HAMILTON CO., Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Sheriff's office will be investigating an inmate's death at the Silverdale Detention Center. According to the Sheriff's office, corrections personnel called for medical assistance after 65-year-old Robert Leroy Ellison was found having a…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- The long anticipated Georgia Senate runoff races will take place this week. In a final attempt to rally North Georgia Voters, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem stopped by Dalton at a Get Out The Vote Rally. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Blood Assurance is in critical need of donors. Donation Centers across the Tennessee Valley are encouraging people through many different promotions. Hello 2021! 2020 presented many challenges to all of us and we could not have weathered…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- As 2021 rolled in, many church goers in Cleveland celebrated the new year by attending a Christian conference. For three days the Ramp at OCI held their winter ramp. This video below was taken by an attendee.…
HARRISON, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding a 14-year-old girl. According to the Sheriff's office, Emilee Chyann Parker was last seen in the 7400 Block of Chad Road in Harrison on Friday. [su_gmap width="700" height="700"…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - On Friday, the Corbetts were heading through Georgia to be with family, and how they've stayed safe on their travel is pretty simple. "Staying the speed limit and just watch out for the other drivers,"…
Both the Volunteer and Peach states are updating the rulebooks in the year 2021.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- New Year's Day means resolution and one of the most common goals each year is getting into shape. "2021 is here and we typically see a lot of people return to the gym or make the choice to…
HIXSON, Tennessee- Many more stores are open on News Years Day as compared the Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays. This, combined with many other jobs having the day off, gave people time to go shopping. Several people said this extra day…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga, (WDEF) - Ballots headed into the Walker County Courthouse Thursday after three weeks of early voting. People could vote at the courthouse or, for the last week, cast their ballot at satellite locations. "Normally for a runoff…
Exposure to the coronavirus has forced Georgia Sen. David Perdue into quarantine just five days before the state's high-stakes Senate runoff elections.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- It’s News Year's Eve and people world normally be partying together to celebrate in the new year, but not this year as large gathering are strongly discouraged. "It would be magical thinking to think we’re not going to…
In Nashville, the Christmas morning bombing of the downtown tourist district forced organizers of what was already slated to be a very muted New Year’s celebration to dial it back even further.
Lines for the COVID-19 vaccinations at the Tennessee Riverpark are backed up with more than a two hour wait.
The Metro Nashville police chief says his officers properly handled a visit to the home of the Nashville bomber more than a year before.
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - U.S. Senator David Perdue, (R-Ga.) spoke with supporters at Cherokee Brewing + Pizza Company in Dalton Wednesday afternoon. Recent polling suggests that Perdue is in a very tight runoff against Democrat Jon Ossoff. "2.5 million people…
The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history has died at 80.
Hamilton County Health Department rolled out phase 1A-2 as part of the state of Tennessee's vaccination plan.
Students in Hamilton County are winter on break, which means First Baptist Cares’ virtual learning center is empty. As grant money for the fall is drying up, President of the non-profit Terry Ladd hopes it is full by spring semester.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has shut the door on President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks.
WALKER COUNTY, Tennessee- History in the making as four new Walker County Commissioners are now sworn in. "Means the world to me that I got the support to be elected as the first District 1 County Commissioner." Previous Sole Commissioner…
Investigators who audited the signatures on more than 15,000 absentee ballot envelopes in one Georgia county say they found “no fraudulent absentee ballots.”
Officers visited Anthony Warner’s home in 2019 after his girlfriend told them he was building bombs.
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - On Morgan Road off Highway 11 sat a car with a crushed back end. Tuesday afternoon, authorities said that the car was hit by a Norfolk Southern train. "We talked with the driver, Georgia State…