Five thousand pounds of trash was cleaned up from Chickamauga Lake this past weekend. Twenty - five Volunteers with Keep Tennessee Rivers Beautiful worked tirelessly to remove the trash. The pickup in Soddy Daisy took two days…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Marshals Service says the second of three teenagers who escaped from a Tennessee detention center has been captured. The 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday in Chattanooga. The Marshals Service says he escaped with the other…
Fourth of July weekend is fast approaching, and the Tennessee Valley has a whole week planned for firework shows. Fireworks will be starting this Thursday, July 2nd. Thirteen shows will be on Saturday, the biggest of the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - 25 volunteers hit the water and hit the land over the weekend in the Chickamauga Lake Cleanup Weekend presented by iSustain. They centered on the Soddy Daisy area of the lake. Over three days, they gathered almost…
Dotted with enormous and interactive statues, the 33-acre Sculpture Fields is the largest outdoor museum in the southeast. "We will always be free and open to the public of Chattanooga," says Sculpture Fields Executive Director Anne Rushing.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The threat of the Delta Variant continues to grow throughout the United States. Recently, Dr. Anthony Fauci called it “the greatest threat” to the country’s efforts to eliminate the virus. “If they are…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - A two and a half year old child died in a two vehicle crash Monday evening in Cleveland. It happened just before 7 PM at the intersection of Keith Street and Mouse Creek Road. A Nissan…
Tennessee plans to suspend construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes during the Fourth of July holiday weekend to reduce traffic delays.
Tennessee authorities have issued an Amber Alert for an infant whose mother is dead and whose father is charged with murder.
MONTEAGLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Two victims are in the hospital and a suspect in custody following a shooting near Monteagle on Monday afternoon. It happened at a home on Armory Road next to the South Cumberland State Park before 5…
CHATTANOOGA TN (WDEF) - Summer is in full swing, but that doesn't mean learning has to take a vacation. The Bessie Smith Cultural Center is a great place to see and hear some of Chattanooga's rich history.…
DAYTON, TN (WDEF)- Nokian Tyres' Journey Campaign has launched for its second year. Drivers are invited to map out their favorite road trips on Nokian Tyres website starting today until July 4. A winner will be randomly…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County DA's office is cracking down on local gun violence by capitalizing on a new state law. "We're hoping that this can, those that are repeating the violence, pushing violence…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A woman has now been charged for the fire at Parkridge Medical Center earlier this month. Fire officials at the time said they believed it started when a woman tried to light a cigarette…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - The TBI is investigating a mental health call in Bradley County that escalated into an officer involved shooting which resulted in a Mcdonald man’s death. The sheriff’s office has released body cam footage…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A 49 year old man was shot to death in East Chattanooga on Sunday night. Police found the victim around 10 PM in the 2600 block of Wilder Street. He was discovered by others who went into…
A Chattanooga family is on the first cruise ship to set sail from the U.S. following the COVID-19 pandemic. "We already had three cruises cancelled due to COVID from the last year and a half, I guess.…
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says another body was recovered overnight from the site of a collapsed building, bringing the death toll to 10.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations says a former corrections officer has been charged with conspiring to harm an inmate.
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CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Cleveland Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened this after noon. Police say that 81-year-old Jerry Freeman and his wife, Shirley Freeman, age 75, were in their Toyota Camry, coming out of Captain D's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A veteran Chattanooga Police Officer was also arrested on Saturday. Investigator Michael Early is charged with Aggravated Burglary and Simple Assault. C.P.D. says that they responded to a Burglary call Friday night. The victim told police that…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police are investigating a fatal crash that happened this afternoon on Cummings Highway. [su_gmap width="700" height="700" address="2901 Cummings Highway" zoom="15" title="Fatal Motorcycle Crash"] Police say that a Harley Davidson was headed south when for unknown reasons,…
COLLEGEDALE, TN - Collegedale Police were called to a unit at the Summit at Hawthorne Apartments early Saturday morning regarding a woman screaming for help. A neighbor made the call. Officers met Jordan Brown and her boyfriend Ronnie Tyler Grasham,…