UPDATE: Chattanooga Police are correcting some details of the case. They say Traffic Investigators determined that Crystal Insley was the at-fault driver. But she did remain on the scene. Her passenger, however, fled on foot. They first thought the fleeing…
LAFAYETTE, GA (WDEF) -Good teachers balance warmth and compassion with the firmness it takes to get things done. The describes Lafayette Middle School's Amy Millican to a "T". Jamie Debity is…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - On Monday the pharmaceutical company Merck asked the FDA to grant emergency use authorization for a covid-19 pill. If granted, this would be the first oral medication approved for the…
Jon Gruden has resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails he sent before being hired in 2018 contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments.
What it wrought on the living it also wrought on the dead, moving vaults and caskets and adding another layer of trauma for families and communities recovering from the powerful storm.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including private business, from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on workers and called on state lawmakers to pass a similar ban into law.
A twin-engine plane that killed at least two people and left a swath of destruction in a San Diego suburb Monday.
A plastic surgeon globally recognized for helping children who were born with severe facial deformities has returned to Chattanooga.
Our oldest public school now has the newest public sign. Here is what it took to get it in What's Right With Our Schools.
The Chattanooga Motorcar Festival is set to rev up this Friday. The festival is set to include fun events like a road rally, a car auction, and a race track competition.
The Hamilton County Health Department is now offering the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot with no appointment needed.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Overdoses and Counterfeit pills are on the rise in the Volunteer state, and early data shows they have increased to an alarming new level, causing officials to sound the alarm On…
Economic experts say the restaurant industry was the hardest hit during COVID.
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) - Fort Oglethorpe Police are still looking for the suspect in a road rage shooting Sunday on Battlefield Parkway. The incident happened before 4 PM near Dietz Road. Police say a motorcyclist got off his bike…
A Southern California beach that was closed more than a week ago because of a leak of crude oil from an undersea pipeline reopened on Monday, far sooner than many expected.
The city of Athens, Tennessee has fired its police chief.
An employee at a factory in Fort Oglethorpe is being treated for chemical exposure, in an accident that brought significant response from local emergency personnel.
Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds more flights Monday following a weekend of major service disruptions.
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandemic.
Several reported tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma late Sunday into early Monday morning, causing damage but no immediate word of deaths or injuries.
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tropical Storm Pamela has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast and is expected to strengthen to hurricane status before hitting shore somewhere near the port of Mazatlan at midweek. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Pamela's center…
The holiday season is right around the corner, and most people are starting to think about their travel plans.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Huntington Beach is still reeling from last week’s underwater pipeline leak that spilled crude into the Pacific Ocean off Southern California. The spill of at least 25,000 gallons and no more than 132,000 gallons of…
NAALEHU, Hawaii (AP) - Two strong earthquakes struck off the coast of the Big Island in Hawaii on Sunday, rattling residents and causing items to fall off shelves. The U.S. Geological Survey says the first quake had a magnitude of…