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Whaley denied appellate bond as appeal effort continues

Whaley denied appellate bond as appeal effort continues

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A former Hamilton County EMT convicted of vehicular manslaughter by intoxication made a court appearance Monday to ask for an appellate bond. Justin Whaley was sentenced to nine years in prison for the July 2018 death of James Brumlow. Whaley was driving the wrong way at the Highway 27/111 intersection in…

Attorney: Settlement reached in 2023 Murray County school bus crash

Attorney: Settlement reached in 2023 Murray County school bus crash

Still of a Murray County school bus’s dashcam as it crashed into a ditch on April 24, 2023. (Courtesy: Kyle E. Koester) MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)- A settlement has been reached on behalf of families affected by a Murray County school bus crash last year. The crash occurred on April 24, 2023 on Old Grade…

Attorney: Settlement reached in Murray County school bus crash

Attorney: Settlement reached in Murray County school bus crash

MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) – A settlement has been reached on behalf of families affected by a Murray County school bus crash last year. The crash occurred on April 24, 2023, on Old Grade Road in rural sections of the county. Bus 1686 was taking students to Murray County High School, Gladden Middle School, and…

Gas prices rise 28 cents over last month in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — In the past week, Chattanooga gas prices rose seven cents per gallon. Gas prices rose 28 cents per gallon over the last month. A report from GasBuddy revealed that gas prices averaged $3.25 per gallon in Chattanooga on Monday, April 15. The national price of gas has risen three cents per…

DeKalb County man found guilty of child sexual abuse

DeKalb County man found guilty of child sexual abuse

Joseph Thomas Roden. From District Attorney Summer Summerford DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) — A DeKalb County jury has found a man guilty of sodomy and child sexual abuse, according to District Attorney Summer Summerford. The jury found Joseph Thomas Roden guilty following a 30-minute deliberation on Friday, April 12. They found him guilty of sodomy…

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