Hamilton County, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Deputies are currently on the scene of a shooting involving a 3 year old child near the 7300 block of Valley Lane. The circumstances of the shooting are not known at this…
After the Trump administration announced they plan to end the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program, recipients in the Tennessee Valley are feeling uncertain.
As Florida residents brace for Hurricane Irma, evacuees are fleeing to other neighboring states, including North Georgia.
Hamilton County, Tenn. (WDEF) - Late this afternoon, at approximately 4:20 pm, an Ooltewah High School student (juvenile) working for a landscape company was struck by a hit and run driver while weed-eating a ditch near the 5958 block of…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Immediately following their rescue efforts after Hurricane Harvey last week, McKamey has sent more rescue efforts. This time they have headed south to Glynn County Animal Control in Brunswick, GA near St. Simon Island to aid…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Two Catoosa County detectives have resigned after admitting to inappropriate sexual relations with female witnesses. Sheriff Gary R. Sisk released a statement Wednesday that Detective Tim Deal and Lieutenant Freddie Roden have both resigned from the Catoosa…
Live reports from the victims
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reports final numbers from the Labor Day Weekend on state waterways. There were four boating-related fatalities, including the Jet Ski accident on Chickamauga Lake. A 24 year old Dayton man died when…
The female victim was taken to the hospital to have a lump on her head checked out.
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland Police are looking for a suspect who held up a gas station Tuesday night with a large knife. It happened at the Citgo on Mouse Creek Road. Police say the man pulled the knife on…
Hurricane leaves Leeward Islands, approaching Puerto Rico
SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Department arrested a man wanted for a domestic dispute with his ex-wife a week ago. Investigators say 59 year old Billy Gordon Peete went to her home in Princeton, Alabama (on the…
23 horses died in a fire around 4:00 a.m. Tuesday
Facebook Live posts from the Leeward Islands this morning as Hurricane Irma hits
UPDATE: Police now say that officers shot the tiger after it jumped a fence and attacked a dog. The tiger was headed towards Tennessee. _____ A look at the tiger that was shot after roaming around a Henry County neighborhood…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga City Council is one step closer to approving the budget for the city's next fiscal year. With a vote 8 to 1, the budget ordinance passes its first reading at Tuesday night's meeting. That…
UPDATE: Firefighters were called back to the home at 7AM because the fire seems to have rekindled. Reports to 911 said that flames were visible again. _____ CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters responded to a reported house fire at 3140…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Lee University’s Department of Language and Literature will offer free English as a Second Language classes to the community through its English Language Center (ELC) from Sept. 7 through Nov. 16. There will be five levels…
A group of veterans is recognizing fellow service members who were in the Vietnam War.
Cleanup efforts continue for those impacted by Hurricane Harvey, and Tennessee Valley residents want to help out.
North Georgia (WDEF)– Get your flu shot to go at one of six public health Drive-by Flu Shot Clinics coming soon to North Georgia. Just roll in, roll up a sleeve and arm against the flu this season while helping prepare…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) - DeKalb County Deputies, Investigators Sylvania Police, Henagar Police, Gary Williams and Jacksonville State Forensics Science Investigators all responded to the scene of a body found unresponsive on September 3rd. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department has a new member, and like all officers there, she has a badge..and special training. Tynne, the tracker dog was introduced to the staff and the public at the sheriff's department west-side…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - A Walker county teacher has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault. The Walker County Sheriff's department says 48-year-old Robert Samuel Forester was charged with choking a woman with his hands on Saturday. Forester is a…