WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - For the first time in 16 years, walker county, Georgia has a new sole commissioner. Shannon Whitfield defeated Bebe Heiskell in the November election. Since then, Whitfield's been working on making some changes in Walker County,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Downtown Chattanooga's very own Miller Park is going to get some upgrades with work beginning on July 1st. The project is expected to cost over 13 million dollars and to be completed by July of next year.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Commissioners heard budget requests from various departments today--gathering information to be used in the final 2017-2018 budget. The sheriff's department is asking for an increase of some 6.7 million dollars, but the county leaders have…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Rescue efforts are still underway at the Pocket Wilderness on Mowbray Mountain. Hamilton County Emergency Services PIO Amy Makwell states "At 3:30 pm, a 9-1-1 was made reporting a male party had fallen 50-75 feet at…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The sentencing trial for Cortez Sims has been delayed once again. 20-year-old Sims is accused in the shooting death of Talitha Bowman and the shooting of Zoe Horton. She's the infant who was left paralyzed in 2015…
the Tennessee Aquarium showed their true colors at Penguin Rock.
the check was cashed at the Carneceria Nacho.
The peach crop issue has been worse in neighboring South Carolina
The girl said Pointer returned with what she described as a branch and began hitting her with it.
See the map of where the new exit will take you
hiring will continue until production reaches its peak.
Georgia had the second highest rate with 317.3 per 100,000 residents.
when they tried to interview her on Tuesday, she fled on a green ATV.
JASPER, Tenn. (WDEF) - City officials in Jasper say they are concerned about dog attacks, so they drafted an ordinance that would prohibit pit bulls, with some exceptions. According to the ordinance, pit bulls currently living in the city would be…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Each week we feature a local non-profit organization to show you what they're doing for the community, and how you can help. Today, we're talking to the Southeast Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability, about their…
Georgia (WDEF) - It's mosquito season, which raises concerns over the diseases they can carry. The North Georgia Health District is trying to get residents to stop leaving places for them to breed---like any standing water. There are no Zika cases in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Construction on South Broad Street is underway. In 90 days when the street is reopened, what most people will notice is the River Park extension. That's because the most important part of the project will be underground.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Chattanooga woman is facing drug related charges after she accidentally dropped a small bag of cocaine into a sheriff's deputy's drink. Off-duty deputy Ricky Wolfe ordered a coke at the Steak and Shake on Hixson Pike…
Nashville, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tad Cummins, the former teacher charged with fleeing the state with one of his students, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges. According to federal court documents filed May 26th, Cummins pleaded not guilty to charges of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a robbery that took place this afternoon at the EPB Employees Credit Union. Just as the EPB Employees Credit Union on McCallie was closing at 4 o'clock, a robber took an undetermined amount…
Police are still looking for the suspect who fled the restaurant on foot.
CLEVELAND, TN- Detectives are asking the public’s assistance with solving a vehicle theft that occurred in Charleston, TN. On May 30, 2017 a joint investigation between the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office and Charleston Police Department resulted in the recovery of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a law that will make it easier for people convicted of mostly low-level offenses to get their criminal records wiped clean. The law reduces the costs of expunging criminal record convictions…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Rhea County man is charged for the second time in Hamilton County with doctor shopping for prescription drugs, using TennCare as payment. The Office of Inspector General (OIG), with the assistance of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s…