LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- A house fire Tuesday morning displaced its residents in Lafayette, Georgia, according to the fire department. The house was in the Skyline Heights community. The Lafayette Fire Department said they could see heavy smoke and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Tuesday morning, the air quality index reached a code red alert for fine particles. The index was considered to be in the unhealthy…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The National Weather Service recognized the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (HCOEM) as a “Weather Ready Nation Ambassador.” Weather Ready Nation…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Recently children got to spend quality time with four legged friends at Animal Hero Camp. The Humane Educational Society’s (HES) Animal Hero Summer Camp…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- There has been an update regarding Hamilton County Schools' 2022-2023 TCAP scores. Back in May, Tennessee Department of Education data suggested that the majority of third-grade students failed to meet the state proficiency level. We…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are searching for solutions to climate change without restricting American-produced energy that comes from burning oil, coal and gas. Scientists overwhelmingly agree that heat-trapping gases released from the combustion of…
By ED DAVEY Associated Press Major American providers of oilfield services supplied Russia with millions of dollars in equipment for months after its invasion of Ukraine, helping to sustain a critical part of its economy even as Western nations launched…
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. Shakur was fatally shot in September 1996 in a drive-by shooting…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Dunlap police officers recently arrested four people for possession of fentanyl during a probation search. Dunlap officers arrested Chad Johnson, Ashley Ricketts, Shauna Tate and Thomas Walters. Authorities charged all four individuals with possession of…
UPDATE: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. officials say an American soldier who fled across the heavily armed border from South Korea into North Korea had been facing military disciplinary actions. Two U.S. officials say Private 2nd Class Travis King…
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion leveled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people, federal safety investigators said Tuesday, while noting they have…
By NICK INGRAM Associated Press ST. JOSEPH. Mo. (AP) — The Powerball jackpot rose yet again to an estimated $1 billion after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing. No ticket for Monday’s drawing matched the white balls…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — One of two firefighters shot at an Alabama firehouse over what police suspect was a personal conflict has died, officials said. Jordan Melton died Monday, fire…
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A police standoff happened Monday night in Marion County but ended peacefully, according to Franklin County officials. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office got reports that an ambulance was stolen in Franklin County, Tennessee. Deputies said…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Dunlap residents returned home Monday afternoon to find their house was on fire. It took firefighters three hours to completely extinguish the flames, fire officials…
NEW HOPE, Tenn. (WDEF) - A group of firefighters in Marion County have had enough of what they say is mismanagement by their town’s mayor. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- 'Sound of Freedom' is a film based the true story of a U.S. federal agent who quits his job in devotion to saving children from human trafficking. Film creators have developed a pay it forward program,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) --This week, you will have to find somewhere else to cool off. Chattanooga Parks & Outdoors says the Coolidge Park fountains will be closed for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Operation slow down focuses on informing the public of safe driving techniques and enforcing speed limits. The Tennessee Highway Patrol and Georgia State…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Is soccer growing in America you ask? Check this out from Sunday night. Lionel Messi was introduced to the MLS fans in Miami. One…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The United Way of Chattanooga's tutoring program is currently looking for tutors. Tutors will provide literacy and math assistant to students in Hamilton…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has started Phase 2 of construction near the I-24 and I-75 split. Ramps to Moore Road and Belvoir…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The best educators never stop learning. Fund for Teachers gives them a chance to focus on their subjects with leading experts around the globe.…
WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — When Alicia Griggs steps outside her suburban Fort Lauderdale home, Florida's latest invasive species comes a-hoppin' down the street: lionhead rabbits. The bunnies, which sport an impressive flowing…
