CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - "If you are legally allowed to own a firearm, I believe you should be able to have a firearm. God bless ya, enjoy. What I do wish, is that more people would get…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A jury in Whitfield County found Gregory Lamar Ward guilty on Wednesday of family violence battery. Sadly, the conviction isn't that uncommon. But the numbers for Ward are. The 60 year old has now been convicted…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga (WDEF) - The state of Georgia has made some new changes to their previous burn laws. The new burn law states that residents will no longer be required to contact Georgia Forestry to obtain a…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - A new one of a kind school is in the works for Hamilton County Schools. The plan consists of refurbishing the old Mary Ann Garber School and turning it into a vocational school…
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney and seven Democrats have been selected to a new select committee to investigate the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Rescue efforts at the site of a partially collapsed condominium building in Florida have been halted out of concern about the stability of the remaining structure.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has raised $1.2 million in her bid for reelection.
A new National Park Service report found visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park spent more than $1 billion in the surrounding communities last year.
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: Fort Oglethorpe Tourism Association The weather for Friday, July 2 has forced the cancellation of Patriotism at The Post. Thank you to the volunteers, sponsors, vendors and city employees that have worked tirelessly to organize the event but…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Police Department unveiled a new program called Dragonfly Community Connect that can address crime in real time. Dragonfly Community Connect is a volunteer program that directly links security systems owned by Chattanooga businesses…
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) - A Scottsboro dentist was killed when he was hit by a car while riding his bike. WAFF-TV reports that 65-year-old Dr. Wayne Augustus Patterson III died Tuesday after the accident. Bart Buchanan, who was a close…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Former Chattanooga mayoral candidate Monty Bruell is facing controversy after a former campaign staffer claims that she didn't get paid for her work. "I feel like I really got ripped off," says former…
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say two Atlanta police officers responding to reports of gunfire in one of the city's most famous neighborhoods have been ambushed, leaving one of them shot and wounded and a suspect dead. Deputy Atlanta Police Chief…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect in a sexual battery case against a juvenile. Police got the complaint a month ago about an incident at 1914 Vance Avenue. Investigators have charged 35 year old Randi Duarte with…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "I'm sure there's alot of angst in the community when government purchases property this size," said Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger at Wednesday's County Commission meeting. He offered a few words of assurance following…
HIXSON, Tenn (WDEF) - A new one of a kind pediatric care clinic is now open in the Hixson area. Urgent Care for Children held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of their first clinic…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Travel continues to rebound after a year long pandemic and AAA expects this Fourth of July weekend to be no exception. In fact, Experts anticipate that more than 992 thousand Tennesseans will be hitting…
Pennsylvania’s highest court has overturned comedian Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction.
A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to federal arson charges in connection with damage to the Metro Courthouse that followed protests last year in Nashville.
DEKALB COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The hero in the rescue of a six year old girl last week was a Middle Tennessee bloodhound. Fred works for the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. Back in the spring, Nicholas Reeder lost custody of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- At the Chattery in Chattanooga, Suzanne Dulin used a successful wedding dress TV show as inspiration to aid Hamilton County small businesses coming out of the pandemic. "I love the show. It’s been running…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Traffic routes were a little different in downtown Chattanooga on Tuesday as the Market Street bridge was closed for the day. The Tennessee Department of Transportation conducted a regularly scheduled full inspection of the…
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - A man near Ootlewah is still trying to figure out the identity of the boat driver that rammed into his dock several weeks ago, after posting surveillance video of the incident. Now, his…
Five thousand pounds of trash was cleaned up from Chickamauga Lake this past weekend. Twenty - five Volunteers with Keep Tennessee Rivers Beautiful worked tirelessly to remove the trash. The pickup in Soddy Daisy took two days…