Mayor Wamp announces growth plan for Hamilton County
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp announces their first growth plan for unincorporated areas. It basically will guide any future annexation for cities in…
Georgia bill is latest GOP effort targeting prosecutors
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A new Georgia commission to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors would be the latest move nationwide to ratchet up oversight on what Republicans see as “woke prosecutors” who aren't doing enough to…
Nashville shooter was ex-student with detailed plan to kill
By JONATHAN MATTISE, TRAVIS LOLLER and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The former student who shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school in Nashville and killed three children and three adults had drawn a detailed…
Prince Harry in court for phone hacking suit vs UK tabloid
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and Elton John were in a London court Monday as the lawyer for a group of British tabloids asked a judge to toss the lawsuit they brought with several other high-profile people who allege phone…
Family of US couple kidnapped in Haiti pleads for release
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nikese Toussaint was at church, so she didn’t see the text message from her sister. All she knew at that point was that their brother and his wife,…
Nashville school shooter had drawn maps, done surveillance
By JONATHAN MATTISE, TRAVIS LOLLER and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The suspect in a Nashville school shooting on Monday had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance before killing…
Blood Donation Drive to Honor Child Who Survived Rare Disease
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A young boy has had to fight through a lot of adversity throughout his young life. (more…)
What's Right With Our Schools: Nolan Elementary's Laura Dowd
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN (WDEF) - A lifelong love of reading can begin with a good librarian. Nolan Elementary School certainly has one. In fact, Laura Dowd is…
More to the Story with Staley: Tree Climbing Passion
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- If you've ever watched a professional cut down a tree, you certainly know what a difficult job it is, with a lot of danger…
Police identify Nashville shooter and victims
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Nashville Police identified the Covenant School shooter as 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale. Police identified the victims as well. …
Prescribed fire this week at Chickamauga Battlefield
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) -- The National Park Service (NPS) is planning to conduct a prescribed fire in the Chickamauga Battlefield this week. The fire will be north of Viniard-Alexander Road. Depending on weather…
Body found in northern Alabama lake
MADISON, Ala. (WDEF) -- Police found a body in Lady Ann Lake in Madison, Alabama on Sunday. Officers said that around 7:30 a.m., they pulled a woman's body out of the lake. The Madison Police Department told WHNT they do…
Tornado recovery tough in Mississippi, one of poorest states
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — A massive tornado obliterated the modest one-story home that Kimberly Berry shared with her two daughters in the Mississippi Delta flatlands, leaving only…
Six killed, active shooter at Nashville Covenant School
UPDATE: Police are now saying three children and three adults were killed in the shooting at this private school. Authorities state the shooter was a 28-year-old female. She…
Georgia deputies shoot, wound motorcyclist after chase
CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies shot and wounded a motorcyclist following a high-speed chase in northern Georgia, authorities said. The shooting happened early Sunday in Gordon County, where a motorcyclist sped away when Gordon County deputies tried to pull…
Boat fire on Chickamauga Lake
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department reported they could see smoke and flames upon their arrival. They responded to the 5500 block of Trailhead Drive. The CFD used fireboats to extinguish the…
McCallie Students Give Annual Easter Meal Donation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Students at McCallie School gave back to the community today. (more…)
Ford's Tenn. plant could make 500K electric pickups a year
STANTON, Tenn. (AP) — Ford said Friday that its assembly plant under construction in western Tennessee will be able to build up to 500,000 electric pickup trucks a year at full output, part of the automaker's…
States' divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee Republicans began this year’s legislative session hoping to add narrow exceptions to one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, armed with the belief that most people — even in conservative…
Construction gas leak causes school evacuation in Cleveland
UPDATE: School system is sending kids home from both Ross and Yates Elementary schools at 11:30 AM as a precaution. __________ CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - An elementary school in Cleveland has been evacuated this morning because of a construction mishap…
People's Choice voting opens for TVFCU Leap Grants
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Voting has begun to help local entrepreneurs fulfill their dream. Ten Chattanooga businesses are competing for five awards in the Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union's…
Storms Slam Flat Rock; Other Parts of Tennessee Valley
UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Huntsville confirmed an EF-1 tornado struck the Flat Rock area Saturday morning.…
Boy injured after shooting himself
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police said a 12-year-old boy shot himself Friday. It happened after 4 p.m. in a small shopping plaza on Wilcox Road. Officers said they found the boy in a vehicle with a gunshot wound. He…
Virus spreading throughout Hamilton County causes 2 Chattanooga schools to close
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An illness is spreading throughout Chattanooga Schools. But it's not Covid or the Flu. So, what is it? Boyd Buchanan…