ATHENS (WDEF) - One month ago, the McMinn County School Board made a decision that put it squarely in the international public eye. The McMinn County School Board says it will not…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department and Erlanger Health System are working together to put a spotlight on National Burn Awareness Week. The theme is "Burning Issues in the Kitchen!". That was…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - A grand jury declined to indict a man in a road rage incident last fall that ended in a fatal shooting. The shooting happened last September on Elm Avenue…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A new Health Science Building is coming to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The 92,000 square-foot building will include new classrooms, lab spaces and offices. But perhaps the biggest…
After serving District 8 for five years, Anthony Byrd is stepping down from the City Council to become the City Court Clerk. The City Council voted on Tuesday to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "We're not concerned about our job being easier, we're concerned about people we put in jail who are a danger to the community staying in jail," says Chattanooga Police Public Information…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) -- One of Catoosa County's own is stepping down after decades of service to countless students. Superintendent Denia Reese was honored with a luncheon this afternoon at The Colonnade…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - No children were hurt in a fire today at a Cleveland Daycare, but the story has still taken a turn. The fire happened at Little Lambs Daycare before noon. While first responders were evacuating the children…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Our Valentine's Day traditions haven't changed all that much over the years. For our Thursday Throwback, we're going back 30 years to celebrate in 1992. The technology…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- According to AAA, gas prices in Tennessee are up $0.13 from last week and almost a dollar more than this time last year. "It’s just something that we have to…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Chattanooga still hasn't made the list for the Atlanta Braves World Series trophy tour, yet. But Murphy, North Carolina has. The team announced the stops of the trophy tour today. More dates will be added later…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Protests are descending on the McMinn County School Board on Thursday over their decision to drop the "Maus" book from the 8th grade reading list. It began this morning with the American Civil Liberties Union of…
UPDATE: Bradley Co. officers have now charged a worker at the daycare with 27 counts of child neglect. Not for causing the fire, but for drinking on the jobs. Details on the charges at Sheriff's Office charges daycare worker…
Chris Rock once said “Nothing good happens after 2 a.m.” It was 6 a.m. Wednesday morning when a catering trailer behind Nooga-Q near Signal Mountain was taken from a parking spot behind…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - An Atlanta man has pleaded guilty to a count of cyberstalking in federal court in Chattanooga. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in East Tennessee and the FBI. Their investigation showed that 36 year…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A jury trial begins for the man accused of a 2018 murder of a little girl. Benjamin Brown was charged with felony murder, following the death of two-year-old Annie Shell…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - On January 31, Bright Eyes, a small, mixed-breed dog was found having wandered onto a local woman's porch. The dog was visibly frightened, and had her mouth bound shut…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The family of a Tennessee man who died during an arrest involving a police K-9 has filed a lawsuit saying his constitutional rights were violated. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported the family of 41-year-old Chad William…
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - The UniFirst Corporation deals with a LOT of uniforms. Selling and washing uniforms. Mostly specialized garments. Such as workwear. And protective clothing. Also dealing in floor care…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - North Georgia drug investigators have charged two people following a raid of a camper near LaFayette on Tuesday. Agents with the Lookout Mountain Drug Task Force were looking for Cheyenne Roberts. They found her in the…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) - Deputies have arrested a family member for a shooting in Higdon on Tuesday. It happened around 5:30 PM at a home on County Road 155. 52 year old Joseph Xavior Register was found…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office has arrested a suspect for a murder over the weekend. Deputies responded to the shooting around 4:30 AM on Saturday on T. J. Arnold Circle, near Three Notch Road and Battlefield…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A police chase this morning ended when the suspect crashed into a BBQ restaurant in East Chattanooga. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says it started with a traffic stop on Glenwood Drive around 9 AM. A School…
TBI fire investigators are in McMinn County trying to determine what caused a fatal fire early Wednesday morning.