MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Health officials say a person who contracted West Nile virus in Shelby County is Tennessee’s third case of the illness this year. In a news release Friday, the Shelby County Health Department did not identify the…
Although the evacuation is no longer mandatory for the smoke-cloaked city on the lake's south shore, more than 5,000 personnel are still working to protect the surrounding resort communities and the homes.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, will be taken down on Wednesday as a symbol of racial injustice, more than 130 years after it was erected in tribute to the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - "My wife actually came up with the idea about eight years ago to do a barbecue on Labor Day. Not everybody does something so the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department was called to the 1100 block of Grove Street Labor Day morning for an apartment building on fire. That's when they found a woman…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Labor day is the second deadliest holiday for traffic fatalities, that's according to the NHTSA. There were five traffic fatalities in the Tennessee Valley this weekend. The…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Children are natural explorers. Pairing classroom lessons with what they can see and touch in the outside world is a key to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Many of us have gotten used to virtual meetings this year, thanks to the pandemic. But what if you could also meet with…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Cleveland Police are investigating a early Sunday morning fatal crash. The accident happened in the 600 Block of North Ocoee Street in Cleveland. Cleveland Police say that a Ford F-150 left the roadway and struck a large…
Update:DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- The Georgia State Patrol says that 19-year-old Kathryn Beasley succumbed to her injuries last night. GSP is still investigating the crash. We will keep you updated as we learn more. DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- The Georgia State Patrol says…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't settling for just space. Yes, he's done a lot for the space industry, but he's reaching for the stars…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF)- Today was the fourth annual Butterfly Festival in Ringgold. The festival is held at Heritage High School in honor of Katie Beth Carter. Carter was 18-years-old when she was killed in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are investigating after a man was shot early this morning in the 1800 block of South Willow Street . Police say that the victim was standing by his car when he heard several people talking…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga fire department says that two disabled occupants barely escaped a fire early this morning. The fire happened on West 51st Street around midnight. The fire department says that the fire was caused by one…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF): Very early Saturday morning, a man was found shot on the 1800 block of South Willow Street according to Chattanooga Police. The victim, 38, told investigators he was standing next to his vehicle when he heard loud…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF): Chattanooga Police report a man, 30, was shot as a result of an attempted robbery on Friday, September 3. This happened on the 1700 block of South Beech street. According to CPD, two individuals approached the victim…
LAPLACE, La. (AP) — Giant trees knocked sideways. Homes boarded up with plywood. Off-kilter street signs. Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims' families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Power should be restored to New Orleans by the middle of next week, utility officials said Friday, and sheriff's deputies warned people returning to communities outside the city to come equipped like survivalists because of the…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A former Georgia prosecutor was indicted Thursday on misconduct charges alleging she used her position to shield the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery from being charged with crimes immediately after the shootings. A grand…
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a nurse staffing crisis that is forcing many U.S. hospitals to pay top dollar to get the help they need to handle the crush of patients this summer. The problem, health leaders say, is twofold:…
ROSSVLLE (WDEF)- During the last two weeks of September people can get a taco for just two dollars and fifty cents from seven different restaurants including Miss G’s. "It’s a great…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee from allowing parents to opt out of school mask requirements in Shelby County, the state’s largest county that includes Memphis. U.S. District…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Catoosa County detectives have arrested a suspect in the murder of a therapist this week in Ringgold. The suspect is 36 year old Cameron Gravitt of Chattanooga. Investigators say Glenn Fraser was found stabbed…