CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "It's like hopelessness. We don't get the proper resources. We don't get no help. So when you're coming up out here, it's like, this is life," says T.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Another young man was shot Monday night in East Chattanooga. It happened before midnight in a neighborhood on North Willow Street between Memorial Hospital and the Carver Youth Center. Police found a 20 year old's body at…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga was rocked by a tragic weekend of violence, and now the community wants answers. "Particularly the last eighteen months with the pandemic, all…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - 28 year old Japheth Long from Soddy Daisy has been convicted of child molestation in Catoosa County, Georgia. Prosecutors say the incident happened two years ago in a Hotel in Fort Oglethorpe. They say Long and…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The state of Tennessee is charging a couple from the North Carolina mountains with using their health care program. The Office of Inspector General accuses Laura and Alex Pickelsimer of using a Tennessee address to apply for…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn (WDEF) - The Collegedale Police Department is hosting a meet and greet between tonight their officers and the community it serves. The showcase, being held at 6 p.m. at Collegedale City Hall, will allow community members to meet the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - With the coronavirus mutating and now sweeping through our younger, unvaccinated generations, teachers say it’s worse now than ever before. “We all went into last year thinking it was going…
How far did a Jasper Middle Social Studies teacher go to earn her Golden Apple Award? Her path has lead her to yard sales all over our area.
Top U.S. military officers on Tuesday acknowledged misjudging the fragility of Afghanistan's army and said they believed the U.S. should have kept at least several thousand troops in the country to prevent a rapid takeover by the Taliban.
A man already sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting four people at a massage business outside Atlanta pleaded not guilty to shooting four others on the same day at two spas inside the city.
After the shooting, this weekend on grove street resulting in two deaths, some people from the community are trying to bring awareness to this violence.
By TOM KRISHER and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ky. (AP) - Ford and a partner company say they plan to build three major electric-vehicle battery factories and an auto assembly plant by 2025. It's a dramatic investment in the…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - DENSO in Athens will hold a Drive-Though Job Fair this week. The company is hoping to fill 75 open postions at their facility in McMinn County. The jobs include Assembly, Inspection and Packaging Associates, Technicians and…
You hear about STEM programs all the time these days. They help students develop a logical thought process, and they are also a gateway to the high paying jobs of tomorrow. Students at OLPH are getting a leg up in their Learning Lab Smart Library.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "They're all in gangs. They're violent. They're young. They don't have no guidance, no parents," says Irma Mendoza in response to the nine shootings with three fatalities in Chattanooga this weekend.…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The once-in-a-decade district redrawing for Hamilton County is officially underway, but not everyone agrees with how the process has been handled so far. "(You must) Involve the public more…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Probate Court in Walker County will close all week, thanks to a wreck over the weekend. Around 1:45 AM on Saturday, a Chevy Trailblazer plowed into the Walker County Courthouse in LaFayette. It his the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - According to TVA, employees will now have to get the Covid-19 vaccine. All employees must be vaccinated on November 22nd, 2021. When asked what would happen if employees refused the vaccine, TVA said they are still working…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will use federal COVID-19 aid to pay $1,000 bonuses to every police officer, sheriff’s deputy, firefighter and emergency medical technician statewide. Other workers…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - The Pfizer Covid -19 Booster shot is now available in Hamilton County. Last week the CDC approved Pfizer booster shots for everyone over the age of 65 and today…
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - An Athens Tennessee man told police it was "justifiable Homicide" when they found the body of a man at his house Saturday night. James Ramey lives in the 1700 block of View Street. When police arrived,…
Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids' version of Instagram, geared toward children under 13, to address concerns that have been raised about the vulnerability of younger users.
A federal judge said Monday that John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago, can be freed from all remaining restrictions next year if he continues to follow those rules and remains mentally stable.