More To The Story: Shufords Reopening
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Jeff Davis knows barbeque. Better than most. As the owner of Shufords Smokehouse, since the mid-80's, Jeff's built his business into one of Chattanooga's more well known…
Advocates Rally for Tougher Laws in Marion County Following Dog Shooting
JASPER, TN (WDEF) - "It's just very kamikaze over here. I feel like it's the old Wild West sometimes," says April Bowden who is the Director of Operations for Marion Animal Resource Connection.…
Bluegrass Underground tapings return to the Caverns next spring
PEHLHAM, Tennessee (WDEF) - After a two year break during the pandemic, the PBS music series Bluegrass Underground has booked new taping dates next March. The series will be recorded in the underground theater at The Caverns in Grundy County.…
Deputies suffer accidental opioid exposure
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two Hamilton County deputies are recovering from an accidental exposure to an opioid overnight. Around 1:40 AM, they were searching a vehicle on Oaken Trail in East Brainerd. The deputies were checking out a white…
Local Aid for Storm & Tornado Damage in Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): So far, there have been nine confirmed tornadoes just in Tennessee. Salvation Army is there assisting with tornado relief. "It helps when people know that others are coming alongside to help…
East Ridge Police Department Starting 'Take Me Home' Program
East Ridge, TN (WDEF): The East Ridge Police Department is adopting Chattanooga Police's 'Take Me Home' Program. It's a free program designed to help law enforcement in emergency situations with people with…
Trenton man faces a federal charge of trafficking meth
FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) — A traffic stop in northeast Alabama has landed a Trenton man in Federal custody. The Sheriff of DeKalb County says the stop happened in November on Highway 11 near Sulphur Springs. A DeKalb Interdiction Agent…
Two injured in Sunday night shootout
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shootout Sunday night in Brainerd. They responded to a pair of scenes, one on Wilcox Boulevard and the other on Belle Vista Avenue. There was a shooting victim at each scene. Investigators…
Two injured in Wilcox Boulevard shooting incident
Chattanooga police are looking for information regarding a shooting incident that left two people injured. The shooting took place at around 8:15 Sunday night in the 3400 block of Wilcox Boulevard. According to police, officers found a man suffering from…
West Star Aviation expanding aircraft services at Chattanooga Metro Airport
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - West Star Aviation is expanding their operations at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. The governor's Office announced the $17 million investment that promises 100 new jobs on Monday. West Star is…
Sheriff: 1 dead, 13 injured in shooting at vigil in Texas
One person was killed and at least 13 others were injured in a drive-by shooting during a candlelight vigil near Houston, a sheriff said.
Navy to hold hearing for sailor accused of igniting warship
The Navy will hold a hearing Monday to determine whether there is enough evidence to order a court martial for a San Diego-based sailor charged with setting the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in the summer of 2020.
Anne Rice, who breathed new life into vampires, dies at 80
Anne Rice, the novelist whose lush, best-selling gothic tales, including “Interview With the Vampire,” reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragic antiheroes, died late Saturday. She was 80.
Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens
Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water and electricity in chilly temperatures for a long time, the mayor warned Monday, as officials struggled to restore services after a swarm of twisters leveled neighborhoods and killed dozens of people in five states.
Tornado toll in dozens, yet not as high as initially feared
On Sunday, the candle company said that while eight were confirmed dead and eight remained missing, more than 90 others had been located.
Residential fire on Mary Dupre Drive
A fire significantly damaged part of a home on Mary Dupre Dr. Saturday afternoon.
TECH BYTE: Tech Christmas Gift Ideas
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- If you don't have your Christmas shopping done yet, the clock is ticking. If you're stuck on what to get your loved ones this year, don't…
Walker County K-9 of the Year
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF)-Imagine getting to go to work every day with your best friend. Well, that’s what it’s like for Leonard Schrader with the Walker County Sheriff's office. His K-9…
Mistletoe Market at the Collegedale Commons
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF)- Nearly 200 vendors took over the Collegedale Commons Sunday to celebrate a family-friendly Christmas festival. Craft tents for adults, inflatables for kids, this family event has people…
Urgent blood donation needs
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Some elective procedures are being put on hold due to the current blood donation shortage here in Tennessee and Georgia. East Lake Academy is trying to do its…
Perry's Promise
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF)- Animals and their families got a special treat in Rossville Saturday. Perry’s Promise takes the pressure off of people in need during the holiday season. Seniors and People in need…
Pandamania: Twin cubs in French zoo take 1st steps in public
PARIS (AP) — First, a steady crawl. Then a short clumsy slide across the slick stone floor at their home at the Beauval Zoo near Paris. Then finally the big show as the twin giant panda cubs took their first…
Judge OKs regulators' subpoena for 'Rust' assistant director
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin a prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set must make himself available for an interview with state workplace safety regulators, a judge has…
Back-to-back: Young gives Alabama consecutive Heisman wins
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Young didn't just meet the standard set by the star quarterbacks who preceded him at Alabama, he exceeded it. Young became the first Crimson Tide quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, making…