Unattended dump truck driver gets 65 days in child death
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) - A dump truck driver whose unattended truck ran over and killed a North Carolina boy has been sentenced to 65 days in jail.
2 Baseball Hall of Famers played Negro league ball in the Scenic City
Chattanooga Tigers! Chattanooga All Stars! Chattanooga Black Cats! Chattanooga Black Lookouts! Chattanooga Choo Choos! Chattanooga Stars! They all so had the Chattanooga White Sox," said Dan Creed. Those are all the names of teams that played here in Chattanooga and…
Atlanta, 2 other cities chosen for 'Safer Roads Challenge'
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta has been named one of three communities worldwide chosen for the Safer Roads Challenge, an initiative involving several companies aimed at finding solutions to traffic dangers.
Lookout Valley Elementary Art
A local elementary school has new art supplies, thanks to a local hotel fundraiser.
Hamilton County Property Tax deadline nearing
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Trustee Bill Hullander says that the deadline to pay 2016 Property Taxes is next Tuesday, February 28, 2017.
Former LaFayette business owner murdered in Alabama
Willmon owned D-D-F Music in LaFayette
New Alabama program allows for disability savings
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The state of Alabama is launching a savings program meant to help people with disabilities.
Alabama exports climb to record-high $20.6 billion last year
TUSCALOSSA, Ala. (AP) - The governor's office says exports from Alabama-made products totaled nearly $20.6 billion last years.
Eric Church cancels 25K tickets bought by scalpers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Eric Church cancelled more than 25,000 tickets to his spring tour that were purchased by scalpers and is making those seats available to fans for purchase.
Atlanta traffic ranks in the ten worst in the world
DETROIT (WDEF) - The United States dominates a list of the worst traffic cities in the world, according to a new report. Transportation analytics firm Inrix crunched the numbers. The U.S. had half of the top ten cities, including #1,…
Tennessee Capitol protests lead to call for more security
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Protests around the state Capitol in Nashville have some Republicans calling for a crackdown on demonstrators and for resurrecting more stringent security requirements for entering the legislative office complex.
Second child dies from weekend Villanow crash
Troopers say the driver was intoxicated when he crashed.
Woman pulled from burning home over the weekend remains in critical condition
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga fire officials say a woman rescued from her burning home over the weekend remains in critical condition Monday morning. They pulled the 78 year old from her home at 1003 N. Hickory Street on Saturday morning.…
Gas Prices climbing in Chattanooga area
Trend could continue into spring
Legendary Howard basketball coach passes away
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Legendary Howard High School basketball coach Henry Bowles passed away early Sunday morning.
Group plans 'Week of Advocacy and Action' in Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Monday kicks off a 'Week of Advocacy and Action' at Miller Park in downtown.
Local group rescues dogs from South Korea
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga welcomed some four legged South Korean immigrants today.
Ultralight crashes near Creek Road
Wildwood, Ga. (WDEF) -- An ultralight aircraft went down in Wildwood Georgia this afternoon.
UPDATE: Two dead, one hospitalized after wreck in Walker County
Walker County, Ga. (WDEF) -- A 51-year-old adult male and a 5-year-old child were killed in a crash Saturday afternoon when their Chevy minivan hit a tree.
Marijuana smell leads officer to fake credit cards, licenses
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say two Georgia men were arrested with drugs, fraudulent credit cards and driver's licenses after police smelled marijuana coming from a car parked at a shopping mall just outside Nashville, Tennessee.
Small plane crashes in Dawson County, north of Atlanta
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a small airplane has crashed in the Dawsonville area, north of Atlanta.
ICE arrests man who escaped Illinois prison in 2003
CHICAGO (AP) - A man who escaped from an Illinois prison in 2003 has been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Atlanta.
State inmate beaten to death in 2nd such killing in 24 hours
ELMORE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama prison officials are investing the beating death of an inmate who was attacked by other prisoners Thursday - the 2nd deadly attack on a state prisoner within 24 hours.
Nature center timber harvest part of managed forest project
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - The Sandy Creek Nature Center is taking a big step with a long-term managing forest project to harvest timber in northeast Georgia.