CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The bill to put seat belts on all Tennessee school buses has been pulled. Area state lawmakers tell News 12 it will be on hold until 2018. We're told it will stay in the same committee, so…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The search continues for a new superintendent for Hamilton County schools. The Hamilton County Department of Education released the final list of the top nine candidates. The following nine candidates, listed in alphabetical order, are being scheduled…
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Georgia officials have issued a warning against swimming at a state park because of high bacteria levels in Lake Lanier.
Local lawmakers release statements on the House passing the Republican healthcare bill by a vote of 217-213.
J.W. Ledford Jr. has one more clemency hearing the day before his execution.
Chattanooga, Tenn. -- Three Chattanooga fire investigators received top honors from the Tennessee Advisory Committee on Arson (TACA) in Franklin, Tennessee yesterday. Captains Anthony Moore, Henry McElvain and Andrew Waters were named "Public Fire Investigators of the Year" for 2016. The…
They are charging 13 of them with various drug charges.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released two reports on Thursday, dealing with statistics on hate crimes and crimes against law enforcement. The numbers come from local jurisdictions through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS). The…
One overdose in Chatsworth may have been a case of "gray death"
A cluster of treatment centers in northwest Georgia prompted the limits on new programs
The law creates a new sentence enhancement for the targeting of officers.
BLEDSOE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Around 10 pm Wednesday night, the Bledsoe County Board of Education released a statement on their decision to cut the high school band and middle school music programs from the budget. "The Bledsoe County Board of…
You can find cultures from all over the world here in the Tennessee Valley.
Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol is an elite law enforcement organization--one that many career officers want to be part of. This is a busy year for the THP, because it's looking to increase its recruit class and fill two…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The search for Trinity Quinn has ended---but not the way her family had hoped. She and a 28 year old Rhea county man have been arrested and charged with criminal homicide. It started when 15-year-old Trinity Quinn…
Nashville, Tenn (WDEF) - Google confirmed it was investigating a phishing scam on Wednesday afternoon. "It has been said that those targeted by the scam will receive an email for a Google Doc invitation from a person they’ve messaged in the past.…
QUITMAN, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a south Georgia school bus driver has been charged with cruelty to children after he crashed into a ditch and then continued with his route despite having injured children on board. Sgt. 1st Class…
“These men allegedly preyed on vulnerable young girls by sexually exploiting them for quick money,”
By SHEILA BURKE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Legislature has passed a bill that would allow minors who send sexually explicit photos of themselves to others to face far less serious consequences than they do now. Under…
Bill aims to make local governments pay a price for gun bans
"Both Clark and Quinn are homicide suspects. They are both under investigation."
FBI translator with a top-secret security clearance
Trinity Quinn is a murder suspect along with Daniel Clark for the shooting of a gas station clerk
22 year olds Tracy Ragland and Justice Parker were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening wounds.