DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Dalton man will spend five years in prison after committing a theft and violating Georgia's "three-strike" law. Superior Court Judge Jack Partain sentenced Steven Tremayne Chaney to five years in prison without parole on November…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - EPB received some extra help from the U.S. Department of Energy. "The grant that we received from the Department of Energy is designed to increase…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say three teenagers carjacked a woman at a gas station on Dallas Road late Saturday night. “The victim was sitting in her vehicle at…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Even the most qualified candidate won't land the job if they bomb the interview. Students at the Catoosa County College…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennesseans will soon be able to start deer hunting. The 2023-2024 gun hunting season for deer opens this upcoming Saturday, November 18. Tennessee hunters may take one antlered deer per day and may only take two…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Wildfires continue to smoke the Tennessee Valley as an extreme drought continues. (more…)
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The City of Dalton is going under a burn ban, starting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 13. The ban prohibits all outdoor burning. Those who violate the burn ban may receive a $1,000 fine and…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has arrested two people after finding a stolen car on Monday. They are charging Lindsey Myers and James Cowan with possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia. [caption…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A church bus caught on fire on the interstate near Lookout Mountain on Monday. Chattanooga firefighters have since extinguished the fire. The bus caught on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) arrested a Tyner Academy student on Monday. A school resource deputy responded to what they said was a fight between multiple…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Walker County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing teenager out of Rossville. Stephanie Vanessa Catalan Hernandez has been missing since Saturday, November 11, according to the sheriff's office. They state that she left…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Dalton man pled guilty to second-degree murder on Friday for a fentanyl overdose that occurred in 2022. According to Whitfield County officials, 19-year-old Devin Wayne…
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Deputies with the Dade County Sheriff's Office made two separate drug busts over the weekend. In the first case, a deputy completed a traffic stop, in which they found over one pound of ecstasy. They…
ATLANTA (AP) — The question of whether Georgia's electronic voting system has major cybersecurity flaws that amount to a violation of voters' constitutional rights to cast their votes and have those votes accurately counted is set to be decided at…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army Special Operations Command identified the five Army aviation special operations forces killed when their helicopter crashed in the Eastern Mediterranean over the weekend, calling each a “national treasure” whose loss cut deeply. The military’s…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Landing Jimbo Fisher, a coach with a national title on his resume, seemed like just what Texas A&M needed to finally become a championship contender. But Fisher failed to replicate his success at Florida State…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The City of East Ridge is holding its first ever Community Thanksgiving next week. Those who would like to attend must pre-register this week. The Thanksgiving meal will be served on Wednesday, November 22 at…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Georgia extended its streak of weeks being top-ranked in the AP Top 25 to 22 on Sunday, giving the Bulldogs the second-longest run of being No. 1 in the 87-year history of the college football poll.…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) -- Fort Oglethorpe had their annual Veterans Day Parade along Lafayette road to honor those who served our country. The parade stretched down…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Saturday at Warner Park, the Junior League of Chattanooga held their annual Touch A Truck festival. The event featured all types of different trucks…
SALE CREEK, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Fair's new location at Old McDonald Farm was a success as people flooded in from all over the area…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Volkswagen of Chattanooga made history as they hosted the biggest active shooter exercise in Tennessee on Sunday. Twenty-seven local, state, and federal agencies…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Early Sunday morning, Chattanooga police responded to a carjacking in the 900 block of Dallas Road. Officers responded to the carjacking at 1:31 a.m. While on the way to the incident, a traffic crash was reported…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Saturday night a little after 7 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a person shot call in the 1700 block of South Lyerly Street. When officers arrived, they found a 36-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. Chattanooga…
