PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- In Pigeon Forge, the Dollywood Express train derailed Sunday night around 8:30 p.m. The 110-ton coal-fired steam engine takes guests on a five-mile trip around Dollywood. According to WVLT, all passengers were evacuated and there…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Walker County Sheriff's Office is looking for the person responsible for a burglary in Lafayette last week. According to the sheriff's office, the thefts happened sometime between September 24-29. Someone stole a gray 2020…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Late Sunday afternoon a house fire was reported at 7316 Shamrock Lane. At 5:30 p.m., Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) responded to the 911 call and arrived on the scene. Responders reported heavy smoke and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local artists celebrated the first day of October outside in Coolidge Park on Sunday. An inaugural kickoff market was held at the park with…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Drive Electric Festival took over Chattanooga State Saturday, September 30, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Car enthusiasts along with newcomers were able…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a shots fired call on Friday, Sept. 29 in East Brainerd. The call came from 9910 Brently Estates Drive off of East Brainerd Rd. When authorities arrived at the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A seven year outdoor collaboration came to fruition Saturday on Signal Mountain. Hamilton County’s next outdoor tourist attraction 'Walden's Ridge Park' officially opened to…
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal officer-involved shooting that took place on Sept. 29. The incident involved officers with the Soddy Daisy Police Department. Preliminary information indicates that the incident began…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga firefighters were on the scene of a commercial fire in Hixson…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Sept. 29 a little before 5:30 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a traffic crash involving a motorcycle. The crash took place near the 173 mile marker of Interstate 24 eastbound. When officers arrived on the…
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WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Whitfield County judge sentenced a Georgia man to prison for sexually assaulting three women, officials said. Superior Court Judge Scott Minter sentenced 43-year-old Aaron…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Erlanger Children’s Hospital unveiled a new MRI…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It is rivalry week between Baylor and McCallie. The matchup dates back more than 100 years. "Baylor McCallie, and everybody's interested in it," said McCallie head coach Ralph…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Phase one of the Aetna Mountain Trails had its official grand opening Friday afternoon in Chattanooga. The Tennessee River Gorge Trust partnered with the…
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A local state senator has been censured by his state party. Republican State Senator Colton Moore…
ATLANTA (AP) — A bail bondsman charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others in the Georgia election interference case pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges on Friday, becoming the first defendant to accept a plea deal with prosecutors. As…
DECATUR, Ga. (WDEF) - A grand jury in Georgia has indicted a Decatur man with blowing up an ATM last March. Prosecutors say Abdurrahim Jalal set off a pipe bomb around 3 a.m. at the Bank of America ATM. They…
CORDOVA, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman accused of shooting a salesman at her front door told deputies that she mistook him for a hit man, authorities said. Monica Johnson-Markwork, 51, of Cordova, a Memphis suburb, was charged with felony…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of the last living witnesses to the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas was charged with murder Friday in the 1996 killing, a long-awaited breakthrough in a case that has frustrated…
(see more on the event at Chad and Natasha's YouTube channel) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - If you thought the Oliver Anthony viral moment would end quickly, think again. The singer became an…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) crews will implement a traffic shift on I-24 this weekend. This will be part of Phase 2 of the I-75/I-24 interchange widening. This shift…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee and Kentucky can continue to ban gender-affirming care for young transgender people while legal challenges against those state laws proceed, federal appeals judges ruled. In a 2-1 decision by a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A crash happened on I-75 southbound near Dalton State College on Friday morning, shutting down parts of the interstate. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) said the crash happened just before Walnut Avenue in Dalton.…