CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- No matter how many officers a county employs, not every community can be carefully monitored by the police 24/7. That's where a neighborhood watch program comes in, and in cases like the Bradley County standoff last…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Charges against Whitfield County coach Lamar Cofield, for failing to report suspected child abuse, have been dropped. District Attorney Bert Poston confirmed today that the law did not require Cofield to make the report, therefore…
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga firefighters responded to a duplex fire at 4518 Norcross Road shortly after 9:00 this morning. Battalion Chief Chris Warren said a resident from one side the duplex told firefighters that she put some fries on…
A school and athletic field were vandalized over the weekend in Hixson and police are trying to determine if the cases are related.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Savannah police are crediting an officer with saving the life of a choking newborn baby by racing to her apartment and then using chest compressions to restart the infant's breathing. Dramatic video from an officer's body-worn…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Units with the Bradley County Sheriff's Office are currently on-scene of an accident involving a motorcycle. The accident happened at the intersection of Harris Creek Rd. and Harris Creek Trl. The sheriff's office reports there are…
Students at Skyuka Hall are learning about patriotism from someone who knows that subject.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A dozen states want the U.S. Supreme Court to block a California law requiring any eggs sold there to come from hens that have space to stretch out in their cages. The Missouri attorney general…
PIKEVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Joe Whittenburg appeared in court Monday morning charged with the homicide of a mother and daughter in Pikeville last week. The bodies of Dedra and Deanna Lawrence were found in a home on Sawmill road. Investigators…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - When flu season rolls around, we like to roll out our Germ Pop Quiz. Back in 2006, Videographer Alan Fairbanks teamed up with UTC Microbiologist Dr. Henry Spratt to test our knowledge on where to find germs.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Gas prices fell in Chattanooga by 1.6 cents a gallon last week. The average price now is $2.14. But you can find much cheaper prices in Hixson. The ten lowest prices in Tennessee are all in the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal utility has received $3.5 million in a settlement with a tree-trimming firm that pleaded guilty in a scheme to employ thousands of people in the country illegally. A Tennessee Valley Authority's Office of Inspector…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is throwing his full support behind embattled Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race. Trump tweeted early Monday that "Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) - A sheriff's office in Tennessee has amended a policy on patrol cruisers in an effort to deter crime. News outlets reported Sunday that off-duty deputies with the Bradley County Sheriff's Office can now drive their patrol…
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) -- A man quit his job and hit the road to accomplish a goal of travelling to all of the country's 411 national parks But for Mikah Meyer, it wasn't just about becoming the youngest person to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- UTC employee Joseph Wiram has now been booked and processed at the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office after a citation for public indecency required that he turn himself in Monday. Alongside Wiram, UTC Associate Vice Chancellor James "Chuck"…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Fire Department crews responded to Deja Nu on Highway 58 just before 5 pm for reports of a vehicle into a building. Chattanooga Police are working to determine what caused a driver to reverse across Highway…
KODAK, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say police officers in Tennessee have shot a man during a confrontation at a home.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Cleveland Police say they identified, located, and arrested a suspect accused of robbery and burglary within 2 hours.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Lindsey Graham says North Korea is pushing the U.S. closer to military conflict and he believes it's time to start moving the families of American military personnel out of South Korea.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police say one person was struck by a vehicle near the MainX24 event on Saturday night. Around 10:30 p.m., Chattanooga Police were called to East Main after they say a Toyota 4Runner driven by 21-year-old…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - College football in Alabama has helped residents earn more than $1.1 million over the past two seasons through a popular online hospitality service.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia linebacker Natrez Patrick has been arrested on an undisclosed misdemeanor charge after starting in the Bulldogs' Southeastern Conference championship game win over Auburn.
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - In the early morning hours of Sunday, Chattanooga Police responded to North Tulip Avenue on a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located Gerald York, 56, who was suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The victim…