UPDATE: Chemical fire on McBrien Road prompts evacuation, officials deem area safe
UPDATE: Officials have deemed the area safe, and residents are cleared to return home. I-24 is now reopened. South Terrace between McBrien Road…
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Citico Avenue fire caused by cooking grease
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Sunday afternoon, the Chattanooga Fire department battled a fire on Citico Avenue. It happened in a duplex on the 2700th block. The cause of the fire was from cooking grease. All residents got out safely with…
Three Hamilton County cities receive Tennessee Municipal League awards
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The cities of Collegedale, Lakesite, and Red Bank recently received awards at the Tennessee Municipal League conference in Nashville. The TML honors cities throughout the state for their excellence, improvement, programming, or accomplishments. They held…
Chattanooga police investigating shooting involving teenager on Marigold Drive
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting of a teenager on the 3900 block of Marigold Drive. Police received the call on Wednesday at…
Homicide on Water Street
UPDATE: Chattanooga Police now say the location of the shooting was 3700 Highland Avenue . _____________ CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police responded to a shooting resulting in the death of a 17-year-old-male. The call of a shooting came on…
N. Concord Road Fire Displaces Seven People
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A residential fire took place at a duplex in the 1500 block of North Concord Road around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Chattanooga firefighters and Captain Joey…
TBI Investigating 6 Deaths in Marion County
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -TBI is investigating the deaths of 3 adults and 3 children in Marion County Tennessee. The bodies were found at a home overnight at 200 Pine Street in Sequatchie. According to investigators, Marion County deputies and…
Deputy involved shooting near Shallowford Road
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Thursday morning, a police chase near Shallowford Road resulted in a deputy involved shooting. According to a press release, around midnight, a vehicle pursuit involving Hamilton County police began near the 7300 block of Lee…
Mayor Kelly announces resident-led group to support a Ukrainian city
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly announced Tuesday the establishment of a resident-led working group to support Trostyanets. The Ukrainian city survived 31 days of Russian occupation, but is struggling to recover from the ongoing Russian invasion of…
Stabbing on E. 34th Street
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Sunday, Chattanooga Police responded to a call reporting a stabbing on 2902 E. 43rd Street. The incident happened at around 9:12 PM. The victim was found suffering from life-threatening stab wounds and was taken to…
Walker Co. Stolen Skidsteer
WALKER COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) -Walker County Sheriff's office is looking for a stolen skid-steer. It was announced on Facebook yesterday. They are looking for a Kabota SVL 75-2 skid-steer. The skid-steer was stolen sometime between the dates of June 5th…
Hamilton County’s nearly $1 billion proposed budget
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Wednesday, Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp unveiled his first proposed budget for the next fiscal year. According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, the nearly $1 billion budget proposal does not call for a property tax…
Erlanger Children’s Hospital collaborates with the Happy Shoes Project
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee. (WDEF) -The Happy Shoes Project collaborated with Erlanger to create the Children's Backpack program. The program aims to bring joy to children battling cancer and children in the NICU unit. The backpacks are specially curated with items to…
TN representative Bill Beck passes away
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee. (WDEF) - Tennessee's State Representative Bill Beck passed away from a heart attack on Sunday at age 61. The Democratic representative was elected into the House back in 2014 and had served his district in Nashville for nearly…
Rise in Gas Prices
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee. (WDEF) - Gas prices in Chattanooga are on the rise. According to GasBuddy, prices are up 8.7 cents per gallon in the last week. They are averaging $3.12 today. In the survey, 170 stations in Chattanooga were included.…
Carjacking Arrest on Highway 58
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police arrest a suspect after a pursuit from a carjacking at a construction site on Highway 58. Police received a call from a construction worker at 1:36 this morning that one of their trucks had been…