CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Spirit Airlines has announced its ending service in 12 cities, including Chattanooga. Spirit Airlines filed for its second bankruptcy on August 29, 2025.…
Governor Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo have announced that Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, making it the first in the nation to do…
It's been nearly 25 years since 9/11, when terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners and turned them into weapons of mass destruction.…
President Trump is expected to announce Tuesday afternoon that U.S. Space Command headquarters is moving from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama, according to…
An Alabama death row inmate's murder conviction has been called into question by recent forensic tests that show another man's DNA on the victim's body. Decades after he was originally found guilty and sentenced, a…
Mason, Tennessee — The small West Tennessee town of Mason, just 2 square miles in size, is home to about 1,000 people. But its residents are now divided by what a new immigration detention facility will…
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Five Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) corrections deputies have been…
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Cumberland County High School (CCHS) student was charged after threatening mass violence. On Thursday, August 21, 2025, several students at CCHS reported to teacher that another student threatened mass…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A former Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) deputy has been indicted on federal charges in South Carolina. Johnathan Allen was originally arrested in December of 2024, and charged with…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An Ooltewah pilot has died when his plane crashed in Arkansas. Officials say Barry Boes crashed Monday evening in Southwest Arkansas. He was returning to Chattanooga from Austin, Texas. Boes was the CEO of a software company…
Hurricane Erin threatened the East Coast with "life-threatening surf and rip currents" as the large storm moved on a projected path up the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Wednesday. The hurricane isn't…
Some frozen shrimp sold at Walmart under the Great Value label are at risk of radioactive contamination and shouldn't be consumed, according to a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The frozen shrimp…
The trial of a man charged with organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery in November 2021 began on Monday. Hernandez Govan, 45, faces charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit…
A former Nashville police officer has been sentenced to probation on a charge of felony official misconduct after law enforcement officials say he allegedly participated in…
Bed Bath & Beyond is making a comeback under a slightly different name, more than two years after filing for bankruptcy. The first Bed Bath & Beyond Home store will open in Nashville on Friday,…
These are remains of what archaeologists at East Carolina State University believe to be La Fortuna, a historic Spanish privateer ship that exploded off the North Carolina coast in 1748 / East Carolina University's Program in…
Unarmed soldiers rushed a fellow service member who allegedly opened fire at Fort Stewart in Georgia, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said Thursday. Five soldiers were wounded in the shooting, and the suspect, a sergeant at the Army base,…
At least five soldiers were shot in an active shooter incident Wednesday at Fort Stewart in Georgia, officials said. A suspect was in custody, officials posted to social media. The wounded soldiers were treated on site and then taken to an…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's official, Senator Marsha Blackburn is entering the race for governor of Tennessee. Senator Blackburn launched her campaign Wednesday, saying: “In his first six months,…
An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was hurting badly shortly after the lethal injection began, according to several witnesses. Byron Black was put to death despite uncertainty about whether the device would…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- August 5, 2025, is an important date for the process of adding a new area code for phones in our area. Tuesday, the new code and ten digit dialing became official. The new area code…
JACKSON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The manhunt for the suspect accused of killing four people and abandoning an infant across the state is now over. The Tennessee Bureau of…
Nearly 70% of the fire crews working in departments across the country are volunteers, according to the National Fire Department Registry. These dedicated civil servants serve on the frontline, keeping smaller communities safe, but that…
Two men were arrested in connection with the murders of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found alive in Tennessee, as a manhunt for the suspected killer continues, officials said.…
