CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Gov. Bill Lee recognized several local organizations tonight with Governor's Awards of Excellence. The awards highlight the work done by local faith-based communities and nonprofits. Some…
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) - Just two months after getting off the Georgia sex offender registry, Stacy Keith Wisener began abusing a new victim. He had been found guilty of molesting a victim under 16 in 2003. He didn't get any…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Multiple lanes of traffic were blocked on Broad Street on Monday for a median repair beneath I-24. Obstruction of traffic was minor, but…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - High school football started a couple of weeks ago. College's Week 1 begins Thursday. The Vols take on Ball State September 1st, and the Mocs face Wofford on Saturday. Football brings…
HARRIMAN, Tennessee (WDEF) - A former lawyer has been sentenced for child exploitation in East Tennessee. 67 year old Kent Lowery Booher is a disbarred criminal defense attorney from Harriman. He was already a convicted sex offender when he was…
TELLICO VILLAGE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A retirement community on the Little Tennessee River is already in recovery mode after a fire over the weekend. The Tanasi Clubhouse was destroyed by fire Saturday at Tellico…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Creativity is an essential part of the curriculum at Barger. Talented students can pursue their passions in dance, drama, music and visual mediums. Juana Wilson-Roberts…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - He's an 85 year old gentleman. Sitting alone in his room. On his computer. He's a retired doctor. But in a sense, he's still working. He lives right…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Cleveland Daily Banner reports that Hardick Tactical is closing it's Cleveland plant. The company used to be Hardwick Clothes, a local men's clothing line that goes back more than 100 years in Cleveland. They were…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Fire investigators are trying to figure out who set a fire outside the door to a Food City overnight. It was a passerby who reported seeing the fire around 1 AM at the store at 1600 23rd…
order-kemp-motion-to-quash ATLANTA (WDEF) - A Fulton County judge ordered Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to testify in front of a special purpose grand jury regarding the state's election interference. But, in a victory for the governor, he will not have to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Whether it's for a primary race, or for the general election in November, it's important for elections to be secure when we…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - August 24th marked the six-month mark of the war between Russia and Ukraine. It caused havoc in America…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Late Sunday morning, Chattanooga Police took 39-year-old Anthony Lively into custody after officers say he shot someone during a fight. According to Assistant Police Chief Jerri Sutton, officers responded to a call right before 11 this morning…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Nice weather made it a great time to have a block party. The Orchard Knob Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Avondale did just that. Several vendors were on…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The final "No Smoke Sunday" took place at Miller Park this afternoon. The event targets young people, with the idea that…
COLLEGEDALE (WDEF) - Several dog owners and lovers went to The Commons to help raise funds for a dog rescue called Trooper's Treasures. The…
SOUTH PITTSBURG (WDEF) - A somber day in South Pittsburg as the town and several agencies mourned Matt Blansett, a detective for the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters worked a house fire off East Brainerd Road Saturday afternoon. Units were called to a home in the 13 hundred block of North Concord Road at 12:46 PM. When the first engine arrived on scene,…
A hot Saturday led some local residents, and some from out-of-town to descend on the Tennessee River here in Chattanooga for Paddlefest.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- UTC welcomed its students back earlier this week. But for one branch of its student body, the school is really stepping up to help them feel at…
JASPER, Tennessee (WDEF) - It will be up to a Marion County grand jury on whether to charge a man in a deadly road rage case during the traffic backup from this week's helicopter crash. The drivers were caught in…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A jury found a Dalton man guilty today of attempted rape. The case stemmed from a break-in at a home last summer. 21 year old Carlos Adrian Garcia broke into the home of an 18 year…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Hamilton County schools are addressing the challenge of finding teachers and administrators by creating a Chief Talent Officer for the system. Superintendent Dr. Justin Robertson is appointing Dr. Zac Brown to the job. His…