HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - You may think rain would slow down shoppers at Hamilton Place mall, but that was not the case on Wednesday. Many shoppers are realizing there's still so many Christmas gifts that need to be bought,…
MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Murray County Sheriff's Office arrested a 20 year old North Carolina man after investigators say he snuck through a 14 year old girl's window. Police say the man posed as a 17 year old, and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Local leaders and family members of Pioneer Civil Rights leader James R. Mapp gathered on east Martin Luther King, Jr. boulevard today to dedicate a new street in his name. Back in the 1960's, James Mapp…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga police have established a safe area for community members to meet up for buying/selling transactions, as well as child custody exchange. Due to the increasing number of community members shopping through online services such as Facebook…
The Chattanooga Area Food Bank decides to cut a program in 8 Counties that helps children combat weekend hunger.
UPDATE: Cleveland Police have identified the woman as 62-year-old Julie Ann Headrick. The body was sent to Knoxville after being discovered this weekend. Sgt. Evie West says the police department still has not received results from the autopsy, though they hope…
A family of nine were driving from our area to the Rio Grande Valley on the Mexico border.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say the victim of a shooting last night in Alton Park is in serious but stable condition. It happened around 10:30 PM in the 41-hundred block of Highland Avenue. Police say that 23 year old…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a small plane crashed into the driveway of a home in Tennessee, damaging two cars. Knoxville Fire Department spokesman Capt. D.J. Corcoran told news outlets the three adults aboard the plane Tuesday walked away…
By ERIK SCHELZIG Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A top Republican strategist says a 308-vote victory in a heavily GOP state Senate district should serve as a wakeup call for the state party. The contest was narrowly won by…
UPDATE: Chattanooga fire investigators now believe the fire on Ocoee Street was intentionally set. Anyone with information about this fire is encouraged to call the Tennessee Arson Hotline at 1-800-762-3017. ___ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Neighbors in Glenwood were awakened in…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Complaints by some members of the Bradley county commission of credit card abuse in the sheriff's department have been under investigation since August. The results of an audit by the state were released today that cleared…
Chattanooga Police investigate a shooting on Highland Avenue where one person was shot.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A 73 year old driver involved in a crash with a Chattanooga Police car has died. The crash happened on November 28th on 4th Avenue. Chattanooga Police were responding to a car fire that night, with…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - UTC was welcomed into an exclusive neighborhood this week. The university and the city of Chattanooga have officially been introduced as members of the MetroLab Network. The group includes partnerships with Harvard, Georgia Tech, Johns Hopkins and Notre…
The Latest: 7:00 pm (12-19-2017) CHARLESTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - TBI has confirmed the identity of the man killed in an officer involved shooting in Charleston, TN as 27-year-old Johnathan Melton. At the request of 10th District Attorney General Stephen Crump,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - TVA employees are giving back and doing their part to help those in need. This afternoon, TVA delivered six hundred hygiene kits to the Community Kitchen. They feature basic things like soap, toothpaste and deodorant. Throughout…
The Cleveland Police Department found a creative way to engage with community members on social media.
A Westside Middle School teacher makes sure to encourage his kids in North Georgia, earning him a Golden Apple Award.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee lottery just pumped $3 million into the Chattanooga region on Monday. They held a rare, triple winner, big check ceremony. The winners are from Decherd in Franklin County, Cleveland and Hixson. Stan Massey is…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A juvenile suffered life threatening injuries in a crash overnight on Bonny Oaks Drive. Just after 1 AM, a tractor trailer was trying to turn around in heavy fog. The driver pulled into the entrance to the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A prosecutor says the driver in a Tennessee school bus crash that killed six elementary school students took a cell phone call at the time of the crash. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press ,…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the push in Congress to pass a sweeping tax cut bill (all times local): 12:05 p.m. A sweeping tax package speeding its way through Congress has cleared a key procedural vote in the House.…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Georgia lottery reports that a $50,000 ticket was sold in Ringgold on Saturday. The Powerball ticket was sold at the Tiger Market on Alabama Highway on Dec. 16th. No one has claimed the $50,000 prize.…