CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond discussed school safety at the Hamilton County School Board meeting on Thursday. He shared his own thoughts on possible ways to ramp up security at schools. "Guns are not the problem…
“Equity was a focus of the community that came through loud and clear in our listening sessions"
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A University of Georgia student is accused of leaving a loaded handgun at a campus bus stop. The Athens Banner-Herald reports that university police say 21-year-old Jasmine Aris Starnes was arrested Tuesday on a misdemeanor charge…
With colder temperatures, Tennessee Valley farmers have been having to stay on top of their plants.
A Facebook post is drawing a lot of attention to the small town of Calhoun, Georgia, but not in the way city officials would like.
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama will become the third state to authorize the untested use of nitrogen gas to execute prisoners under legislation signed by Gov. Kay Ivey. Ivey signed the bill Thursday, two days…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Department's Property Crimes Unit charge two suspects in a string of burglaries in Brainerd and East Ridge. The burglaries happened from January through last week. Most of the businesses were on Brainerd Road, Rossville…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - Charges are pending against a driver involved in a head on collision in South Pittsburg on Wednesday. It happened around 10 AM on Highway 72. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a pickup truck crossed over…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Sen. Lamar Alexander says the government funding bill will fully fund construction of the Chickamauga Lock for the fourth year in a row. The $78 million in this year's budget is double the amount of last…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill to require public schools to prominently display the national motto, "In God We Trust." It would take effect immediately if Republican Gov. Bill Haslam signs it. The measure requires schools…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A city bus in Nashville has been involved in a crash that injured nine people. A statement from the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority says the crash happened Thursday morning and involved a bus and a passenger…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Like most communities, Chattanooga and surrounding areas frequently see a shortage of blood supplies. There are blood drives going on daily, and today it involves the first responders who know first hand how important that can be.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - "We are just a moving coffee shop. I don't do a lot of food, but I do lattes, teas, chai teas," Lisa Dunny said. Dunny owns Spill the Beans, a coffee shop food truck. But her…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Attorney General of Tennessee is going to court to stop opioid lawsuits across the state. District Attorney Generals in several regions near us have filed lawsuits against drug companies, doctors and pill mill operators. But AG…
A former Memphis gang leader who is now a motivational speaker shared his message to Tennessee Valley students.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Miller Park project in Chattanooga is one step closer to completion. This afternoon, Martin Luther King Boulevard was reopened at Miller Park. Closed road signs were removed and drivers were able to go through. Mayor Andy…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has proposed $30.2 million to fund school safety, but schools in the Tennessee Valley are already working to make our schools safer. "It's open to everything from SROs to physical improvements in…
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Alabama Sen. Doug Jones says Congress must address gun violence, even as lawmakers protect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. In his maiden speech to the Senate, Jones says the nation…
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say two contractors have been burned while working at a nuclear power plant in Tennessee. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports they were hospitalized Friday night for first- and second-degree burns after working at the…
CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) - A fake Facebook post is spreading fears that venomous snakes are lurking in the sewers of a Georgia town, and the city attorney has expressed concerns to the social media network that it's creating confusion and…
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Dade County school system and law enforcement have worked out a deal to put an armed officer in every school. Dr. Jan Harris plus the Sheriff Ray Cross and Trenton Police Chief Christy Smith announced…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tennessee Human Rights Commission honored a Chattanooga civil rights leader at the Hamilton County Commission meeting this morning. The Jocelyn D. Wurzburn Civil Rights Legacy Award was presented to Reverend Paul McDaniel for his half century…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton investigators have decided not to file charges against the driver involved in a fatal pedestrian struck. April Alesi of Newnan, Georgia was crossing Chattanooga Road last Thursday evening when she was hit by a pickup.…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The National Weather Service says there's evidence that multiple tornadoes struck Alabama earlier this week, and it's still counting. The weather service says survey teams have found tracks showing nine twisters touched down in the northern…