CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau has issued a burn ban for Hamilton County this weekend. Many complaints have been called in about a billowing cloud of smoke in relation to a mulch fire over…
DeKalb County, Tenn. (WDEF)-- A 69-year-old man drowned Saturday on the Caney Fork River. The man was from Cannon County. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) officers responded to a call of an overturned kayak just after 11:00 a.m. The man…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Regional organizations observed 'National Prescription Drug Take Back Day' earlier on Saturday. Various locations participated in the event both in Hamilton County and across the region. These locations would dispose of unused, unwanted and expired medications--…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Saturday at 12:41 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a call for a suspicious person in Hamilton Place Mall. The mall located at 2100 Hamilton Place Boulevard discovered a potential suspect who appeared to be armed…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Interstate 24 Eastbound was in disarray as a wreck left a mess on the interstate and sent one driver to the hospital. It caused a mess early Saturday morning and sent one of the truck drivers…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Mulch has been burning in Chattanooga for almost a week. John Schultz the Air Pollution Control Bureau Investigator said, "The city and the county who own the property had an area cleaned and cleared of brush.…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- After a long-awaited, four-day trial, a jury finally came to a verdict in the Justin Whaley case. On Friday, October 27, the jury found former EMT Justin Whaley…
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A lighting technician is mowing lawns. A camera assistant is teaching guitar again. An actor has thought about shifting careers. For more than a decade, work had been nonstop in Atlanta’s booming film industry thanks…
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. says increased demand for electricity is coming fast, asking regulators Friday to let it secure more power generation ahead of schedule. But environmentalists are questioning a plan that would mostly rely on…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Whitfield County EMS will host their second annual Touch-A-Truck event this Saturday. More than 1,000 people came out to the event last year.…
CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. (WDEF) -- Cherokee County deputies arrested two people during a traffic stop after finding a trafficking amount of drugs in their vehicle. Deputies…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Sheriff's officers responded to a pair of school threats on Friday. The first happened around 7:30 a.m. at Sale Creek Middle/High School. They say a student made a school shooting threat. Then around…
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WDEF) - The fall colors are making it into our area these days. But the folks in the North Carolina are trying to lure us up into the mountains…
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Rhea County Sheriff reports that two people were arrested after a search of their room at a local motel. Deputies searched the room at America's Best Value in Dayton on Wednesday. They were arresting James…
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Authorities have identified the skeletal human remains that were found in McMinn County last week. The sheriff's office said these remains belonged to a missing Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia man. Hunters found these remains in the…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Family members tell us the man who started the Trail of Tears Motorcycle Ride has passed away. Bill Cason was a US Air Force veteran from Jasper. But his major contribution to our area was remembering…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month. And even though October is coming to a close, it's smart to be cyber secure year-round. It's no secret that scammers…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Howard School is one of the largest in Hamilton County. Dr. Sonia Stewart the Deputy Superintendent said, "Howard High school is an absolute anomaly. It doubled in eight years. It out performed all the projections.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Urban League of Chattanooga hosted their Money Talks business summit Thursday. The Urban League is a nonprofit organization devoted to empowering local African Americans and other underserved individuals who are entering the economic and social mainstream.…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Whitwell man faces multiple felony charges after fleeing from police and throwing drugs out of the car. Dunlap officers attempted to pull over a man driving a Toyota Camry on Wednesday around 11 p.m. Police…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Humane Educational Society (HES) recently rescued 56 dogs from an abandoned home in Ooltewah. Those dogs are now getting ready…
MACON, Ga. (AP) — One of four men who escaped from a central Georgia jail last week was caught Thursday, authorities said. The U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force said 29-year-old Chavis Demaryo Stokes was arrested at home in…
Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities searched forests, waterways and small towns Thursday for a U.S. Army reservist who they say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and a bar that…