CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Erlanger Health Systems reports that we may have finally turned the corner on this year's flu season. Flu-like illnesses have dropped from 226 in the last week of January to 184 last week. But we're certainly not…
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - Four dogs involved in a fatal mauling back in December on Sand Mountain have been euthanized. The dogs attacked two women on County Road 121, west of Rainsville, Alabama. 24 year old Emily Colvin was killed…
LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee firefighter was killed and four others injured when part of a home collapsed after a blaze. Lawrenceburg Fire Department Chaplin Chad Moore said 38-year-old fire engineer Jason Dickey died Monday after becoming trapped with…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgians would be able to purchase alcohol at restaurants and wineries on Sunday mornings, under a proposal approved by state senators. The Senate voted 38-18 on Tuesday in favor of allowing on-premise consumption to begin at 11…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga City Council is set to vote on a resolution to create a memorial to the Fallen Five.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A clean-energy advocacy group wants an investigation after the Tennessee Valley Authority bought two corporate jets and a Mercedes-Benz helicopter.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The second gunman in the 2014 shooting death of three men in Lookout Valley, will not go to trial. Skyler Allen plead guilty to lesser charges on Friday, according to court documents. Previous Story: Trial Set…
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - An inmate who authorities say complained of flu-like symptoms has died at a North Carolina jail.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bill in Tennessee would limit the ability of state licensing boards to deny occupational licenses based on the criminal history of applicants.
MONTEAGLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation will be working on I-24 westbound in Grundy county today.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Republican-led Tennessee House has passed a bill that would require doctors to offer women who are getting abortions a look at an ultrasound, if one was performed beforehand. The House voted 74-20 Monday on the…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police need your help identifying a suspect in a smash and grab break-in at a local gym. Investigators say the man stole a credit card, which he quickly turned into a $500 gift card. It…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Tennessee is now officially in compliance with federal air quality standards for particulate pollution. Some lawmakers believe that's a good enough reason to halt those required emissions tests. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A number of Walker County residents attended the board meeting of the Walker county Rural Water Authority Monday night. Those residents say this month's water bill is exponentially higher than month's past, and they want…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The latest TennCare fraud case comes from the Tennessee/Georgia border. 39 year old Desha Majors was arrested at her new home in Morristown. But District Attorney General Neal Pinkston says she was living in Ringgold when she…
LEBANON, Tennessee (WDEF) - County singer Daryle Singletary died Monday morning at his home in Lebanon, Tennessee. He was just 46 years old. At this time, the cause of death is unknown. Singletary had three Top Ten hits in the…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia officials are turning to social media in an effort to cut down on teen suicides. WABE Radio reports that 144 children and teenagers in Georgia took their own lives from 2015 to 2017. Authorities say that…
Students at Battlefield Primary are getting in shape for the month of February.
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation clarifies the charges against the principal of Murphy High School. The school system suspended Thomas Graham a couple of weeks ago, but didn't explain why. Over the weekend,…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press – U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander today released the following statement on the proposal in the president’s budget to sell the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) transmission lines: “This looney idea of selling TVA’s transmission lines seems…
Chattanooga Police say officers recovered 66 guns during the month of January from crimes
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that happened Sunday evening in Dunlap.
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Pleasant Grove Elementary School students have made a donation to Whitfield County Fire Department.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) has resolved their investigation into asbestos at the Read House hotel in downtown Chattanooga. The Read House says citations were issued on January 19, 2018. According to the Read…