Golden Apple Award: Tyler Roberts, Meigs County High School
DECATUR, TN (WDEF) - The best teachers know how to listen and encourage. As a teacher and coach at Meigs County High, Tyler Roberts displays both those skills on a daily basis. He is…
More To The Story with Staley: Kendama toy
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This is Chad Covington. Chad lives here in Chattanooga. But that toy in his hand is how he makes his living. It's called Kendama. A traditional Japanese skill…
Pikeville man indicted for sexual activity with a minor
PIKEVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Pikeville man has been indicted on a count of Statutory Rape. The investigation began last October over accusations that Braydon Pendergrass had a sexual encounter with a minor. TBI investigators presented their evidence to the…
City's plan to move people from 11th street homeless encampment
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga is preparing to remove the homeless from a camp along the railroad tracks of Norfolk Southern on East 11th street. They've been notifying the 150 residents for the last couple of months about the move. The…
TBI releases numbers for officer-involved deaths in 2021
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released a report on officer-involved fatalities in the state during 2021. They say officers in Tennessee used deadly force 31 times last year. 11 of the cases happened in a…
Nurses: Guilty verdict for dosing mistake could cost lives
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The…
Hamilton County District Attorney Candidates Exchange Disagreements in Debate
The Republican candidates for the Hamilton County District Attorney race exchanged several disagreements in a debate Tuesday night.
Residents Rescued From Apartment Fire
Residents escaped an apartment fire early Wednesday morning by climbing down ladders from the fire department.
Stolen camper returned before owner knew it was missing
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) -You hear the stories of people who never see their stolen goods again. But a McMinn County citizen had the opposite experience on Monday. Sheriff's officers noticed a camper parked in an odd place. …
Hamilton County honors Vietnam Veterans
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County was one of communities across the country that honored Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Day. This is the anniversary of the day that troops were withdrawn from the county and…
Obscenity Bill could change some books in Tennessee schools
HAMILTON COUNTY (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School Board may be less than 24 hours away from having to change one of its policies, after the state house passed House Bill 1944, otherwise known as the Obscenity Bill. It…
Local Doctor talks about 4th COVID booster
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A second COVID booster shot has been approved by the FDA. The FDA approved an additional dose of the mRNA vaccine those 50 or older. That means that a second booster has some benefit for the immuno-compromised…
Georgia senators scrap proposal for more election rules
Mar 29, 2022 7:05 PM By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators are scrapping plans to seek further big changes in state election law, beset by strong opposition from local election officials who say their offices would…
I75 Pedestrian Victim Identified
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has identified the man who was hit and killed on I-75 over the weekend. The victim was 52 year old John D. Hess. Investigators say he was walking along the interstate heading…
FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up
Americans 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four months since their last vaccination, a chance at extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds.
Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed.
Governor promotes local judge
HAMILTON COUNTY (WDEF) - A Hamilton County judge has been appointed to a state level position. Judge Tom Greenholtz, who has been serving as a criminal court judge in Hamilton County, was appointed to the Court of Criminal Appeals…
Prosecutor: Driver who killed 4 homeless people was drunk
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The…
Florida officials fight back against rowdy spring breakers
A group of women twerk on Washington Avenue early Saturday night before the midnight curfew imposed by the City of Miami Beach, Fla., Saturday March 26, 2022. Miami Beach officials have spent recent years trying…
Oregon ends residency rule for medically assisted suicide
FILE - This Jan. 11, 2018, file photo, shows the state Capitol in Salem, Ore. Oregon has abandoned a requirement that restricted the use of its first-in-the-nation death-with-dignity law to residents of the state, after a…
Travis Scott accused of violating Astroworld suits gag order
FILE - Travis Scott performs at Astroworld Festival at NRG park on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston. Attorneys for some of those killed and injured during 2021's deadly Astroworld music festival alleged in court…
Black reparations panel could decide who gets compensation
FILE - Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., raises her fist as she speaks during the March on Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I…
Former Bradley Co. Commissioner stunned at lack of audit response
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Commissioner Erica Davis is seeking re-election in District 6 of Bradley County. At the same time, she's in ties with the…
Burn ban now for good reason as wildfire season grows
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - From the Smokies to Birmingham and several communities in between, we've seen a rash of wildfires and brush fires since the weekend. They all have one thing in common. High winds that have dried out the undergrowth…