By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials say they anticipate that an independent investigation of the state’s lethal injection methods will result in changes to how those executions are carried out, including how the procedures are…
SWEETWATER, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Monroe County grand jury has indicted a woman in the death of a 3 year old on Tellico Lake. The incident happened last August. Investigators say 25 year old Amanda L. English was operating a…
UPDATE: Indiana officials now say that Vicky White has died from her self-inflicted gunshot wound as officer closed in on her and Casey White earlier today. EVANSVILLE, Indiana (WDEF)…
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Officials say samples extracted from three tourists from Tennessee and Florida who died at a resort in the Bahamas under…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Fifteen thousand people packed Finley Stadium Saturday night to welcome Kane Brown back home to Chattanooga. The Tennessee Valley native and country music star told News 12 last month to…
UPDATE: Sec. of State Raffensperger has reached a decision: "IT IS HEREBY DECIDED that Respondent MARJORIE TAYLORGREENE is QUALIFIED to be a candidate for the office of United States Representative for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District." Greene-final-decision ________ By KATE BRUMBACK…
UPDATE: WREG TV reports that officials now say Vicky White withdrew $90,000 in cash at several Lauderdale County banks from the sale of her house on April 18th. ________ UPDATE: The Williamson County Sheriff's office says there is NO sign…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- If you haven't seen the billboards all over town, Kane Brown has added a second opening act on Saturday night. Restless Road is joining Brown once again for his…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The team for Tennessee Valley native and country music star Kane Brown has been working around the clock, preparing for his concert at Finley Stadium this Saturday night. Kane's…
PISGAH, Alabama (WDEF) - The Sheriff in Jackson County, Alabama is adding another charge in a double shooting on Sand Mountain over the weekend. Matthew Garren was already charged with the murder of his brother, Christopher Garren on Saturday in…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Tennessee man has just been arrested for his role in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 33 year old Edward Kelley from Maryville was arrested on Thursday in Knoxville on charges…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Tennessee is one of 13 states that already have triggering laws on the books, that kick in once Roe V. Wade is struck down. The legal battle didn't end…
ATLANTA (AP) - Butch Miller continues to press attacks on Burt Jones as the two Republican state senators compete for their party’s lieutenant governor nomination. Meanwhile, a fleet of nine Democrats are trying to stand out in their party’s crowded…
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say an Alabama inmate had a “special relationship” with the jail official authorities believe assisted his escape. The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office said in a Tuesday news release that inmates indicated there was a special…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are sharing the same reaction to news of the leaked draft of a Supreme Court ruling. Chief Justice Roberts John Roberts confirms that the leaked document is legitimate. It indicates the court is…
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WDEF) - The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of an escaped inmate from Lauderdale County in northwest Alabama last week. And they are offering $5,000 for the correctional officer…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The last minute postponement of an execution last week in Tennessee will impact a convicted serial rapist and killer from Chattanooga. Governor Bill Lee paused all executions in Tennessee for 2022 while they bring in a…
PISGAH, Alabama (WDEF) - Jackson County investigators have charged a man in a double murder over the weekend on Sand Mountain in Alabama. It happened at a home on County Road 354 in Pisgah Saturday afternoon. Deputies found 68 year…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It can be a confusing time for voters these days who live along a border. There are elections in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee this month, but on different…
https://fb.watch/cLOU9VASEh/ FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a jail official who disappeared while escorting a prisoner last week. Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said a warrant was issued…
NASHVILLE (WDEF)- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is pausing executions until an independent review can be conducted of lethal injection procedures that recently paused the execution of Oscar Franklin Smith on April 21.…
BATON ROUGE, La. (WDEF) -- Country music singer and American Idol winner Laine Hardy has been arrested. The Louisiana native turned himself in to Louisiana State University police Friday morning. He was wanted on a felony charge of intercepting communications.…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Plans are finally moving forward on a major new Tanger outlet center and entertainment district in the Nashville area. They operate outdoor malls all over the country, but the nearest complexes to us now are in…
BONAIRE, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia state income tax cut signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp could eventually total more than $2 billion. But the reductions will only happen by the target date of 2029 if state revenue holds…