From The Archives: The First Riverbend Festival
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Just how, when and why the Riverbend Festival began is still a matter for debate. But the first full Festival happened in August of 1982. This was…
U.S. and State officials hosted regional election cyber security workshop
According to officials with U.S. Homeland security Cyber attacks on campaign and elections are quote "wider and more pervasive" in 2022. Authorities on the subject came together for online workshop this afternoon to teach…
Monkeypox vaccine available at Hamilton Co. Health Dept.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Beginning today, the Health Department is offering the monkeypox vaccine, Jynneos, to eligible individuals. The Tennessee Department of Health recommends vaccination for people who have been exposed to monkeypox or people who may be at high risk…
Blood Assurance Notifying Potential Donors They Might Now be Eligible to Give
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Blood Assurance is reaching to thousands of potential blood donors who have been not allowed to donate in the past due to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations that are now changing. (more…)
Hamilton Co. resident reunites with paramedics who saved her life
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Last month, a Hamilton County woman suffered heart problems that nearly took her life. Hamilton County resident Donna Hardiman says that…
Oak Ridge debuts the fastest computer in the world
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The fastest supercomputer in the…
Student arrested for making shooting threat at Ooltewah High
OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - A threat on the bathroom wall has lead to the arrest of an Ooltewah High Student. The Sheriff's Office reports that the SRO at Ooltewah High was told about the threat of a shooting on a…
New commissioner for TN economic & community development makes stop in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The new commissioner for the state's Department of Economic and Community Development, Stuart McWhorter, is on a barnstorming tour of the state. Town hall meetings in all the biggest cities to…
Judge reinstates North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that abortions are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy in North Carolina. U.S. District Judge William Osteen reinstated the abortion ban Wednesday…
Rezoning Request for North Hickory Valley Property Denied
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- After forming a petition of more than a thousand signatures against the rezoning of property off of Highway 58 and North Hickory Valley road, opponents of the development had an opportunity…
Brainerd Tunnels shootout suspect identified, added to Most Wanted List
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A suspect has now been indicted for the death of a woman in June caught up in a chase and shootout in the Brainerd tunnels. Tekia Clay was killed when one of the vehicles hit her car…
Police report a pedestrian was hit by an ambulance Monday night
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police report that a pedestrian was hit by an ambulance earlier this week. It happened Monday night around 10:30 on Lee Highway above Standifer Gap Road. When police arrived, they found a 28 year old man…
Hamilton Co. Commission approves Erlanger independence accords
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Commission has approved steps for the Erlanger Health System to go private. Erlanger's Board of Trustees say in a release "The covenants and protections were developed through a thoughtful and collaborative process with the…
More To The Story with Staley: Trumpet Player
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Another early Saturday morning on the UTC campus. Very quiet. But as you walk in the back door, you'll hear music. It's a young man…
Major Meth operation uncovered at a camper trailer
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - Investigators in North Carolina say a chase eventually led them to a meth manufacturing operation at a camper trailer. The case began a month ago when detectives from the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office were…
Clarifications for the City Council District 8 Runoff Election
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Hamilton Election Commission wants to clear up some confusion for the upcoming Chattanooga City Council…
Mayor Tim Kelly, city respond to immigrant buses
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga City Council heard public comments tonight on the numerous buses that were recently carrying asylum-seeking migrants from Texas to America's northeast. Chattanooga Mayor…
TVA says you can bank on a steep drop in energy fuel cost next month
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — We've got some good news for power customers who have been feeling the pain from those TVA fuel cost surcharges to your power bill. They should take a big dip in September. The surcharges haven't just…
News on Collegedale Jack's, Chick-fil-A test, O'Charley's & Duck Donuts
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - After inspecting construction progress today, Jack's Family Restaurants have delayed their Collegedale opening by a week. The new location on Apison Pike Road will now officially open on September 6th. This will be the Birmingham chain's…
FBI finds child sex trafficking victims in two week operation
UPDATE: CBS 46 reports that about a third of the victims were found in the Atlanta metro area (28 children there). __________ WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The FBI reports they have located 84 minors who are victims of child sex…
Report: Chattanooga is the fastest-growing city in Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A new report says Chattanooga is the fastest growing city in the state of Tennessee. In the movie "Field of Dreams," lead character Ray Kinsella is haunted by a voice that…
Police Chase on I 75
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A police chase ended with a crash on I-75 around noon. It happened near the Highway 153 exit. Chattanooga Police say a Traffic Unit tried to pull the vehicle over for speeding, but it fled. But the…
UPDATE - Elderly Man Found After Reported Missing in Rhea County
UPDATE -- Freeman has been found. He is safe and back home. DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and…
Dalton Man Found Dead in Polk County Lake
BENTON, Tenn. (WDEF)- A 57 year old man from Dalton has been found dead after an extensive search at…