NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee announced executive clemency for 17 offenders across Tennessee, including one man from Grundy County. Adam Braseel served 12 years for murder, but always said he was innocent. He was convicted of first degree murder…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It'll be a busy weekend here in Chattanooga. Not only will the high school football state championship games be played Saturday at Finley Stadium, but there'll be a huge "Block Party"…
JEMISON, Ala. (AP) - Police say nearly two dozen FedEx packages have been found in woods along a rural Alabama road about 75 miles from a ravine where hundreds of undelivered FedEx parcels previously were discovered. Police in Jemison said…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police say one of their officers was attacked with a screwdriver Tuesday night during a domestic dispute. They say Officer Joshua Bethune was treated for a scrape to his head. He was the first to…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Collegedale Police have added a new charge against the suspect who is already facing a sexual assault charge on the Southern Adventist University campus. Claude Finch III was arrested on November 17th after a female student…
Federal health officials are requiring airlines to gather contact-tracing information on passengers heading to the U.S. who have been in southern Africa in the previous two weeks. (more…)
Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation's first Black woman governor. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Did you know that nearly 40% of NICU mothers* aren’t able to produce enough milk? But, thanks to Milk from the Mothers’…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Project Return is a non profit organization that aims to help the formerly incarcerated gain access to opportunities that they…
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - A Georgia inmate has been sentenced for running a multi-million dollar fraud scheme while behind bars in a state prison. Damon Thomas Young was servicing a 20 year sentence at the Hays State Prison in Trion…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Christmas season is a time for giving. And that's exactly what a one church in Cleveland did this morning. Bringing a little "Holiday Spirit" to…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Since they announced the arrest of a private cheerleading coach on Tuesday, Catoosa investigators have heard from a lot of concerned parents. Andy Santoro spoke today with…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Officials confirmed the first confirmed case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the United States on Wednesday. A California native returning from South Africa has tested positive for it. The person was vaccinated. The victim has had…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland police have arrested two suspects in a bank robbery last week. The Southern Heritage Bank was held up on November 24. 22 year old Marcus Edward of Knoxville has been charged with Aggravated Robbery. 22…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The gospel of Nashville Hot Chicken is headed to the Florida coast. Party Fowl is opening their first location outside of Tennessee in Destin. Party Fowl opened in Nashville in 2014, featuring hot chicken and boozy slushes.…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Democrat Stacey Abrams says she is making another run for governor of Georgia. Her announcement Wednesday could set up a rematch against Republican Gov. Brian Kemp four years after her narrow defeat…
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN indefinitely suspended anchor Chris Cuomo on Tuesday after details emerged about how he helped his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to face charges of sexual harassment earlier this year. The network said documents…
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles appears at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Sept. 12, 2021, left, actor Sandra Oh appears at the season two premiere of "Killing Eve" in Los Angeles on April…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - One of the louder voices on the Hamilton County Commission made a surprise announcement this morning. And he didn't beat around the bush. At the end of their meeting on Wednesday,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Mayor Tim Kelly announces that most of Chattanooga's Community Centers are open as of today. They had been shut down by the pandemic. Now only three remain closed. East Lake is being remodeled. And the Cromwell and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Chattanooga Lookouts) -– The Chattanooga Lookouts today announced the team has welcomed several additional local investors to its ownership group. They join current investors Casey Hammontree, who is increasing his investment; Joseph Wingfield; William Stribling; and a group…
Fossils found in Chile are from a strange-looking dog-sized dinosaur species that had a unique slashing tail weapon, scientists reported Wednesday.
Chattanooga Fire Department is fighting a smoldering fire at a commercial building between 28th and 26th Street on Southside.
Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments over the landmark ruling nearly 50 years ago that declared a nationwide right to end a pregnancy. The justices on Wednesday will weigh whether…