HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County deputies are investigating after an armed robbery took place at a convenience store on Wednesday. It happened on September 27 just before 10 p.m. at the Spirit Convenience Store, according to the Hamilton…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison now under construction rose to more than $1 billion, complicating the state's plans to build two of the behemoth facilities. The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority approved a…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A home in East Brainerd caught fire on Wednesday afternoon and authorities are investigating to determine the cause. The fire happened at a house in the…
TYSONS, Va. (WDEF) - EPB announced the latest step in the expansion of their Quantum Network. (more…)
LONDON (AP) — Michael Gambon, the Irish-born actor knighted for his storied career on the stage and screen and who gained admiration from a new generation of moviegoers with his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Montague Park is getting a facelift. There are plans in the works to make it the new Central Park of Chattanooga. "We have a very…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Brainerd BX was the place to be Wednesday for anyone on the job hunt. More than a dozen Chattanooga area organizations were on…
NEW YORK (AP) — TV's late-night hosts planned to return to their evening sketches and monologues by next week, reinstating the flow of topical humor silenced for five months by the newly ended Hollywood’s writers…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee state senator can stay out of prison as he challenges his 21-month sentence for violating federal campaign finance laws, a federal judge ruled. Brian Kelsey, a Republican, was supposed to report to federal…
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been charged with vehicular homicide after police say he was one of two drivers racing at speeds above 100 mph (160 kph) in a Sept. 4 crash that killed five teens on…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dozens of people faced criminal charges Wednesday after a night of social media-fueled mayhem in which groups of thieves, apparently working together, smashed their way into stores in several areas of Philadelphia, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Our area is well known as a great place to enjoy the sport of fishing. But for one teacher here in Chattanooga, he's taken his…
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) -- A bank robbery occurred in Chickamauga, Georgia this week and police have now arrested the man responsible. Chickamauga police officers identified the suspect as Ric Thomason. According to…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County officials announced funding which emergency response agencies will soon receive additional funding. The county set aside $500,000 to go toward volunteer fire departments (VFD) and rescue services. Mayor Weston Wamp's office says this…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee River Gorge Trust is inviting locals to attend the upcoming grand opening of new mountain biking trails on Aetna Mountain. The grand opening is on Friday, September 29, from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.…
MORE: David Mendez Lopez was a 17 year old student at Howard High School who was at his family’s home the night of September 2.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Commissioners will consider a proposal urging the school board to slow down spending money…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The former boyfriend of a central Kentucky woman who disappeared more than eight years ago has been arrested on charges stemming from the investigation, the FBI and Kentucky State Police said Wednesday in a statement. Brooks…
UPDATE: October 3 Providence Ministries' thrift store in Fort Oglethorpe has officially reopened after being damaged by a car crash. The organization posted the update to their social media on Monday evening, and they officially reopened on Tuesday. They once…
TRENTON, Ga. (WDEF) - Parents describe Davis Elementary's Leah Bible as a smiling light. She's an expert at teaching 3rd graders when to talk and when to listen. Ms.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Fall 2023 student enrollment data reveals that Tennessee college enrollment is up two percent from last year. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) released the data on Tuesday. That data showed that for fall 2023, over…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Aspiring musicians have a chance to learn more about the hip-hop industry in a few weeks. (more…)
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office recently responded to an infant death in Ringgold. Sheriff's deputies, EMS and firefighters responded to a home on Baggett Road on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. There, responders found a six-week-old infant…
Washington (CBS) — Law enforcement agencies have so far seized over 55 million pills of fentanyl this year and more than 9,000 pounds of powder containing the deadly drug, Attorney General Merrick Garland told dozens of families whose loved ones died after ingesting…
