GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A family is offering a $1,000 reward for information about a burglary in Grundy County. The Sheriff says he is standing behind this family and will continue to work to find out who did this.…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Dalton Police Department and the Whitfield County Emergency Management service held Stop The Bleed workshops Saturday at the Police Department's headquarters. #StopTheBleedDay @StoptheBleedDay training hosted by @DaltonPD and @WhitfieldEMA today. The details at 11. pic.twitter.com/iOrkW3My7V…
(CBS News) -- Authorities in Nashville, Tennessee, are weighing whether to file criminal charges after confiscating half a dozen animals suspected of being abused from a local PetSmart store.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A man convicted in the 2015 death of his stepdaughter in Alabama could be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A longtime pastor has been returned to Tennessee to face charges that he molested several children during his time leading a Nashville congregation.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - The only female human resources director at the University of Alabama's main campus believes she would have been paid at least $50,000 more to do her job over the past five years if she had been a man.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two of Tennessee's largest insurers say they've made significant reductions in the number of opioid drugs prescribed.
ASHVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama authorities say a plane crash has killed a pilot from Los Angeles.
EAST RIGDE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The East Ridge Police Department was called to investigate a body found at the Cascade Motel in East Ridge. East Ridge Police say it was an apparent accidental overdose. The Criminal Investigation Division has been…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Hands-free may end up being the way to be in Georgia. "I think hands-free devices should be the way of the future. I think Georgia is kinda a little behind the times. I mean, I…
La Paz Chattanooga is seeking support for a national grant challenge called "A Community Thrives."
Who says you have to be a kid to enjoy an Easter egg hunt?
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Cute chicks might seem to be great Easter gifts for kids, but those chicks become chickens, and are harder to care for. Zoo Director Darde Long says that parents and pet owners need to consider carefully the…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Collegedale Seventh Day Adventist Church and Southern Adventist University are teaming up. For the 23rd year, they are presenting their SonRise Resurrection Pageant. They will present 13 showings beginning at 8:30 tomorrow morning. The tickets were…
Allergy season is hitting some people in the Tennessee Valley pretty hard. With signs of spring outside, allergy season is in high gear. Sylvia Hall says lately her allergies have been getting worse and with this weather she doesn't expect…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - School safety has been in the forefront of many conversations in the recent weeks. The Cleveland Police Department says they are no exception. Sgt. Bobby Ruth says, "We want our SRO's to be experts in their school…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A woman says she dropped an envelope with $200 in cash at a convenience store in the early morning hours. Now police say this man picked it up. It happened around 4:20 AM at the Citgo…
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Federal agents have seized 63 dogs after discovering blood-stained carpet at the site of a suspected dogfighting pit in rural Georgia. Prosecutors say state troopers pulled over four vehicles March 17 and…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Zoo is having it's annual Hug a Bunny day Friday and Saturday. Zoo Director Darde Long says shortly after Easter every year, the zoo was being overwhelmed with calls asking if they wanted bunnies and…
“We are bringing additional specialists and services to an area that has traditionally struggled to attract some providers"