CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies responded to 375 thefts from vehicles in the past year. That's an unusually high number. Many of those thefts happened in the Ooltewah, Apison, and East Brainerd Road areas. And after investigating... the…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson has been one of the leading opponents to the manufacture and sale of marijuana in the state. Walker is a past president of the Georgia Sheriff's association, where he has fought…
Murphy, NC (WDEF) — A foot chase over suspected drug activity turns into a sex offender registry case in the North Carolina mountains. Cherokee County officers were investigating suspicious behavior Friday on Highway 64. When 38 year old Robert Burl…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Turner is documenting photos of the U.S. 6th Fleet operating in the Black Sea. He is a Navy Photographer from Athens, Tennessee. Specialist Turner has posted these photos as part…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Both U.S. Senators, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, have signed on to a bill that would strengthen background checks for gun buyers. They join almost three dozen co-sponsors. Senator Alexander says we need to make the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A local organization, YB Normal, is hoping to cut the hate and share the love.... one helping hand at a time. Cut The Hate & Share The love was the message an event held Sunday at the Kingdom…
Kids at Bess T. Shepherd Elementary have a new tool to get creative, and design things.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Another person was fatally shot over the weekend on Chestnut Street near the embattled Southside Social complex near Finley Stadium. The business has closed for Monday, but plans to re-open. On Monday, Mayor Andy Berke released this…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A week before the Woodmore bus crash trial begins, Judge Don Poole rules on some of the evidence that the prosecution hoped to use against Jonthony Walker. The Defense had challenged the use of victim autopsy photos,…
See which waste sites in our area aren't being cleaned up.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers this session could consider an overhaul of the state's juvenile justice system.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - In the last two years, six cases of sexual misconduct by faculty or staff at the University of Tennessee Knoxville led to those employees resigning or disciplinary action being taken.
HIRAM, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say arson is to blame for a fire that destroyed five homes and damaged at least 14 others in a Georgia subdivision.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is promoting a new a safety campaign called "#9PMRoutine".
Police ask anyone with information about the whereabouts of Akira Sariah Green to please call the Chattanooga Police Department at 423-698-2525.
A woman was killed in an early morning shooting outside of Southside Social on Chestnut Street in Chattanooga Sunday morning.
ATLANTA (AP) - Leaders of the Georgia House and Senate on Thursday adopted an expanded sexual harassment policy requiring state lawmakers to receive training every two years.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - President Donald Trump has chosen a Georgia sheriff and a former police chief to fill vacant U.S. marshal posts in the state.
East Ridge, TN (WDEF) - On Saturday, February 17th, East Ridge Police were contacted by multiple students and parents of East Ridge High School about a fellow student’s Instagram post they perceived as threatening in nature. Officers made contact with…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police have released more information on the fatal crash on Ochs Highway Saturday morning. Chattanooga Police say the 18 wheeler tanker was driven by James Wilson. According to police, the truck was coming down Lookout…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Chinese Association celebrated the Chinese New year today with a spring potluck and festival. Traditional dances and songs were performed. This event was held at the North River Civic Center. Members of the organization…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A group of volunteers met at Ridgeland High School to give food and sooo much more to families in their community. The Chattanooga Area Food Bank partnered with Rock Bridge community church to provide food boxes…
WHITWELL, Tenn. (WDEF) - Marion County Superintendent confirms that Joseph Smith, a teacher at Whitwell High, has been terminated in connection with statutory rape charges. Superintendent Mark Griffith says that he terminated Smith when he received word that statutory rape…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A man is behind bars, facing several charges, after leading the Tennessee Highway Patrol on a chase in Chattanooga late Friday night. After an attempted traffic stop by a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper on Frazier Avenue, the…