NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee has proposed legislation to keep children from being exposed to sexually explicit performances. The bill would restrict adult cabaret or salacious performances from happening on public property. It would also keep these performances from occurring…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - The best teachers are interested in their students' lives outside the classroom. Boyds Buchanan's Bonnie Ray has been known to show up at her kids'…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp and District Attorney Coty Wamp came together to announce a new initiative to help clean up Hamilton County roads. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Starting this week, the Chattanooga Public Library will offer free museum passes that provide admission to the Hunter Museum of American Arts. These…
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A Santa Fe district attorney has filed involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” Santa…
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservative and gun-rights groups challenged new federal regulations on guns with stabilizing braces in court Tuesday, suing to block a gun-control action touted by President Joe Biden after the accessories were used…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Whitfield County jury has found a Dalton man guilty of raping a six-year-old child. William Gilberto Gaspar-Mateo, 37, showed no remorse according to Judge…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The shooting suspect on Ooltewah-Georgetown Road was arrested Monday by Marion County Sheriff's Office. Police arrested the man on I-24 after a high-speed chase. Ooltewah Shooting The shooting suspect was Brian Stone, who had an…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hunter Museum of Art teamed up with the Chattanooga Public Library to offer free museum passes. The Chattanooga Public Library stated in a press release that museum passes may…
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Priscilla Presley has filed legal documents disputing who oversees the estate of her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley. The filing in Los Angeles Superior Court last week disputes the validity…
By JIM SALTER Associated Press 26 February 2000 - 29 January 2023 Memphis/Los Angeles/New York (AP) - As Memphis police officers attacked Tyre Nichols with their feet, fists and a baton, others held Nichols down or milled about, even as…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A road rage incident resulted in a crash and a man fleeing the scene. The Bradley County Sheriff's Office says they found and arrested the man shortly after. Earl Dockery was driving a Dodge Charger when…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The suspect involved in a shooting Monday in Ooltewah has been arrested. Police say the individual is in custody. The incident is an ongoing investigation, according to HCSO. They say…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School system has placed a high school principal on leave pending an investigation. Brainerd High's Dr. Crystal Sorrells was put on leave effective on Monday. She has been under fire since an incident…
A Chicago prosecutor said Monday that she's dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly following federal convictions in two courts that should guarantee the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for decades. Cook…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Monday afternoon, the Walker County Sheriff's Department confirmed that three people in the Kensington community passed away from a fentanyl overdose. Sheriff Steve Wilson then addressed…
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis police say two more officers involved in the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols have been disciplined. Five Memphis officers already had been fired and charged in the Jan.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Separate groups of teens committed unrelated carjackings this weekend almost back-to-back. But organizations like the Bethlehem Center are fighting back - or rather, fighting for. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Lana's Love Foundation is a on mission to help families fighting cancer, one cup of lemonade at a time. Lana was…
By ZEKE MILLER and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to…
UPDATE: Ooltewah-Georgetown Road has reopened. OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Two women are in critical condition after being shot in Ooltewah on Monday, according to police. Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett said the suspect is…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A woman was found dead inside a home last Thursday, according to police. They are currently ruling the death as a homicide. The Chattanooga Police Department said they received a call that a woman was unconscious…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Investigators are dealing with two potentially deadly overdose incidents in northwest Georgia. The worst happened Monday morning in a rural location in Kensington, Georgia. The Walker County Sheriff says officers found three people dead from what…
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Oversight Committee is set to hear testimony from former Twitter employees involved in the social media platform’s handling of reporting on President Joe Biden’s son Hunter. The committee confirmed Monday…
