City of Red Bank hosts annual Christmas parade and festival
RED BANK, Tenn (WDEF) - The City of Red Bank is celebrating the holidays with the return of the Red Bank Christmas Parade and Festival. Local vendors…
Managing Holiday Stress during Covid-19
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - With the holidays in full swing, the added pressure of planning, shopping, traveling, social obligations, and covid-19 restrictions can add even more stress to those who have an…
Where's the snow? Rockies winter starts with a whimper
DENVER (AP) — Denver's winter has started with a whimper, and the parched mountains to the west aren't faring much better. The Mile High City has already shattered its 87-year-old record for the latest measurable snowfall set on Nov. 21,…
Evidence at Maxwell trial: massage table, unfolded in court
NEW YORK (AP) — A green, folding massage table used by financier Jeffrey Epstein was brought into a Manhattan courtroom and set up in front of a jury on Friday to bolster allegations he teamed up with British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell to…
Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial
DENVER (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year is mentally incompetent to stand trial and ordered him to be treated at the state mental hospital to…
EXPLAINER: How unusual to charge parents in school shooting?
Guns used in U.S. school shootings have often come from the homes of young perpetrators, but parents are rarely charged for the violence that occurs, experts say. That's what makes the case against Ethan Crumbley's parents uncommon, following the fatal…
Contact tracing revs up in some states as omicron reaches US
The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in some communities reviving contact tracing operations in an attempt to slow and better understand its spread as scientists study how contagious it is and…
US intelligence finds Russia planning Ukraine offensive
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged on Friday to make it “very, very difficult” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine as U.S. intelligence officials determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive…
Cleveland High's Autumn O'Bryan named Principal of the Year for East Tennessee
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Department of Education has named Cleveland High's Autumn O'Bryan as Principal of the Year for East Tennessee. The award was handed out Thursday in Nashville.…
How CFD safely performs emergency extrications from electric and hybrid vehicles
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-Electric and hybrid vehicles are viewed as the way of the future. However, with new technology comes potentially new challenges. Such as how does a vehicular extrication team cut into…
Crossville Police explain why they used a taser on a student
CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Crossville Police say they had to use a Taser to gain control of an unruly student yesterday at Cumberland County High. They say the student had threatened physical violence against staff members and teachers. But when…
Upcoming 5-11 years old Pfizer vaccine event
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Hamilton County Health Department, in partnership with Hamilton County Schools and One to One Health, will host another series of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination events for children ages 5-11. These events are intended to administer both 1st…
Sen. Gardenhire wants to equal out school board pay
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A local state lawmaker is tacking the issue of school board pay. Senator Todd Gardenhire is filing a bill to require that school board members get paid the same as…
US appeals court to rehear Tennessee abortion ban argument
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court concluded historic arguments over abortion, a federal appeals court signaled it might be willing to allow yet another restrictive ban to go into effect. Earlier this year, a three-judge panel on…
Thousands of Tennessee families to get extra $950 in aid
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials say thousands of low-income families will be receiving a one-time payment of $950 through federal pandemic aid. The Tennessee Department of Human Services says the payments began this week to the Electronic Benefit Transfer…
18 year old shot in Hixson
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting last night in Hixson. It happened in a subdivsion on Forest Dale Lane just after 10 P-M. Police found an 18 year old male with a gunshot wound. He was taken…
Biden helps light National Christmas Tree near White House
President Joe Biden helped light the National Christmas Tree on Thursday while remembering those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic and crediting the American people for his optimism. (more…)
$2.5M theft scheme: Georgia ex-official begins prison term
Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck began a seven-year prison sentence Thursday, convicted earlier this year on 37 counts involving a scheme to steal more than $2.5 million from a state-chartered insurer of last resort Beck reported to a federal…
Here's how to donate to the digital Red Kettle for the Salvation Army
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - If you don't have the cash when you walk by a Red Kettle, we've got an easy way to give. Just scan this QR code on your phone. It will take you to a website where you…
Lighting of Giant Ice Menorah at Ice on the Landing
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - On Thursday, Chattanooga residents gathered to celebrate Hanukkah in an effort to prompt holiday awareness. To help kick off the event - a…
Chip's Good Word: Woman thanks unnamed good Samaritan who returned her bag
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We've got a great story about a local woman who needs some help to thank an anonymous Good Samaritan. Megan Sandilands and her daughter went to the…
Songbirds Christmas Ornaments
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - One Chattanooga staple is helping give back to our community by hosting an ornament drive. Starting now, Songbirds is selling customizable guitar ornaments to museum and concert patrons as part…
Blood Assurance reports critical Type O shortage
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga's Blood Assurance says they have less than a day's supply of O blood available for patients who need it. They are asking for the public to donate blood. Officials tell us this is a typically slow…
From The Archives: 1991 Oh, Calcutta controversy
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Tivoli Foundation is at a crossroads these days. They are still trying to survive the pandemic, while pushing a major expansion to the Tivoli…