Charleston, TN

MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. — A man from Madisonville, Tennessee pleaded guilty in court Monday to raping a 14-year-old girl who later went missing in January 2019 and was found weeks later with a 32-year-old man in Wisconsin, according to a report from WATE-TV in Knoxville. Randall Pruitt pleaded guilty to...

HAWKINS CO., Tenn. (WDEF)- According to the T.B.I, nearly seventy agencies from across Tennessee and several other states have joined together to find Summer Wells. The agency tweeted this evening that Chattanooga Hamilton County Rescue teams are assisting in the search as well.

Hamilton County - The Chattanooga- Hamilton County Rescue Service is assisting in the search for 5-year-old Summer Wells. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, multiple crews are in Hawkins County, Tennessee searching for the girl who has been missing since Tuesday night. In a social media post on the...

A man was walking along the 600 block of North Germantown Road Sunday night when he heard what he thought were fireworks, but then realized he'd been shot. Chattanooga police say the 28-year-old man was shot about 11:58pm, and was taken to a local hospital by Hamilton County EMS with what they describe as a non-life-threatening injury.

A Sunday night shooting the 700 block of North Kelly Street resulted in a man being taken by ambulance to a local hospital. Chattanooga police say the 38-year-old man was standing outside near his home about 10:22pm when an unknown person approached and shot him. The victim was transported to...

Dayton's Tennessee Strawberry Festival kicked off earlier this week after being canceled last year due to the pandemic.  . "I've heard a couple of vendors say they had the best Friday ever," said Mullberry Patchworks owner Susan Strickland. "I had my best Friday ever and today's just marvelous." Strickland set...

COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. - Last Thursday, The Collegedale Police Department responded to a call about a woman who overdosed. "I was listening to it go down on the radio," said Sergeant Jamie Heath. The police on the scene tried resuscitating the woman, but had no luck. A last second effort with...

Spring City native and accomplished pianist Hargus “Pig” Robbins was honored by the State of Tennessee on Satruday with the installation of a “Tennessee Music Pathways” marker square near the Spring City Depot. Robbins is an accomplished session pianist, appearing on countless hits by artists across country, rock, folk and...

DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF)- Today was a Berry great day to enjoy any of the many festivals that happened in the Tennessee Valley. The long awaited 74th annual strawberry festival came back after taking a year off for COVID-19. Over 400 cars participated in the car show. Thousands of people showed...