WALKER COUNTY, Ga (WDEF) - The state of Georgia has made some new changes to their previous burn laws. The new burn law states that residents will no longer be required to contact Georgia Forestry to obtain a…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - A new one of a kind school is in the works for Hamilton County Schools. The plan consists of refurbishing the old Mary Ann Garber School and turning it into a vocational school…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has raised $1.2 million in her bid for reelection.
A new National Park Service report found visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park spent more than $1 billion in the surrounding communities last year.
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) - A Scottsboro dentist was killed when he was hit by a car while riding his bike. WAFF-TV reports that 65-year-old Dr. Wayne Augustus Patterson III died Tuesday after the accident. Bart Buchanan, who was a close…
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say two Atlanta police officers responding to reports of gunfire in one of the city's most famous neighborhoods have been ambushed, leaving one of them shot and wounded and a suspect dead. Deputy Atlanta Police Chief…
HIXSON, Tenn (WDEF) - A new one of a kind pediatric care clinic is now open in the Hixson area. Urgent Care for Children held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of their first clinic…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Travel continues to rebound after a year long pandemic and AAA expects this Fourth of July weekend to be no exception. In fact, Experts anticipate that more than 992 thousand Tennesseans will be hitting…
A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to federal arson charges in connection with damage to the Metro Courthouse that followed protests last year in Nashville.
DEKALB COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The hero in the rescue of a six year old girl last week was a Middle Tennessee bloodhound. Fred works for the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. Back in the spring, Nicholas Reeder lost custody of…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Marshals Service says the second of three teenagers who escaped from a Tennessee detention center has been captured. The 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday in Chattanooga. The Marshals Service says he escaped with the other…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The threat of the Delta Variant continues to grow throughout the United States. Recently, Dr. Anthony Fauci called it “the greatest threat” to the country’s efforts to eliminate the virus. “If they are…
Tennessee plans to suspend construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes during the Fourth of July holiday weekend to reduce traffic delays.
Tennessee authorities have issued an Amber Alert for an infant whose mother is dead and whose father is charged with murder.
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - The TBI is investigating a mental health call in Bradley County that escalated into an officer involved shooting which resulted in a Mcdonald man’s death. The sheriff’s office has released body cam footage…
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations says a former corrections officer has been charged with conspiring to harm an inmate.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say two people face charges after officers found a dead monkey inside a hot car parked outside of a waterpark. Police in Sevierville say officers on Wednesday were called to Soaky Mountain Waterpark,…
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (WDEF) - The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees has voted to add a new school to their roster. It will be their first new campus since adding UTC more than 50 years ago. The new school us…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The City of Chattanooga announced on Friday that the Bike Chattanooga bikeshare program set records for growth during the COVID pandemic. The Bike Chattanooga bike share program is nearly nine-years old. The program includes…
CLEVELAND, TENN (WDEF) - Thanks to the help of one local moving company, 20 underserved children will be heading off to Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) summer camp for free. This camp will give children the opportunity to…
The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state’s new election law and alleging that Republican state lawmakers rushed through a sweeping overhaul with an intent to deny Black voters equal access to the ballot.
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge has allowed a lawsuit alleging fraud in Georgia’s most populous county during the November election and seeking a review of absentee ballots to move forward. Originally filed in December, the lawsuit says there is evidence…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A new warning from the CDC cautions parts of the southern United States, including Tennessee and Georgia, about a rise in the number of RSV cases. The officials say that RSV isn't usually life…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Food inflation has been on the rise for months and Meat eaters are dropping more money at the grocery store because prices of chicken and beef just keep on creeping up. But what's causing the prices to…