Actor and director Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role on "The Cosby Show," has died in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, officials there said. He was 54. Warner drowned Sunday afternoon at a…
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A man has been arrested in McMinn County after a string of alleged vehicle and property thefts. In the early afternoon hours of Monday, July 21, 2025, the Meigs County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) asked…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Officials at the Wacker Chemical Corporation have put a number on the layoffs coming to their plant in Charleston. Last week, the…
CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. (WDEF) -- A 34-year-old Cherokee County man has been arrested for having alleged indecent liberties with a child. On July 8, 2025,…
CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. (WDEF) -- An Andrews man was arrested after allegedly firing shots during a road rage incident. On Thursday, July 17, 2025, deputies with…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Earlier this month, The Public Education Foundation (PEF) once again teamed up with Hamilton County Schools and Volkswagen Group of America. More than 200…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Two more businesses in the area have been cited for selling alcohol to minors. On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) conducted underage alcohol…
DECATUR, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Authorities in Decatur are investigating an incident that involved a child being attacked by a dog. On Sunday, July 20, 2025, an officer with the Decatur Police Department (DPD) responded to…
Microsoft issued an emergency fix to close off a vulnerability in its SharePoint software that hackers have exploited to carry out widespread attacks on businesses and at least some federal agencies. The software giant on Saturday said…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tack on some extra travel time and brace for another road closure. The Hamilton County Highway Department will be closing Levi Road…
Tivoli Theatre Foundation CEO Nick Wilkinson brings the talented Jewel Award winner, Jazhel Arostegui, to talk about all the exciting news and new shows coming to the Memorial Auditorium. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - At Erlanger’s Career Fair, job seekers had the opportunity to walk in, no resume required and explore a variety of open positions across the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With the school year just around the corner, the Chattanooga community is making sure local children head back to school feeling ready and supported.…
UPDATE: Chattanooga police have arrested a second suspect in connection to the Read Avenue homicide. The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) say 18-year-old Mauricio Velasquez was arrested on Monday, July 21, 2025 Velasquez is currently…
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - Nearly 100 years after the infamous Scopes “Monkey” Trial put evolution and education on the national stage, Dayton, Tennessee is bringing the courtroom drama…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Friday, deputies responded to the 6800 block of Highway 58 near Wolftever Bridge for the report of a vehicle crash with entrapment. According to law enforcement, when arriving on scene, deputies located a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Overcoming alcohol and drug addictions is a…
DEKALB COUNTY, Al. (WDEF) -- A man wanted out of Mobile, Alabama was arrested in DeKalb County after authorities found him living in a local church. On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) received report hat…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local construction workers partnered with the Habitat for Humanity to build a family of six a new home. Nine workers from the Chattanooga branch of AFS Foundation and Waterproofing worked on the Rawlings Street home in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An increase in the cheerleading fee for one Hamilton County School will not be something families will cheer about. The Hamilton County School Board approved an increase in that fee from five hundred dollars to nineteen…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Another downtown Chattanooga restaurant has closed its doors. Sticky Fingers, a barbecue restaurant that has been in operation for over 25 years, has posted a sign saying they’ve closed their doors. At one time, Sticky Fingers…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A new kind of neighborhood broke ground Friday. Valentina Estates will be Chattanooga’s first micro home community. Homes will range from five hundred and 20 to eight hundred and…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One person is dead after a car ended up in the Tennessee River. On Friday, July 18, 2025, around 12:00 p.m., Hamilton County 911 receive a call about a car that had left the roadway…