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Mayor Andy Berke considers U.S. Senate

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A couple of known political names could throw their hat in the ring for the upcoming U.S. Senate race. One of them is Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke. Berke said, "Over the course of the past couple…

Plan for Moccasin Bend Archaeological District finalized

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A long-gestating general management plan to overhaul Tennessee's Moccasin Bend National Archaeological District has received final approval. Local media reports the National Park Service approved the plan to bring a national park visitor center to the…

Walker County teacher arrested for production of child pornography charges

Tennessee Valley (WDEF) - A former Walker County teacher was arrested on Wednesday, on a federal criminal complaint charging him with producing child pornography. According to the complaint affidavit, between Aug. 1, 1997, and Oct. 15, 1998, Charles Mark McCormack used a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct…

3 killed in wreck in northeast Alabama

PAINT ROCK, Alabama (WDEF) - Three people died in a wreck on Wednesday afternoon in Northeast Alabama. It happened on Highway 72 in Paint Rock, between Scottsboro and Huntsville around 3:40 CDT. Jackson County Sheriff Chuck Phillips says that a…

Woman Arrested for Chemical Endangerment of a Child

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office has received a report of a woman that tested positive on multiple occasions during her pregnancy. Sheriff Jimmy Harris states that during the investigation it was found that 24-year-old Jessica Marie…

Woman shot on O'Neal Street Tuesday night

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say a woman was shot Tuesday night in East Chattanooga. It happened in the 100 block of O'Neal Street in the neighborhood next to Erlanger around 9:30 PM. Officers arrived to find 58 year old…

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