DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Magistrate judge Chris Griffin in Whitfield County has issued an order that releases individuals for most misdemeanor offenses on their own recognizance instead of bond. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting from last week. 19 year old Daquan Mason faces charges of Criminal homicide, Attempted Criminal homicide and Reckless endangerment for a double shooting on Lyerly Street in…
https://youtu.be/v7nGFNpNN3M CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Fish love pumpkin carving! At least that's what the Tennessee Aquarium proves every October when they send SCUBA divers into their tanks to carve a pumpkin underwater. Volunteer SCUBA divers Dr. Lisa Shier and Marie Dement…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Prosecutors say Elvis Eghosa Ogiekpolor orchestrated an international fraud scheme preying on romance and business. Now he has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison. He was convicted of money laundering and conspiracy to commit…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- In August, congress passed the CHIPS Act, putting fifty billion dollars toward the domestic production of micro-conductors. Micro-conductors are fundamental to nearly all modern technology, and the Act gave the US…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A tour bus carrying country music singer and songwriter Hardy and three others was involved in a crash that injured everyone on board. Hardy said on social media that all four people on the bus were…
CHATTANOOGA. TN (WDEF) - The Pursuit of Happiness is on a mission is to restore hope by alleviating the drivers of poverty. One way they are doing that is by working with…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Governor Brian Kemp extended the tax suspension on gas in Georgia through the elections in November. Today's action extends it through November 11th, three days after the election. Georgia has now suspended the state tax on…
FALLING WATER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Expect to see and smell a lot of smoke in the Hixson, Middle Valley, and Soddy-Daisy areas this Wednesday. TWRA warns that they will be setting several fires in the North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The victim of a domestic assault last week in Dalton has now died from her injuries. Dalton Police say that 40 year old Rachael Schaefer passed away from her injuries Monday morning at Hamilton Medical Center.…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Rossville Boulevard Project is all about "sprucing up" the Rossville Boulevard area. The group held three open air markets earlier this year to…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Authorities say 50 year old Ernest Paul Shackelford ran from police in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. But his luck ran out this morning in Dalton, Georgia. A citizen recognized him from social media posts and reported…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We're learning more about a reported home invasion on Friday in Chattanooga. A woman says a man broke into her home after her husband went to work on Friday morning. She says he threatened her with a…
Two local businesses with strong ties to the areas in Florida tragically hit by Ian have joined forces to collect necessities for…
Concluding what has been an eventful Pride Week for the 2022 Chattanooga Pride Board was a swamping turnout for their annual Pride Parade and Festival. (more…)
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- The Whitfield County Fire Department and the Dalton Shrine Club came together today for a great cause. Around 50 personnel from the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Electric vehicle enthusiasts gathered on Chattanooga's west side today for a showcase of any kind of electric vehicle you can think of. The inaugural…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- With the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian across the southeast, particularly in Florida, many are looking for ways to help hurricane victims. (more…)
NAPLES, Florida (WDEF) - We've seen power crews, emergency aide teams and the National Guard head south to help with the hurricane recovery. Now some local telecommunicators are making the trip.…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland Police are offering more information today on the crash that killed a 20 year old on Thursday. The victim was Evan Stoops. Investigators say he was traveling north on Georgetown Road when he lost control…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF)- The scene at Ooltewah Elementary School was blue on Friday morning. (more…)
Earlier this month a Memphis woman, Eliza Fletcher, was kidnapped and murdered on her morning jog. Cleotha Abston Henderson is the man accused of the brutal attack. (more…)
EVENSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Rhea County high school student died in a crash Thursday. It happened just south of Evensville on Back Valley Road at Payne Lane around 4 PM. Troopers say the Toyota Camry left the road and…
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two teenagers were killed in a crash Thursday night in the Sequatchie Valley. It happened around 9:30 PM on State Route 28 near John Burch Road in Dunlap. Troopers say a Jeep Patriot on John Burch…