Happinest Wildlife rehabilitates turtles from hoarding situation
After a man was accused of hoarding turtles, they were confiscated by the TWRA. A Chattanooga wildlife rehabilitation organization is now helping to nurse them back to health.
CPD investigates after report of gunshot victim at hospital
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are searching for a suspect that sent a man to the hospital this morning. Around 9:20 a.m., officers responded to a local hospital on a report of a gunshot victim arriving for treatment. CPD…
Former Memphis Grizzlies doctor announces GOP bid for Tennessee Senate
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A former team ophthalmologist for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of Republican Bob Corker. Local media reports that Rolando Toyos, the founder and CEO of…
Lee Establishes New Scholarship in Memory of Bradley Co. Student
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The passing of a Bradley County High School student has led to the establishment of a new scholarship for Lee University. The family of Ashlyn Lamberth recently established a memorial scholarship at the university. Ashlyn…
Tracy City Elementary Holds Student Safety Day
GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tracy City Elementary hosted a safety day for the faculty, staff, and students this Halloween. The event was to help students learned the importance of safety. The school had the opportunity to see some of the…
Chattanooga Sergeant Victor Miller will run for Hamilton Co. Sheriff
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police Sergeant Victor Miller has announced he will be running for Hamilton County Sheriff. In a statement released Thursday, he said, “I am pleased and honored to announce my candidacy for Hamilton County Sheriff. I…
Grundy High's history investigated after attempted-rape charges
COALMONT, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities are investigating allegations that a school where five football players have been charged with attempted aggravated rape has a history of hazing and sexual abuse. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports the Grundy County Sheriff's…
Judge denies Pilot request for fraud trial transcripts
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The federal judge presiding over the fraud trial of four former executives at the truck stop chain controlled by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has denied a company…
Despite arrest, 90 year old couple don't expect to ever see their wedding rings again
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga police have arrested a suspect accused of stealing several rings from a Hixson couple. The victims are in their nineties. They say they hired Brandon Cox to do work at their home. He asked to use…
Silverdale inmate escape Wednesday night
UPDATE: The Hamilton County Sheriff's Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team has quickly recaptured Kenneth Miller. He has just been apprehended without incident. Miller faces a new charge of Escape. ___ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Staff members at the Silverdale Detention Facility came…
More than 40M fire extinguishers that may not work recalled
134 models of push-button and plastic-handle extinguishers made from 1973 through Aug. 15 of this year.
H&M opening first Chattanooga store
H&M has a unique garment recycling program.
Prosecutor reveals new details in 1983 slaying of black man
Coggins died from being dragged behind a pickup truck through the woods
Tennessee Democrats vote to support medical marijuana
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Democrats have voted to support resolutions calling for the legalization of medical marijuana, wider health care coverage and a $15 minimum wage. The state executive committee passed the resolutions aimed at expressing the positions of…
Idled chemical plant keeps workers on board after explosion
Wacker Chemical expects to lose 25 percent of its global polysilicon production while it addresses the damage at its Charleston, Tennessee plant.
Guns to be allowed at new Tennessee legislative complex
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - People with state-issued handgun carry permits will be allowed to be armed within Tennessee's new legislative office complex. Lawmakers and staff are beginning their move into the renovated Cordell Hull office building near the state Capitol…
60-year-old Calvin Harkness injured in Cannon Ave shooting
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have identified the victim in the Cannon Ave shooting. 60-year-old Calvin Harkness suffered from non life-threatening injuries after an unidentified suspect shot him Wednesday evening. Officers received a call around 3:15 pm that a…
Georgia officials investigating 3 inmate deaths in past week
BUFORD, Ga. (AP) - Georgia prison officials are investigating three inmate deaths in the past week, two of which they say are apparent suicides. The Georgia Department of Corrections says 25-year-old Demitri Carter died at Phillips State Prison in Buford…
Man dies after being caught in machinery at Georgia plant
DALTON, Ga. (AP) - Authorities in Georgia say a man is dead after being caught in a piece of machinery at a plant in north Georgia. Whitfield County Coroner Greg Bates told local media that 51-year-old Jesus Pimentel was caught…
Chief David Roddy on violent crime reduction in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Despite a non-fatal shooting reported today, Chattanooga still remains over two months homicide free. The Mayor's Office recently released some lower numbers on violent crime in the scenic city. The success the city is seeing in these…
New synergy station at East Ridge Elementary
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - East Ridge Elementary school now has a new "synergy station" thanks to a 50,000 dollar grant from the Leonore Annenberg School fund for children. The Synergy station includes scores of new books in the library, along…
Commission fails two-vote procedure as resolution for future tax increase
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - An effort by Commissioner Tim Boyd to pass a resolution on voting procedures failed at this morning's meeting, though it resulted in an unusual response from the other members before the session was over. Last month…
Victim who lost her eyes in attack testifies against her accused attacker
"I heard my son screaming mommy, mommy, mommy."
Police: Georgia mother left boy, 3, in car for hours
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) - Atlanta-area authorities say a 3-year-old boy has been hospitalized in critical condition after his mother left him inside a car for three hours. Fulton County police tell news outlets that the child's mother, 25-year-old Lillian…