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North Lee Elementary gets new mascot squad

BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - North Lee Elementary School now has their first mascot crew. "Coming in and being the first, the original ones to do this, it's tough. It's not easy, but they've made it fun," North Lee Cheer…

Flash fire injures four workers at Dalton plant

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Four workers were burned in a flash fire Wednesday night in Dalton. It happened at an industrial plant on Brookhollow Industrial Boulevard around 5PM. One patient was taken to Erlanger, two were transported to Hamilton Medical…

Two motorcycle chases in one night

FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A Reserve Deputy was injured in one of the two high speed chases in northeast Alabama last night. The first one began around 8 PM near Fort Payne. In that case, a deputy tried to…

Wednesday Flash Floods

"We had two feet of water everywhere covering our property and it was almost coming into the house. It was like a rushing river through this whole neighborhood."

Gun sanctuary possible in Dade County

DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - In Northwest Georgia, the move to become a second amendment sanctuary has been a topic in multiple counties. According to the Dalton Daily Citizen, Tuesday night, a sole commissioner made that happen in Murray County…

National Geographic Comes to Chattanooga

National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore spoke to patrons at the aquarium while working on his project Photo Ark. A project that is 14 years in the making.

Fentanyl and Meth Overdoses

Hamilton County Health Department says half of the people who die from an overdose have more than one substance in their body; Sometimes as many as five but meth and fentanyl was most present.

Golden Apple: Jinlin Baker

A Red Bank Elementary school teacher finds ways to motivate and relate to her students. Her passion has earned this special needs teacher this week's Golden Apple Award.

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