New radio system improves communication in Whitfield County
Whitfield County first responders have a new radio system, after they say their previous was one was decades old, and out of date.
Judge denies bail for accused leaker, citing security risk
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that a woman charged with leaking U.S. secrets will remain jailed until her trial. U.S. Magistrate Judge Brian K. Epps ruled Thursday that releasing 25-year-old Reality Winner on bail would pose…
Escaped inmate added to Tennessee's most wanted list
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a man who escaped a Tennessee jail after assaulting an officer has been added to the state's top 10 most wanted list. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that 25-year-old Ezekiel…
Terroristic Facebook post lands a Cleveland resident in jail
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - On the morning of October 5, 2017, Bradley County 911 was notified by a Tennova employee regarding a threat. Tennova security had been alerted of a post on Facebook written by 22-year-old Jordan Hughes. Cleveland…
Signal Centers Adult Services to host Mario Kart Race
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) - Signal Centers’ Adult Services will host the 2nd annual Mario Kart Race on October 6th. Signal Centers is located at 109 N. Germantown Road. The race will begin at 10:30 a.m Friday. The participant-driven project encourages a whole lot…
CPD Chief David Roddy Appoints Executive Staff
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chief David Roddy announced additions and changes to the Chattanooga Police Department's Executive Staff today. All five chiefs of the CPD Executive Staff are long-time Chattanooga Police Department veterans with two decades or more experience each. Chief…
Rep. Marsha Blackburn announces she WILL run to replace Bob Corker in the Senate
a "hard-core, card-carrying Tennessee conservative"
Father who fled with his 7 year old captured in New Mexico
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Jared Lackey, the father who grabbed his son from Elementary school and ran, has been found. McMinn County authorities say Jared Lackey took his 7 year old son out of Etowah City School on Monday morning.…
Gov. Haslam says he will NOT run for U.S. Senate
"While I have loved being a mayor and a governor, I don't feel the same call to run for Senate at this point,"
Maddox announces run for Alabama governor
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox is running for governor. Maddox, a Democrat, made the announcement Thursday morning with the release of a video on social media. Maddox says the state has a "crisis in our leadership" because…
Dunlap Guardsman sends back photos of Virgin Islands destruction
part of the 117th Military Police Battalion headquartered in Athens with a company in Cleveland.
Drug arrest in Skyline Alabama
SKYLINE, Alabama (WDEF) - A Jackson County deputy resolved an outstanding warrant during a traffic stop late Tuesday night. Deputy Travis Stevens pulled over a vehicle on County Road 25 in Skyline. He found the driver, 26 year old William…
Freight train derails, sending train car into home; 1 hurt
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say a freight train has crashed into the bedroom of a home in Atlanta, sending a man inside to a hospital. Atlanta Fire Rescue officials said in a brief statement before dawn Thursday that "multiple cars"…
Firearm instructors explain bump stocks
After investigators said the Las Vegas shooter used bump stocks to transform semi automatic weapons into fully automatic, lawmakers are thinking about banning the device.
Chattanooga Police search for missing 13 year old
Chattanooga Police are searching for a missing 13 year old girl who left home.
Police looking for these 2 suspects in convenience store robbery
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) Chattanooga Police hope you can help them identify a pair of robbery suspects. It happened at the Tiger Mart on Hunter Road around 11 pm on Monday night. Officers say the two suspects entered the Mart and tried…
Reports of explosion at the Eastman Chemical Plant in Kingsport
KINGSPORT, Tennessee (WDEF) - Officials at the Eastman Chemical Plant call it a "process upset." But people around the Kingsport plant say they heard two explosions and saw a plume of smoke rise from the plant this morning. The company…
Suspect in child sexual assaults returns to Murphy NC
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - Investigators with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office have charged a Murphy, North Carolina man with sexual assault of a child. 41 year old Barry Wade Allen was indicted back in July, but fled the area.…
Hamilton County Commission rejects removing confederate statue from courthouse
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - After weeks of discussion, Hamilton County commissioners finally take a vote on the future of a confederate statue at the courthouse. They voted 6-2 against removing it. The bust of Confederate General Alexander P. Stewart has been…
VW recalls older Touareg SUVs to fix possible fuel leaks
DETROIT (AP) - Volkswagen is recalling nearly 74,000 SUVs in the U.S. because a fuel pump flange can develop cracks and leak gasoline. The recall covers Touareg SUVs with gasoline engines from 2004 to 2007. It's part of a larger…
South Pittsburg police looking for suspect after shooting
Victim shot in the back and in the hand.
Local National Guardsman on duty in the Virgin Islands
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Army National Guard Military Police from the 117th Military Police Battalion, headquartered in Athens, began their deployment to the VI over the weekend, and continued on Monday and Tuesday. A total of twenty personnel from the 117th…
National park trail in deadly 2016 Tennessee fire to reopen
the Chimney Tops Trail will reopen Oct. 6
Alabama man charged with threats after Las Vegas shooting
Gilliam told deputies he was bored and wanted to see how people would react.