Hixson, Tenn. (WDEF) - The transition from first to second grade doesn't always go smoothly, but if Lauren Dorsett is your teacher, expect it to be seamless. We head to Middle Valley Elementary to honor a teacher who's worth her…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One man is dead after a canoeing accident on Harrison Bay. The TWRA has identified 25-year-old Joshua Murphy as the person who drowned…
UPDATE: Chattanooga Firefighters say there is no actual hazard at Eastgate Mall in Brainerd. First responders arrived at the scene just before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday after a woman passed out. An employee was handling mail at the Tennessee Department…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With it being the season for sickness, doctors are seeing an increase in strep throat cases in Hamilton County. “If we are talking about…
TRENTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Dade County man faces life in prison for the molestation of his relative, according to the district attorney. Judge Brian House sentenced 76-year-old Ronald Craig Neugard to prison on October 26, 2023. Neugard was convicted…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The CHATT Foundation re-opened its Community Kitchen and Dining Room on November 14. These areas recently underwent renovation and upgrades. The CHATT Foundation revealed those changes at their ribbon cutting on Tuesday. Following the ceremony, guests…
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office has taken a student into custody after making a threat to another student. The sheriff's office did not specify which school faced the threat. However, they said there was no…
UPDATES: Nov. 14, 7:25 PM: Highway 136 reopened at 6:45 p.m. after the vehicle was towed. Dade County EMA says McKaig Road is open to residents only at this time. I-59 is still closed as well. Nov. 14, 6:30 PM: …
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- National Collection Week has begun for Operation Christmas Child. In Operation Christmas Child (OCC), generous donors prepare shoeboxes filled with toys, personal care items, school supplies and more. They then drop those boxes off to OCC…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Dalton man will spend five years in prison after committing a theft and violating Georgia's "three-strike" law. Superior Court Judge Jack Partain sentenced Steven Tremayne Chaney to five years in prison without parole on November…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - EPB received some extra help from the U.S. Department of Energy. "The grant that we received from the Department of Energy is designed to increase…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police say three teenagers carjacked a woman at a gas station on Dallas Road late Saturday night. “The victim was sitting in her vehicle at…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Even the most qualified candidate won't land the job if they bomb the interview. Students at the Catoosa County College…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennesseans will soon be able to start deer hunting. The 2023-2024 gun hunting season for deer opens this upcoming Saturday, November 18. Tennessee hunters may take one antlered deer per day and may only take two…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Wildfires continue to smoke the Tennessee Valley as an extreme drought continues. (more…)
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The City of Dalton is going under a burn ban, starting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 13. The ban prohibits all outdoor burning. Those who violate the burn ban may receive a $1,000 fine and…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has arrested two people after finding a stolen car on Monday. They are charging Lindsey Myers and James Cowan with possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia. [caption…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A church bus caught on fire on the interstate near Lookout Mountain on Monday. Chattanooga firefighters have since extinguished the fire. The bus caught on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) arrested a Tyner Academy student on Monday. A school resource deputy responded to what they said was a fight between multiple…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Walker County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing teenager out of Rossville. Stephanie Vanessa Catalan Hernandez has been missing since Saturday, November 11, according to the sheriff's office. They state that she left…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Dalton man pled guilty to second-degree murder on Friday for a fentanyl overdose that occurred in 2022. According to Whitfield County officials, 19-year-old Devin Wayne…
DADE COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Deputies with the Dade County Sheriff's Office made two separate drug busts over the weekend. In the first case, a deputy completed a traffic stop, in which they found over one pound of ecstasy. They…
ATLANTA (AP) — The question of whether Georgia's electronic voting system has major cybersecurity flaws that amount to a violation of voters' constitutional rights to cast their votes and have those votes accurately counted is set to be decided at…