Eclipse watchers flocking to Tennessee sites
the rest of the state will be treated to a minimum 90 percent eclipse experience.
Police: Care giver charged with murder, hit 91-year-old man
Police say Terrel admitted to hitting Bennett.
Police investigate death of man fleeing from police
They say a K-9 unit eventually found him in the woods
Countdown to the Total Solar Eclipse
We breakdown where and how long the total eclipse will be in towns throughout the Tennessee Valley
Spring City residents welcome eclipse visitors
SPRING CITY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- As hotels are booking up in Spring City, some residents are opening up their yards to eclipse out of towners.
Spring City eclipse festivities get underway
SPRING CITY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The total solar eclipse is less than 24 hours away from coming through our area.
UPDATE: 1 dead after crash on Jones Gap Road Saturday
Hamilton County, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says part of Jones Gap Road is closed temporarily due to a multi-vehicle accident.
University of Georgia's newest students shattering records
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A freshman class with record academic qualifications, culled from a record number of applications, is likely to push University of Georgia's enrollment to another high mark as fall semester classes began Monday.
Dickson County Man Arrested in Florida, Charged in Homicide
Nashville, TN (WDEF) - An investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has resulted in the arrest in Florida of a Dickson County man, who is charged in a homicide that occurred Saturday in Burns. TBI agents joined detectives…
Powerball Winner in Erin, Jackpot at $650 Million
Nashville, TN (WDEF) - As the jackpot for Powerball reaching $650 million, many lottery players are winning prizes along the way. Last night's drawing resulted in 96,127 winning tickets in Tennessee alone, including a $2 million winner in Erin and…
15th annual Hamilton County Minority Health Fair draws crowd
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Around 5,500 people showed up for the 15th annual Hamilton County Minority Health Fair today.
Group holds march in support of program for young undocumented immigrants
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A group of people hold a march in Chattanooga today joining other marches in the state in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The group gathers at the Chattanooga Public Library. "There are…
SUV crashes into apartment, injures sleeping woman
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) -- An SUV crashes into an apartment and injuries a woman.
Man arrested after 23 immigrants found in semi near El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Federal officials say a man has been arrested on a charge of transporting people who are illegally in the U.S. after 23 people were found in the semitrailer he was driving on Interstate 10 near El Paso.
Mother, acquaintance in custody after child 'tortured'
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A 9-year-old boy is recovering after Alabama police said he was tortured by his mom and an acquaintance of hers.
Officials consider removing part of bridge after drownings
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - The National Park Service is mulling new safety measures after two recent drownings by people who jumped off a 101-year-old bridge into the Chattahoochee River.
New law on virtual currency, online transactions in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has a new law on virtual currency and online transactions.
Tennessee cancer survivor sinks hole-in-one after surgery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee cancer survivor has hit a hole-in-one in her first round of golf since undergoing five surgeries in the past year.
Rutherford county's water doesn't taste right
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Officials in one central Tennessee county working to treat an algae bloom affecting the area's water supply say it will take at least two weeks before the taste returns to normal.
Shooting, Robbery on Rawlings Street
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police were called to a local hospital early Saturday morning on reports of a victim arriving who was suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, Maurice Flanagan, 38, informed officers he was approached by…
Sequatchie County Shooting
Sequatchie County, TN (WDEF) - The Sheriff’s Department with Sequatchie County responded to a shooting on Signal Mountain Friday afternoon. Following a report that a male had been shot around the 3100 block of Highway 127, officers found a victim…
