ATLANTA (AP) - A proposal that would allow religious adoption agencies in Georgia to refuse to work with same-sex couples has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. The contentious "religious liberties" bill passed the committee Tuesday by a vote of 5-2…
After hearing from two witnesses, a Hamilton County judge found probable cause and sent Roddarius Martin’s case to the Grand Jury.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee panel has voted against letting Middle Tennessee State University strip the name of a Confederate general from one of its buildings. According to The Tennessean , the Tennessee Historical Commission on Friday denied the…
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A 70-year-old Dade County woman remains in critical condition at a hospital after she was struck by a school bus Tuesday afternoon. Police Chief Christy Smith identified the woman as Diane Hulgan of Wildwood. It happened around…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest following a threat posted on social media involving a student.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new U.S. marshal has been confirmed for East Tennessee.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, and East Ridge Police are releasing more information on possible school threats. According to the joint press release, law enforcement were made aware of a meme on social…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Sunday's early morning shooting near Southside Social leaves one young woman dead. Witnesses say the shooter's vehicle was headed south on Chestnut Street when it opened fire on two women in a car traveling north. Cachet…
After hours of testimony, a Hamilton County Criminal Court judge decided to dissolve the restraining order against the Economy Inn.
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.