CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Captain Larry Taylor, a Chattanooga native and Medal of Honor recipient, will be laid to rest on Wednesday, February 7. The memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. ET. It will begin at the Coolidge National…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called Tuesday night for the creation of a limited school voucher program and announced support for two controversial measures before lawmakers this year: gambling legislation and absentee ballot restrictions. Lawmakers kicked off…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Officials at the Medal of Honor Museum encourage Chattanoogans to line up along the route of a procession this afternoon to honor Captain Larry Taylor. The procession begins at the Museum next to the Aquarium at…
Washington — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas narrowly survived an impeachment vote on Tuesday in the House after a small group of Republicans helped sink the GOP-led effort. The House voted 216 to 214 against impeaching Mayorkas over his handling of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) says they have reached a milestone at the Volkswagen (VW) Plant. However, they will be facing some opposition. Zachary Costello has been a leader…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Greater Chattanooga region is now a part of a unique partnership. The Coalition of Hip Hideaways was announced this morning in part by the Thrive Regional…
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, 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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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, 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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…