HALETOWN, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Marion County's Sheriff Office confirms that they have now recovered a body from the Hales Bar Marina fire last week. The Sheriff is not releasing the identity of the victim yet. But family members have…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - A resident was airlifted from Athens Monday night after an apartment fire. The fire broke out at the mews Apartments on Garden Drive around 10 PM. When firefighters arrived, most residents were in the front yard.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- For the first time since 2006, Tennessee has new license plates. The new blue plates were voted in by the public and feature a little…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - From The Ohio State University to Orchard Knob Middle School, Joshua Edens is an exceptional educator, and he's not a bad coach, either. Students, players and parents all agree…
Songbirds Guitar & Pop Culture Museum has two exhibits right now both highlighting African American musicians.
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police hope you can identify a suspect who held up a clerk on January 23rd. It happened at JAS Tobacco on Fleming Street around 6:40 PM. Police say the suspect held up the clerk…
A School Resource Officer in upper Tennessee was found dead in her home on Monday.
ALTAMONT, Tennessee (WDEF) - Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum has named a new Chief Deputy. Larry Sims worked as a Coffee County corrections officer and a Monteagle Police officer before joining Grundy County in 2016. The Sheriff says “I am…
KINGSPORT, Tennessee (WDEF) - A TBI investigation has lead to the indictment of a former Kingsport police officer. Laiken Whitlock was accused of hitting a female suspect twice as she was being put in handcuffs last fall. The TBI says…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Mayor Tim Kelly has appointed City Council member Anthony Byrd as a City Court Clerk for Chattanooga. Byrd is stepping down from his council seat to accept the position. He worked in the Hamilton County Criminal Court…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are warning the public of a spree of burglaries targeting Hispanic victims in the Highland Park area. They say the robbers are confronting victims in parking lots and…
U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old.
Tesla is recalling nearly 54,000 cars and SUVs because their “Full Self-Driving” software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt.
An uncontrolled fire burning at a North Carolina fertilizer plant forced the evacuations of thousands of people as firefighters warned Tuesday that chemicals at the site could cause a large explosion.
Tom Brady is retiring from the NFL after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in his 22-year-career. He made the announcement on Instagram.
Monday at the capitol, the legislature and other key figures in the state government gathered to hear Governor Bill Lee's State of the State address. Taking its title from a…
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly has made it perfectly clear that there are two Chattanoogas: one for the affluent, and one for the…
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has promised to boost education funding, invest in infrastructure projects and funnel more money to the state’s law enforcement agencies. The Republican announced his…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Dedrick Lamont Lindsey Jr. Of Chattanooga shot a man in 2013 and 2017. Investigators say the man is the father of a child with a woman Lindsey dated. The man…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The controversy over the banning of a holocaust book in Southeast Tennessee continues to spread world-wide. And the story has pushed the graphic novel up to #2 on…
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local authorities continue to search for the body of a missing man at the Hales Bar Marina in Marion County. Two boats quickly caught fire Thursday night…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) - The National Cornbread Festival announces it will return this year on the weekend of April 23rd and 24th. This will be the 25th edition in South Pittsburg. They had to cancel the last two festivals…
HIXSON, TN (WDEF) - When an American flag becomes tattered beyond repair, there is a proper way to dispose of it. Cadets in Hixson High's Air Force Junior ROTC program know exactly…
SALE CREEK, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County officials are holding a community meeting this Friday on their plans for the old McDonald Farm property near Sale Creek. The county bought the land to turn it into a new industrial recruiting…