News

Car slams into Bradley County Schools Annex Saturday

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Saturday afternoon, Cleveland Police confirm they are at the scene of a car into the Bradley County Schools annex.  They sent us a few pictures as it appears a tow truck is there to remove the vehicle…

Iraq declares victory in its war against ISIS

BAGHDAD (CBS News) -- Iraq said Saturday that its war on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is over after more than three years of combat operations drove the extremists from all of the territory they once held. 

Recordings of Pilot president's epithets could disrupt trial

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Secret recordings of a defendant uttering racial epithets are threatening to disrupt the federal fraud trial of former executives and sales staffers at the truck stop chain controlled by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.

Shooting in Dalton, Suspect At Large

Dalton, GA (WDEF) - On Friday, December 8th, the Whitfield County 911 Center received a call of a female being shot twice at a residence, located at 1025 Prince Way in Dalton, Georgia. During the investigation, it was revealed the…

Shooting on Lee Hwy

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Early Saturday morning, Chattanooga Police responded to a call of a person shot at a convenience store, located at 6200 Lee Highway. Upon arrival, officers located Paul Evans, 24, suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The…

Harlem Globetrotters headed to the Scenic City

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Courtesy of Harlem Globetrotters) -- After 91 years of thrilling and exciting crowds of basketball fans all over the world, the Harlem Globetrotters will bring their 2018 “Amazing Feats of Basketball World Tour” to The UTC McKenzie Arena…

Inclement weather cancels local ACT examinations

Tennessee Valley (WDEF) - Several ACT administrations scheduled for Saturday, December 9th have been canceled due to inclement weather. The following schools are included in the cancellation: Whitfield County Schools (Coahulla Creek High School, Northwest High School, and Southeast High…

Closing early today

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County is closing schools two hours early today because of weather. “We have a possibility of temperatures dropping below freezing in the mountains and higher elevations so we want to make sure we can get buses…

Driving conditions to our South

ATLANTA (AP) - The Latest on a wintry mix that threatens a wide swath of the South (all times local): Georgia Traffic Cameras 8:20 a.m. Nearly two dozen school districts in north Georgia have closed as snow continues…

CDOT holds public meeting on two-way street conversion study

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Department of Transportation held their first two-way street conversion public meeting Thursday night. The meeting surrounded a study that's in the works. CDOT is looking at the possibility of converting some one-way streets into…

Pearl Harbor survivor honored in Cleveland

BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - This is the 76th annual observance of the Attack on Pearl Harbor that pulled the U.S. into World War II. There are few veterans still around after all those years, but one of them lives…

Songbirds Guitar Museum nominated in USA Today

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A new Chattanooga museum is making national headlines. The Songbirds Guitar Museum has been nominated to be USA Today's best new attraction. But you have to vote to make it happen! Right now the museum is…

Cleveland burglary solved following foot pursuit

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Detectives have arrested Carl Dewayne Howard, age 54, of Charleston, TN for his involvement in a recent home burglary. The burglary occurred in mid-November at a residence in the area of Chilcutt Rd., which resulted in…

Local Events


What's On TV Now