CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police responded to the 2400 block of Glass Street on Friday night. The call came in for a person shot a little after 10 p.m. Officers were advised a 22-year-old male arrived at a local…
Decatur, Ga.(WDEF) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is examining circumstances surrounding an officer involved shooting in DeKalb County. The Bartow County Drug Task Force asked the bureau to conduct an independent investigation on Friday. One man was killed during…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Health Department is raising awareness of its IRIS program, which stands for Increase Rate of Infant Survival. The department is…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Dunlap missionaries, Debbie and Gerald Morrison, departed from Jerusalem just before bombing started on Saturday. Debbie said, “Thirty minutes after we crossed the border,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Rainbows took over Downtown Chattanooga as Pride weekend was celebrated from October 7-8. People of all ages participated in a parade earlier on Sunday…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Convention Center was filled with many events over the weekend. Vintage Market Days invited a variety of vendors and guests in support of small businesses. 80 vendors…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The 35th annual Tennessee River Rescue cleanup was held on the first Saturday of October. Volunteers helped clean up nearly 30 different sites in the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Sunday at 1:06 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the 800 block of East 3rd Street for a person shot call. When officers arrived, they found a 27-year-old man with non-life-threatening injuries. Chattanooga Fire and Hamilton…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Something a little out of the ordinary joined the 3 Sisters Bluegrass Festival on the Riverfront. The 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police responded to the uptick in pedestrian fatalities this year. There have been 15 reported deaths as of October 2023, compared to only three reported last…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County along with the city of Chattanooga and partnering organizations issued a proclamation Friday afternoon making the month of October Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A ceremony was…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A little after midnight on Saturday, Chattanooga Police responded to a pedestrian struck in the 4900 block of Bonny Oaks Drive. UPDATE: CPD's Traffic Investigators arrested 28-year-old Samuel Mahelona in relation to the death of the…
SEQUATCHIE CO., Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Smith Mountain where a husband was charged with killing his wife. Sheriff Bill…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Late Sunday afternoon a house fire was reported at 7316 Shamrock Lane. At 5:30 p.m., Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) responded to the 911 call and arrived on the scene. Responders reported heavy smoke and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local artists celebrated the first day of October outside in Coolidge Park on Sunday. An inaugural kickoff market was held at the park with…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Drive Electric Festival took over Chattanooga State Saturday, September 30, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Car enthusiasts along with newcomers were able…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a shots fired call on Friday, Sept. 29 in East Brainerd. The call came from 9910 Brently Estates Drive off of East Brainerd Rd. When authorities arrived at the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A seven year outdoor collaboration came to fruition Saturday on Signal Mountain. Hamilton County’s next outdoor tourist attraction 'Walden's Ridge Park' officially opened to…
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal officer-involved shooting that took place on Sept. 29. The incident involved officers with the Soddy Daisy Police Department. Preliminary information indicates that the incident began…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga firefighters were on the scene of a commercial fire in Hixson…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Sept. 29 a little before 5:30 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a traffic crash involving a motorcycle. The crash took place near the 173 mile marker of Interstate 24 eastbound. When officers arrived on the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Phase one of the Aetna Mountain Trails had its official grand opening Friday afternoon in Chattanooga. The Tennessee River Gorge Trust partnered with the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) recently released that over 200,000 students were enrolled in college campuses across the state. The University of Tennessee…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A celebration of life was held for a local legend Sunday. Kevin West passed away tragically on September 18th due to a medical emergency. On Sunday, his friends and family gathered in his honor to celebrate his…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Ironman took over the Scenic City on Sept. 24. Athletes completed a swim, bike ride, and run from 7:30 in the morning to around midnight. The first athlete finished…
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- A historical Civil War reenactment took over Lafayette this weekend. Spectators and reenactors met in Walker County for the 160th anniversary of the Battle of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Sunday morning a little before 3 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the parking lot of the VIP Lounge located in the 4200 block of Bonny Oaks Drive. The incident took place at 2:41 a.m. When…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) --Early Sunday morning Chattanooga Police responded to a shooting in the 2300 block of Wilson Street. The person shot call arrived a little after midnight. When officers arrived, they found a 28-year-old female suffering from life-threatening injuries.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) --The well-known Ironman race is taking over the scenic city for the second time this year. Riverfront Parkway has been lined up with tents and athletes since Thursday approaching the triathlon…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police responded to a shooting on Saturday in the 4800 block of Swan Road. The person shot call came in a little before 6 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 24-year-old…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police responded to a person shot call on Friday night just after 10 p.m. The shooting took place on Windsor Street. While responding to the scene, officers were informed that one person arrived at a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Net Resource Foundation and the Westside Missionary Baptist Church hosted the first-ever "For the Culture Community Festival" on Saturday afternoon. The event was impacted by the rainy weather, but various vendors and organizations still came…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton Place Mall turned pink in support of breast cancer awareness on Saturday, Sept. 16. The Susan G. Komen “MORE THAN PINK…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding two people who showed up at the hospital with bullet wounds. Police were called to the 1300 block of Hickory Valley Road at 12:23 p.m. on Friday…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga police are searching for the driver who killed a woman in a hit-and-run late Friday night. The female pedestrian was hit on Market Street. 69-year-old Sandra Grogins was in the 2100 block of Market Street…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Winn Smiles in Cleveland held a free dental clinic on Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pre-existing patients and newcomers could attend the clinic. …
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Cleveland community has been sincerely touched by one little girl’s battle with cancer. Many have been impacted by her strength and resilience. Nine-and-a-half-year-old…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) -- Gas prices dropped across Georgia as the governor's new tax suspension went into effect on Wednesday. The tax suspension should cut prices by around 31…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Attorneys representing the family of Roger Heard Jr. held a press conference at city hall to address the media and to raise their…
UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says authorities have found the missing child. They said Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers spotted the vehicle and determined the child was safe.…