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STEM School Students Model Aquatic Pollution in 3-D

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Researchers at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute tasked students at the STEM School Chattanooga earlier this year with designing and building 3-D models of the regional watershed. The goal is to use these models to demonstrate how non-point-source pollution…

Georgia teen dies in motorcycle accident

GORDON COUNTY, Ga. Gordon County Deputy Sheriffs and other emergency personnel were dispatched last night, March 23, to a private residence on Millers Ferry Road in response to a report of a serious, off-road, motorcycle accident involving a juvenile at approximately…

UPDATE: Chattanooga house fire ruled an accident

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A fire investigator has ruled the cause of this afternoon's fire at 4921 Cameron Lane as accidental, most likely from an electrical malfunction. The dollar loss was estimated at $30,000. No one was home at the time of…

Drug use in teens escalates

Drug use among our teens have been an increasing problem and it's about the highest it's ever been. Over the last several years, these experts say they've seen teens move from illegal drug use to prescription drugs like Xanax, Percocet…

Chattanooga Ghost Tours, Inc Receives National Recognition

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ─ Local business Chattanooga Ghost Tours, Inc has been chosen as 1 of only 2 Tennessee winners of The 2017 American Small Business Championship hosted by SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, and generously…

Joint investigation results in arrest of Sumner County Doctor

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the 18th Judicial District Drug Task Force and the Gallatin Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a Hendersonville doctor on prescription-related charges. In February,…

$24,000 reward offered in Hardeman County Cold Case

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF)  – Representatives from the offices of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 25th District Attorney General and the Hardeman County Sheriff today announced the creation of a $24-thousand reward, in an effort to…

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