Tennessee Aquarium 'Rock Day' begins penguin breeding season
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Monday was Rock Day at the Tennessee Aquarium. This signifies the beginning of breeding season for their penguins. "They know that it's breeding season.…
What's Right with Our Schools: 3rd Graders Visit Catoosa County College and Career Academy
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - Academics and Career Prep are side by side at The Catoosa County College and Career Academy. Students can…
Tennessee fires Lady Vols coach Kellie Harper after 5 seasons
By TERESA M. WALKER/AP Sports Writer Tennessee has fired Kellie Harper as the Lady Vols coach after five seasons. Athletic director Danny White announced Monday that Harper would not return. White said he told Harper the university was making a…
Woman dies after falling from Signal Point
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A woman died after falling from Signal Point on Sunday, according to the Signal Mountain Police Department. Firefighters reached the 26-year-old woman's body via rope rescue. Upon finding her body, she was already deceased. The…
First responders respond to hazmat situation in Decatur
DECATUR, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Several agencies responded to a hazmat situation in Decatur on Monday. Tri-State Mutual Aid Association reported that the hazardous materials situation happened at Storm Power Components…
Road Rage suspect gets another week in jail
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Michael Wayne Harvey got another week of jail time in a sentencing hearing this morning for a road rage case in 2022. The confrontation was caught on video in…
W Road to be closed for two weeks
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The W Road will be closed for two weeks starting Monday, April 1 to complete milling, paving and safety enhancement work. Electronic message boards are on site to notify residents of the upcoming closure. Motorists should…
Man facing attempted murder in shooting near East Brainerd ballfields
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after a shooting near some East Brainerd ball fields. That…
Seven people displaced after early Saturday morning fire
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Seven people were displaced early Saturday morning after their home caught on fire. Chattanooga firefighters say they were called out to the 4200 block…
Hixson home damaged in Friday afternoon fire
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The cause of a Hixson house fire Friday is currently under investigation. The Chattanooga Fire Department says that before 6 p.m. Friday, they were called…
Paraglider rescued 100 feet in air near Sequatchie County mountain
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) - A dramatic rescue took place in Sequatchie County on Friday. A paraglider stuck 100 feet…
Tennessee Innocence Project to hold Chattanooga event
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A non-profit law firm that works to exonerate convicts will be making…
Local alumni upset with Tennessee State board decision
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Some local alumni of Tennessee State University are voicing disapproval of the state’s decision to remove its Board of Trustees.…
City says neighboring developer cited before Heritage Park flooding
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- We do have an update on ongoing flooding issues at Jack Benson Heritage Park. (more…)
1 dead, 4 firefighters injured in Ringgold house fire
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- One person died in a house fire in Ringgold on Friday. County officials said four firefighters also received burn injuries while battling the flames. First responders transported them to the hospital for treatment. Catoosa County…
On last day of Georgia legislative session, some bills pass and others die
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's two-year legislative session ended early Friday, after lawmakers stayed past midnight on Thursday pass some bills and reject others as the term ended. Lawmakers rejected legalizing sports betting, but agreed to tighten rules on law enforcement…
Georgia joins states seeking parental permission before children join social media
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents’ explicit permission to create social media accounts. Lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to Senate Bill 351, which also would ban social…
Georgia bill aimed at requiring law enforcement to heed immigration requests heads to governor
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's Legislature gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would require local jailers to check the immigration status of inmates and work with federal immigration officials instead of sheltering people who are in the country illegally.…
EPA sets strict new emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change
Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles, an action that officials said will help clean up some of the nation's largest sources of planet-warming greenhouse gases. The new rules,…
Whitfield County jury finds man guilty of attempted murder
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Whitfield County grand jury found a man guilty of attempting to commit murder, kidnapping and two other charges. The jury found Mitchell Lee…
Male Cleveland High School student facing felony sexual battery charge
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Cleveland Police Department says a petition for sexual battery has been filed with the Bradley County Juvenile Court this week against a…
Foundation House Ministries receives $790,000 state grant
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - A ministry that serves mothers in crisis received a large grant Thursday. Foundation House Ministries in Cleveland has received a $790,000 grant from the State…
TBI ends Endangered Child Alert for South Pittsburg teen
UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said missing teen Isaac Steele has been found. He was located in Bridgeport, Alabama. MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has put out an…
Mayor Wamp delivers State of the County Address
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp delivered his State of the County Address Thursday morning. "In the weeks, months and years ahead, we should…
