Red Robin restaurant suffers second fire in 3 weeks
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department now says they believe the fire was caused by welding work and grease accumulation. _______ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This hasn't been a good month for the Red…
Volkswagen hosting job fair, looking to hire 1,000 new employees
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- It's an understatement to say that, right now, the folks at Volkswagen have been busy here in Chattanooga. Speculations have begun to develop that an additional corporate plant could be coming…
Boyd Buchanan School hosts Annual Physics Boat Day
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Boats and brainiacs took to Lake Buccaneer Wednesday afternoon at Boyd Buchanan School for the Annual Physics Boat Day race. Students designed and raced homemade boats out of…
Mayor Jim Coppinger congratulates Weston Wamp on Primary win
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Outgoing Mayor Jim Coppinger kept quiet about the candidates running in the Republican primary to replace him. When he announced he would not seek re-election last year, businessman Matt Hullander, Commission member Sabrena Smedley and…
How your Senator voted today on Women’s Health Protection Act
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - A bill aimed to protect abortion rights from an upcoming Supreme Court ruling failed in the U.S Senate 51 votes against to 49 for. The Democratic sponsored bill was hastily put together before a Roe V…
More To The Story: Vietnam Veteran Reunion
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Vietnam War. A tough period of time for our country. We lost over 58,000 Americans in that conflict. For those who made it back home alive,…
Volkswagen announces electric Scout pickup for the U.S.
BERLIN, Germany (WDEF) - The Volkswagen Group now confirms they will create a new company and a new brand for the American market. They will re-invigorate the old International Harvester brand of "Scout" SUV's and wagons from the 1960s and…
Andy Ledford charged with business robbery
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff's Office has charged Andy Ledford with a burglary early Tuesday morning. A business owner contract the department around 4 AM that his surveillance system alerted him that a man was going through…
Kitchen fire damages apartment on Missionary Ridge
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - An apartment unit on Missionary Ridge was damaged by a kitchen fire early Wednesday morning. It happened around 6 AM at 3047 Westside Drive overlooking East Lake. Firefighters found the flames on the bottom floor in the…
Two teens charged with fatal beating of dog caught on video
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The investigation started Tuesday with several complaints to Cleveland Police about a graphic video when a young man kills a dog with a large stick. Bradley County and Cleveland investigators found it happened in the southern…
Hamilton Co. Deputy Involved in Patrol Car Crash
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a wreck involving a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy. It happened in the 14800 block of Highway 27 (Dayton Pike) on Wednesday afternoon. The sheriff's office says the deputy was…
Mayor Kelly Introduces Proposal for 2023 City Budget
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly introduced his proposal for the Fiscal Year 2023 budget for the city of Chattanooga. (more…)
Fallen officers remembered by local police in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- Next week is National Police Week in the United States, but Tuesday night in downtown Chattanooga, local officers who lost their lives in the line of duty were honored…
Volkswagen votes Wednesday on new "Scout" design for electric pickup
BERLIN, Germany (WDEF) - Reports are surfacing tonight that a vote is coming up tomorrow in Germany that could have a major impact her in Chattanooga. Multiple news outlets say the Volkswagen Board will vote on a proposal to create…
National Fentanyl Awareness Day: Tennessee Decriminalizes Drug Test Strips
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Tuesday marked the first ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day. This day serves as a time of remembrance of those lost to fentanyl and to raise awareness of resources. (more…)
Chattanooga Gas: Energy to Serve Campaign
A team of volunteers from Chattanooga Gas spent today supporting the Tennessee River Gorge Trust. (more…)
School Board Considers $10 Million Budget Amendment
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County School Board has passed their budget for the upcoming school year. The budget creates funding for new 25.5 new positions, allocates six million dollars to address learning loss,…
Volkswagen Tennessee job fair seeks 1000 production workers
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Volkswagen is holding a job fair aimed at hiring 1,000 production workers for its assembly plant in Tennessee. The hiring event will take place Saturday onsite at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga. The effort to add…
Bradley Sheriff releases report on jailer sexual harassment investigation
IA_Final_Report (Redacted) CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A captain for the Bradley County Sheriff's Office has resigned in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against him. Captain Jerry Johnson left the force earlier…
Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital cuts ribbon on new medical office building
PIKEVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Erlanger Blesdoe Hospital opened a new medical office building on Tuesday. it includes 14 exam rooms, 2 procedure areas, a lab, nurse station and physician offices, plus a much larger waiting room. It is right…
Athens man charged with setting apartment fire in Etowah
ETOWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI announces the indictment of an Athens man for arson. The fire burned an apartment complex on 5th street in Etowah on December 29. Local investigators along with TBI agents determined that Aaron Harris set…
Sheriff: Cash, guns and no remorse from Casey White
EVANSVILLE, Indiana (WDEF) - The Sheriff of Vanderburgh County in Indiana is sharing more details on the end of the 10 day manhunt for Casey White and Vicky White. He says as…
Can you identify suspects in an Ulta perfume shoplifing case
UPDATE: Dalton Police say they have now identified the suspect. ________ DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police are looking for a woman accused of shoplifting $3000 worth of cologne and perfume at a store. They say the thefts actually…
Tenn. expects changes to lethal injection protocol, staffing
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials say they anticipate that an independent investigation of the state’s lethal injection methods will result in changes to how those executions are carried out, including how the procedures are…