DeKalb County school resource officer arrested
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- A DeKalb County school resource officer was arrested and charged with having sexual contact with a student, according to the sheriff's office. The…
Point-in-Time survey conducted with local homeless population
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chatt Foundation participated in the Point-in-Time count by surveying those experiencing homelessness in Hamilton County. Every year, communities across the U.S. collect data to…
Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.…
EPB and Oak Ridge celebrate ten years with new energy project
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Friday, EPB and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) celebrated their ten years of partnership. In doing so, they announced a new "Collaborative for Energy Resilience and Quantum Science" project. In this project, they plan…
Republican governors support Texas in securing southern border
WASHINGTON (WDEF) -- Several Republican governors are announcing their support for Texas as the state attempts to secure its southern border. The Biden Administration tried to stop Texas from installing razor wire at the border. They took the case to…
Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution
By KIM CHANDLER ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man put to death using nitrogen gas shook and convulsed on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that once again placed the United States at the forefront of the…
Woman dies in Ringgold train collision
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) -- A train crashed into a car Friday morning in Ringgold, killing one person, according to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP). A report from the GSP says a 2007 Toyota Camry was stopped on the train tracks…
Charleston's Olin Corporation faces lawsuit over mercury exposure
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Charleston chemical manufacturer is being sued for mercury exposure. The Joey James Law Firm filed a lawsuit against the Olin Corporation with a complaint of more than 200 pages. It accuses the Olin Corporation…
Chief Murphy: 'I don't want children to be scared of us'
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The city of Chattanooga held a youth gun violence summit Friday morning. The summit was held at the Brainerd Crossroads facility.…
National Cornbread Festival announces musical lineup
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) - Riverbend and the Moon River Festivals may be taking the year off, but the National Cornbread Festival is not. The annual event in South Pittsburg announced their music lineup for April. They will have 20…
Chattanooga's drivers still face dangerous road conditions
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - With most of the snow and ice now gone from our community roadways, it would be nice to think we could go back to less hazardous driving conditions. But not so fast. With many areas of…
TECH BYTE: Samsung's Artificial Intelligence Smart Phone
Growing up, my generation was told we’d never have technology like calculators at our fingertips. That statement couldn’t be further from the reality we live in today. Samsung is unveiling…
Giant pothole takes out 7 vehicles in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WDEF) - Crews are patching highways across the south after last week's winter storm. But one pothole in Alabama became a sudden priority last night. A fire official in…
Trout farm damaged from winter storm, "frost quake"
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Tennessee felons must retrieve gun rights before voting rights
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga's Unity Group is pushing back against a Tennessee ruling on convicted felons getting voting rights restored. A tougher state voting rights restoration policy…
Chattanooga to hold Housing Sustainability Fair this weekend
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The City of Chattanooga is holding its Housing Sustainability Fair on Saturday, January 27. It will take place at the downtown public library located on…
Chattanooga couple experiences Delta engine failure
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Chattanooga man says his wife and he had a terrifying experience on a Delta flight last week. Audio from air traffic control shows…
Georgia lawmakers, in support of Israel, pass bill that would define antisemitism in state law
By JEFF AMY/Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that would define antisemitism in state law, with Republicans uniting in support of Israel's war on Hamas and some Democrats splitting over fears of suppressing support for…
Driving Our Economy Forward: Harrah's Casino
CHEROKEE, N.C. (WDEF) -- There are two casinos close by, owned by the same Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. We are learning more about the two properties operated by Caesars…
Mom arrested for driving erratically, hitting teacher with car
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Hamilton County Schools teacher was hit by a car on Thursday in a school parking lot. It happened at Brown Middle School at about 7:20 a.m. A woman was dropping her child off at…
Robitussin maker recalls several lots of cough syrup due to possible high levels of yeast
By MATTHEW PERRONE/AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of Robitussin cough syrup is recalling several lots of products containing honey due to contamination that could pose a serious risk to…
Georgia lawmakers consider bills to remove computer codes from ballots
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state House and Senate are pursuing separate bills to remove barcodes from most of the state's ballots, part of a continuing Republican pushback against Georgia's voting machines. The Senate Ethics Committee voted 8-2 on Thursday to…
Wreck turns fatal on Ooltewah Georgetown Road
UPDATE: The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office identified the person killed in a wreck on Ooltewah Georgetown Road. They identified the victim as Ooltewah-native, Johnny Michael Eaves. Authorities continue to investigate the incident. SEE PREVIOUS (Jan. 23): OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) --…
No one injured in Athens building collapse
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A building collapsed in Athens this week, according to the City of Athens. The collapse happened at 1416 Railroad Avenue on Wednesday. The city…