Grace Baptist Still Rebuilding after Easter Tornado
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - It has been three years since a devastating tornado outbreak tore through the Tennessee Valley. (more…)
Pop-up project teams with East Side Elementary for De Colores
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local non-profit "Pop-up Project" is hosting a free parade and show tomorrow at Coosa Mill. They teamed up with East Side Elementary…
BBBS opens nominations for City of Potential Awards
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga (BBBS) has opened up nominations for their City of Potential Awards. For the second time, BBBS is asking the public to enter nominations. The public can nominate mentoring individuals…
Update: One Killed in Dade County Train Crash
UPDATE: The GSP has identified the person killed in the crash as 77-year-old Ted Junior Wade from Trenton, GA. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a deadly train crash in Dade County. Troopers responded to South Industrial Boulevard at Sunset…
More to the Story with Staley: Local E-Bikes
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- At one time or another in our youth, just about all of us learned how to ride a bike. But bicycles have come a…
Alabama lawmakers advance industrial incentive bills
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a package of economic development bills that will renew and expand tax breaks and other incentives the state uses to lure industries. The Ways and Means Education Committee approved the package…
Expelled Black lawmaker Pearson to return to Tennessee House
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House will return to the Legislature after a Memphis commission voted to reinstate him Wednesday, nearly a week after his…
Judge blocks rules intended to protect nation's waterways
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation. U.S.…
Suspect charged in Stevenson, AL shooting
STEVENSON, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in a shooting in Stevenson over the weekend. They responded to a person shot in the parking lot of Bruce's Foodland on Sunday afternoon. The victim was…
Hamilton County hits milestone in reducing homelessness
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Mayor Tim Kelly announced a milestone Chattanooga and Hamilton County have achieved in reducing homelessness. In just one year, Hamilton County has seen nearly a…
Ooltewah Youth Association reports park improvements
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Ooltewah Youth Association is upgrading their facilities for sports activities. They are spending more than $100,000 from registration fees, tournaments and sponsors to improve youth recreation. The work has already begun and should be…
STDs are on the rise. This morning-after-style pill may help
A pharmacist holds a bottle of the antibiotic doxycycline hyclate in Sacramento, Calif., July 8, 2016. On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data about some of the most common…
Fed up by LA pothole, Arnold Schwarzenegger fills it himself
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fed up by an enormous pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up a shovel and filled it himself. The actor and former California governor tweeted a video Tuesday of him and a helper…
Lookouts Stadium Still on Track for 2025; More to Come Thursday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Today is Opening Day in the Scenic City as the Chattanooga Lookouts are back in action against the Mississippi Braves. (more…)
Lee Signs Executive Order on Gun Safety
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee held a press conference this morning on school safety and announced a new executive order. (more…)
Locomotive 5288 soon leaving Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One Historic Locomotive will soon leave the Tennessee Valley. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum announced locomotive 5288 is going back home to Pennsylvania. The locomotive is scheduled…
As grocery prices soar, push grows to end sales tax on food
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is one of only three states that tax groceries at the same rate as other purchases. But as food prices soar — and as the state sees a record budget…
New Driving to a Cure plate design available to Tennesseans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) released a new license plate design for Tennesseans on Monday. The new plate design is meant to promote breast cancer awareness. Funds will go toward breast cancer screening services. The…
SAFE School Act introduced to U.S. House and Senate
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Representative Chuck Fleischmann introduced the Securing Aid For Every School Act (SAFE School Act) to the House on Tuesday. The SAFE School Act is a $900 million program meant to make schools safer across the country.…
Chattanooga VA Spring Expo to be held Wednesday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Veterans Affairs (VA) is hosting their first annual Spring Expo on Wednesday. They are inviting veterans, their families and the community to…
June Jam announces acts for festival comeback in Fort Payne
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - We told you how Fort Payne's June Jam is returning this year after a 26 year hiatus. On Tuesday, organizers announced…
Turkey season in Tennessee starts two weeks late
TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- Turkey season in Tennessee is starting soon. Starting two weeks later than usual, opening day will be Saturday, April 15. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) said they reduced the bag limit from three to two birds.…
Free concert in Dalton for Georgia Cities Week
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The City of Dalton will host a free concert in Burr Park on April 28 for Georgia Cities Week. The 24th annual Georgia Cities Week highlights the work that cities across the state do to positively…
Suspect gets 40 years for high speed chase and drugs along state line
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The District Attorney's Office in northwest Georgia is releasing details on a trial last month that sent a man…
