MEIGS COUNTY, -- Tuesday’s bus crash resulting in the death of Bus Driver, Lisa Dillard, and a 7 year old girl hits close to home for Hiwassee Marine Bait and Tackle Owner Dustin Lankford. He said he thought his son…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - LaFayette Police are asking for the public's help to find a nursing home employee wanted for a sexual assault. But a pair of nursing home employees also face charges in the case. The original victim reported…
Frozen Head State Park has been named 2020 State Park of the Year by the The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - The race for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Johnny Isakson in Georgia has a large field. It's a special election with no primary, and it includes multiple Republicans and Democrats. "Everyone is thrown together,…
ATLANTA (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Zeta sped across the Southeast on Thursday, leaving a trail of damage and more than 2.6 million homes and businesses without power after pounding the Gulf Coast with winds and water. At least…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A Dekalb County, Alabama deputy has died from COVID-19. 49-year-old Mickey Bowen had served 21 years with the sheriff's office, working both in the Detention Center and most recently as a transport deputy. Bowen had…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - There will be a tow truck convoy to remember one of their own this weekend in Marion County. They are honoring Robert Clayton who died late Tuesday night in a crash on I-24. The Monteagle Service…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The top of a unit of the Park Ridge Apartments has been gutted by an afternoon fire. It broke out after 4 PM. The apartments are in the 700 block of Frawley Road. East Ridge…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County school system say one of their buses drove into a ditch this afternoon on Signal Mountain. It was heading to pick up students at Thrasher Elementary at the time. No students were…
New unemployment claims in Tennessee dropped to 7,770 from 9,873 the week before.
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly shooting at Standifer Gap Road that occurred Wednesday night.
MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - In a pavilion in Decatur, Meigs County community members turned to each other and their faith during a prayer vigil Wednesday night. "It was, it was devastating just hearing about that especially in our community…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey says Tennessee is considering independently reviewing the safety and efficacy of a coronavirus vaccine once it is eventually approved by the federal government before distributing it to the public. Piercey told reporters…
(Note: Zeta could still pack Tropical Storm strength as it hits the Tennessee Valley Thursday morning. See the school closings and delays here) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Zeta is weakening further but remains a still-dangerous storm as it barrels…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - According to the health department, cases have started trending up in the past few weeks. The week ending on September 12th, the county was averaging 59 new cases a day. As of the end of the October…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee held his first news conference in two weeks since self-isolating after exposure to a Covid-19 person on his security detail. Neither his wife or himself got sick or tested positive. But he began…
A Catoosa County bus driver has been terminated, after school officials say she may have been impaired while driving this morning. The Catoosa County School District says Tonya Knight, had one student on the bus, when she hit a pole…
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - Residents in Meigs County are mourning after that tragic Wreck. News 12's Kenan Scott shows us how the community has been showing their support. It was a parent's worst nightmare. A bus carrying 22 school children…
Many have lined up to donate blood to replenish the local supply
MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - It was a parent's worst nightmare. A bus carrying 22 school children crashing into a utility vehicle on Highway 58 - resulting in two deaths and several students being critically injured. Many members of the…
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Highway patrol has released their preliminary report on the Meigs County school bus crash. They identify the bus driver who was killed as 53 year old Lisa Dillard. The Utility Truck was heading north…
Toyota is adding 1.5 million U.S. vehicles to a recall from early this year to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause engines to stall.
Erika Kyle devotes her days teaching elementary students at Valley Christian Academy.
Tennessee officials say the state has broken its record for early and absentee voting combined three days before early voting ends for the Nov. 3 election.