CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A local veteran began honoring the Fallen Five in 2016 when he drove a flag all the way across the country to unfurl at the Golden Gate Bridge. Now, that movement is growing. Today…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Mayor Tim Kelly announces he will hold Open Office Hours with the public every month. He and his staff held one such session on June 25th which he called a major success. The idea…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A former Cumberland County Waste Director has been indicted on sexual assault charges against women under his supervision. 59 year old Michael Harvel was arrested at his home this morning by the FBI. He faces federal…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee death row inmate Stephen Hugueley has died three days after the state filed a motion to set his execution date. A statement from the Tennessee Department of Correction says the 53-year-old appears to have died…
A year after the terror attack in Chattanooga on July 16, 2015, reporter Erik Avanier recreates just what happened and when.
Two California men have been charged with plotting to blow up the Democratic Party’s headquarters in the state capital.
More than 120 people have died in devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium as search and rescue operations continued for hundreds more still unaccounted for or in danger.
CADIZ, Ky. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard says operations to dislodge a grounded riverboat in Lake Barkley in Kentucky are scheduled to begin Friday. American Cruise Lines says its riverboat, American Jazz, became stuck on a sandbar last week…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A Chattanooga man wants to bring tiny homes to the Chattanooga homeless population. Joshua Kapellusch brings water to homeless people in Chattanooga. He said as a veteran he wants to continue to serve his country…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - "My hope is that I have not just made the bed but I’ve made it a little bit better so that when you look at the days ahead you see a difference has…
This is as close to an explanation as the Department of Health has given, Dr. Michelle Fiscus says she was fired as a political scapegoat.
Our monthly featured series "Do The Right Thing" went down in McDonald, Tennessee. Stacie Schepers works at a produce stand in McDonald. Much of what she grows is sold at the stand. Stacie is active in…
CLEVELAND (WDEF) - The Youth Police Academy hosted by the Cleveland Police Department is in its sixth year running. The week long camp allows local youth to have some fun and learn hands-on what police do. "I…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Over the last few months, consumers have seen prices increase almost weekly. Now, people are wondering if it is really due to COVID-19 or if the economy is taking a plummet. Self-proclaimed as having…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Tennessee Department of Health is stopping all vaccine outreach for adolescents-even for vaccines not related to Covid-19. Just this week, one of the state’s medical directors was fired. Dr. Michelle Fiscus says it…
Hamilton County Schools will once again be able to cover the costs of meals for their students.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Investigators say a fatal shooting last night at a traffic intersection was a case of road rage. It happened at the traffic light at 1300 block of Hickory Valley Road and the I 75…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee - (WDEF) - One specific area of a North Georgia town is about to receive a new look. Lafayette Road in Fort Oglethorpe leads into the Chickamauga Battlefield. It's still the official downtown area…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee - (WDEF) - There are many ways a youngster can learn subjects such as math and science. The Hamilton County Schools System has come up with a very unique way to teach the kids.…
A remembrance is set for eight young people killed when a van returning to an Alabama girls home after a week at the beach wrecked last month.
One person was fatally shot Wednesday night on Hickory Valley Road.
2020 saw drug overdose deaths reach the highest number ever recorded.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - Planned Parenthood said they wanted to answer the questions being asks as they feel there is some misinformation going around Chattanooga. At Wednesday's meeting community organizer Kamari Sharard, and public health educator Chequita Webb…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - Net Resource Foundation continues to navigate the pandemic while still feeding families in need in South Chattanooga. The right hand feeding organization was established by Net Resource Foundation to help meet the nutritional needs of families…