GEORGIA (WDEF) - School officials across the state of Georgia are working on policy changes. Thursday, Governor Nathan Deal put his signature on House Bill 280. The legislation allows weapons carry license holders to bring concealed weapons on certain areas of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Blood Assurance is reaching out to the community to encourage more platelet donors. It's called 'Step Up To The Platelets. Platelets are vital for patients who are receiving treatment for chemotherapy, trauma surgery, and transplants. That particular…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The building owners that house Westside Shop presented a deal on Friday, May 5, to have the convenience store reopened. Melydia Clewell with the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office sent an email stating: "Today, the District Attorney…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Health officials say four cases of mumps have been identified in the Memphis area since March. Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter said Thursday that it is not unexpected to have mumps cases in the…
Jobs going to Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico
In September, eight people were hospitalized after a ride shut down at the Delta Fair in Memphis.
"I want the clinics to truly do what they're designed to do and that's to help people rehab from opioids, and if they can't do that, than I want to see them shut down," Catoosa County Coroner Vanita Hullander said.
This is Dalton State's conference but they do not have a team in the tournament.
While local officers can't look for illegal immigrants, they can check on their status if they end up in the county jail.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WDEF) - If you're a Justin Timberlake fan, you should check out the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. The hall of fame, along with the Rock-N-Soul Museum, began installing new memorabilia this week. The display includes specific items…
A stabbing suspect was taken into custody, after a pursuit ended near the Mountain Shadows community in East Brainerd.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - 15-year-old Trinity Quinn and 28-year-old Daniel Clark were arrested in Nashville yesterday for criminal homicide. Police say they shot and killed a store clerk. According to Trinity Quinn's father, he believes that the two had a romantic…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Chattanooga business is giving back in a big way to some local organizations. Yoga East Studio donated one thousand dollars to the Pet Placement Center. The fundraiser for the center allowed people to do yoga, with…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The bill to put seat belts on all Tennessee school buses has been pulled. Area state lawmakers tell News 12 it will be on hold until 2018. We're told it will stay in the same committee, so…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The search continues for a new superintendent for Hamilton County schools. The Hamilton County Department of Education released the final list of the top nine candidates. The following nine candidates, listed in alphabetical order, are being scheduled…
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Georgia officials have issued a warning against swimming at a state park because of high bacteria levels in Lake Lanier.
Local lawmakers release statements on the House passing the Republican healthcare bill by a vote of 217-213.
J.W. Ledford Jr. has one more clemency hearing the day before his execution.
Chattanooga, Tenn. -- Three Chattanooga fire investigators received top honors from the Tennessee Advisory Committee on Arson (TACA) in Franklin, Tennessee yesterday. Captains Anthony Moore, Henry McElvain and Andrew Waters were named "Public Fire Investigators of the Year" for 2016. The…
They are charging 13 of them with various drug charges.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released two reports on Thursday, dealing with statistics on hate crimes and crimes against law enforcement. The numbers come from local jurisdictions through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS). The…
One overdose in Chatsworth may have been a case of "gray death"
A cluster of treatment centers in northwest Georgia prompted the limits on new programs
The law creates a new sentence enhancement for the targeting of officers.