SPRING CITY, Tennessee (WDEF) - TWRA reports that the body of a boater was found in Watts Bar Lake this afternoon. The first call to emergency responders was of an overdue boat on the lake around 1:30 PM. Then the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - 19 acres of property formerly owned by the Cigna corporation are being sold to Hamilton County for eight million dollars. There is a facility on the the property that…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Former Rhea County executive George Thacker was sentenced at a hearing this morning at the federal…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The sounds of "Rocky Top" and other fan favorites filled the air in downtown Chattanooga on Thursday. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Kyiv City Ballet is on their first ever U.S. tour. The ballet company is currently here in Chattanooga for their three night performance schedule. (more…)
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police are looking for two men in a stolen credit card case. The men were caught on store surveillance cameras using cards that were stolen from a car at the Dalton Golf and Country…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Former Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke has a new job. On Thursday, the Biden Administration appointed him to serve as Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Since leaving office as…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have arrested a suspect in Tuesday's shooting in South Chattanooga. Police say two men got into a dispute Tuesday evening on East 48th Street and one was shot multiple times. Investigators identified Charles Dewayne Jackson…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) -- The BLVD Project is focused on the growth of Rossville Boulevard, hoping to one day see it become a popular hub for local neighbors as…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Just like in the name, Colonial Chemical makes specialty chemicals you might find in your home or your car. And for that, they've even been…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- Whitfield County has received some very positive economic news. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Police arrest a suspect for a shooting last week on 11th Street. A 34 year old man was shot in the leg last Wednesday in the 500 block of East 11th Street. Investigators have now charged 39…
MURPHY, NC (WDEF) - A 43 year old has pleaded guilty to Indecent Liberties with a Child in North Carolina. Benito Morales Mendez was sentenced to a jail term of 16-29 months after pleading in Murphy last week. He will…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Catherine Becker is 62 years old. She lives in Catoosa County. Coming to our area from Knoxville. 22 years ago. She's a wife. A cancer survivor.…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. -- Residents in Catoosa County voiced complaints in August after railway ties and other debris were left at Railroad Crossings adjacent to intersections. CSX Transportation is replacing railroad ties,…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Canine Influenza or dog flu is on the rise here in Chattanooga. Dr. Jim Hammon, with Northgate Animal Hospital in Hixson, said he's recently seen cases jump significantly. (more…)
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - A Murphy man has pleaded guilty to Statutory Sexual Offense with a victim under 15. The case began in the fall of 2020, when the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office began looking for a missing juvenile…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A suspect was found guilty today of exposing himself in public. There were two incidents. Four teenage girls reported seeing 38 year old Ronald Andrew Henry exposing his genitals to the public a the Dalton Mall…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Chattanooga's City Council gathered earlier tonight, holding a second reading and vote on an amendment to the city's budget. The amendment was passed, adding more than $900,000 to the budget, which was passed in June. Chattanooga Chief…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting in South Chattanooga on Tuesday night. It happened in the 700 block of East 48th Street around 8 PM. They were told the shooting happened during a dispute between two people.…
FREEPORT, Texas (WDEF) - If it's not built here in Chattanooga, new Volkswagen vehicles may just come through Texas in the near future. Volkswagen Group of America has announced a new shipping facility at Port Freeport in Texas, just below…
DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - An inmate who escaped from the Meigs County jail over the weekend is back in custody. The Sheriff says Dustin Miller escaped while he was on recreation time at the jail on Sunday. He is not…
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- According to Vice Chancellor of Advancement Kim White, philanthropy is a big part of UTC as we know it. "Some of the buildings on campus came about because of philanthropy.…
