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Deputy charged with domestic violence

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A Hamilton County deputy has been charged in a domestic violence case. Deputies were called to a home on Saylor Lane in Hixson on Friday evening. Witnesses say Jorge Araiza assaulted…

Lee's Welfel beat the biggest opponent of her life

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Lee Flames freshman Ally Welfel went from being the leading-scorer of her high school basketball team to fighting cancer in a matter of months. 25 radiation and nine chemo treatments later, she's back on the court…

Dalton State student's TikTok video sparks debate on free speech

DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - A Dalton State student’s TikTok video regarding racial slurs and gender identity is sparking outrage, with the student in question claiming it was her right to freedom of speech. While the original video has since been…

St. Elmo family recovering after fire claims pets

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Christina Telego's husband's family has owned their house for years. Yesterday started off as a normal day for the couple. But, it ended up in disaster. .@ChattFireDept is on the scene of a residential fire on Alabama…

Lung Cancer Screenings for At-Risk Population

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - As the COVID-19 pandemic persists across the United States, people who are at-risk for lung cancer and other forms of cancer continue to delay routine, potentially lifesaving cancer screenings.  “With last year's concerns of Covid-19 there has…

Investigators say no evidence of kidnapping

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - We have an update on the reported kidnapping on Windrose Circle, in East Brainerd, earlier this week. Hamilton County deputies say, after a lengthy and thorough investigation, there is no evidence to support the kidnapping allegation. They…

Rome hospital vaccinated relatives against Georgia rules

ROME, Ga, (AP) - A northwest Georgia hospital vaccinated hundreds of relatives of employees against COVID-19, another example of a hospital not following Georgia’s rules about who’s eligible to get the medication. Floyd Medical Center CEO Kurt Stuenkel tells WAGA-TV…

No charges against officers in Arrington arrest

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - T-B-I has finished its investigation into the arrest of Reginald Arrington Junior. Last may, five Hamilton County Deputies became involved in a physical altercation with Arrington on the side of Old Lee Highway. After reviewing body cam…

Drug bust in Marion County uncovers hundreds of fentanyl pills

MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The 12th Judicial Drug Task Force announced Wednesday night that the drugs found during the sting operation were made to look like 30 milligram oxycodone pills. However, agents are saying that the pills actually contained…

Blue Orleans Restaurant receives help from Bartstool Sports

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A Chattanooga restaurant has gone viral after getting a helping hand from popular sports blog Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy on Wednesday shared a video of the moment he told Blue Orleans seafood restaurant owners the news.…

Reward offered for info in Cleveland Gun Store Robbery

CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - Federal authorities are offering up to a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for robbing a gun store in Cleveland, Tennessee. Cleveland shooting sports FFL was robbed on January…

Grundy County arrests suspect in November murder

ALTAMONT, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Grundy County Sheriff's Office has arrested a suspect in a November murder. The body of Scottie Dewayne Tate from Palmer was found on Anderson Road on November 20th. After a joint investigation with the TBI,…

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