Foundation Honoring Pat Summitt on her Birthday
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF)- A Tennessee legend would have turned 71 years old today. (more…)
Outdoors Fund requesting volunteers for Chilhowee Day Use Area Upgrads
CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Great Outdoors Fund is asking for volunteers to help them improve facilities at the Chilhowee Day Use Area of the National Forest near Benton on June 24. Here is their release: POLK COUNTY,…
Southern Baptists refuse to let Saddleback Church back into the denomination for women pastors
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Abstract: The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold. It has rejected an appeal by the California megachurch of its ejection for having women pastors. Southern Baptist church representatives…
Local animal shelters reach maximum capacity
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Due to an increase in stray and surrendered animals, local shelters are reaching maximum capacity. Shelters all across the country have been experiencing a space…
Veteran-focused group replaces flags for free
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A local organization is kicking off a new initiative to replace weathered or damaged American flags in the community. Comcast's veteran-focused Employee Resource Group, known as…
Citizens Thinking about Future Red Bank Central Park
One vision of the future Red Bank Central Park presented on the Save Red Bank Central Park Facebook page. This is not an official…
Man faces hundreds of charges of sexual abuse of a disabled woman
CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia (WDEF) - A former church elder has been charged with hundreds of counts of sexual battery and exploitation of a disabled adult in northwest Georgia. 75- year old Dennis Laman faces the charges in Walker County. A police…
Investigators believe North Carolina shooting last weekend was accidental
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - Investigators in North Carolina believe a weekend shooting was an accident. Sheriff's officers responded to a shooting on Saturday. The 19 year old from Union County, Georgia, died from his wounds. Cherokee County investigators interviewed…
Bear wandering neighborhoods on Signal Mountain
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - Signal Mountain Police confirm there seems to be a bear wandering through neighborhoods. They have had numerous reports of the bear making it's way…
Abba's House Opens Food Pantry
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Abba’s House in Hixson launched a food pantry Tuesday…
Cases of check fraud escalate dramatically, with Americans warned not to mail checks if possible
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service reported roughly 300,000 complaints of mail theft in 2021, more than double the prior year's total.
10 wounded in Denver mass shooting after Nuggets win and suspect taken into custody, police say
Ten people were wounded in a mass shooting early Tuesday in Denver in an area where basketball fans had been celebrating the Nuggets first NBA title win.
US military says helicopter accident in northeastern Syria left 22 American troops injured
A helicopter accident in northeastern Syria over the weekend left 22 American service members injured, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
Russian missile attack kills at least 10 in Zelenskyy’s hometown kills at least 10; dozens wounded
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles hit civilian buildings in a central Ukrainian city overnight, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than two dozen in a warehouse and a residential building, regional officials…
Affordable Housing Fair Launches Home Buyer Program
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The city of Chattanooga held an affordable housing fair this evening. (more…)
New Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children's Hospital
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- On Monday afternoon, T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital Unveiled it’s renovated and expanded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit It represents an 8 Hundred Thousand Dollar investment to the P.I.C.U. " This new renovation really improves what we can do…
New DNA technology helps TBI identify cold case victim
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) released new information about a 1986 cold case. "Any investigator that's worked a homicide will tell you: to know the victim is to know the killer," TBI Special Agent Brandon…
What's Right With Our Schools: Battle Academy Bagel Spread
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Students at Battle Academy recently tackled a tasty and fun assignment that taught them the ins and outs of running a business.…
Inmate escapes on foot in Grundy County
ALTAMONT, Tennessee (WDEF) - Grundy County authorities are looking for an escaped inmate on Monday. The Sheriff says Ronald Pernell Fults was being escorted from the Courthouse to the Detention Center this morning when he slipped out of his shackles…
Authorities Cracking Down on BUIs
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The headmaster at the Baylor School was arrested over the weekend. (more…)
12 people affected by Dalton House fire
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Red Cross assisted four families after a fire last night in the Dalton area. The house fire was on Hopewell Drive off airport road in southeast Dalton. The Disaster Action Team provided comfort kits, direct…
Spending Sunday Funday at the Chattanooga Market
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- In the heart of Downtown, vendors and visitors gather from all around in the Chattanooga Market. The market originated in 2001 and has expanded to what it is today located in the First Horizon Pavilion. 22…
Baylor School headmaster charged for boating under the influence
The current Baylor School headmaster, Chris Angel, was taken into custody on Friday following an arrest for operating a boat while under the influence.
One small Georgia town hosts the second annual River Fest
The second annual Chattooga River Fest was held on Saturday in Trion, Georgia.