Golden Apple Award: Ridgeland High School's Peter Davis
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF) - The best teachers prepare their students for success after graduation. Peter Davis has been building solid futures for a long time at Ridgeland High…
Hamilton County Schools holds Principal for a Day event
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools hosted its fifth annual Leadership Principal for a Day event on Tuesday. As a part of this program, various cohort members in Hamilton County got to shadow a principal at different schools. …
TN Rep. Hakeem's proposed abortion exception bill fails subcommittee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - State Representative Yusuf Hakeem was expected to present an abortion exception bill to the state’s health committee Tuesday. However, according to the Tennessee…
Tennessee militia member planned to attack US border agents, feds say
By DYLAN LOVAN/Associated Press A Tennessee militia member who told an undercover federal agent that the U.S. is “being invaded” by migrants was planning to travel to the southern border with a stockpile of weapons and commit acts of violence…
Georgia Republicans push requiring cash bail for 30 new crimes, despite concerns about poverty
ATLANTA (AP) — A bill to require cash bail for 30 additional crimes is headed to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's desk after the House gave it final approval. The GOP-dominated House voted 97-69 for Senate Bill 63 on Monday, backing…
Usher announces post-Super Bowl North American tour, 'Past Present Future'
By MARIA SHERMAN/AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After two years of his popular Las Vegas residency at Park MGM, releasing his first solo album in eight years, and headlining the 2024…
Officer, inmate struggle over gun at Sequatchie Erlanger facility
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An inmate at the Erlanger-Sequatchie facility took a correction officer's gun on Sunday and is now facing charges. According to the Dunlap Police Department, the officer and inmate struggled over the gun. During the incident,…
Shooting reported near Notre Dame High School
UPDATE: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police confirmed that a person was shot Tuesday afternoon near Notre Dame High School. They say this was an "isolated…
Mother charged with tampering with evidence in child's death case
RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- New details were revealed Tuesday in the homicide case of seven-year-old Jo'zie Brown. On January 14, Brown was shot and killed. Five days later, Chris'tion Hamilton Jones, Brown's older brother, admitted to accidentally shooting the…
Cleveland City Schools searching for new director of schools
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Cleveland City Schools is working to find their next director of schools with a survey. In the next few days, the school system will be releasing a survey to find out what qualities families want from…
Jury finds Michigan school shooter’s mother Jennifer Crumbley guilty of manslaughter
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan jury convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind trial to determine whether she had any responsibility in the deaths of four students in 2021. Jennifer…
Hang glider crashes into tree in Dunlap
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A hang glider crash landed and got stuck in a tree on Monday in Dunlap, according to the fire department. The Dunlap…
Walker County authorities searching for burglary suspect
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Walker County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man seen committing a burglary on a security camera. The sheriff's office said the burglary…
Bledsoe County parents upset with director of schools
BLEDSOE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Parents in Bledsoe County are complaining that the school board is considering a four-year extension on the contract for their director of schools. The…
Trump immunity claim rejected by appeals court in 2020 election case
Washington — A federal appeals court in Washington found former President Donald Trump is not entitled to broad immunity from federal prosecution, delivering a landmark decision that would allow the criminal case against the former president involving the 2020 presidential election to move…
House set to vote on impeaching Alejandro Mayorkas today
Washington — The House is set to vote on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday after Republicans and Democrats clashed over whether his handling of the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border rose to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors. House Majority…
Person stabbed in Chattanooga overnight
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A person was stabbed in Chattanooga Monday night, according to police. They say the stabbing happened on the 600 block of W. 14th St. Ct. Chattanooga police arrived to find a person with stab wound injuries…
Red Bank man arrested for terroristic threats against courts building
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says they have arrested a man who made terroristic threats against the county courts building. The HCSO arrested Tyler Jordan Spence, 31, and charged him with commission of act or…
Toby Keith, country music star, dies at 62. He was suffering from cancer.
Country music star Toby Keith has died, his social media sites and website announced early Tuesday. He was 62. The sites said he "passed peacefully last night on February…
Bradley County superintendent, sheriff comment on school fight videos
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An article in the Cleveland Daily Banner over the weekend is raising concerns about fighting in the school systems. The paper was sent links…
Chen's defense attorney questions Pace family over apartment searches
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The man awaiting trial for the death of a woman in his Northshore apartment in November 2022 was back in court on Monday. …
Affordable housing in Hamilton County a 'major problem,' survey says
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Health Department has released their 2023 Public Health Survey, which was used to determine the health issues and concerns of county residents. Community Problems The survey asked residents to identify which were…
What's Right With Our Schools: Dade County High School Spirit
TRENTON, Ga. (WDEF) - Imagine what a go-pro camera could pick up in the student section during a high school football game. Our friends at Dade…
King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has started treatment, palace says. Here's what we know.
Doctors have detected cancer in Britain's King Charles III, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Monday. The unspecified cancer was discovered as doctors treated the monarch for an enlarged prostate just over a week ago. What type of cancer does King Charles…