CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - For the second week in a row Chattanooga city council voted eight to one in favor of the police department's budget. The one who voted differently was city councilman Anthony Byrd. Byrd mentions that he wanted to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A local organization is on a mission to make our communities a safer place to live. The 10,000 Fearless Community Patrol started back in 20-15. They're equipped with their own patrol cars, and require training before volunteers…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has reported its second-highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day as medical officials continued to express concern about a rise in the number of people with the respiratory illness . As of…
ATLANTA (AP) — A prosecutor has announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of a Black man in coastal Georgia, Ahmaud Arbery. Prosecutor Joyette Holmes said Wednesday that a Glynn County grand jury has…
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans controlling a Georgia House committee have approved a bill to prevent election officials from proactively sending mail ballot request forms to voters ahead of an election. If it makes it through both chambers and gets Gov.…
If he wins in November, he could be one of the youngest members of Congress ever.
Since the death of George Floyd, people across the nation are taking a stand against racism and police brutality.
The May 23rd incident took a significant portion of today's Hamilton County Commission meeting.
North Carolina mandates face masks, Hamilton County reopens public playgrounds
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Major League Baseball is finally back. A 60-game season is on the horizon, with training camp starting July 1. However, that doesn't mean Chattanooga will see baseball this summer. The Lookouts are waiting with anticipation to…
"in hindsight, I should never have made this post, without having the opportunity to expound, and for that I am truly sorry."
Jacob Lee and Jonathan Bradley were members of the Street Crimes Unit.
Investigators looking for a gray 2013-16 Nissan Sentra
Officials say New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will require visitors from states with high infection rates to quarantine for 14 days.
This year’s New York City Marathon has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A federal appeals court has ordered the dismissal of the criminal case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s legislature on Tuesday passed hate crimes legislation deemed essential by state leaders, sending the measure to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk. The price Republicans exacted for moving that legislation forward was simultaneous passage of a bill that…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - People are reacting to a possible excessive force incident with some calling for a Hamilton County sergeant, corporal and 3 deputies to be let go. That comes after the white officers were seen on police…
Cawthorn won 67% of the vote today in Murphy/Cherokee County
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga City council members gave their final approval for an alternate FY21 budget Tuesday night. This one includes the creation of an Office of Community Resilience. It was made in response to the death of George…
Rope found hanging in Wallace's garage was coincidence TALLADEGA, Alabama (AP) - The rope found hanging in Bubba Wallace's garage at Talladega Superspeedway was not a hate crime. Federal authorities said the rope had been hanging at the Alabama track since…
Complaints about doctor offices facemasks, but new cases continue to drop.
An attorney for William Bynum filed a lawsuit against the Soddy Daisy Police officer Jeffery Rahn and the city of Soddy Daisy.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - TVA announced on Monday that it will begin to offer a more flexible purchased power agreement to local distributors. TVA says they will now allow their local distributors to generate their own power. The companies can…