RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) -- Last week, Larry Black won the election for Catoosa County Commission Chairman. He was sworn into the position today. He received 5,574 total votes at the polls. That's more than what his two opponents, Ernie Pursley…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) -- Recently in some parts of California, gasoline now costs more than $8 a gallon. However, in Georgia, residents will get a little more relief at the pump for…
UPDATE: Authorities now say 4 victims have died, along with the shooter, who apparently took his own life. _____________ TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) - A police captain says three people have been killed in a shooting at a Tulsa medical building…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Overall college enrollment has fallen four point one percent since last year, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Enrollment has declined the most among undergraduates, falling four point seven…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Memorial day kicked off the unofficial start of summer, but it was also the start of the "100 Deadliest Days" for teen drivers. AAA compiled data from crash reports and…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - A jury has convicted a 74 year old man with trafficking meth in northwest Georgia. Investigators with the Lookout Mountain Drug Task Force testified that this was the most meth they had ever seized at one…
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) - An 81 year old sheriff's deputy has been charged with raping a woman while on duty. GBI investigators say the incident happened just three weeks ago. LaFayette Police asked the Bureau to handle the investigation. They…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Officials with the City of Chattanooga say they have completed relocating the homeless from an encampment near some railroad tracks on 11th street. The move has been a two month process. The 140 residents were given a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating another shooting on Grove Street. They say a 20 year old female was shot before midnight in the 1200 block. Police describe the injury as non life threatening. Investigators say she may have…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - J.B. Gaskins has spent decades in the industry of blood. He's forgotten more about blood than we'll ever know. Gaskins will tell you that during any crisis,…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- For those inside Silverdale who want some extra time speaking to their loved ones over the phone, the Hamilton County Community Bail Fund is hoping to make it…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Sticker shock was originally scheduled to return to Georgia gas pumps on Wednesday, June 1st. That's when the state gas tax suspension was supposed to end when it was passed at the end of the Georgia…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office and Georgia State Patrol hope you can help them catch a hit and run driver from over the weekend. The incident happened after 3PM on Mount Pisgah Road near Trinity Lane…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The TWRA reports two fatal incidents over the holiday weekend on Tennessee waterways. One was the drowning on Watts Bar Lake. 19 year old Madison Taylor jumped in the water from a boat but never resurfaced. The…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- On Saturday night, six people were shot on Cherry Street. All six victims were under the age of 18. To understand the factors that lead to violence among teens, News 12…
The Cleveland Police Department has been chosen as a part of pilot program that has allowed them to hire their first mental-health co-responder (more…)
PARKRIDGE STATEMENT: "Parkridge Health is committed to providing the highest quality healthcare to all patients we serve. We are proud to support and care for the Georgia community, as we have done for close to 50 years. CHI Memorial’s proposed…
UPDATE: Truck driver has been extricated after 90 minutes and is headed to the hospital. __________ LOOKOUT VALLEY, Tennessee (WDEF) - I-24 has…
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF)- A young woman who was reported missing after going for a swim at Watts Bar Lake was found dead late Memorial Day…
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Rescue crews from several counties are searching for a missing Rhea County woman on Watts Bar Lake. The TWRA says officers responded to a call of a missing swimmer around 6:30 p.m., Monday. The woman got…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- "It means so much to the families and to the spirit of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice," said Representative Chuck Fleischmann. Hundreds gathered Monday morning…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- If you spend too much time on your phone, could it impact your mental health? Is digital technology good or bad for your wellbeing?…
Chattanooga, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two teenagers sustained life threatening gunshot injuries Saturday night at a downtown shooting where a total of six teenagers were shot. "I mean now…
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The wreckage of a plane that crashed in Nepal's mountains has been found, and the bodies of 14 of the 22 people on board have been recovered. (more…)