OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - School officials have notified parents at Ooltewah High School about a threat made in a note for this coming Friday. They are taking steps to increase security, but not cancelling school. There have been a spike…
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia district attorney has pleaded guilty to several charges against him and agreed to resign from office. Mark Jones’ plea came as jurors were deliberating Monday after hearing evidence in the state’s case against him…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A group of students at Cleveland State Community College have created a petition to change the laws in respect to assaulting a law enforcement K9 following the…
Nearly 50,000 Washington state electrical customers still had no power Tuesday after days of heavy rain triggered mudslides and floods and forced the closure of the West Coast’s main north-south highway near the Canadian border, officials said.
A wayward roadrunner is on the mend in Maine after traveling across the country in a moving van.
Some people might describe Hartville, Missouri, as being in the middle of nowhere, but the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday announced that it's the closest town to the middle of the nation.
ChildcareTennessee is introducing a $5 million grant program to establish new childcare services or expand existing ones.
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by Volkswagen AG to avoid lawsuits in three states over the emissions cheating scandal. The company has admitted to and fired employees who rigged emissions testing to…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A fire that began after midnight last night kept burning into the day in downtown Fort Payne. It involved multiple buildings on Railroad Avenue SE. The Fort…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - According to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office at approximately 2:30 this afternoon a transport van arrived in this sally port with inmates from the court. Once the van was in the…
HAMILTON COUNTY, TN (WDEF) - An attempt to keep outdoor animals warm caused a devastating fire early Monday morning at the 1900 block of Suck Creek Road. "It appears it may…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department on Monday announced a pair of Covid-19 vaccination events for children between 5 and 11 during Thanksgiving week. Both feature the Pfizer vaccine for children. And you will need to make an…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Fine cheese making is becoming a thing in the southeast even though it is not generally associated with our part of the country. So says Saveur, in an article last week that included the efforts of our…
GAYLORD, Michigan (WDEF) - A wild endangered child alert case from Tennessee may now be headed to Michigan. Last week, authorities in Gallatin put our the alert on 3 year old Noah Clare. Then we learned that his cousin was…
RED BANK, TN (WDEF) - After going virtual last year, Red Bank High School recently welcomed the community back for Roar Night! It gives folks a chance to see…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The announcement of Riverbend coming back next June has left some anxious for tickets. But, you may have to wait just a little while longer to purchase a wristband. Online ticket sales for Riverbend are currently paused…
CHATTANOOGA, TN - (WDEF) - There is one Hamilton County General Sessions Court Judge who certainly has a "unique style." Trying to blend humor with serious subjects. Many thought it…
HARMON DEN, N.C. (AP) - State officials say a curvy stretch of Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge in North Carolina will become a little more circuitous and take more time to navigate as a bridge is replaced. The…
It’s a hidden crisis that has existed for years inside one of the most well-funded institutions on the planet and has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic. As many as 160,000 active-duty military members are having trouble feeding their families.
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Fire Department and Walden's Ridge Emergency Service responded to a house fire on Suck Creek Road earlier this morning. The call came in at 6 a.m. to…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Walden's Ridge Emergency Services is celebrating the completion and grand opening of their new fire station. “It can be an extrication on the W road. It…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Legendary actor and comedian Stephen Glover better known as Steve-O is in the scenic city with his first theatre tour “The Bucket List Tour.” The comedy…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When the shooter in the 2018 Parkland school massacre finally pleaded guilty last month, it briefly revived attention and donations for the anti-gun violence March For Our Lives student movement birthed by the tragedy. It…