CPD: Purse Snatcher in Custody
The woman law enforcement call a serial purse snatcher is now behind bars.
$50,000 Powerball Winner in Hixson
Nashville, TN (WDEF) - There are more prizes to win playing Powerball than just the multi-million-dollar jackpot. Last night's drawing created 12,606 winning Powerball tickets of various prize levels in Tennessee, including one worth $50,000, purchased in Hixson. The player…
Twenty Inductees set for Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Former U.T. Chattanooga basketball stars Gerald Wilkins, Karen Mills, and Brent Adams are among the 20 inductees going into the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame on February 27th at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Also included…
Grundy county man missing
Grundy County, Tenn. (WDEF) - The search is on for a missing man in Grundy County.
Salvation Army opens cold weather shelter
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Salvation Army is opening up its cold weather shelter this weekend.
Firefighters battle house fire on North Long Hollow Road
Walker County, Georgia (WDEF) - Across the state line in Walker County, firefighters are on the scene of a house fire on North Long Hollow Road.
World of Wheels heats up in downtown
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee Valley residents escaped the cold weather to look at some hot rods inside today.
House fire on Taylor Street injures family dog
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to Taylor Street in Saturday afternoon.
Small pipeline leak near Suck Creek Road
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Fire Department and other agencies are on the scene of a small pipeline leak off Suck Creek Road.
College student killed in wreck after car hits ice on bridge
FORSYTH, Ga. (AP) - A 20-year-old Georgia State student headed to Atlanta has been killed after his SUV crashed on I-75 in Monroe County.
Buses set for some Amtrak riders from New Orleans to Atlanta
PICAYUNE, Miss. (AP) - Amtrak passengers between New Orleans and Atlanta will ride buses four days a week starting Monday and running through Feb. 23.
School tweets hilarious responses to students hoping for a snow day
(CBS News) -- It’s not often that students in the Atlanta area get a snow day. So, Thursday night, as the prospect of a winter storm loomed over the southeast United States, students in Cherokee County, Georgia took to Twitter in anticipation of the news.
Georgia lawmakers return to Capitol with focus on schools
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's General Assembly opens a new legislative session Monday that's expected to focus on education, gambling and health care.
TDOT UPDATE: Saturday 01/07/17
UPDATE 2:35pm: The Tennessee Department of Transportation has finished with state routes in Hamilton and Rhea Counties and have released crews. There's still a clean-up of interstate ramps in Hamilton County. I-75 in Bradley and McMinn counties is clear with…
Chris Long Speaks Out About Mayoral Race
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Three candidates are running against Andy Berke for his job as Chattanooga's mayor. Two of them are politicians, but one candidate is a businessman running for office for the first time. "I've been trying to stay out…
HCSO Deputies Close W Road and Roberts Mill Road Due to Inclement Weather
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (Press Release)- HCSO Deputies have temporarily closed the W Road and Roberts Mill Road due to freezing conditions. Both roads will be closed through the duration of the night and will be re-opened tomorrow morning weather…
Tennessee Department Of Transportation Update
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Winter weather in the Tennessee Valley is fickle! Even the experts will tell you it can change at a moment's notice--and what looked like a snow storm can turn into something a little less troublesome. Depending on…
Airport Delays Due to Inclement Weather
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- With inclement weather comes delayed flights all across the country, and even a few here in Chattanooga. Two Delta inbound and outbound flights to Atlanta were canceled today, as well as an American Airlines Flight to Charlotte.…
City Pledges to Clean Up Lupton City
Former owners of Dixie Yarns Teams Down Plant and Leaves Town
Engineer pleads guilty in illegal aid to China for reactors
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Chinese-born U.S. nuclear engineer has pleaded guilty to helping a state-controlled Chinese nuclear energy company build reactors in that country using U.S. technology.
Mayor Berke announces plans to clean up old Dixie Yarns in Lupton City
Plant demolition was never completed
US approves fix for some Volkswagen diesels
Volkswagen will reprogram the cars' software immediately.
Snow snarling driving in Mid Tennessee & North Alabama
snow pictures from I 65, I 24 & I 24, all west of us
Pre-Dawn snow pictures and video from around Tennessee & Alabama
snow showers in Memphis, Huntsville, Jackson & Nashville area before dawn