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Local Cosmetology School Pampers Cancer Survivors

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Today is National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day and the students at Chattanooga's Virginia College's cosmetology school participated by offering free services to cancer survivors. The campus offered complimentary haircuts, makeovers, manicures, and pedicures. School officials say…

Superintendent Candidate Visits Schools for In- Person Visit

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The second superintendent candidate for Hamilton County Schools had his in-person visit today. This morning, Stuart Greenberg, shown here in his Skype interview, went to some of the schools in the county. He spent the late afternoon answering…

Suspect Wanted After Reportedly Robbing A Sun Trust Bank

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are looking for a bank robber tonight. Security cameras at Sun Trust Bank on Lee Highway near Shallowford Road captured these images of the man who hit the bank just before 2:00 p.m. The suspect left…

Remembering Booker T. Scruggs

Booker T Scruggs meant a lot to the Chattanooga community. He passed away Monday. A talented musician, civil rights protester and television personality... He especially dedicated his time mentoring the youth, Helping young students of low-income families achieve higher education.…

Man bitten on Delta flight by another passenger's dog

ATLANTA (AP) - An airline passenger was bitten repeatedly in the face by a dog that was allowed on the plane to provide emotional support to another passenger. According to an Atlanta police report, Marlin Jackson of Daphne, Alabama, was…

Identities released of 2 men who died in Smoky Mountains

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Officials says a Pennsylvania man and a hiker originally from the Czech Republic have been identified as victims who died recently in separate incidents at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The National Park Service say…

Alabama woman charged for drugs smoked near her baby

GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama woman has been arrested after police say they discovered marijuana and other drugs were being smoked in the same room where her baby was being kept in a playpen. Al.com reports police announced Monday…

Alabama asks US Supreme Court to let execution proceed

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's attorney general says questions about a lethal injection drug have been settled, and he's asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let an execution proceed this week. Attorney General Steve Marshall's office said in a Monday…

UPDATE: Ringgold Police Officer injured in I-75 wreck

UPDATE: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- New details emerge of a multi- vehicle wreck that left one officer injured Monday afternoon. A motorcyclist hit two Ringgold police cars yesterday on the Ringgold Lafayette exit. Officers were cleaning up multiple wrecks on I-75,…

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