ATLANTA (AP) — Republican David Perdue qualified to run for Georgia governor on Wednesday, professing confidence that he can beat incumbent Brian Kemp in the GOP primary despite lagging behind in…
Trenton, GA (WDEF) -- Attorney McCracken Poston was disgusted by the treatment of his client, Dr. C.T. Turner, describing her entire scenario at Dade County High School as a "gross overreaction." Turner currently teaches forensics at Dade County. Poston says…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Prosecutors now think they can make the case against a suspect in a 2011 murder that they couldn't make back then. In May of that year, Herbert Strickland was…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Local icon Luther Masingill would have been 100 years old today. Even after his death, we still salute the impact he had on Chattanooga as a broadcasting legend, voice of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Gas prices in Chattanooga have reached unprecedented highs. "In Chattanooga, you are seeing the most expensive gas prices that you have seen on record," said Megan Cooper, a AAA representative. Yesterday,…
ATLANTA (AP) - A plan to cut Georgia state income taxes by more than $1 billion has passed the state House. Republicans supporting House Bill 1437 on Wednesday said it simplifies the state’s tax system while providing relief. It would…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police were also responding to another shooting Tuesday afternoon, besides the incident at the National Cemetery. This one happened around 2:50 PM on East eleventh street, next to their downtown precinct and the Community Kitchen. Offices…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the man who was shot by Chattanooga Police officers at the National Cemetery. They are investigating the case because it involves Chattanooga Police. Officials say Jonathan Hayward…
UPDATE: Attorney McKracken Poston offers the teacher's explanation of the gun incident at Dade County High. He is representing Dr. Catherine Turner. He says she brought it by mistake. She says she brought it from her mother's home in some…
An accident involving a tractor trailer and multiple vehicles shut down I-75 Northbound past Cleveland just before the Charleston exit.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Former Hixson state representative Robin Smith entered a guilty plea today in Nashville to a federal charge of wire fraud in which she helped maintain a charade by a political operative to get a contract from…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police release more details on what happened at the National Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. They say they got a call from the Cemetery about an armed man. They man was in the office acting erratically and…
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA (WDEF) - In 20 years, Delin Brown has become an institution at Fairyland Elementary. She cultivates a life long love of learning in her gifted students and oversees the aftercare…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This morning, the family of the late Dick Scobee gifted his Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center. Scobee was the Commander of…
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - The trial of a Chickamauga man ended abruptly when he decided to plead guilty. Aaron Anthony Holland admitted to Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of a Firearm…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Spring Forward is coming up this weekend. We'll lose one hour of sleep come Sunday after switching to Daylight Savings time. Sarah bertini, Family Nurse Practioner, in partnership with National…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Blood Assurance in Chattanooga reports they are critically low of blood due to several recent trauma events. They say that as of Tuesday morning, they had less than a day supply of type O-positive and B-negative. Plus…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office has arrested a suspect they had been looking for in an assault case. They say 41 year old Louis Nelson Carter waw wanted for aggravated assault and possession of a weapon…
4 pm Update: In a press conference, Chattanooga Police say: -- they were called by Cemetery officials over an agitated man with a knife -- he would not put it down -- multiple officers…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A judge in Bradley County on Tuesday dropped all 27 counts of child neglect against a worker at Little Lambs Daycare. This was the case of the fire at the daycare in Bradley County on February…
TRENTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A teacher found a gun this morning at Dade County High School in Trenton. The SRO reported that the firearm was found under a bookshelf. The officer say it was unloaded, but had 10 rounds inside…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the U.S. will ban all Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, but he acknowledged it will bring costs to Americans, particularly at the gas pump.…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI will investigate an officer involved shooting overnight in Marion County. It started when a South Pittsburg police officer tried to stop a vehicle before midnight. They say the driver refused to…
LONDON (AP) — Energy giant Shell said Tuesday that it will stop buying Russian oil and natural gas and shut down its service stations, aviation fuels…