Dalton Police take Polar Plunge for Special Olympics
Will jump in the pool at Dalton High at 2PM
Chattanooga gas prices continue to rise
Comparing prices from Monteagle to Dalton to Athens
Great Smoky Mountains offering Clingmans Dome eclipse event
Solar eclipse coming in August
Locals tired of negativity in politics organize 'March of Hope'
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hundreds turned out for the 'March of Hope' in Coolidge Park this afternoon.
One injured in Mowbray Mountain house fire
Mowbray Mountain, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Shortly after 5 pm Sunday evening, the Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire on Sluder Lane.
Fire destroys Signal Mountain home
Signal Mountain, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Walden's Ridge Emergency Services responded to a house fire on Fairmont Pike around 5 pm after a neighbor reported a house on fire.
Boy hit by car at East Ridge Flea Market
East Ridge, Tenn (WDEF) -- A 2 year old is suffering from minor injuries after being hit by a car Sunday afternoon at the East Ridge Flea Market.
Ex-Nashville mayor Karl Dean to run for Tennessee governor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Nashville mayor Karl Dean says he's decided to run for governor of Tennessee in 2018.
White House dodging questions of Sessions' role in FBI probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is dodging questions about whether Attorney General Jeff Sessions should consider withdrawing from the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Georgia craft brewers ready to leave prohibition laws behind
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Brewery Bill is chugging along through the state Legislature.
Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department holds annual awards banquet
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department recognized its finest this evening.
Still cleaning up from the November tornado in Sequatchie Co.
Tornado cleanup still continues for some residents of Sequatchie County. Over 100 volunteers brought food, chainsaws and heavy machinery to help clear large tree debris. The tornado blew through the town at 130 miles-per-hour last November and destroyed over a…
Conservative North Carolina laws spur NAACP call for boycott
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An economic boycott by the NAACP is the latest fallout over North Carolina's so-called bathroom bill and other conservative policies.
4 killed in single-vehicle crash in Tennessee
SNEEDVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee authorities say four people were killed when a vehicle went off the road and struck a tree early Saturday.
Shooting victim arrives at local hospital
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Late Friday night, Chattanooga Police were called to a local hospital after a shooting victim arrived.
Alabama inmate, woman indicted in fraud scheme
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted an Alabama state inmate and a woman in a scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration.
Daycare operator found guilty in death of 4-month-old
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee jury has convicted a woman in the death of an infant at her unlicensed in-home daycare in Murfreesboro.
Cloudflare reveals Uber, OKCupid data exposed by wide-reaching flaw
(CBS News) -- Usernames and passwords leaked onto the open internet earlier this month due to a security bug that affected 3,400 websites, including popular services like Uber, Fitbit and OKCupid, according to a disclosure Thursday by cybersecurity company Cloudflare.
Fashion marketer LuLaRoe sued over sales tax charges
(CBS News) -- LuLaRoe, a multilevel marketer of brightly colored women’s fashions whose popularity has surged in recent years -- especially among millennials who sell the wares at home gatherings or in online forums -- is facing a federal lawsuit…
N.C. novelist walks free after agreeing to plea deal in wife's death
DURHAM, N.C. (CBS News) -- Novelist Michael Peterson agreed to a plea deal Friday that enables him to maintain his innocence even as he acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him of manslaughter in his wife’s death
State: Several students at University of Alabama have mumps
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Several students at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa have been diagnosed with the mumps.
Bill allows confidential name changes for abuse victims
ATLANTA (AP) - Victims of domestic violence could change their names privately under a bill coming before the Georgia House for a vote.
House Fire on Cotter Road
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) battled a fire in Hixson today, preventing a home from burning to the ground. Fire crews reported heavy smoke pouring out the front door upon arriving at 1856 Cotter…
UPDATE: Accidental shooting near UTC Saturday morning
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have released more information on the incident this morning near the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.