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Chattanooga Homeless Coalition awarded 2.5 million dollar grant

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition has announced they now stand with other major Tennessee cities in receiving a large grant from the emergency solutions grants program.  The Chattanooga homeless coalition says the grant will help support rapid…

Police arrest suspect in East Chattanooga shooting

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Police have arrested a suspect in an East Chattanooga shooting last month. It happened on Maple Hills Way on November 19th. Police reported that a 36 year old male was critically injured in the shooting. Now they have…

Another dumpster fire behind Goodwill Store

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - For the second time in seven days, Chattanooga firefighters were called to put our a fire in a dumpster on Highway 58. It was behind the Goodwill Store. A passersby reported seeing smoke and flames around 9…

Monday Covid cases after another big weekend

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Hamilton County has surpassed 20,000 cases of the coronavirus. There were 562 new cases over the weekend pushing our total number to 20-thousand 425. More than 2700 of those are active cases. There are currently 163 people…

CDC Christmas travel recommendation

Heath Departments are already encouraging people not to travel for the Christmas holidays after millions traveled for Thanksgiving. Amanda Goodhard with the southeast regional office of the department of health said it’s too early to say if the rise in…

Carbon Monoxide poisoning

CLEVELAND, Tennessee- Two Cleveland residents were still be treated at a hospital Monday after coming in contact with carbon monoxide poisoning on Sunday. Bradley county emergency services were called to a house for a man suffering from an apparent stroke…

Bradley County Fire & Rescue investigates carbon-monoxide poisoning

BRADLEY CO., Tenn. (WDEF)- 13 people including 2 Bradley County EMS personnel are being treated for Carbon Monoxide poisoning. The Bradley County Sheriff's Office says that dispatch received a call Sunday evening about a man suffering from a stroke. When…

Library worker accused of burning conservative books

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A Chattanooga Public Library employee has been placed on leave after he was accused of burning library books by conservative authors. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports an Instagram video showed Cameron Williams burning books by Ann…

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