CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Department of Children's Services is systemically underfunded and is seeing skyrocketing caseloads according to a new report. "Once you know about how many children…
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) - A group of parents in Walker County are heading back to the school board to voice their displeasure with some books they say are inappropriate in school libraries. (more…)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Knox County commissioners are proposing a new highway bypass around Knoxville. Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay stated that the highway would help alleviate the continually increasing traffic in the area. The Commission of Knox County created…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The woman involved in a March 2022 homicide was arrested on Friday, Dalton Police Department says. Kyera Deshae Betton, 21, is being charged with murder and aggravated…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Former church and school leader in our area now faces molestation charges in Georgia. Dustin Spillers from Ooltewah was arrested in Hamilton County to face charges in Lagrange. The charges involve child molestation and sexual battery.…
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will require parking tags beginning March 1st, the National Park Service announced on Tuesday. They say this will not…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A public memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley will be held next weekend at Graceland, the famed Memphis home of her father, Elvis Presley. A family representative says the memorial for Lisa Marie Presley will be…
UPDATE: The Gordon County Government released that the issue has been resolved. They say the gate is now shut. They say there is still a potential for minor flooding from the water that has been released. GORDON COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)…
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) - For decades, visitors to Huntsville, Alabama have been greeted with a real-life Saturn Rocket along the interstate. But that rocket's days are numbered. The Saturn 1B rocket was placed at a Welcome Center along I-65 at…
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer -- Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats says the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide is going through “kind of a grieving process” after player Darius Miles and another man were charged with capital murder following a…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Another death row inmate in Tennessee has died of natural causes. James Dellinger was 71. State prison officials say he died Monday morning at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Dellinger was given the death penalty for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- You've undoubtedly seen Chris Hopkins on our airwaves. Chris is an investment advisor. He's a frequent face on all of our shows, talking finance.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Some Mueller Company workers have gone on strike over contract renewals. The company proposed alternative shifts, changing workers' schedules from eight-hour shifts Monday through Friday to four 10-hour shifts per…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a Tennessee inmate on death row has died of apparent natural causes. The Department of Correction says 71-year-old James Dellinger was pronounced dead Monday at…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools recently teamed up with the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce to help students Get Future Ready! It was a networking that more…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A hit and run took place today in Downtown Chattanooga. The victim was 16 years old, according to the Chattanooga Police Department. The 16-year-old was taken to the hospital with a broken bone, the Chattanooga Police…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Georgia and Tennessee are ranked in the top ten best states to drive in, according to WalletHub. Georgia was ranked the second-best driving state in the U.S., while Tennessee was ranked number eight. The criteria used…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Nearly 55 years after his death, Chattanooga celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mayor Tim Kelly addressed the city online…
POWELL, Ala. (WDEF) -- A naked woman covered in blood assaulted a police officer on Sunday, the Powell Police Department stated in a press release. They are labeling the incident as a…
By VASILISA STEPANENKO and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) - The death toll from a weekend Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 40. That makes Saturday's strike…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga honors the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. on a day dedicated to the Civil Rights activist. The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga and the Unity Group…
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer -- Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member have been killed in a car wreck hours after the Bulldogs celebrated their second straight national championship. The school announced their deaths and…
A mother and her two children are safe after a car fire spread to their Hixson home. Firefighters responded to the fire at 7:10 last night. No injuries were reported and crews…
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition has responded, saying they have extended the stay for the remaining Budgetel renters. Mackenzie Kelly works at the Homeless Coalition and says they have extended for an additional week and are "prioritizing the medically…