Emily's List of Weekend Activities - February 16, 2019
You get a chance to put on your dancing shoes with your valentine this weekend.
Walker firefighters will install your smoke alarm
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) - Walker County is making the proper installation of smoke alarms its number one priority for 2019. Residents of the County can call the Fire department and request installation, and the firefighters will bring a smoke detector to…
Woman charged with arson in afternoon house fire
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga investigators charge a woman with arson shortly after a fire this afternoon in the Rossville Boulevard area. Firefighters were called to a fire just after 3 PM. They followed a huge plume of smoke to the…
TVA & EMA prepare for serious flooding next week
We're bracing for six or more inches of rainfall next week.
Whitfield Magistrate under investigation resigns
The Judicial Qualifications Commission has been investigating Shana Vinyard for weeks.
Schools hope viruses will be gone after President's Day
Hamilton County is not doing any extra cleaning on off days.
Tyner clear of bed bugs
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A report from the Hamilton County Health Department says Tyner High School is clear of all bed bugs. The school system was made aware of a potential bed bug problem in one classroom earlier this week. An extermination…
MAGIC IN CHATTANOOGA: How two Chatt State students created the only community darkroom
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Film photography is gaining in popularity once again. However, most Chattanoogans don't have an outlet to develop, print and make their film photographs, until now. Both Chattanooga State and UTC have darkrooms for their photography classes.…
WWTA director Mark Harrison resigning after sewer controversy
County rejected new sewer facility for northern part of the country, so WWTA has moratorium on new homes tying into the sewer system in Mahan Gap area.
Police looking for suspect who flashed girl at East Brainerd Apartments
Mom says it happened in the parking lot of Hidden Creek Apartments.. read the letter from management about the incident.
Georgia bill would replace state's aging voting machines
Fair Fight organization attacks the bill over voting irregularities.
Flu still on the rise in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Flu cases are still on the rise in Alabama. A new report from state health officials says the illness is widespread in most of the state. Al.com reports that Mobile County is the only area in…
Athens Police looking for shooter in Forest Street neighborhood
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - A reported shooting in Athens on Thursday lead to a lockdown at an elementary school. A woman called in saying she had been shot around 1:15 PM while sitting in her car. The shooting on Forest…
Juvenile arrested over social media threats in Niota
Student was home schooled but the target was a student at Niota Elementary.
U.S. sanctions five top Venezuela officials close to Maduro
Washington — The Trump administration issued economic sanctions Friday against five top Venezuelan military and intelligence officials who are helping the country's embattled leftist leader cling to power. The sanctions target two high-ranking officials in Venezuela's intelligence agency, which has…
State Representative meets with Lookout Mountain Suites residents
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A letter recently went out to guests at Lookout Mountain Suites. It's to give people a month's notice that the extended motel would be closing for renovations. "I'm a little worried," Pamela Riley said Riley has…
The deputy who gave his kidney to a fellow officer wins our First Responder Award
Deputy Jeffery Diak donates his kidney to fellow deputy David Headrick
The low levels on Parksville reservoir are about to end
TVA dropped the lake level 6 feet to work on Ocoee Dam.
Cleveland woman seriously burned in house fire
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Cleveland woman was flown to a burn center in Atlanta after a fire at her home on Wednesday afternoon. It happened around 3:30 at the house on State Place N.W. The Cleveland Daily Banner reports…
Activists urge Chattanooga City Council to fight for Civilian Oversight Board
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Local activists are calling for Chattanooga city council members help in protecting the future of a potential police oversight board. The group says they want a community led board to promote accountability within CPD. In an open…
TVA closes two coal plants, names Lyash as new CEO
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- National eyes rested on Chattanooga this morning as the Tennessee Valley Authority's board voted on the closure of two coal plants -- one in Western Kentucky and the other near Oak Ridge, Tennessee. TVA's board has…
Hamilton County Schools closed Friday, 15th, due to illness
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools will be closed Friday due to illness among staff and students. The district says they have monitored absence numbers closely for students and staff over the past week. They say the number of…
Human foot found on Canadian coastline — the 15th since 2007
At least 15 human feet have been found along the shores of a Canadian province over the past 12 years, according to a government news release. One was recently discovered in a shoe in West Vancouver, in September. Now, the…
Assault reported at Ooltewah High School
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says that an assault involving two students was reported at Ooltewah High School. The reported assault is being investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division. Lea says a report was made, but…