By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tornado raced through Little Rock and surrounding areas Friday, splintering homes, overturning vehicles and tossing trees and debris on roadways as people raced for shelter. The city’s main trauma…
Friday morning, Hamilton Co. Mayor, Weston Wamp, presented his 'State of the County' address.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - As March comes to an end and we begin celebrating Spring Break in Hamilton County, let's see how our parents and grandparents handled the change of seasons.…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has reinstituted their D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. On Friday, they hosted the inaugural graduation ceremony for D.A.R.E. at East Hamilton Middle School.…
TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a study that details deaths by law enforcement during 2022. The report reveals that there were 28 deadly use-of-force incidents in Tennessee during 2022. It also highlights that white subjects account…
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The arrest of a Wall Street Journal reporter on espionage charges in Russia has news organizations based outside the country weighing for the second time in a year whether the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Maybe you remember that skit on "Saturday Night Live" from many years ago. Chris Farley's skit on "living in a van down by the…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga Valley Middle School teacher is named one of the finalists for the 2024 Georgia Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Katie Stewart is one of ten…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Creative Discovery Museum is opening a new exhibit called Treehouse Adventure. It is now open to the public, just in time for spring break. They…
UPDATE: Police are searching for two suspects in a white Chevrolet Impala, according to DeKalb County Daily News. It happened on County Road 68, near the Northeast Alabama Community College. Officers are telling residents to stay in their homes at…
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As new volunteers kept streaming into the Church of the Incarnation, Reynaldo Hidalgo prepped fresh palm fronds for them to weave into elaborate designs that will be blessed at services on Palm…
HARRIMAN, Tenn. (AP) — A man who had just bonded out of jail shot three people, killing one, at a body shop in East Tennessee before law enforcement officers arrived and shot him, authorities said. A female called police Thursday…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Jason Chen was back in court this morning for his arraignment hearing. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Many people these days are turning to online dating to find their perfect match. There are ways you can do it safely without getting…
By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Funeral arrangements were disclosed Thursday for one of the adults and two of the children who were killed in this week's school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving…
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER, COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Shimmick Construction announced today that they expect to be awarded a major upcoming project in our area. The City of Chattanooga will officially announce the winner on…
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Red Bank man is facing charges of attempted murder from an incident that involved shots fired. Red Bank Police arrested 39-year-old Alan Reid Uptain on Wednesday.…
HIXSON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County authorities are investigating another school threat incident following the Nashville shooting. Today, the case happened at Hixson Middle School. An Assistant Principal informed the School Resource Deputy that several students and staff had complained…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - In the wake of the Nashville school shooting that left six dead including three children, local parents are coming together…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Federal Court has dismissed all ten Civil Rights claims against the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. The Federal Court made this…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Campfire Concert Series in Chattanooga kicks off on April 22. The concert series will be at the Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center. Reflection Riding says they have…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Senator Marsha Blackburn plans to introduce the Securing Aid for Every School Act (SAFE) in light of the Covenant School shooting in her home state. The Senator has been criticized this week for accepting NRA donations…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Collegedale Police Department participated in a school intruder drill Thursday morning at Woltever Creek Elementary School. This drill was meant to train the faculty and students how…