Firefighters Battling Fire at Factory on Southside
Chattanooga Fire Department is fighting a smoldering fire at a commercial building between 28th and 26th Street on Southside.
Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments
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…
Councilman Andre Dickens wins Atlanta mayor race over Moore
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,…
UTC announces new Cybersecurity Workforce Certificate Training Program
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…
Fire damages units at Rustic Village Apartments
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…
Silverdale Detention Center Offers Inmates Hope With Job Fair and Training
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…
Garbage truck spills hydraulic fluid on roads in Snow Hill area
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…
Police officer hit by car outside Ooltewah Middle School
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…
Authorities: Student kills 3 at Michigan school
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…
Golden Apple Award: Jennifer Turner, Westview Elementary
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…
FedEx driver questioned about hundreds of packages in woods
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…
Erlanger lawsuit: TennCare continues to underpay hospitals
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…
Mayor Tim Kelly Expanding Family Forward Services with Partnership with Signal Centers
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…
Private Cheerleading coach charged with child molestation
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…
Victim suffers minor burns in Red Bank apartment fire
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…
I 59 traffic stop leads to illegal gun haul in northeast Alabama
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…
TVA & TEMA Release New Safety Calendar for Sequoyah & Watts Bar Nuclear Plants
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…
Local health officials express concerns over Omicron variant
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…
Tennessee Supreme Court reinstates 2013 murder conviction
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…
Mayors, Police Chief, and NFL Player On Hand for Lung Cancer Awareness Proclamation
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…
What's Right With Our Schools: OLPH Helps the Chattanooga Community Kitchen
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…
Cyber Monday Shopping Tips from BBB
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): "Cyber Monday is a huge shopping day, we see billions of dollars spent by consumers," says Michele Mason, President of the Better Business Bureau for Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia.…
Alabama inmate who survived execution attempt dies of cancer
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate whose lethal injection was halted because medical staff couldn’t find a suitable vein for the execution has died of natural causes almost four years later, his lawyer said Monday. Doyle Lee Hamm, who…
Bradley Schools tout improved graduation rates
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Bradley County Schools are proud of their graduation rates in a state report for last year. “We are beyond excited and delighted to announce that our graduation rate for…