CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Each week we feature a local non-profit organization, to show you what they're doing for the community, and how you can help. Today, we're talking to Make A Wish - East Tennessee. Joining us to tell us…
DECATUR, Ga. (WDEF) –The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Crime Lab has identified counterfeit pills related to the reported overdoses in the Central Georgia area. Analysis has confirmed that the pills contain a mixture of two synthetic opioids ,cyclopropyl fentanyl and U-47700. …
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Surveillance pictures show a man robbing the Rite Aid on Paul Huff Parkway in Cleveland on Friday. It's a pharmacy that sits just off I-75. "The white male was described as a heavy set white male…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - With thousands of cars on Chattanooga streets every day, it's sometimes overlooked that many residents use, and need, public transportation. The city of East Ridge has been working with CARTA to fill the gaps in service…
Chattanooga, Tenn. -- [UPDATE] The cause of this afternoon's fire at 124 Signal Hills Drive has been ruled accidental. The fire investigator says the resident was cooking and the hood vent/duct caught fire because a bird had constructed a nest in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - An out-of-town jury has been selected in the trial of a truck driver charged with killing six people on Interstate 75. Reports say 13 women and three men will be bused to Chattanooga and sequestered for…
TENNESSEE (WDEF) - In Tennessee, the state Department of Correction is aiming to cut down on contraband at prisons through a new initiative. A team of nine law enforcement officers are conducting surprise searches across the state. So far, almost 3-hundred…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death, according to the American Lung Association. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates more than 16 million Americans live with a disease caused by smoking. CHI…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments in August in a case aimed at nullifying a vote on a Tennessee constitutional amendment that allows more abortion restrictions.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam says his administration's legal team is very confident about the constitutionality of a new law that lets judges toughen sentences for defendants in the country illegally at the time of their crimes.
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) - A woman has been shot and killed outside a Waffle House in Georgia.
a child inside the trailer yelling "Out.. Out" and "Hungary.. Hungary."
Suspect ran from wreck scene with a bloody, possibly broken arm
“We intend to pursue these cases with all of our resources.”
The lawsuit sites research showing that Tennessee has the second highest statewide opioid prescription rate in the country
The program will focus on inmate education, self awareness and job readiness in hopes of keeping them out of jail in the future.
police in Murfreesboro posted similar photos of a suspect in a Rite Aid robbery there.
EATONTON, Ga. (AP) - The Latest on the killing of two prison guards and escape of two inmates during a bus transport in Georgia (all times local): 4:20 p.m. A reward of $60,000 is being offered for information leading to…
A manhunt is underway for two suspects.
Officials conducted almost 300 vehicle searches and recovered cell phones and drug paraphernalia.
On Monday, officials in Jasper approved an ordinance that will ban new pit bulls from coming into the city.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - An eight-vehicle crash in Georgia has killed one person and injured 17 others.
Chattanooga Police say the pedestrian suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
WASHINGTON (AP) - China is a step closer to allowing imports of U.S. beef for the first time in almost 14 years.