South Carolina homeowner finds 9-foot alligator on porch
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) - It wasn't the Easter bunny that startled a South Carolina homeowner and his family. It wasn't even a burglar.
Quick fix coming for buckled highway in Atlanta
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) The Georgia Department of Transportation says the buckled stretch of Interstate 20 should be fixed by midday on Tuesday.
Police: Child, mother strangled to death by man
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Police say a man has been charged with felony murder in the strangling of a woman and her 2-year-old son at a home in suburban Atlanta.
CSAS Carnegie Hall
The wind ensemble from CSAS got a chance to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Police: Women found dead in lake may have been electrocuted
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Police say two women found dead in a lake in Alabama may have been electrocuted. Authorities held a news conference Monday to discuss the deaths of 34-year-old Shelly Darling and 41-year-old Elizabeth Whipple. They were found…
Handcuffed suspect manages to steal Anniston police car
ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - A man has been captured after he allegedly stole an Anniston Police Department car and led officers on a chase.
Democrat Mackler announces bid for Tennessee US Senate seat
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville attorney and former Army helicopter pilot James Mackler says he is running for the Democratic nomination to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate.
Still no sign of missing McCallie student Jackson Standefer in the Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON, Arizona (WDEF) - Still no word on the search Monday for missing 14 year old Jackson Standefer in the Grand Canyon. He was hiking Sunday in the Thunder River area on the North Rim with family. The McCallie…
NASA invest $9.9M in University of Tennessee-led team
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A research team led by the University of Tennessee Knoxville has received a $9.9 million grant from NASA toward the development of a more aerodynamically capable aircraft.
Tennessee joins states urging court to reinstate travel ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is joining more than a dozen other states in urging an appeals court to reinstate President Donald Trump's revised travel ban.
Another "Road Failure" on Atlanta's Interstate
ATLANTA (WDEF) You've got to wonder just how safe the interstates are around Alanta these days. First, there was the fire and collapse on I 285. This morning, a chemical truck wreck brought hazmat and a major traffic jam to…
Mother resuscitates child who almost drowned in tub
LAKESITE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A seven month old infant was rushed to the hospital just before noon after a near drowning. It happened at a home on Hunt Heights Drive in Lakesite. A mother reports that she was bathing her…
Death investigation in DeKalb County
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) -- The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is investigating a death on Lookout Mountain.
ATV accident kills 8 year old Georgia boy
“Our hearts go out to the family of this little boy in the wake of this tragedy.”
Gas prices continue their late spring climb in Chattanooga
"The national average may reach its peak for the year in the next few weeks."
Home lost to morning fire at Eastland Estates
Fire fighters report the house was 50% involved when they arrived
McCallie student missing in the Grand Canyon
"During periods of high water hikers must use a sketchy, seldom-used trail that stays west of the creek all the way to the river."
Dolly Parton calls college course about her a "blessing"
"From the girl voted in High School 'least likely to succeed' this sure is a blessing!"
Easter egg hunt aims to keep neighborhood positive
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One local resident has been bringing Easter to underprivileged children for the past four years now.
Coolidge Park Easter Egg Hunt Draws Thousands
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Over 100,000 plastic eggs were sprawled across Coolidge Park lawn in downtown Chattanooga on Sunday morning.
Local churches celebrate Easter
This new church has been open for two months.
The North Korea problem is "coming to a head," McMaster says
WASHINGTON (CBS News) -- The problem of North Korea’s nuclear threat is “coming to a head,” President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, said Sunday following the country’s failed missile test.
UPDATE: Wanted man arrested in Bradley County
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Bradley County Sheriff's Office is asking for help locating Gary Lee Lipps.
3 teenagers, baby shot during carnival at church in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say three teenagers and a baby were injured when gunfire erupted during a festival at a church in Alabama.