Guns used in U.S. school shootings have often come from the homes of young perpetrators, but parents are rarely charged for the violence that occurs, experts say. That's what makes the case against Ethan Crumbley's parents uncommon, following the fatal…
The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in some communities reviving contact tracing operations in an attempt to slow and better understand its spread as scientists study how contagious it is and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged on Friday to make it “very, very difficult” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine as U.S. intelligence officials determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Department of Education has named Cleveland High's Autumn O'Bryan as Principal of the Year for East Tennessee. The award was handed out Thursday in Nashville.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Electric and hybrid vehicles are viewed as the way of the future. However, with new technology comes potentially new challenges. Such as how does a vehicular extrication team cut into…
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Crossville Police say they had to use a Taser to gain control of an unruly student yesterday at Cumberland County High. They say the student had threatened physical violence against staff members and teachers. But when…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Health Department, in partnership with Hamilton County Schools and One to One Health, will host another series of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination events for children ages 5-11. These events are intended to administer both 1st…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A local state lawmaker is tacking the issue of school board pay. Senator Todd Gardenhire is filing a bill to require that school board members get paid the same as…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court concluded historic arguments over abortion, a federal appeals court signaled it might be willing to allow yet another restrictive ban to go into effect. Earlier this year, a three-judge panel on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials say thousands of low-income families will be receiving a one-time payment of $950 through federal pandemic aid. The Tennessee Department of Human Services says the payments began this week to the Electronic Benefit Transfer…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting last night in Hixson. It happened in a subdivsion on Forest Dale Lane just after 10 P-M. Police found an 18 year old male with a gunshot wound. He was taken…
President Joe Biden helped light the National Christmas Tree on Thursday while remembering those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic and crediting the American people for his optimism. (more…)
Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck began a seven-year prison sentence Thursday, convicted earlier this year on 37 counts involving a scheme to steal more than $2.5 million from a state-chartered insurer of last resort Beck reported to a federal…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - If you don't have the cash when you walk by a Red Kettle, we've got an easy way to give. Just scan this QR code on your phone. It will take you to a website where you…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - On Thursday, Chattanooga residents gathered to celebrate Hanukkah in an effort to prompt holiday awareness. To help kick off the event - a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We've got a great story about a local woman who needs some help to thank an anonymous Good Samaritan. Megan Sandilands and her daughter went to the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - One Chattanooga staple is helping give back to our community by hosting an ornament drive. Starting now, Songbirds is selling customizable guitar ornaments to museum and concert patrons as part…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's Blood Assurance says they have less than a day's supply of O blood available for patients who need it. They are asking for the public to donate blood. Officials tell us this is a typically slow…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tivoli Foundation is at a crossroads these days. They are still trying to survive the pandemic, while pushing a major expansion to the Tivoli…
CHATTANOOGA Tennessee (WDEF)- 96 Angels still need to be adopted in the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree. There are only a few days left to adopt an angel. Even though there…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-"Supply chain issues aren’t necessarily going to disappear even in the near term or potentially in 2022," said Robinson. Supply chain backups are affecting every industry which is making it particularly…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee announced executive clemency for 17 offenders across Tennessee, including one man from Grundy County. Adam Braseel served 12 years for murder, but always said he was innocent. He was convicted of first degree murder…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It'll be a busy weekend here in Chattanooga. Not only will the high school football state championship games be played Saturday at Finley Stadium, but there'll be a huge "Block Party"…
JEMISON, Ala. (AP) - Police say nearly two dozen FedEx packages have been found in woods along a rural Alabama road about 75 miles from a ravine where hundreds of undelivered FedEx parcels previously were discovered. Police in Jemison said…
