Thousands of Tennesseans are dying each year from opioid overdoses. It's enough of a crisis that lawmakers and law enforcement agencies are straining to deal with the illegal use of the drug..without hurting those who need pain relief. News 12's…
DALTON (WDEF) - You've probably seen his face on social media and even on national television, but little Lucas Warren is making the rounds as the new Gerber baby. The 18 month old baby from Dalton, Georgia now holds the…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department has been fighting a house fire for most of the afternoon. It happened before 3:30 PM at 6410 Ooltewah/Georgetown Road. When firefighters got there, 35% of the home was on fire. The…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's Violent Crimes Bureau has gotten new information on a pair of old murders. Now they hope you can solve these chilly (if not quite cold) cases. They need witnesses. And they have provided new photos of…
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press LOCUST GROVE, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say one officer has died and two deputies were critically wounded in a shooting that also left a suspect dead south of Atlanta. Henry County Sheriff Keith McBrayer made…
“This investigation has revealed many deficiencies in the operations of the Orena Humphreys Library,”
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Last September, it looked like a burglar shot Eddie Lanham to death. His wife discovered the body of the 75 year old man in their home after returning home. But investigators didn't buy it. They first…
First Responder Features Two K9 officers with Hamilton County Sheriff's Dept.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - You pull in and wait while your vehicle gets checked out for smog, pay a nine dollar fee, then are given test results. And, if you pass then you can renew your vehicle registration. A…
The Bradley County Sheriff's Office needs your help to locate a woman suspected of several crimes.
"the claim that we favor any set of customers over any other customer is just completely false."
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The police officer accused of beating a South Pittsburg man last fall, has now been charged. We first told you about the video used against him in October. Then-police officer Joshua Chance was one of the…
The flu has hit Hamilton County, and all public schools will be closed on Friday.
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - As flu cases continue to take their toll on southeast Tennessee schools, the Bradley County Health Department is offering free vaccines this weekend. The State Health Department says influenza activity is widespread in the state now.…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - A McMinn County woman has been charged with TennCare fraud for doctor shopping. A Bradley County grand jury indicted 49 year old Pamela J. Huston of Etowah. She faces three counts of fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance…
"we should bluntly call out what is wrong: Hate, racism and violence are wrong."
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A SWAT standoff in Chattanooga ended with a suspect taken into custody around 12:45 Thursday morning. Chattanooga police say they answered a call about a person being barricaded inside a residence with a weapon on Isbill Road.…
Steve Ray's Midnight Oil Service Station in Ooltewah is on fire. Crews are responding to the incident.
Footage obtained by NewsChannel 5 in Nashville shows White County Sheriff Shoupe authorizing deadly force in the chase of a suspect driving on a suspended license.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Darnell Bryant is a new Chattanooga Police Officer. "I feel accomplished. I did it with the help of my classmates, you know, it's one of those stepping stones in life that you'll be proud of for…
"it's on the National Historic list of places, so we've got to be able to put it back into its original condition."
Watch @DrBryanJohnson surprise our Teachers of the Year! https://t.co/PmGzAWuGfV— Hamilton Co. Schools (@hamcoschools) February 7, 2018 HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson surprised this year's Teachers of the Year. …
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Dunlap man has been charged with Aggravated Assault after a shooting last Friday. Investigators say it began with a domestic fight at a home in the Valley View Subdivision. But instead of threatening to shoot…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have interviews a person of interest in an early morning stabbing. It happened on West 12th Street Court in the College Hill Courts around 4:55 AM. Officers found the victim with a life-threatening stab wound.…