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.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A victim fell about 30 feet into a ravine this evening next to Citico Creek. It happened right off Riverside Drive, next to the river. Chattanooga Fire Department crews performed a low angle rescue on tough terrain…
Chattanooga and Hamilton County will be getting some help in dealing with its critical infrastructure needs. This area will be getting 25 million dollars from the state's 3.9 billion dollar Federal rescue plan.
The Tennessee Valley Authority finished its largest gas plant upgrade in history this month.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - State troopers, Chattanooga Police and Hamilton County Sheriff's Officers are now responding to a series of wrecks connected to a police chase Tuesday evening. Police reports say the chase started…
OOLTEWAH ( WDEF) - "On Snow Hill, there's no give at all. There's nothing. One move and you're either off the road or in the other lane and it's what's causing these accidents,"…
Tennessee Valley, TN (WDEF): Having a travel adviser is more important now than ever before. "I did have clients that I had to reschedule yesterday. They tested positive for COVID in the states....They both…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Investigators have charged a suspect for setting fires at the Overlook Apartments on Boynton Drive on Sunday. They say 57 year old Lonnie Kaufmann actually set two fires inside his apartment. He suffered minor smoke inhalation and…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - TDOT will perform an emergency road repair tonight west of Cleveland. The work will begin at 6PM at the intersection of Harrison Pike and White Oak Road. They say a routine inspection found damage to a…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A fire at the Rustic Village Apartments this afternoon was put out in minutes. Chattanooga firefighters got the call to the apartments off of Brainerd Road around 1:30 PM. They arrived to find black smoke coming from…
Crews wrapping up the removal of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond found what appeared to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule.
A mama black bear and three cubs clambered up a tree and napped in the middle of a Virginia neighborhood before voluntarily ambling on hours later.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says the state's death toll from devastating tornadoes earlier this month has risen by one.
A gunman killed four people and injured an officer after opening fire in several locations around the Denver area, police said Monday.
HELENWOOD, Tennessee (WDEF) - Law enforcement caught a murder suspect from northwest Georgia Tuesday night near the Kentucky line. Brandon Neil Wiseman was arrested in Helenwood, Tennessee, up Highway 27 in Scott County. The Scott County Sheriff says he was…
U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.
Chattanooga Police is investigating a struck cyclist that led to the death of a 57 year old male.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials have picked 10 youth mental health programs statewide to receive a combined $6.5 million to expand their offerings. The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services says the Middle Tennessee programs receiving…
A Virginia family received a special Christmas gift this year. Habitat For Humanity built them a new 3D printed home.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said the nation should consider a vaccination mandate for domestic air travel, signaling a potential embrace of an idea the Biden administration has previously eschewed, as COVID-19 cases…