For a second time this season, the flu is surging, with at least 41 states reporting high or very high levels of the virus. Emergency room visits for the virus have shot up nearly 30% this…
SWEETWATER, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Two separate pursuits across multiple counties in East Tennessee ended in the arrests of two wanted felons on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Whitfield County authorities have made a second arrest in connection to the Pleasant Grove Park shooting that occurred in August of…
UPDATE (2/5/2025): The suspect wanted for a homicide/arson last night in Gordon County has been captured. The Gordon County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) stated that Christopher Lee Dixon was located…
DETROIT, Mi. (WDEF) -- Authorities in Detroit are seeking assistance in locating an arson suspect who is believed to be heading down south. On August 15, 2024,…
Waffle House is adding a 50-cent per egg surcharge to customers' orders, citing the impact of ongoing egg shortages and rising prices caused by bird flu. Instead…
A diving team in North Carolina recently discovered the remains of a woman who went missing more than a year ago, authorities said. The woman, 33-year-old mother Dana Leigh Mustian, disappeared in November 2023 from Warrenton, North Carolina, near the…
CALHOUN, Ga. (WDEF) -- A late-night disturbance between deputies and a knife-wielding suspect led to an arrest. Deputies with the Gordon County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) responded to a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TNDAGC) has released its first immigration crime report. This report details data collected from local law enforcement agencies on criminal charges and convictions involving individuals not lawfully present in the…
A second wildfire has erupted in western North Carolina's McDowell County, an area that was ravaged by Hurricane…
For nearly two decades, Adrian Maclin has changed lives inside and outside of his classroom. Maclin, a music teacher…
An inmate escaped over the weekend from a jail in North Carolina, fleeing through the building's ventilation system, authorities said. Law enforcement agencies across the state launched a manhunt once…
ATLANTA (WDEF) - Lt. Governor Burt Jones announces a Georgia version of the President's DOGE plans. He plans to introduce the Red Tape Rollback Act of 2025 this session. It would require all state agencies to review their rules and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Bridgestone Americans (Bridgestone) has announced the closure of it's LaVergne, Tennessee, plant. The plant will close its doors July 31, 2025. This decision comes from the company's…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local areas are receiving Infrastructure Planning Grants (IPG) from the state of Tennessee. Governor Bill Lee made the announcement Thursday, January 23, 2025. The IPG program aims at funding utility systems that serve distressed counties and…
One student is dead and another is wounded after a third student opened fire with a pistol Wednesday at Antioch High School…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) – As a winter storm swept across Georgia on Tuesday, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) continues to work around the clock to address hazardous road conditions. Crews have been treating and…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has shared more details on the immigration bills he is proposing that lawmakers tackle next week in the Special Session. He is proposing creating a new branch of the Department of Safety…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Attorney General's Office (TAGO) has announced a settlement with Family Dollar Inc. According to TAGO, this settlement comes after an investigation that revealed Family Dollar stores in Tennessee were…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Nashville Police have charged the man that kidnapped two girls from Soddy Daisy over the weekend. Isaac Schellsmidt faces charges of kidnapping, statutory rape, solicitation…
Authorities in rural Alabama say they will charge a man with murder for allegedly shooting and killing a Georgia fire chief, who approached his home Sunday night while trying to assist a driver stranded in the road. The driver had…
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is conducting a homicide investigation involving an elderly male. In the morning hours of Thursday, January 16, 2025, a 911 call came in about CPR in progress in the…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- There were developments today in the arrest of a northwest Georgia lawmaker at the state capitol yesterday. State Senator Colton Moore was arrested as…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - A northwest Georgia lawmaker was arrested today as he tried to enter a joint session of the legislature. The Governor was opening the new legislative session with a speech on his priorities this year. Members of…