Police: Father, son kidnapped and robbed shoot suspect
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Chattanooga City Council approves short-term vacation rentals ordinance
The Chattanooga City Council approved an AirBnB ordinance, which will include a special district for short term vacation rentals.
Animals recover after Soddy Daisy hoarding situation
The animals rescued from a hoarding situation in Soddy Daisy are doing better and recovering.
Judge: Psychiatric care unconstitutional in Alabama prisons
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge says Alabama is failing to provide constitutionally adequate psychiatric care for state inmates. A 302-page decision released Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson comes in a lawsuit over the state's treatment of…
Tennessee man takes Elvis guitar fight to appeals court
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A Tennessee man is asking an appeals court to overturn a decision that awarded a guitar once owned by Elvis Presley to the National Music Museum at the University of South Dakota. The museum bought…
Cleveland schools look to avoid bus driver shortage
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Cleveland city schools are recruiting potential school bus drivers and are setting up a training program for them before the start of classes this fall. Without this program, there won't be enough drivers in the system. There's…
Fallen Five Memorial Semifinalists Selected
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Three semifinalists have been selected to create concept designs for the permanent memorial to honor the five service members who were killed during the domestic terror attack on July 16, 2015. This afternoon, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke,…
Trion man injures autistic child
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) - LaFayette Police say a Trion man abused an autistic child. According to police, 33-year-old Gordon Brown was caring for his sister-in-law's son when the incident happened. Witnesses reportedly told police Gordon bruised the child by holding him…
Grundy County School Board member arrested
ALTAMONT, Tennessee (WDEF) - Conflict on the Grundy County School Board reached a new level in the early morning hours. The member who is at the center of lawsuits among board members has been arrested. Deputies were called to the…
Apartment Fire Leaves Family Homeless
Chattanooga, Tenn. -- The Chattanooga Fire Department received an alarm around 1:30 this afternoon and responded with six fire companies to Bayberry Apartments at 2300 Windsor Street. Ronald Boyd, who lives nearby, was one of the first to spot the flames…
UPDATE: Gates reopen at Redstone Arsenal after possible active shooter
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) -- UPDATE 5:30 p.m. EDT: Redstone Arsenal posted an update on their Facebook page. HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (AP) - The Latest on reports of an active shooter at an Alabama military post (all times local): 4 p.m. The…
Suspect charged in Glenwood shooting on Monday
Now he has been charged with shooting and killing 20 year old Dangelo Marshall.
Erlanger adding new helicopter for Murphy, North Carolina region
"LIFE FORCE is now expanding 'critical care in the air' services even further into the western North Carolina"
Community rallies around Drive-Thru attack caught on camera
"That's not how people should handle things in life."
Children shot after bullets fired into west Georgia home
four girls were having a sleepover during the shooting Sunday night
Ex-correctional officer arrested for sexual abuse of inmates
50-year-old Andrew Dixon is charged with four counts of custodial sexual abuse for allegedly having sexual contact with the women.
Georgia man charged in teen girl's rape avoids prison
MACON, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man will avoid prison after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl he was initially charged with raping. Media reports that 21-year-old Tremayne Octavious Driskell Jr., of Macon, was also charged with…
Tennessee Capitol evacuated after tunnel fire, no injuries
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee state Capitol has been evacuated over concerns about smoke from a fire that broke out in a tunnel being built beneath the building. Media reports that the fire was extinguished by Monday afternoon. It's…
Restaurant owner and teen daughter say they were attacked over cold chicken
BAXLEY, Ga. -- A Georgia restaurant owner and her teenage daughter said they were attacked by customers who were served cold chicken, CBS affiliate WTOC-TV in Savannah reports. Jeanette Norris, owner of the Qwik Chik restaurant in Baxley, Georgia, said the…
Not quite warp speed: Speeding man had alien passenger
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) - Police say a motorcycle officer who stopped a driver for speeding on a suburban highway north of Atlanta had an 'extraterrestrial encounter' - sort of. George Gordon, a spokesman for police in Alpharetta, says that when…
How To Keep Your Home Safe While You Are Out Of Town
Next week is the 4th of July and with many people packing their bags to hit the road ... The Summer Months are always a good time to hit the road for a vacation, but you don't want that welcome…
Federal review debunks Georgia election hack accusation
ATLANTA (AP) - The Department of Homeland Security says allegations that the federal government tried to hack Georgia's election systems are unfounded. Secretary of State Brian Kemp accused the department of an attempted hack in December, saying that a computer…
UPDATE: CPD investigate fatal Glenwood Drive shooting
Chattanooga police say one person has died in a shooting Monday afternoon at a gas station on Glenwood Drive.
Alabama coroner dies after he is dragged by truck
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - A northwest Alabama coroner is dead after being dragged behind a truck. Florence police tell local media that Colbert County Coroner Carlton Utley became stuck between a pickup truck and a trailer about noon Monday, after…