UPDATE: Samuel Quinton Edwards was shot and killed tonight by police in Kentucky. State Police tracked him outside of Louisville and gave chase. They report he died in a shootout with police. ________________ HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A search…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee's abortion laws changed today because of a court ruling. The ban on almost all abortions from the trigger law won't go into affect for 30 days after clearing some legal hurdles. But on Tuesday, an…
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Buc-ee's chain of super gas and convenience stores has made their debut in Tennessee. The company opened their first Volunteer State location Monday in Crossville. Hundreds of fans lined up…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers haven't yet gotten the mandated COVID-19 vaccine. That's about 13% of the force. And as the deadline for shots nears, at least 14,000 of them have flatly refused and could…
SEVIERVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF)- Soaky Mountain water park opened during the pandemic in 2020. We started to build and then the pandemic hit. We…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Protesters hit the streets, parks and even the Supreme Court on Friday to show their displeasure with the ruling overturning Roe V. Wade on abortions. Here in Chattanooga, a few…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved a budget on Friday that holds the line on tuition for the second time in the last 3 years. “Rising inflation is hitting our students and families particularly…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The Supreme Court ruling today striking down Roe V. Wade has spawned immediate action and protest here at home. The ruling sends the abortion issue back to the states. In a nutshell, Tennessee has a triggering…
NEW YORK (WDEF) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that restricted who could get a gun carry permit. The law had been in place since 1913. It said residents must show proper…
(video story is from the December arrest) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Federal officials say a motocross instructor who visited states from New York to Georgia has been charged…
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR Hall of Fame promoter and track Bruton Smith has died at the age of 95. His company, Speedway Motorsports, said he died of natural causes. The company currently…
By JILL COLVIN and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Katie Britt has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama, defeating six-term Congressman Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump endorsed and then…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Today's testimony at the January 6th hearing involved the Georgia election of 2020. Democrats called two election officials in Georgia and a poll worker who says her life was…
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November. Nguyen beat former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in a primary runoff election. Nguyen…
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Trucking company owner Mike Collins has beaten former Democrat Vernon Jones in a runoff to become the Republican nominee for a Georgia congressional district east of Atlanta. Collins was…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Democrats were choosing their nominee for secretary of state in primary runoff elections. They're voting on a position that assumed new importance after former President Donald Trump cast doubt on Georgia’s 2020 election results, making false…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - As media try to find out more about the man charged with shooting three older members of an Alabama church, they've found a Chattanooga connection. 70 year old Robert Findlay Smith is charged with shooting and killing…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The two Republican candidates in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday can each boast that at one point they had Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race. Trump first backed congressman Mo Brooks before rescinding that…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Friday afternoon, state and local leader ceremonially signed a bill that now makes Tennessee the state with the toughest penalties in the entire nation for violent criminals. (more…)
ATLANTA (AP) - Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker is acknowledging that he has a second son whom he has not previously mentioned publicly. The disclosure on Wednesday draws renewed attention to his previous outspoken calls for Black men to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga native and country music artist Conner Smith has been keeping quite busy. Conner is about to tour with Thomas Rhett, and recently performed at both the Honey Bee Festival…
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia and Seattle and Kansas City, Missouri, were the newcomers among the 11 U.S. sites picked to host games at the 2026 World Cup, while Baltimore, Cincinnati,…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - "We have a salad plate and some popcorn chicken." "Four cases of Gatorade." "Salad items, fruits. A lot of veggies..." "Unknowingly walk out with what their body needs most this…
BEECH CREEK, Tennessee (WDEF) - It has now been one year since Summer Wells disappeared in upper East Tennessee, and investigators still have no idea what happened to her. "At that time, no one imagined we would still be…