MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A McMinn County man who was reported missing has now been charged with vehicle theft. David Cowan was reported missing earlier this week but was later located in Ooltewah. He told police he needed space…
Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes. Dozens of tornado and…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors has selected Don Moul as the new President and Chief Executive Officer. Moul will step into his new…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Georgia woman has pleaded “no contest” to a charge of TennCare fraud. Erikea Akridge now lives in Crandall, Georgia but used to be in Tennessee. The state says she…
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- Fire crews in Lafayette are battling a house fire. The fire is located in the 600 block of South Main Street. Crews have closed…
MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Meigs County man has been arrested and charged in connection to an arson investigation in Georgetown. Special agents with the Tennessee Bureau…
A student at the University of Alabama has been detained by immigration authorities, in the latest example of President Trump's crackdown on noncitizens in college communities. Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral student originally from Iran who studies mechanical engineering, was…
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNhTLFH7u6c (This story was submitted by the Tennessee Department of Safety) By Special Agent Jason Pack, Director of Communications, Department of Safety and Homeland Security ERWIN, Tenn. - When Hurricane Helene unleashed a torrent of rain…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has announced additional Saturday appointments at 14 Driver Services Centers across the state for residents who still need…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Senate Committee rejected a bill today to lower the age of school bus drivers in Tennessee. State lawmakers raised the age of drivers to 25 after the Woo dmore bus crash in Chattanooga that killed…
POLK COUNTY, FL. (WDEF) -- A Dunlap couple was arrested in Polk County, Florida on Friday for vehicle theft and drug possession. Around 1:00…
GORDON COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga man has been arrested after being accused of threatening court judges in Georgia. On March 10, 2025,…
Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers, part of a monster storm that has killed at least 40 people across six states. The deaths came as a massive storm…
ROME, Ga. (WDEF) -- Dr. Robert Burkich, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and his Ringgold, Georgia-based practice, Preventive Medicine Anti-Aging & Chelation, Inc., have agreed to pay $700,000 to settle allegations of submitting false…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Bradley County authorities have apprehended a wanted fugitive from Georgia. Bradley County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) deputies arrested Donald Crouch March 13, 2025. Crouch had multiple outstanding warrants out of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Should Tennessee lower the age to drive a school bus? A bill is moving through the Tennessee legislature to drop the age of drivers from 25 to 21. The higher…
A dog managed to fire a gun and wound his owner in an accidental shooting in Memphis on Monday, police said. The 39-year-old victim was relaxing and talking with a female friend on his bed…
A South Carolina man is facing execution by firing squad Friday — the first execution of its kind in the U.S. since 2010 and just the fourth firing squad execution since the death penalty resumed in the…
ATLANTA (AP) — Powerful storms that killed three people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town charged eastward Wednesday, spawning tornado warnings near the East Coast while heavy snow struck…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Spirit Airlines has announced its first service at the Chattanooga Airport (CHA) with the addition of three new non-stop flights. The non-stop flights…
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A fatal officer-involved shooting that took place in Fairfield Glade Tuesday afternoon is under investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. CT while…
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Several areas have been asked to evacuate after a wildfire has spread across 50 acres in Tellico Plains. The areas being asked to evacuate…
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen is resigning following a probe into his personal conduct, the grocery chain said Monday. McMullen, who was both the chairman and CEO, is out after…
ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Drivers on I-40 East had a pasta-tively rough morning after a tractor-trailer overturned, causing a spill. According to TDOT, the truck was hauling tomato sauce. The accident caused crews to block the left shoulder…