Updated: 12/24 1:22pm -- Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Late Saturday afternoon, Chattanooga Police responded to a pedestrian struck by a train near 2900 Market Street. The incident occurred on the railroad tracks that pass under the bridge approximately 1,000 yards…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A program providing insurance for the children of low-income families in Alabama will stop enrollment on New Year's Day.
ATLANTA (AP) - Nearly $5 million in funding for Georgia 911 services disappeared this year, and no one has been able to explain exactly why.
COPPERHILL, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The City of Copperhill has issued a boil water advisory for all City of Copperhill water customers as a precautionary measure.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Bob Corker's war of words with President Donald Trump and his surprise decision to retire from the Senate after two terms is the top Tennessee news story of 2017, according to an annual Associated Press survey of reporters, editors and broadcasters.
The community is rallying around a Soddy Daisy High School student who was diagnosed with brain cancer back in September and is now recovering from surgery.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Over four hundred volunteers showed up at the national cemetery this morning to help place wreaths on the graves of service men and women. Last weekend more than 96 hundred veterans were honored WITH wreaths being placed…
The Catoosa County Sheriff’s office is investigating several different cases of broken windows in homes, cars, and businesses.
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - North Georgia law enforcement agencies are mourning the loss of an officer from natural causes. 32 year old Tyler Morton died yesterday after an illness. The Catoosa County deputy was an 11 year veteran of the…
LILBURN, Ga. (AP) - The game ranch that's home to Georgia's four-legged Groundhog Day forecaster has closed. The state Department of Natural Resources tells news outlets it will help find new homes for wildlife including the groundhog called General Beauregard…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools could see some major personnel changes. Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson said he'll be announcing personnel shifts throughout the system Friday. Dr. Johnson did not go into detail about the changes, but did…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County school officials got a look at re-branding ideas for the school system. The Johnson Group President Joe Johnson gave a presentation of some re-branding ideas during the school board work session meeting Thursday…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The delivery of thousands of more wreaths on Friday will require an urgent need for even more volunteers to lay them in honor and remember our service men and women. Over a hundred volunteers from non-profits and…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - "Stockings Full of Love" has been a Christmas tradition in Catoosa county for 30 years. The toy store was opened today. Sheriff Gary Sisk was at Battlefield elementary school with his volunteers early this morning to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Despite new laws on the way next year, doctors and medical clinics are already reducing the amount of pain-killers an individual can buy. That's causing great concern among patients who say they can not survive without…
Darlene Kennedy decided to check some things off her bucket list and went skydiving.
Hamilton County, Tenn. (WDEF) - The HCSO is currently investigating a shooting that occurred earlier today in the Harrison Bay area near Basa Lake Lane. According to initial reports, construction workers confronted an individual who was attempting to steal an…
A man and a woman have been arrested after stealing packages from a home on Snow Street.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Former WUTC reporter Jacqui Helbert has reached a settlement with the University of Tennessee system over her firing. Last March, the station said they fired her for violating journalism standards in the report. Lawmakers complained that she…
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WALKER COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) - Walker County authorities are asking for the public's help to identify an armed robbery suspect from Wednesday night. The holdup happened at the Family Dollar store on Mission Ridge Road around 7:30 PM. The store…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Convention and Visitors Bureau has a new President and CEO. They have chosen Barry E. White, who held the same job in Augusta. “We look forward to welcoming Barry to Chattanooga,” says Chattanooga CVB board…
A family from Athens, Tennessee was on the tour bus that flipped in Mexico, killing 12 people on Tuesday.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Crews removed two Confederate statues from Memphis parks after the city sold them to a private entity. The City Council had earlier voted unanimously Wednesday to sell two parks where Confederate statues were located and crews…