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Saturday afternoon semi-truck fire

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A semi-truck caught on fire on 24 West Saturday. The fire shut down one lane of traffic for a few hours. According to the Chattanooga Fire Department, crews worked to put the fire out quickly. The driver…

Funding helping CARTA involved projects, electric fleet expansion

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A National Science Foundation funded project evaluates the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on transit operations. CARTA has partnered with Vanderbilt University for this project. “CARTA, as with many other organizations, has been operating on…

California Wildfires Some of Largest in State History

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More than 12,000 firefighters aided by helicopters and air tankers on Friday battled wildfires throughout California as reinforcements began to arrive. Three groups of fires, called complexes, burning north, east and south of San Francisco, have…

Mayor Berke stresses less crowds and more masks

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - With Covid-19 cases continually on the rise in our area, Mayor Berke stresses the importance of following the CDC guidelines. Currently Hamilton County has over 15 hundred active coronavirus cases with 63 deaths.  Mayor Berke held a…

Dade County Schools Superintendent Retiring

DADE COUNTY, Ga (WDEF) - Dade County Superintendent has announced she will be retiring at the end of the year.  Dr. Jan Harris joined Dade county schools in 2016 and nearly five years later she will be stepping down from her…

Dalton Police Identify ATM wanted man

DALTON , Ga (WDEF) - The Dalton Police Department has identified a man who they say took $230 that was left behind at an ATM  machine.  The police department asked for help identifying the man Thursday and the police say later…

Fatal wreck on Ooltewah-Georgetown Road

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County deputies say a single vehicle crash this afternoon involved a fatality. It happened after noon just off of I 75 on Ooltewah-Georgetown Road above Ooltewah. Investigators don't know the cause of the wreck…

McKamey Animal Center at capacity

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - McKamey Animal Center says they are over capacity at this moment. Officials are asking people to either adopt an animal or help foster one until the shelter clears out some.  Mckamey says they have over 150 animals…

School board gives approval to renovate Lakeside and move CSLA

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton school board members gave their approval to renovate Lakeside and move CSLA to that location. It happened during their meeting Thursday night. Most recently, board members were weighing three options for CSLA, that one,…

Kanye West submits petitions to appear on Tennessee ballot

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rapper and music producer Kanye West has submitted a petition to appear on Tennessee’s ballot this November as an unaffiliated presidential candidate. Secretary of state's office spokeswoman Julia Bruck confirmed Thursday that West had submitted the…

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