NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Names.org has been crunching names and numbers at the Social Security Administration and have come up with the most popular baby names in Tennessee for 2022. Liam is the top boys name for the state. Wyatt…
HIXSON, TN (WDEF): Meteorologist Bekah Birdsall went up the road in Hixson today for weather in the classroom. The third graders at Dupont elementary school have been learning about different types of…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers are handing the decision of whether transgender athletes should be allowed to play high school sports to the state’s main athletic association. The last-minute move came minutes before the 2022 session ended. House Bill 1084…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - This morning, a house caught fire in Catoosa County, Georgia. The fire took place in the 300 Stanley Drive in Ringgold around 9 a.m. The home was still burning when…
MANCHESTER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Dot Foods will build a new distribution center in Manchester that promises to create 171 new jobs along the I-24 corridor. Dot Foods is North America’s largest food industry redistributor, operating in all 50 states.…
Police in Sacramento say a second suspect has been arrested in connection with the weekend mass shooting that killed six people and wounded 12.
Two separate accidents on Interstate 75 Southbound near Ooltewah brought traffic to a standstill Tuesday morning.
BERLIN (AP) - The prime minister of Moldova says the poor eastern European nation needs major international support to cope with the influx of people fleeing neighboring Ukraine. (more…)
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Authorities say a 911 call was made around 8:30 a.m. central time Monday morning from Dragging Canoe Coffee Traders -- a local favorite coffee shop.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Dr. Justin Robertson has officially submitted his first budget as the leader of Hamilton County Schools. This is just his "wish-list" budget that will have to work its way through the School Board and then the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The term "urban chicken" is not a reference to a chicken sandwich at a fast food restaurant. It refers to raising chickens in a city. Chattanooga allows for urban chickens,…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - When you look through a 4K microscope, the world racks into focus in a whole new way. Even the most ordinary things contain a treasure trove of information.…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - When you cut a ribbon, it usually means you're dedicating something. That's what East Ridge City Mayor Brian Williams and a number of important people…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee has deadlocked on whether to send Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor. But President Joe Biden’s nominee is still on…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - Fire investigators now say that a fire Friday night in Rossville was a case of arson. A home at 410 Hollywood drive was severely damaged around 11 PM. The state insurance commissioner's office is…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - On the last day of this year's session at the Georgia legislature, lawmakers gathered at the capital to watch the governor sign a major mental health overhaul into law. The package was pushed by Speaker…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- In 2007, a furniture store in Charleston, South Carolina, caught fire. In responding to the incident, nine firefighters lost their lives in what was the deadliest firefighter disaster since…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - A wife has been convicted of killing her husband while they were driving down I 75. It happened in the early morning hours of March 1, 2020. There were three people in the vehicle…
UPDATE: Sheriff now confirms that the victim was South Pittsburg native Kevin Hudson. The suspected shooter is Robert John Bateh. Bateh has now been charged. Both were co-owners of the business. _______…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk owns a 9% stake in Twitter and is now the social media platform's largest shareholder.
A federal judge in Ohio is blocking the military from disciplining a dozen U.S. Air Force officers who are asking for religious exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine.
The Sacramento County coroner has identified the six people who were killed in the weekend mass shooting in California’s capital city.
Some 28 years ago, the Pioneer Frontier Playground in East Ridge was a "happening place." It was constantly packed. With adults AND kids. But the "old girl" started to wear down. That's why the city decided to do something about…
ATHENS, Tenn (WDEF).- An officer involved shooting in McMinn County is now under investigation according to a press release by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). (more…)