TELLICO VILLAGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A retirement community on the Little Tennessee River is already in recovery mode after a fire over the weekend. The Tanasi Clubhouse was destroyed by fire Saturday at Tellico…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - From tornadoes to flooding this past year, the Southeast has seen more than its share of natural disasters. The American Red Cross Tennessee Region is September as promoting natural disaster…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says that first lady Maria Lee has been diagnosed with cancer. In a news release, Lee said Friday that his wife will begin treatment immediately after learning she has lymphoma. The Republican…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol is releasing more information on the pilot who was killed in the Marion County helicopter crash this week. Lee Russell was from a small town in western Tennessee, McKenzie. He began his law…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (WDEF) - Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn is the third U.S. official to defy Chinese objections by visiting Taiwan in recent weeks. She made a surprise visit, landing on Thursday and continuing through Saturday. Of course, Taiwanese independence is…
UPDATE: Happy to report that Kallie has been located, and is safe. Thanks for the help in getting the…
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - Rome Police say their officers rushed to the home of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene last night on a call that a man had been…
WHITESIDE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol have now identified the two law enforcement officers who were killed in a helicopter crash in Marion County. They were THP Sergeant Lee Russell from the Aviation Division and Marion County Sheriff's…
Tomorrow Tennessee is enacting one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. (more…)
Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and top aide arrested on federal bribery, kickback charges.
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Atlanta Police believe a shooting this afternoon was not random. They got a call about an active shooter in the Midtown area. Two people were killed…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Chattanooga has it's South Broad District plan. Today Nashville learned of a major development plan of it's own. The plan is to redevelop hundreds of acres of land on the East Bank of the Cumberland River. And…
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WDEF) - How do you know if a high school graduate is really ready for a job or university? Alabama used to make them take a graduation test, but dropped it 8 years ago. Now students just have…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - We're coming down to the finish line in the “America’s Best-Looking Cruiser Contest!” Voters are deciding online which state has the best Highway patrol cruisers. Voting continues through August 25. You can vote by clicking here.…
UPDATE: DeKalb County EMA officials provide an overhead shot of the overturned 18 wheeler that created the spill. They are still waiting on gear to clean the sight later tonight. The Southern…
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The fastest supercomputer in the…
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that abortions are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy in North Carolina. U.S. District Judge William Osteen reinstated the abortion ban Wednesday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — We've got some good news for power customers who have been feeling the pain from those TVA fuel cost surcharges to your power bill. They should take a big dip in September. The surcharges haven't just…
UPDATE: CBS 46 reports that about a third of the victims were found in the Atlanta metro area (28 children there). __________ WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The FBI reports they have located 84 minors who are victims of child sex…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A new report says Chattanooga is the fastest growing city in the state of Tennessee. In the movie "Field of Dreams," lead character Ray Kinsella is haunted by a voice that…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) -- Many North Georgia residents are still frustrated over an appeal filed in May by Parkridge Health, which has the potential to delay…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Nashville Business Journal has more details on the Texas burger chain arriving in Tennessee. Whataburger has signed a franchising deal to open 9 of their fast food in the Nashville area. One will be in…
By KATE BRUMBACK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Prosecutors in Atlanta have told Rudy Giuliani's lawyers that he is a target of their criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to interfere…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will spend up to $1.2 billion on payments of $350 apiece to poorer Georgians. More than 3 million people who were benefitting from Medicaid, subsidized child…