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Nashville To Welcome Iraqi Family Denied Entry Due to Travel Ban

Nashville, TN (WDEF) - Despite holding a U.S. visa and undergoing background screenings, a former interpreter for the U.S. government and his family were blocked from coming to Tennessee from Iraq, due to President Trump's travel ban. Fuad Suleman was…

Signal Mountain Fire Displaces Family of Four

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Firefighters battled a house fire in cold temperatures last evening on Signal Mountain, after receiving a 911 call shortly after 9pm. The Signal Mountain Fire Department responded to 11 Hidden Brook Lane, reporting heavy smoke pouring…

Woman charged for death of Nashville police officer

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A woman will be charged in the death of a Metro Nashville Police officer. 40-year-old Juli Glisson will be charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. According to our Nashville affiliate, WTVF, police say Glisson was charged after she allegedly…

Titans player Quinton Spain reports being drugged, robbed

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Authorities in Orlando are searching for a woman suspected of drugging and robbing Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Quinton Spain. An Orange County Sheriff's Office report released Friday says Spain told deputies he was robbed of $113,000…

La-Z-Boy adds 115 new jobs in Dayton

La-Z-Boy says they're bringing in one-hundred and fifteen new jobs to the Dayton area. The Tennessee Governor, the Department of Economic and Community Development and La-Z-Boy plan to invest twenty-six million dollars over the next three years in Rhea County.…

Atlanta police backfire with tweet about Beyonce and gunfire

ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) - Atlanta police admit they backfired with a tweet urging people not to celebrate Beyonce's pregnancy with celebratory gunfire. Following the singer's announcement Wednesday that she's pregnant with twins, the department tweeted, "Beyonce may have everyone wanting…

Tennessee Highway Safety Office reminds fans to drive sober

TENNESSEE (WDEF) – Today, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) was joined by the Tennessee Titans, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association, and other…

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