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Chattanooga teen missing, believed to be held captive by father

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Daphne Westbrook disappeared from Hamilton County in October of 2019 after she spent the weekend with her father. She has now been spotted in New Mexico and Colorado.” Authorities believe Daphne Westbrook’s father, John Oliver Westbrook, has…

Kim White part of Mayoral Run Off

CHATTANOOGA,Tennessee- There will be a run off for mayor between Tim Kelly and Kim White. Kim White supporters were buzzing with excitement as a late voting push lead to a run off. White trailed Kelly by less  than 300 votes,…

Chattanooga Wastewater customer searching for answers

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Brittany Murphy got a very unpleasant surprise in the mail when she received her Chattanooga Sewer bill in the mail in January. "I took my breathe away. I was really hopeless", says Murphy. To her surprise, there…

Dolly Parton posts her Covid vaccine photo

(WDEF) - Dolly Parton tweeted on Tuesday a photo of her getting her Covid vaccine with a clever caption. "Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine." The reference is to her donation of a million dollars to Vanderbilt to…

New information on deadly Whitfield chase

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Whitfield County Sheriff's officials are releasing more information on the deadly crash last week. They says there were active felony warrants for Zachary Douglas Lumpkin. Deputies spotted him Thursday night at the Truck Stop at Connector…

Tennessee expanding vaccines to 1-C category

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee health officials are expanding the pool of vaccines as they expect increased shipments. Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey announced the state will now include the 1-C category, adding more than a million Tennesseans to vaccine qualification.…

Chattanooga Police car in Brainerd crash

UPDATE: Chattanooga Police now tell us there were two separate wrecks, involving a chase. The first involved an officer trying to make a traffic stop and the vehicle fled, immediately hitting another vehicle. The occupants then ran on foot. The…

Latest voting fraud investigations include Trion widow

ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Georgia election officials sent their third batch of alleged voting violations to prosecutors last week, including a case against a northwest Georgia woman accused of turning in a vote by her deceased husband. Investigators say the…

Tennessee Senate OKs anti-trans athlete bill

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Senate has advanced legislation that would ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports. On Monday, 27 Republicans voted in favor of the measure while all six Democratic members…

Law firm offers $1000 reward for marble vandals

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A local law firm is tired of replacing their shattered windows. So the McMahan Law Firm is offering a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the so-called marble vandals. “We’ve had our windows shattered…

Shooting suspect crashes in escape attempt

FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - DeKalb County Sheriff's officers have charged a suspect in a shooting Friday on Sand Mountain. It happened at a home on County road 233 between Sylvania and Rainsville. When officers arrived on the scene, the…

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