Alabama attorney general says state will pursue death sentence for inmate despite Supreme Court ruling ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on the stayed execution of Vernon Madison (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says the…
2 PM Update: Sheriff Bo Burnette has just held a press conference on the arrest of Dewayne Halface. He says they caught him in a vacant house just after noon (CST). He says they honed in on Powell's Crossroads after…
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal authorities are seeking the public's help to locate a 25-year-old woman dubbed the "Freedom Fighter Bandit" who they say is behind a string of bank robberies in Georgia. The FBI's Atlanta office says the most recent…
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has delayed the execution of an Alabama inmate with dementia who lawyers say can't remember slaying a police officer. The court issued a stay Thursday night to consider arguments from 67-year-old Vernon…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Department says that Malcom McKoy died on the 26th from his injuries sustained in a shooting that happened on the 25th at East Lake Courts. Chattanooga Police arrested a juvenile for the shooting…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on the execution of Alabama inmate Vernon Madison (all times local): 5:45 p.m. The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily delayed the execution of an Alabama inmate. Vernon Madison is scheduled to be put to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Attorneys for the city of Memphis and a nonprofit contend it's too late for a judge to tell them how to manage Confederate statues removed from two parks. In Davidson County Chancery Court Thursday, Allan Wade…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Walker county attorneys are waiting to see if Primary HealthCare Centers still wants to use their facility on Suggs Street in Rossville. The two sides are expected to meet again tomorrow night to possibly discuss a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Truck driver Benjamin Brewer was convicted on Thursday for causing the deadly Ooltewah I-75 crash two and a half years ago. Six people died in the multi car wreck that was caused when Brewer ran into eight…
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Walker County Sheriff's Department is looking for a shooting suspect in Chickamauga. It happened around 12:45 PM at 217 Wallaceville School Road. A 44 year old man at the home was shot in the groin…
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Meigs County Sheriff's Department says a litter officer of theirs was injured in a wreck. Officer Mike Long was driving the vehicle and trailer with four inmates inside on Highway 58. They were headed south…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia advocacy groups say a slate of anti-immigrant proposals backed by conservative lawmakers are hurting Atlanta's chances of attracting Amazon's second headquarters. Flanked by Democratic state lawmakers, the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia and other advocacy…
Chattanooga police are investigating an early morning shooting.
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The search for Dewayne Halfacre ended on Wednesday for the evening. And the man has yet to be found. "I want him off the street as bad as anybody. I feel like he's a danger…
MARION , Tenn. (WDEF) -- Marion County Schools Superintendent Mark Griffith has confirmed that Whitwell schools will be open Thursday. He assures parents and students that there will be extra police on campus, and the schools will operate in a…
The fate of the former truck driver accused of a deadly crash will soon be in the hands of a jury.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers are moving forward with a proposal to prevent the state government from issuing non-English communications, with some exceptions. The Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday approved Sen. Joshua McKoon's proposed constitutional amendment to name English as…
NEW YORK (WDEF) - We still don't know just why Harold Ford Jr. was fired from his job at Morgan Stanley. The man who lost a Senate race to Bob Corker has spent the last seven years recruiting clients for…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Tennessee Comptroller's Office has found several issues with the University of Tennessee Sports Surface Management department. The audit found that the director violated university policy by accepting at least two paid trips and entertainment from a…
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will investigate the death of a prisoner at the Chattooga County jail on Tuesday. Sheriff Schrader says that the suspect was brought in just before 4PM on a traffic offense. While he…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger announced Wednesday morning that he will seek re-election this year. It would be his second, full four year term. Mayor Coppinger made the announcement at the Friends of Hixson breakfast. “I could…
WHITWELL, Tennessee (WDEF) - The search resumes this morning for Dewayne Halfacre in Marion County. And the schools are closed today in Whitwell while they do it. The wanted armed robber has eluded law enforcement now for more than two…
ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Alabama say four teenagers have been arrested after a family awakened to gunfire coming into their home. Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade told Al.com the family was awakened to gunfire Monday around 4:30 a.m.…
Authorities in Western Kentucky are trying to figure out what led a 15-year-old student to carry out a deadly shooting at his high school. Officials say the teenager, who has not been identified, walked into Marshall County High School Tuesday…