NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Lawyers for a woman who fatally shot a man who had picked her up for sex when she was 16 say it's unconstitutional to keep her in prison until she's 67. The Tennessean reports Cyntoia Brown's…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County commission on Wednesday approved a grant to hire crime intelligence officers for the Sheriff's Department. The $250,000 Justice Department grant will pay for their salaries for 4 years. The grant requires the county to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This morning many Chattanooga leaders gathered at the Chattanooga Convention Center for the annual Chamber of Commerce Economic outlook breakfast. Mayor Andy Berke and Mayor Jim Coppinger were both in attendance and spoke about the bright future…
Owners of a Chattanooga convenience store say their business is targeted with crime. After being robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday, they want answers.
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - A Murray County man died overnight in a house fire. It happened at a home on Weaver Road in Chatsworth around 1 AM. The victim was 74 year old Spencer Cantrell. Investigators with the Georgia Insurance…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to include a site in Chattanooga on the Superfund Program's National Priorities List. The idea is to help clean-up the Southside Chattanooga Lead site in areas where lead was found…
Doctors and health department experts are urging people to get the flu vaccine, if they haven't already.
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The drought two years ago came close to drying up Dade county's water supply. Local leaders there are now taking steps to build a water reserve for future use which includes a reservoir. Dade County leaders…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Officials say the 1,000-gallon fuel spill into Citico Creek originated from Norfolk Southern's DeButts Yard. Norfolk Southern is taking responsibility and has hired several remediation companies to clean-up the spill. Chattanooga Fire and Emergency Services first…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - A person briefed on the decision says Japanese automakers Toyota and Mazda have picked Alabama as the site of a new $1.6 billion joint-venture manufacturing plant. The plant will employ about…
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Singer and songwriter Denise LaSalle, whose hit "Trapped by a Thing Called Love" topped the R&B charts in 1971, has died. She was 78. Musician and producer Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell, a close family friend of LaSalle's,…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal appeals court has ruled that Tennessee won't have to recount votes for a state constitutional amendment passed in 2014 that allows tougher abortion restrictions. A 6th U.S. Circuit Court…
ATLANTA (AP) - A stalled proposal to impose new rules and limits on how Georgia colleges handle sexual violence cases is getting a new chance in the state legislature. The state Senate voted without debate Tuesday to move House Bill…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Road crews will be changing the ramp configurations again in the U.S. 27 widening project. This time, the changes affect the on-ramp for 27 North from MLK Boulevard and the off-ramp to 4th street. Traffic coming up…
A Hixson Middle School teacher makes sure her students get a good education, earning her a Golden Apple Award.
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) Dalton Police Chief Jason Parker is leaving his job, but not the city. Jason Parker moves over to City Administrator for Dalton on Friday. He has served as the Chief of Police in Dalton for a decade.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) Chattanooga is bracing for a major international tech conference coming to town next week. The 2018 Alexa Conference runs from January 18-20 at the Chattanooga Public Library. Techies from across the nation will attend to discuss what's new…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A variety of agencies have now responded to a fuel leak on the banks of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga. Last night, around 6:30 PM, the Fire Department responded to reports of a petroleum spill at…
MCCAYSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The city of McCaysville remains on a boil water advisory, even though the deep freeze is over. The city issued the advisory and asked customers to conserve water last Friday because of frozen pipes. Now they…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - "The majority of teenagers and young adults are not dying by motor vehicles they're not dying by accidents they're dying from suicide and from overdose deaths," Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network Southeast Vice Chair Eve Nite said.…
Apple is facing pressure from investors to curb children's addiction to its smartphones. They want the company to give them more options to limit their kids access. But one parent is scoring with a very low tech parental tool. Here…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Inmates at the Silverdale Detention Facility were evacuated this afternoon for a fire at one of the housing units. Fire officials describe it as "small." But spokesman Bruce Garner says two inmates and two officers were transported…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Congressman Chuck Fleischmann traveled with the president today as he flew into Nashville for a speech to the Farm Bureau. The Chattanooga congressman joined Senator Bob Corker and others in the Tennessee delegation. Before he returned to…