Puppies Take Flight to their New Homes
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- On Tuesday, 11 rescue puppies flew to their new homes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The puppies were previously located at the Whitfield County Animal Shelter, according to…
Driving Our Economy Forward: Hamilton Co. Students Network with Area Employers
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- You're never too young to network. That's what some Hamilton County middle and high school students are doing with local companies,…
Alabama extends time for executions, ends automatic review
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has changed death penalty procedures to give the prison system longer to carry out executions - a move that comes after a string of troubled lethal injections in the state…
Texas man pleads guilty to role in $1.6M romance scam plot
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Texas man has pleaded guilty to his role in a romance scam in which women from across the nation were cheated out of a total of about $1.6 million by someone often pretending to be…
Humane Society to host pet microchip event
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga's furry friends are being invited to a free microchip clinic and pet tag event to close out January. The Humane Educational Society will host…
Broad Street reconstruction survey launched
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Broad Street could soon be receiving a facelift. The River City Company has launched an online survey to hear from the community how they'd like to see…
Local resident missing since late December
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- During today's weekly press briefing, Chattanooga police asked for the public's help to find a 22-year-old man wanted for domestic violence charges. Amon Grace was last…
Spillers Being Held Without Bond in Georgia
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - More information is coming out on a Hamilton County man accused of numerous sex crimes in Georgia. (more…)
Georgia Officials Warn Residents of Home Repair Fraud
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- Georgia residents should be aware of home repair fraud that may occur following damaging storms, Attorney General Chris Carr said in a press release. Some things to look out for are insurance scams, price gouging and…
Man killed, trooper shot while ‘Cop City’ protesters cleared
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say they killed a man who shot and injured a Georgia state trooper as law enforcement officers tried to clear protesters from the site of a planned public safety training center just outside Atlanta. Georgia Bureau…
Marjorie Taylor Greene gets Committee Assignments
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDEF) -- Georgia House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was selected to sit on the House Homeland Security, and Oversight and Accountability Committees. She was selected by the House GOP Steering Committee. The decision will still need to be…
Fort Payne Crash Leaves One Dead, Others Injured
FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) -- A Fort Payne man has died from injuries he received in a car accident on Sunday, the Fort Payne Police Department said. The Fort Payne Police Department sent out a press release on Tuesday revealing…
Update: Woman Turns Herself in after Hit and Run
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A woman who struck a bicyclist with her vehicle on Monday has turned herself in, according to an affidavit from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. Shortly…
House Fire Sends One Person to Hospital
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga house fire early Wednesday morning sent one person to the hospital, according to the Chattanooga Fire Department. They say that person has minor, non-life-threatening injuries. Shortly after 1 a.m., the Chattanooga Fire Department…
Golden Apple Award: Dr. Lindy Blazek, OLPH
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Despite spending four and half decades in the classroom Dr. Lindy Blazek has never lost her passion for teaching. The latest stop in her stellar…
"Egg-flation" Causing Local Businesses Issues
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Rising egg prices around the nation are being felt here right in Chattanooga. (more…)
Hamilton County Organizations Fight Foster Care Instability
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Department of Children's Services is systemically underfunded and is seeing skyrocketing caseloads according to a new report. "Once you know about how many children…
Parents Raising Concerns about Books in Walker County Schools
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) - A group of parents in Walker County are heading back to the school board to voice their displeasure with some books they say are inappropriate in school libraries. (more…)
Commissioners Propose Knoxville Highway Bypass
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Knox County commissioners are proposing a new highway bypass around Knoxville. Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay stated that the highway would help alleviate the continually increasing traffic in the area. The Commission of Knox County created…
Dalton Woman Charged with Murder for 2022 Homicide Involvement
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The woman involved in a March 2022 homicide was arrested on Friday, Dalton Police Department says. Kyera Deshae Betton, 21, is being charged with murder and aggravated…
Former youth volunteer and PTA president charged with child molestation
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Former church and school leader in our area now faces molestation charges in Georgia. Dustin Spillers from Ooltewah was arrested in Hamilton County to face charges in Lagrange. The charges involve child molestation and sexual battery.…
Smoky Mountains to Require Parking Passes
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will require parking tags beginning March 1st, the National Park Service announced on Tuesday. They say this will not…
Memorial for Lisa Marie Presley to be held at Graceland
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A public memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley will be held next weekend at Graceland, the famed Memphis home of her father, Elvis Presley. A family representative says the memorial for Lisa Marie Presley will be…
Carter's Dam Stuck Open, Flooding to Occur
UPDATE: The Gordon County Government released that the issue has been resolved. They say the gate is now shut. They say there is still a potential for minor flooding from the water that has been released. GORDON COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)…