Class aims to fix volunteer firefighter shortage in Hamilton County
According to emergency management officials, there is a shortage of volunteer firefighters in Hamilton County.
Dolly Parton Announces Hurricane Relief Efforts
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Dolly Parton will assist with the ongoing relief efforts around the United States and its territories by making a contribution to the One America Appeal for Hurricane Relief to assist with immediate life sustaining needs…
DPD Awarded $20,000 Traffic Enforcement Grant
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Dalton Police Department has been awarded a major traffic enforcement grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) in Atlanta. Dalton Police Department received the grant in recognition of its lifesaving work as the…
Former manager to repay theft of Shallowford Road Zaxby's
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A former manager of the Zaxby's on Shallowford Road will not spend any time in jail..but he will have to repay his former employer for the theft of $66,000. Jimmel Hill pleaded guilty to the…
Dunlap woman charged with stabbing her husband, again
Deputies found 44 year old Jerri Lynn Sanders sitting on the porch, smoking a cigarette.
Startup Week Session
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union is teaming up with other companies to help local start up businesses with their finances.
Hamilton Commission approves Harrison landfill proposal
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Despite protests last week, Hamilton Co. Commission approves a construction and demolition materials landfill in Birchwood/Harrison. The vote was 7-2 for the proposal. The plan is to put the landfill at a property in the 9000 block…
State audit says Convention & Visitors Bureau needs to tighten up spending reports
“It’s vital that taxpayers have confidence that this money is used to promote the CVB’s mission. "
Guilty plea but no jail for jewel thief Doris Payne, 87
Judge Angela Duncan told her "Don't come back." "I won't" said Payne.
Relatives: Zell Miller no longer making public appearances to battle Parkinson's
he is experiencing "the cognitive symptoms that are associated with this type of Parkinson's."
Me too campaign about sexual assault takes off
People in the Chattanooga area and across the country are taking to social media to share their experiences of being sexually harassed or assaulted.
Golden Apple: Paige Towers
A teacher at Hickory Valley Christian school makes learning fun, earning her a Golden Apple Award.
Grundy County High School Football interim head coach named
An interim head coach for the Grundy County High School Football team was named on Tuesday.
Alabama inmate captured in Georgia after 2-state search
CENTRE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a work-release inmate who left a job site in Alabama has been recaptured in Georgia. Al.com reports that 40-year-old Jimmy Wayne Blair Jr. walked away from a construction site about 10:30 a.m. Monday in…
Benjamin Brewer goes to trial in January
Charged with causing I 75 wreck in Ooltewah that killed 6 people
Georgia lawmaker says mascot shouldn't join Kennesaw State cheerleader protest
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia lawmaker says Scrappy the Owl, the mascot at the university where five cheerleaders have been kneeling during the national anthem, had no business leading students in a march through campus to support the cheerleaders.…
Pilot Flying J agreed to pay legal costs of former staffers
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The truck stop chain controlled by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has publicly distanced itself from former employees charged with defrauding customers. But court records show the board…
$12M parking, shopping renovations for Grand Ole Opry House
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The iconic Grand Ole Opry House in Tennessee's capital city will undergo a $12 million expansion to add parking, larger retail space and an enhanced area for backstage tours. The Tennessean quotes Ryman Hospitality CEO Colin…
Ooltewah Principal named Principal of the Year
Ooltewah High School's Principal has been named Principal of the Year.
Two Rhea Co. football players remain hospitalized after weekend wreck
SPRING CITY, Tennessee (WDEF) Two of the three football players injured in a weekend crash remain in the hospital on Monday. Authorities say the vehicle crashed Saturday night in the Spring City area. The driver lost control of the Chevy…
Normal Park Elementary
Students at Normal Park Elementary are learning about local residents, and learning how to tell stories about themselves.
Judge recuses himself in Grundy football attempted aggravated rape case
Judge William R. Anderson has recused himself from hearing the attempted aggravated rape case against five Grundy County High football players.
Bodies of two teens found in burned out house
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County authorities now say that firefighters discovered two bodies in a home that burned Sunday evening. The Highway 58 Volunteer Firefighters got the call around 6PM of a house fire with entrapment. It happened…
Don Welch roamed the TV dial in a 50 year career, but viewers always followed
"Try to never be serious and have a good time in everything... and I'm prone to fib a lot too..."