MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A man who lobbied for tougher penalties for child abusers has been arrested for domestic violence in Alabama. Local news media report that Joey Crampton is accused of strangling his wife, causing her neck to bruise…
The Chattanooga Police are actively investigating a shooting that began Sunday afternoon on 13th Avenue. Although little is known at this time, what can be confirmed is that two males were involved in an altercation at 4604 13th Ave. that…
KNOXVILLE (WVLT) - Lenoir City Police Department confirms an officer was involved in a shooting early Sunday morning. LCPD Chief Don White says an officer responded to a possible DUI on Highway 321 near Interstate 75 at around 1 a.m.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga PD arrested a man they suspect committed arson in April, 2015. CPD arrested Jason Mayberry, 35, Friday after nearly a year of investigation into a suspicious house fire on Andy Thomas Rd. According to an affidavit obtained…
ELBERTON, Ga. (WSB-TV) — Police in northeast Georgia are investigating a quadruple shooting that has left a man and a child dead. Elberton police in Elbert County said a man killed his girlfriend's child, shot the girlfriend, shot another adult and…
WARNING: This story contains video that may not be suitable for all viewers MEMPHIS (WHNT) - A video surfaced online Friday that has consumers shaking their heads and worried over their breakfasts. A man recorded himself urinating over a production…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - With Easter just around the corner, pet stores across the country have usually reported increases in people buying rabbits as pets, but several Mid-State animal rescue groups said in most cases it's a bad…
GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (CBS46) - A 6-year-old boy was shot at a party in Gwinnett County Saturday night. Around 6:18 p.m., Gwinnett County police officers responded to call about a person shot on Cannonball Court in unincorporated Lawrenceville. The victim, a 6-year-old…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga's Erlanger Health System is hoping to build a $25 million behavioral health hospital that it says would eventually employ 200 people. Hospital officials said that they are seeking to obtain permission from the state Health Services…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police responded to a report of a shooting early Sunday morning at the 1300 block of Cowart Street, finding Reuben Simpson, 35, unresponsive and suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head. The victim…
Spring break just kicked off for UTC students, but the break hasn't started quite yet for the both the men's and women's Mocs basketball teams as they prepare for the NCAA tournament. UTC sophomore, Olivia Henninger, said she's proud to…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee(WDEF) - A Chattanooga man is facing multiple criminal charges after he was indicted by a Hamilton County Grand Jury. Marcus Cody Alexander Nix, 20, is facing: Six counts of wilful abuse or neglect or exploitation of an…
Tennessee High Patrol is investigating a multiple vehicle crash with injuries on I-24E at mile marker 166 in Marion County. THP is advises people to get off at exist 155 into Dunlap and then onto Highway 111 if you're heading…
ATLANTA (CBS46) - A patient who may have Lassa fever has arrived at Emory University Hospital’s Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, according to officials with Emory. Emory released the following statement: "Our patient arrived early Saturday morning and is being treated in the Serious Communicable…
NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) - Police say a 12-year-old boy has accidentally shot himself to death inside a suburban Atlanta home. Gwinnett County police spokesman Cpl. Deon Washington tells local news media that the boy was playing with the gun before…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (News Channel 5) - A 16-year-old has been charged after he was found carrying a loaded gun at school. Authorities said school resource officers acted on a tip Friday at Maplewood High School. They discovered a freshman was…
On Saturday, March 12, 2016, Chattanooga firefighters, along with staff and volunteers with the American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee, will distribute free smoke alarms and batteries in a neighborhood off of Bonny Oaks Drive. The staging area will be…
JOHNSON CITY (WSBV-TV) - Police in Johnson City, Tennessee, are investigating a call involving underage children being served alcohol. Johnson City Police Chief Mark Sirois said that officers arrived at a nearby Applebee's restaurant Thursday around 5 p.m. A parent told…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State Officials say that a campaign to promote tourism in the state of Tennessee has generated more than $73 million in new state and local tax revenue. A newly released state Department of Tourism Development report says…
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - A prison in southern Alabama is on lockdown after violence erupted at the facility late Friday. A prison spokesman says two prison officials were stabbed, but their injuries were not life-threatening. Alabama Department of Corrections spokesman…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The state of Alabama is seeking execution dates for three death row inmates after carrying out its first lethal injection in more than two years. The attorney general's office asked the Alabama Supreme Court to set…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Today the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) announced the retirement of CPD K9 Officer Doodle. Retired K9 Officer Doodle will be reunited with his former handler United States Marine Corps Corporal William Moran, who handled Doodle's second deployment. Doodle…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Late Friday evening, Chattanooga Police were approached by Quintarius A. Mitchell, 27, at the 700 block of Central Avenue. This individual advised officers he had been shot on Brainerd Road and drove from the scene. Suffering…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (WSB-TV) - A DeKalb County father shot and killed an intruder who burst into his home on Friday afternoon. The man was at home with his 4-year-old son at their home on Farrington Ridge Circle when he heard…