CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Mayor Tim Kelly announces that most of Chattanooga's Community Centers are open as of today. They had been shut down by the pandemic. Now only three remain closed. East Lake is being remodeled. And the Cromwell and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Chattanooga Lookouts) -– The Chattanooga Lookouts today announced the team has welcomed several additional local investors to its ownership group. They join current investors Casey Hammontree, who is increasing his investment; Joseph Wingfield; William Stribling; and a group…
Fossils found in Chile are from a strange-looking dog-sized dinosaur species that had a unique slashing tail weapon, scientists reported Wednesday.
Chattanooga Fire Department is fighting a smoldering fire at a commercial building between 28th and 26th Street on Southside.
Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments over the landmark ruling nearly 50 years ago that declared a nationwide right to end a pregnancy. The justices on Wednesday will weigh whether…
City Council member Andre Dickens won a runoff election Tuesday to become Atlanta’s next mayor, riding a surge of support that powered him past the council’s current president, Felicia Moore,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - UTC is now offering a Cybersecurity Workforce Certificate Training program to help combat the growing need for cybersecurity job placement. This new workforce development program…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga firefighters made quick work of a fire at the Rustic Village Apartments this afternoon. It happened at building #4 on Central Drive just before 3 PM. The fire was in an exterior wall. They believe it…
HAMILTON COUNTY (WDEF) - "Been doing this for over 20 years, in and out, and it's getting old." Randy Harris is about to finish an 11 month sentence at the Silverdale Detention Center…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - A garbage truck caused a lot of traffic headaches and a haz-mat response this afternoon in the Snow Hill community. Officials say the truck trailed a stream…
UPDATE: Collegedale Police have identified the officer who was hit by a vehicle while directing traffic at Ooltewah Middle School this afternoon. Sergeant Mark Hennessee was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. "Chief Sapp extends his appreciation for…
UPDATE: Authorities now say 11 people were shot, 3 were killed. _____________ Oxford High School is shown in Oxford, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, where authorities say a student opened fire at the school. (AP Photo/Paul…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Jennifer Turner has a passion and a joy that shines in all she does. That enthusiasm makes learning fun for students in her Westview Science Lab. Debbie Caudle is…
HAYDEN, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say they have questioned a FedEx driver after hundreds of packages were recently found in a wooded area north of Birmingham, Alabama. Blount County Sheriff Mark…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga-based Erlanger Health System is once again suing Tennessee’s Medicaid program, known as TennCare. In a new lawsuit, the company argues that the state continues to underpay some hospitals that treat the neediest patients. The complaint…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): "By focusing on programs and investments in young children, we as the city of Chattanooga have the potential to help break the violence of multi - generational poverty, prevent violence in…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The Catoosa County Sheriff says a cheerleading coach working for private companies has been arrested for child molestation. The suspect is 49 year old James Everett…
RED BANK, Tennessee (WDEF) - A person has been sent to the hospital after an apartment fire in Red Bank. The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to the call on Dayton Boulevard above…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - The sheriff in DeKalb County, Alabama says a traffic stop on I 59 on Monday ended with the arrest of two suspects for gun smuggling. A county interdiction agent stopped the vehicle on the interstate…
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): The T-V-A and T-E-M-A have released their new safety calendars for the Sequoyah and Watts Bar Nuclear Plants. The calendars will be mailed out before Christmas to those living within a ten mile radius of the nuclear…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Omicron Covid variant was first identified by scientists in South Africa. Although little is known about this new variant, World Health Officials say…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a first degree murder conviction in a Chattanooga case from 2013. The ruling hinged on evidence in the original trial about the gang membership of suspect Jeremy Reynolds. Wendell Washington was…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - "We hereby proclaim the month of November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month," said Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger to a full Courthouse lobby. The lobby was filled with officials, police…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - At Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Chattanooga, children learn 3 core values. They are to know, love and serve. Even the youngest students put those values in…