MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - Rescuers are crediting drone technology for a successful recovery of a lost teen in the North Carolina mountains. Officials say the juvenile got lost Monday evening after wandering from his home near the Tennessee…
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FILE - This booking photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows death row inmate Henry Hodges. Graphic videos filed in court on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, show the Tennessee death row inmate who has…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- 1983, 40 years ago, marked the end of Riverside High School -- known today as the Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences. Riverside High was…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Police say Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller brought a teammate the gun that was used in a fatal shooting near campus. Tuscaloosa Police investigator Brandon Culpepper testified Tuesday that Miller brought Darius Miles’ gun to him…
TRION, Ga. (WDEF) - For most of us, education begins in Pre-K. Jori Day has helped generations of Georgians get off to a strong start in the classroom. Parents…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary celebrated their 10th annual Mardi Bra Outreach event today. This Mardi Gras-themed event is for women facing homelessness. The event took place…
PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two educators in Bledsoe County are at the center of a child abuse investigation. (more…)
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A school bus crashed Tuesday in Walker County, according to Walker County Emergency Management. A vehicle rear-ended a school bus on Marble Top Road. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the wreck. Reports say kids…
OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) - Authorities say a maintenance worker was killed in explosion at an Ohio metals plant that sparked a large fire and sent more than a dozen people to hospitals, with at least two in critical condition.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Rossville man was killed over the weekend while working in Arizona. The man was an employee for Chattanooga Tent. He was assisting in taking down tents from the Super Bowl. Reports say he was accidentally…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The driver of a stolen vehicle was arrested by Collegedale Police on Monday. The individual faces multiple charges. Police said they were notified that the vehicle was entering Collegedale on Lee Highway. The vehicle was coming…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Bradley County Commission voted today to honor a local role model. The item discussed today would name a portion of South Lee Highway…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) presented an Ooltewah man with the Dr. Walter R. Clark Distinguished Service Award. Dr. John Mullins is the owner of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) is hosting regional meetings for the Fund Tennessee initiative. In these nine meetings, they will share details about capital access across the state. They said the initiative…
By SARAH EL DEEB, ANASTASIIA SHVETS and ELIZAVETA TILNA Associated Press An Associated Press investigation has found that Russia’s strategy to take Ukrainian orphans and bring them up as Russian is well underway. It’s one of the war’s most explosive…
UPDATE: We received affidavits from the Bledsoe County Courthouse on the incident. Detective Drake Brown was notified by Pikeville Elementary School about the incident. He reviewed video footage of what happened inside…
MEDLEY, Fla. (AP) - An explosion and fire at an industrial complex in suburban Miami has killed two people and left three others injured. Police and fire officials say the Tuesday morning explosion happened in the small suburb of Medley.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Moon River Music Festival released their lineup for the 2023 event. Headliners will include Caamp and Hozier. The festival will take place on September 9 and 10 this year. The festival is held at Coolidge…
KNOXVILLE (WDEF) - The City of Knoxville is moving ahead with plans to build what Chattanooga has had for decades, a pedestrian bridge over the Tennessee River. This week, the University will ask for the funds to buy land…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday met with Taiwan's president, who promised to deepen military cooperation between the two sides despite objections from China, which claims the island as its…
FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2015, file photo, actor Alec Baldwin attends a news conference at United Nations headquarters. Experts predict a tremendous legal fallout after Baldwin pulled the trigger on a prop gun while…
PLAINS, Ga. (WDEF) -- The 39th President, Jimmy Carter, is transitioning into end of life care, according to a release from the Carter Center. Carter will receive…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - These days schools throughout the Tennessee Valley are integrated, but it wasn't that long ago, when that was not the case. Notre Dame High…