CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police announce they are adding 16 more public safety cameras to their network. That will give them a total of 53. Police officials say they crunched the numbers over three years and got community input on…
William Long was also charged with Public Intoxication in Chattanooga in May
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti’s interim government has asked the U.S. to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilize the country and prepare the way for elections in the aftermath of the assassination of President Jovenel…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A published report says health officials across Tennessee have been instructed to make sure they don’t aim coronavirus vaccination information at juveniles. The Tennessean cited emails it obtained in reporting that the Department of Health instructed county-level…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - An All-Star baseball team from Rivermont is in Mississippi this weekend. Taking part in the "8 and Under" Dizzy Dean World Series. It's certainly a great thing for the kids. But as much joy…
“Given what we’re noticing, it shouldn’t be happening this quickly at such a new building." Christa Norris is concerned about the apartment building where she lives in Northshore, after noticing several cracks, rusting and water damage. “I…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With the Delta variant quickly sweeping the globe, Hamilton County health officials are concerned. “We’ve been a little more tolerant of letting things get bad before we intervene, and I suspect that that’s…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are looking for a missing man. His family says that John Gregory has not been seen since June 30th. And he does not have the medicine he needs daily. If you have any information about…
SEWANEE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A police officer has been charged with theft and other crimes at the University where he patrolled. Tony Gilliam used to work for the Sewanee Police Department on Monteagle Mountain. In January, TBI agents began investigating…
One of the businesses challenging the law in court is in Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A year after racial justice protests and calls for police defunding across the country, some local police departments feel the negative effects of attracting and retaining police officers. "Because of the anti-police rhetoric that…
SALE CREEK, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Sale Creek Volunteer Fire Department battled a house fire Friday that was started by a lightning strike. It happened at a home on Armstrong Road around noon. Smoke was coming out of the eaves…
The death toll in the Florida condominium collapse has risen to 78 after 14 additional victims were pulled out of the rubble.
A riverboat cruising between Memphis and Nashville has become stuck on a sandbar in Lake Barkley.
Governor Bill Lee will visit the United States border with Mexico this weekend to meet with Tennessee National Guard troops.
The European commission is fining Volkswagen and BMW. The fines total more than 1 billion dollars.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Imagine getting a call on your honeymoon saying that your wedding was really legal! It happened to a pair of couples in Chattanooga back in 1991. And one of them was radio personality Parker…
DECHERD, Tennessee (WDEF) - An investigation by the state of Tennessee has led to the indictment of the former Mayor of Decherd. Robin B. Smith was mayor of the town in Franklin County on the other side of the Plateau.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee administrative law judge has denied public access to an informal hearing regarding the license suspension of a shelter for immigrant children after one of the employees was arrested following abuse allegations.…
KIMBALL, Tennessee (WDEF) - A man who led several law enforcement agencies on a wild chase this morning...was being treated at a hospital this afternoon. According to the Marion County News, Monteagle city police and Tennessee Highway patrol officers began…
MOWBRAY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A 14 year old female fell near the Blue Hole in the Pocket Wilderness on Thursday. The victim severely injured her shoulder in the process. Rescuers from the Mowbray Mountain Fire Department found she was still…
Bradley County has been approved for a grant to bring free internet access to their county. The fifty thousand dollar grant will fund free WiFi to all Bradley County schools and a handful of fire halls. The…
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - A Georgia businessman who had operations in our area has pleaded guilty to harboring illegal aliens. Juan Antonio Perez lives in Bartow County. But he owns Aztec Framing that had offices in Rossville…
Weather in the Classroom had its first in - person class today since the pandemic. Meteorologist Bekah Birdsall traveled to Copper Basin Elementary School in Polk County today. The students have been learning about robots, space, and…