CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - For the second time in 3 years....Chattanooga is getting a new police chief. Chief Fred Fletcher has left and is moving toward retirement. Mayor Andy Berke will soon make the final selection between two veterans of the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With temperatures now reaching into the 90's every day, the Chattanooga Salvation Army has launched its annual "Beat the Heat" campaign. The agency has opened its 4th avenue location which includes a swimming pool, to attract kids…
VARNELL, Georgia (WDEF) -Varnell Mayor Anthony Hulsey says the city council may have acted hastily in dissolving the city Police department. That action last week infuriated many of the residents...especially the suspension of Chief Lyle Grant. At a meeting this afternoon,…
ATLANTA (AP) - A psychological evaluation has been requested for a woman charged with killing four of her young children and her husband in Georgia. Media reports that Isabel Martinez's court-appointed lawyer Robert Greenwald filed the motion Monday for an…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee school district says it will test every drinking fountain to ensure water does not contain elevated levels of lead. The Tennessean reports the Metro Nashville Public Schools announcement follows a WTVF-TV investigation into lead…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man has been deemed incompetent to stand trial in his second-degree murder case. Media reports a judge ruled Friday that 39-year-old Leviticus Avery will be moved from Hamilton County Jail and hospitalized after two…
"I've got more millionaire lawyers than you know what to do with."
Investigators say it doesn't look like any other vehicles were involved.
Veronica Casciato's car was found at the top of the Cherolhala Skyway in April.
Tickets for CountryFest go on sale this Friday at 10 AM
Woman alleged that he tried to kiss her and grabbed her buttocks.
Volkswagen was the test case, now UAW trying to unionize a Mississippi plant run by a much more anti-union company in Nissan.
In light of a recent infant death, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office would like to remind people the dangers of hot cars.
A baby is dead and two other children were hospitalized after Chattanooga Police say they were left in a hot car for several hours.
Ringgold, Ga. (WDEF) – Educators from around the region have gathered to analyze water quality in South Chickamauga creek. It's part of the week long summer camp "River Teachers" hosted by the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute (TNACI). "This week is designed to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) Congrats to our very own Chip Chapman for winning the local news talent competition to raise the most money for the Make a Wish Foundation campaign, "Making it Happen." Chip's wish was to allow local children and their…
NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) - Georgia state police say a high-speed chase on the wrong way of the highway ended in a fiery crash that injured three children and a woman. Authorities say it started when a trooper clocked a car…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WDEF) - Mary Mancini, chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party, released the following statement on the the vandalism of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro: “The vandalism at the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro is inexcusable and cannot be tolerated. We’re…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Commission now has more time to decide on the iZone school proposal. Candice McQueen is in town sitting down with members of the community to hopefully get one step closer to plan for the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – Tennessee retailers will not collect sales tax on more than 150 different items during the 12th annual sales tax holiday. From July 28 through July 30, shoppers can save nearly 10 percent on clothing, school supplies and…
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) - The five person search committee named by Mayor Andy Berke to review and interview individuals seeking the top post at the Chattanooga Police Department made their final recommendations to the Mayor today. From the 49 applications submitted…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The City of Collegedale has closed down a popular playground after weekend flooding. Wolftever Creek backed up after thunderstorms and damaged Imagination Station. Today crews worked to clean up the mess. Public Works Director Eric Klein…
Some local students are using horses to learn about responsibility, and leadership.
killed while trying to disentangle a garden hose from his bush hog