Man in sinking kayak rescued from Tennessee River
( "This was our first rescue using our newly acquired fireboats. The two boats are to protect citizens and visitors on the water and today, the boat that was used in the response…
BODE opens new 'Dawn to Dusk' Friday, July 15th
This Friday the BODE hotel in downtown Chattanooga will open its doors to become much more than a hotel. (more…)
Weston Wamp issues poll on Stadium Funding
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Weston Wamp campaign has released a poll suggesting that the majority of Hamilton County voters are opposed to using taxpayer money to fund a new Lookouts Stadium on…
New Blood Assurance Location Coming to Fort Oglethorpe
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF)- A new Blood Assurance donation center will be coming to Fort Oglethorpe by early October. (more…)
Collegedale residents speak out against land rezoning
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Collegedale Planning Commission is looking to potentially rezone land for a new development of a few hundred homes. Seemingly all of Collegedale appeared at City Hall tonight and sent…
BA.5 COVID-19 variant is the new dominant strain in the local area
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - There is a new dominant strain of the COVID-19 virus in town. It's called the B-A-5 variant. The transmission level of the B-A-5 variant in Hamilton County is high,…
What's Right With Our Schools: Battlefield Elementary Ben Carson Reading Room
FORT OGLETHORPE, GA (WDEF) - Young scholars have a great place turn a few pages at Battlefield Elementary School. The Ben Carson Reading Room is now open. Candy Carson is a…
Man injured in Taco Bell Parking lot shootout
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Police say one man was shot after a fight at a Taco Bell on Rossville Boulevard. It happened early this afternoon. No word on why the fight started, but one officer…
Cohutta suspect caught in Collegedale
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A wanted suspect from north Georgia was captured in Collegedale over the weekend. Jeremy Ryan Gladden fled from police in Cohutta, Georgia in June. In addition to those charges in Georgia, he faces new ones in…
Chief Murphy announces first round of police appointments
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's new police chief announces appointments to her command staff. Chief Celeste Murphy says this is the first round of promotions this year. The next round will involve the ranks of captain, lieutenant and sergeant after they…
More To The Story with Staley: 60 years of marriage
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tennessee (WDEF) - We're up on Signal Mountain. In front of the town's fire department. Sandra and Stacey Seals are flipping through some old pictures. Actually, a lifetime…
Dalton Police charge suspect in bizarre arson and vandalism spree
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Police believe a man suspected of starting several fires over the weekend was experiencing a mental health episode. They say 34-year old Wendell Patton, Jr. of Resaca set a vehicle on fire in Dalton, tampered with…
Georgia Toddler Found After Levi's Call Was Issued
DOUGLAS, Ga. (WDEF)- A Levi's Call, the Georgia version of an Amber Alert, has been resolved…
TECH BYTE: Amazon Prime Day Tech Deals
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- If you've ever wanted to try out Amazon Prime, there's no time like the present. Amazon Prime Days may not be until July 12 through…
Lighthouse Collective proves free and safe events for kids on Sunday in July
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A Chattanooga non profit is using Sunday’s In July to give kids something to do that’s positive in their life. The Lighthouse Collective is holding No Smoke Sundays as a way for teenagers to get out and…
US Paralympic cycling event takes place in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Chattanooga played host to a US Paralympic cycling event which will decide the cycling Paralympic team in the upcoming world games. Athletes who experience disabilities, either from birth or later on in life, competed in cycling races in…
'As 1' Community Kickball game bring first responders and community together
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Chattanooga Fire Department, Chattanooga Police Department, Hamilton EMS, and other Chattanooga organizations united as one with the community for a competitive bonding event. It was supposed to be a kickball game, but the weather didn’t cooperate so…
Spirit plane towed after brakes overheat, ignite
ATLANTA (AP) — Passengers aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Tampa are safe after one of the plane’s brakes overheated and briefly caught fire upon landing in Atlanta on Sunday, airport officials said. The brakes in the landing gear of…
15 killed in Russian strike in Ukraine, 20 believed trapped
Rescue workers sift through rubble at the scene in the after math of a Russian rocket that hit an apartment residential block, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, July 10, 2022. At least 15 people were killed and…
Woman Dies Weeks After Brainerd Tunnel Shooting
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A gun battle between two moving vehicles on Brainerd Road in the Brainerd Tunnels left an innocent driver nearby with critical injuries in June, according to Chattanooga Police. CPD has announced on social media the women has…
Rallies taking place in North Georgia supporting and opposing abortion
GEORGIA (WDEF)- In Ringgold, dozens showed up, outside the Catoosa County Courthouse building, to praise Roe vs Wade Being overturned by the Supreme Court. "We’re still waiting for the Attorney General to act here in Georgia, to enforce the heartbeat…
Tonight's power outages after the storms
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Here are the power outages that local companies are reporting around the Tennessee Valley tonight after the latest storms: EPB 65 outages 1,400 customers affected The largest are in Lookout Valley and Graysville, TN …
65-Year-Old Hunter Hall Unveils New Look
CHATTANOOGA (UTC) —The hint-of-mint green wall tiles are gone. So are the iconic wall lockers.…
HamCo schools superintendent thanks teachers in a letter for two reasons
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County's teachers got a letter of support from the school superintendent today, but there were two reasons why Dr. Justin Robertson wrote that letter. At the end of every school…
