Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Military awards and medals are important keepsakes for most families. Once in a while, one gets misplaced and Tennessee Department of Treasury tries to get them back to family. That's what happened to a purple heart…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - If need to go to a hospital emergency room this weekend expect to see a crowd. The flu epidemic of 2018 can be blamed for most of it and weather related incidents come in second. The Centers…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A group in Chattanooga is under fire after projecting derogatory comments about the President on the Federal Courthouse "earlier" this week. This picture is sparking a debate on social media about whether things like this fall under that…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - For seniors, sometimes it's the little things that bring the most pleasure. Like a hug from a grandchild, a warm spring morning...or even a milkshake. Getting a milkshake has become a major event for some residents of…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - The ringleader of a credit card theft ring was sentenced today in Atlanta. Prosecutors says Quentin Pickett and his co-conspirators stole credit cards from the secured baggage loading area at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and from a private…
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Sequatchie County detective spotted a registered sex offender at a school Friday morning. He witnessed 37-year-old Jonathon Eric Kelly driving a van on school property with three children inside it. Kelly is classified as a…
Locations in Knoxville and Lenoir City
Pike Road is outside of Montgomery
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Walker County Development Authority (WCDA) is putting the former Coats American property up for sale. They are asking for proposals from local business and community leaders about the future of the eight acres in Rossville.…
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has taken over the case of an officer involved shooting in Hamilton County on Friday morning.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - You probably know that Amazon's Alexa can tell you the weather. She can play you music. All you have to do is ask. Alexa is one of the voice assistants on the market that have become…
"I urge my colleagues in the Senate to act quickly."
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to make medical marijuana legal in Tennessee, but only in oil-based products. Sen. Steve Dickerson of Nashville and Rep. Jeremy Faison of Cosby announced the bill's filing Thursday amid wide…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A prisons official says three executions are scheduled this year in Tennessee, which would be the first since 2009. Department of Correction spokeswoman Neysa Taylor on Thursday confirmed James Hawkins, Billy…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Charges were filed on a former Chattanooga police officer for possession of child pornography. There is no word yet on when Bryan Moody the third III will have to turn himself in. According to Chattanooga Police, this…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Parents, students, and teachers in Whitfield County were told that they would have another Snow Day...... but through song... take a listen. Dr. Judy Gilreath says, "Decisions.... I know I must make a decision. So tell me ...…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Lung cancer is curable if caught early enough. Unfortunately that doesn't happen often enough. But CHI Memorial has a new tool in the fight against lung cancer. It's the Breathe Easy mobile health coach. It got formally…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Alexa Conference is going on right now in Chattanooga. Dozens are gathering at the Chattanooga Library downtown to discuss how voice technology being used across the world. The goal is to give developers the training needed to…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The jury selection for the trial of Benjamin Brewer begins Thursday in Nashville.. A jury will be picked in Davidson County and then the trial returns to Chattanooga on the 22nd. Prosecutors say Brewer had drugs in…
"there is no friendship in drugs. Anything can go bad in a heartbeat.”
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department says the cause of the fire was a candle. _____ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) Two women barely escaped a house fire Thursday morning in Brainerd. Firefighters got the call around 9 AM to a home at 4615…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Wednesday night, Bishop Quan Miller spoke at Lee University during the "Desegregation at Lee College" event. In the early 1970's Miller attended Lee University after the school began admitting African-Americans in 1966. "We arrive at…
Catoosa County public works officials have been treating the roads but urging drivers to stay home unless they absolutely have to go out.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on videos posted by a University of Alabama student containing racial slurs (all times local): 5:50 p.m. A former University of Alabama student is apologizing for posting videos using a racial slur. Harley Barber…