CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Cleveland and Dunlap recently announced they are receiving grants to benefit the cities. Bradley County received four grants to improve broadband access in the Cleveland area. The state funding targets improving workers digital skills. That includes tackling…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Firefighters with the Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department were busy Monday morning battling a fire at the Knights of Pythias Clubhouse. It happened just before…
MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said there was a boating related fatality over the weekend on Watts Bar Reservoir in Dayton. The TWRA reported this in its 2024 Memorial Day Holiday Weekend Boating Report. They…
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Drivers on I-24 in Marion County should prepare to slow down. TDOT crews are shutting down lanes starting Tuesday night. The roadwork, beginning on May 28, is expected to last until June 6. Crews will…
Press release from the Kelly Administration: On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, The City of Chattanooga announced the installation of four train crossing alert systems in the Hixson and Tyner communities. The system will provide real-time crossing data and warn drivers…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Getting to the Blue Hole on North Chickamauga Creek could be a bit dicey this week. The popular swimming hole was shut down…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- If you have noticed some extreme weather conditions and reports coming out of Scottsboro, Alabama, you're not alone! Officials with the National Weather…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local agencies are banding together to keep the community safe this summer. For a second year, "Summer Outreach Safety" (S.O.S.) Fest is reaching out to the public to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Nightfall is back in action and the city came out for the first Friday to relax and have a good time. Nightfall is Chattanooga's longest running outdoor summer concert series held at Miller Plaza each year.…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Air Force Junior ROTC is celebrating 50 years at Hixson High School. That's five decades of students learning priceless lessons in citizenship and serving…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - In North Georgia, Ringgold has hosted the 1890 Days Jamboree for the past 45 years. The event brings in over 20,000 people. One might see that as amazing considering Ringgold has a population of just under…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Memorial Day Weekend is a full one for organizers of Chattanooga Market, as the Chattanooga Beer Fest is in town. The Chattanooga Beer Fest offers a wide variety of craft beer from breweries all over the…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – On Friday, May 24, 2024, at approximately 6:00 pm, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 3600 block of Bentwood Cove Drive for the report of an intoxicated party. The reporting party stated Cody…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Enriching the lives of others is a goal many have. One program seeks to do that for those with special needs. Health Matters…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Salvation Army of Cleveland is making a change to its Inman Coffee ministry. Inman Coffee's physical building paused operations on Friday, May 24. It will move forward with a mobile coffee truck starting on June…
An innovative dance program is helping people with Down syndrome build a stronger sense of self and community through creativity, collaboration and compassion. Annie Griffith and Sari Anna Thomas started the nonprofit, Down for Dance in 2017. It currently serves about 200…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga partnership will kick off its pilot program this Memorial Day weekend in attempt to prevent violence among young Chattanoogans. The Violence Prevention Pilot Program kicks off this weekend. It will be in effect on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Department of Transportation released a list of road closures for this weekend due to local events. Nightfall begins Friday, May 24. But it has different road closures from previous years. CDOT said the following…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- TVFCU is awarding $225,000 to local small businesses in our area. This week we are learning more about the Idea Leap Grant and how it continues to drive our economy forward. [blox_vms account="WDEF" key="804553546df295619700b41ddf87ed7f2797a69c" vtitle="Driving Our…
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) — A year after they voted to unionize, workers at a Georgia school bus manufacturer have approved their first contract. The United Steelworkers union and Blue Bird Corp. said union members at Blue Bird's assembly plants…
By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON/Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. missionary couple was shot and killed by criminal gang members in Haiti’s capital after they were abducted while leaving a…
A number of family members who shared a meal of bear meat that one of the family members had harvested earlier were subsequently infected with brain worms, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In July…
UPDATE: The Hamilton County mayor's office announced the W Road will reopen on Friday by noon. Crews have cleared all the rockslide debris. Government officials said the road is now safe to travel. However, the Highway Department is working to…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One man has been arrested for crashing into a Hamilton County deputy overnight on I-24, according to the sheriff's office. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said the deputy was providing scene safety for road…