FORT OGLETHORPE, GA. (WDEF) - Not long ago, the word pickleball elicited a lot of confused and amused expressions on people's faces. Many asked, "What's pickleball? Is that a real sport?" It's real. And recently, the pickleball craze has reached…
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - Dayton will become one of the newest Tennessee RiverTowns this year. The RiverTown program is accepting three new communities this year, including Dayton. The program is an effort by the UT Extension office and TVA to…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A woman found dead on the University of Georgia campus was a student at a nearby nursing school, said authorities, who were checking security cameras and advising students to travel in groups and avoid the wooded…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol has issued a preliminary report on the fatal wreck Wednesday in Cleveland. It happened after 9 a.m. on Dalton Pike…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Sheriff Austin Garrett got an invitation to visit the U.S. and Mexico border in Texas. He got to speak with multiple agencies on his…
POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Some Polk County…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We think matters of religion and faith never change. But in tonight's Thursday Throwback, we see that the rules around our local churches certainly have. We're going back 30 years to our reports in the "I…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - UTC hosted its first Volkswagen Drive Your Career Day on Thursday. The event took place at the Chattanooga Room on the Campus of UTC. UTC and VW held this event to engage engineering students with career…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Legislation passed in Tennessee on Thursday marking the importance of "hot slaw" in the state. House Bill 1597 made hot slaw an official state food of Tennessee. House Bill…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Sheriff's Office reported they stopped a drunk person from committing suicide at Chester Frost Park. A significant law enforcement presence was at Chester Frost Park at 3 a.m. Thursday. The sheriff's office said…
UPDATE: AT&T said Thursday its wireless network was back after an outage knocked out cellphone service for its users across the U.S. for hours. “We have restored wireless service to all our affected customers,” the Dallas-based company said in a…
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) -- The National Park Service is planning a prescribed fire at the Chickamauga Battlefield during the week of February 25. The park plans to burn approximately 500 acres north of Viniard-Alexander Road and west of Alexander Bridge…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The City of East Ridge wants to add more sports facilities to Camp Jordan Park, and they want the public's help. East Ridge…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Rolling on the river, no more. One might have seen the massive American Splendor Riverboat docked at Ross's Landing over the Summer. That beautiful boat took people on an eight-day cruise on the Tennessee River. But that's…
A glittering fireball ignited evening skies over vast sections of the eastern United States and parts of Canada on Wednesday night, as it entered earth's atmosphere and promptly burned up. The dazzling display was reported by more than 200 observers…
Houston-based Intuitive Machines readied its Odysseus lander for touchdown on the moon today, a nail-biting one-hour 13-minute descent from orbit to become the first U.S.-built spacecraft to stick a moon landing in more than 50 years and the first ever by a private company.…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Collegedale Police Department says they have arrested a juvenile who falsely reported being assaulted. The police department received the report on Monday, February 19. They were told the assault happened on the Collegedale Greenway at…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A second in vitro fertilization provider in Alabama is pausing parts of its care to patients after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally considered children. Alabama Fertility Services said in a statement…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga and Hamilton County faced a code orange air quality alert on Thursday. The local Air Pollution Control Bureau said the poor air quality was "due to wildfire smoke moving up from the south." As of…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One could say that Tasty Donuts is one of the most successful donut businesses in Chattanooga. The company was founded in 2009 when Louisiana native Tony McInnis came to Chattanooga with a mission. Tasty Donuts is…
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) - Heartworms are running rampant in Tennessee, officials report. The American Heartworm Society has stated Tennessee has one of the highest reported cases of heartworm disease in pets. It usually takes several years before dogs or…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Boys and Girls Club of Chattanooga hosted its teen leadership luncheon on Wednesday to recognize the children they serve. It took…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A suspect in notorious murder case took a plea deal on Wednesday that avoids the death penalty. Courtney High pleaded guilty to three murders in all from eight years ago. He admitted to the murders of cousins…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The newest deal…