ALTAMONT, Tennessee (WDEF) - Grundy County Schools have decided to shut down for a week because of rising Covid cases. The closure begins immediately, on Friday. It extends through all of next week. Administrators expect to return to class on…
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - The Northwest Georgia District Attorney rules that an officer involved shooting in Chickamauga last year was justified. Officers shot and killed a suspect who was only armed with a stater pistol. But after reviewing the case,…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) -Hamilton County schools announced Wednesday afternoon that all schools in the district will be closed on Tuesday, September 7th, and Wednesday, September 8th. The Schools were already closed on Monday, September 6th for Labor Day. Hamilton…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga (WDEF) - The Catoosa County sheriff's office and Ringgold Police Department are asking for your help in finding the person responsible for the murder of a therapist. 54-year-old Glenn Fraser was a counselor in Ringgold, Ga. On Tuesday…
Investigators asking the public for more information on his clients and the victim.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Christian Thomas was in a car wreck that landed him in the hospital for five days. He said he saw firsthand how overwhelmed the hospital is due to COVID cases. "Whenever I first arrived at the hospital…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County Sheriff Steve Lawson told us he wanted to get to the bottom of the case and it looks like he is closer. We told you about the case a month ago at Bradley Central…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A missing swimmer has been found alive after spending the worst of the Ida storms on a rock in a river. The swimmer was reported missing on Monday night at High Falls Park near Geraldine,…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Friends and family are mourning tonight from the loss of a longtime teacher and assistant football coach at Dalton's Hammond Creek Middle School. 51 year old Sean Hammond died on Monday night from COVID-19. His wife…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office in northeast Alabama is mourning the loss of their Pistol Permit Clerk. The Sheriff says Melissa Wilkerson died due to Covid-19. "Ms. Wilkerson was more than a co-worker; she was…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Buying a house can stir up a lot of emotions. To include excitement and stress. But if you're in the market right now to buy, get ready to fork over a "pretty penny." And some believe that's…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Erlanger announces that National Guard troops will arrive here in the next 24 hours to help with their Covid response. They say 30 members will be deployed at Erlanger. Their mission is to provide non-clinical support over…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - It’s no secret that many people who have had covid are still feeling the long-lasting effects of the virus. These long-lasting effects are having some turning…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools will close for two days next week to avoid more Covid cases from Labor Day. They are already off for the holiday on Monday. So they will close on both Tuesday and Wednesday before…
Firefighters scrambled Wednesday to keep a growing California wildfire from reaching a resort city at the southern tip of Lake Tahoe after evacuation orders were expanded to neighboring Nevada.
Five people were missing after a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed Tuesday in the ocean off Southern California during a routine flight from an aircraft carrier.
Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports.
A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight, but the Supreme Court has yet to act on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold.
Firefighters scrambled Wednesday to keep a growing California wildfire from reaching a resort city at the southern tip of Lake Tahoe after evacuation orders were expanded to neighboring Nevada.
Five people were missing after a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed Tuesday in the ocean off Southern California during a routine flight from an aircraft carrier.
Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports.
A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight, but the Supreme Court has yet to act on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Chattanooga’s citizens could walk up to the podium, speak two minutes and tell the council why they should or shouldn’t pass the mayor's proposed fiscal budget. "We need the pay increase to maintain the officers…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Next week, Chattanooga will once again pick up curbside recycling at your home. But this is just a one-time event as an emergency stop-gap. The city had to suspend their curbside recycling pickups because of a shortage…