ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee charges an Athens restaurant operator with tax evasion. Jesus Sanchez was indicted and arrested on Friday. He co-owns and manages Mexi-Wing II. The charges are theft over $10,00 and avoiding sales tax. Prosecutors accuse him…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Six juveniles accused in the shooting of a Bradley County police dog and of several auto burglaries appeared in a courtroom for the first time on Friday. They were arraigned in Bradley County. The judge ordered…
A gunman who killed one person and wounded 14 others in a Tennessee grocery store did not appear to target anyone specifically as he rampaged through the building on a sunny Thursday afternoon.
A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has issued its first subpoenas, demanding records and testimony from four of former President Donald Trump's close advisers and associates.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A few familiar faces from our news station were invited to speak to a media class at Central High School today. Partnering with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, News…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has issued the call for a special session focused on prison construction as a solution to the state’s longstanding problems in corrections. Ivey on Thursday called for lawmakers to return to Montgomery…
UPDATE: The jury will continue their deliberations on Friday. _________ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - During the fourth day of the Janet Hinds trial, the state rested and the defense began to call their…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Investigators have charged 6 juveniles with auto burglaries and the shooting of a K-9 officer on Wednesday. The crimes and chase happened in Cleveland, while the suspects were…
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A shooting at a Tennessee grocery store left one person dead and 12 others injured Thursday afternoon, and the shooter was subsequently found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at the store in an upscale…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Monoclonal antibodies seem to be all the rage these days. As of last week, seven states with high COVID and low vaccination rates - including Tennessee and Georgia - accounted…
A shooting at a Tennessee grocery store left one person dead and 12 others injured Thursday afternoon.
Medical providers and Montana residents with compromised immune systems are challenging the only law in the U.S. that prevents employers from mandating workers get vaccinated amid a surge of COVID-19 infections.
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000.
Foundation House Ministries is all about helping mothers or pregnant women but the founder of the group says there's a need for even more services.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- "Couch surfing can lead to being a chronically homeless person," said Outreach specialist for homeless coalition Dylan Green. The US Department of…
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) - The Murray County Sheriff's Office says a traffic stop last week interrupted a meth shipment from Atlanta to northwest Georgia. Officers had the vehicle under surveillance for several hours before they stopped it. They say they…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - lt's been quite the day inside the state of Tennessee vs. Janet Hinds trial. One of the key arguments that occupied most of day three was Janet' Hinds…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Gov. Lee and the state Department of Education shared data with Tennessee lawmakers on results from their investment last year in education. Lawmakers spent $160 million in academic summer camps to address learning loss by students…
ATLANTA (AP) - State inspectors and an investigation by media outlets have found that a Georgia agency unlawfully held onto millions of dollars in seized funds, spending money on Fitbits, exercise equipment and other items. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - "We feel this is something that needs to happen not only for black folks, for people like myself, but for the broader community and white students to bring about…
BRADLEY COUNTY, TN (WDEF) - "A lot of the K9 handlers view their dogs, their partners, as their child," says Sergeant Evie West with the Cleveland Police…
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in August and prices that have been soaring eased.
Bradley County Sheriff’s K9 “Joker” is fighting for his life after being shot multiple times early Wednesday morning.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Walmart has shutdown it's store in Hixson, temporarily, in connection to the pandemic. The location on Highway 153 closed on Tuesday and will reopen Thursday morning. In a corporate statement, they say: "As you know, several areas…
