(Video is story from 8/20/2018 on the original crime) CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Michael McElrath pleads guilty to murdering his 15 year old son. Dylan McElerath was a sophomore at Hixson High. In August of 2018, 46 year old Michael McElrath…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The severity of the surge can clearly be seen in America’s Hospitals - where the number of covid patients is the highest it's been since last winter -…
The huge California wildfire near Lake Tahoe resort communities has calmed down significantly and was growing at the smallest rate in two weeks.
At least 48 people in five states died as storm water cascaded into people's homes and engulfed automobiles, overwhelming urban drainage systems never meant to handle so much rain in such a short time.
TELLICO PLAINS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The U.S. Forest Service announces that the project to build a new bridge at Bald River Falls is getting postponed again. This time they are blaming "challenges in the contracting marketplace." Some road and trail…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- National Preparedness Month is observed during September to stress the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. "Do you know of evacuation routes? If…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - When it comes to your local pharmacy, the people on staff are almost assuredly just as busy as anybody else working in the medical profession. And they say it's all COVID-related.…
JACKSON, Tennessee (WDEF) - A West Tennessee woman will face a grand jury after a visit from a drug task force to her farm this week. The 15th Drug Task Force in Jackson says they have been investigating the case…
Commercial flights resumed in New Orleans and power returned to parts of the business district Thursday, four days after Hurricane Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast, but electricity, drinking water and fuel remained scarce across much of a sweltering Louisiana.
Millington, TN (Press Release) – A Chattanooga, Tennessee, native is serving aboard USS Iwo Jima, a U.S. Navy Wasp class amphibious assault ship. Petty Officer 3rd Class Drew Nabors is a 2017 Soddy Daisy High School graduate. Today, Nabors serves…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - The National Guard arrived Today to aid Erlanger With COVID Overflow. Senior Director of Emergency Management Robbie Tester said the National Guard has already been extremely helpful.…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The Catoosa County Deputies and Ringgold Police ask for your help to track down the person who murdered a therapist. Joeli Poole has more on what we know so far. Poole "Local authorities are working around…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state Department of Health says the number of children contracting COVID-19 now makes up 40% of all of Tennessee’s cases. Tennessee is confronting a steady rise in hospitalizations that mirror the drastic numbers from the…
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…