CALEB shares their vision for affordable housing at city council
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanoogans in Action for Love, Equality and Benevolence, or CALEB, voiced their concerns Tuesday night at City Council. CALEB presented their own…
Driving Our Economy Forward: Clumpies Ice Cream at Howard
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Students at the Howard School are getting the scoop on business success from Clumpies Ice Cream. The business which started in Chattanooga in…
Chattanooga police investigating after 2 shot on Fagan St.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga police say two people were shot on Fagan Street on Tuesday in what they believe to be the same incident. The shooting happened February 27 around 9:30 p.m. on the 4000 block of Fagan Street.…
Family still faces housing struggles 1 year after Budgetel eviction
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Back in November 2022, hundreds of people who…
TVA uses new way to generate solar energy in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - TVA selected the Chickamauga Dam as the location to show off their new Smart Flowers. "We got five solar panels or solar…
Bariatric patient 'runs for past self' in Erlanger Marathon
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Erlanger Chattanooga Marathon is right around the corner on March 1. While each runner has a moral reason for wanting to take on the challenge, Tammy…
School voucher ideas expose deep GOP divisions in Tennessee Legislature
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With a supermajority grip over the Tennessee Statehouse, there are very few things Republicans can't push through even with the harshest of criticism and public opposition. Yet, after weeks of working behind closed doors on a…
Alabama House advances bill to give state money for private and home schooling
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have advanced a school voucher-like program that could provide eligible families with state dollars to help pay for private school or home school expenses. The Alabama House of Representatives voted 69-34 Tuesday for the…
City of Lafayette sees power outages, storm damage
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- The City of Lafayette saw some intense storm damage in several areas on Wednesday. The storms resulted in a power outage in the northern part of…
Intersection temporarily closed in Dalton due to storm damage
UPDATE: The City of Dalton says their road crews have since repaired the damage. "The road crew that was there on the scene already, they were speculating…
Wendy’s says it has no plans to raise prices during the busiest times at its restaurants
Wendy's says that it has no plans to increase prices during the busiest times at its restaurants. The burger chain clarified its stance on how it will approach pricing after media picked up on comments by CEO Kirk Tanner that…
Ryan Gosling performing Oscar-nominated song "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" at 2024 Academy Awards
Ryan Gosling will be performing "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" at the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced. Gosling, who will perform with song co-writer Mark Ronson, joins several…
Chrysler recalling more than 330,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees due to steering wheel issue
Chrysler is recalling more than 330,00 Jeep Grand Cherokees because of a steering wheel issue that may cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles. The recall is for…
Commission approves MOU for South Broad Stadium
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The South Broad Stadium project is one step closer to groundbreaking. The Hamilton County Commission unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between themselves, the…
Eating Disorders Awareness Week is February 26 to March 3
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Eating Disorders Awareness Week is February 26 to March 3. Because eating disorders thrive in shame and isolation, they often go undetected. Individuals who have access to and receive appropriate care often fully recover, yet many…
Georgia lawmakers approve tax credit for gun safety training, ban on merchant code for gun stores
ATLANTA (AP) — Separate gun bills passed by the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday would provide a tax credit to pay for gun safety training and gun safes, while another would prohibit financial institutions from using a code to distinguish…
City Council adopts South Broad stadium MOU
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Memorandum of Understanding for the South Broad stadium plan was approved Tuesday night. Last week at city council, the MOU was presented and had…
Petition created against proposed Walker County rock quarry
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Areas of far southern Walker County along Ridgeway Road have been historically quiet. However, neighbors are saying that this will all soon change.…
East Ridge firefighters respond to Popeye's after employees noticed smoke
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- Employees at the East Ridge Popeye’s had a scare Tuesday afternoon. (more…)
Golden Apple Award: Jensen Floyd, Chickamauga Elementary
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) - Teaching is in Jensen Floyd's blood. She followed her father's footsteps into the classroom, and students at Chickamauga Elementary are so happy that she did.…
Dunlap 'School Bus Blitz' targets drivers ignoring stop signs
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Dunlap Police Department and the Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office is preparing to conduct a School Bus Blitz. It's a move by law…
Georgia will spend $392 million to overhaul its gold-domed capitol and build new legislative offices
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's lawmakers are moving not only to regild the iconic dome on state Capitol, but the entire complex. Lawmakers on Monday with little dissent agreed to spend $392 million to build a new legislative office building for…
Chattanooga PD invites citizens to Community Police Academy
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police Department is inviting citizens to attend the Community Police Academy. Participants will get a behind-the-scenes look at how the department operates and…
Child's dirt bike stolen in Catoosa County
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office is looking for a child's dirt bike that was recently stolen. They are asking for the public's help in recovering the stolen bike. The sheriff's office said someone stole it…