CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Drunk driving crashes often involve high rates of speed making the scene of an incident particularly difficult for first responders. "It's a pretty hard thing to deal with, especially hard on some of our younger firefighters in…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This is the week we usually spend reflecting back on the previous year. Ten years ago, it was obvious what was the biggest story of the year here…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Health officials report another bad day for new Covid cases in Hamilton County. But not as bad as yesterday. The Health Department reports 727 new Covid cases for…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County is taking used Christmas trees and turning them into mulch again this year. You can drop off natural trees (without decorations) to the 5 recycling centers in the county through January 31.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- From Covid rates increasing to inflation pressures to new IRS rules, just about everyone is looking for any way to save money in the new year. "Take out a notecard, maybe…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has received its first shipments of oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19 as new cases surge in the state. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for two pills, and the…
UPDATE: The National Weather Service has finished their evaluation and now say it was an EF-1 tornado with 104 mph winds that hit Rainsville and Sand Mountain last night. _________ RAINSVILLE, Alabama (WDEF) - Officials are still trying to determine…
From political figures to sports legends to entertainers, there were many noteworthy people who passed away in 2021. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died during the year.
Homes and buildings were damaged and trees were blown down as a line of intense thunderstorms rolled across several Southern states, authorities said.
More than 1,000 acres have been added to south central Tennessee’s Bear Hollow Mountain Wildlife Management Area, connecting two sections of the WMA that were previously divided.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Court papers reveal details of why a woman was arrested after a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Nashville last week. The incident happened on a Spirit Airlines flight on November 27th. 43 year old Amanda Renee…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN (WDEF) - "It's a small community so word spread quickly," says land owner and developer of Wild Ridge Jack Kruesi. Signal Mountain is known for being a safe and quiet…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The "Snowy Owl" is a very rare bird. Certainly not a bird you'd see in Chattanooga. But one local photojournalist saw one. In her neighborhood and took…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department on Wednesday posted a new high for Covid-19 cases. They recorded 948 new cases today, which easily beat the previous high of 655 on January 8, 2021. The number of hospitalizations are…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia officials are trying to discourage people from going to the E-R to get a Covid test. There has been a surge of testing since the Omicron variant has increased Covid cases. But health officials want…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - Police are investigating a suspicious death overnight on Signal Mountain. A man was found dead at a home on Scarlet Maple Court around 3 AM. Investigators have taken a female into custody in the case.…
SEQUATCHIE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Nashville office of the ATF is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of suspect for a gun shop robbery before Christmas. The Mountain Mart FFL on Highway 150 in Marion County…
A 41-year-old woman faces a laundry list of charges after a police chase that ended at the junction of Interstate 24 and Highway 27 Tuesday night.
He was known as a devoted family man who gushed about his daughter and a golfer who never bent the rules but for the past 50 years, he was a fugitive wanted in one of the largest bank robberies in Cleveland’s history.
Harry Reid, the former U.S. Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, died Tuesday.
A veteran who lost everything when a tornado touched down in Bowling Green, Kentucky earlier this month now has a car again.
A federal judge rejected defense attorneys' arguments that four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys are charged with conduct that is protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.
Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden, whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, the NFL said. He was 85.
