EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two people got trapped in a home during a fire in East Ridge overnight. The fire happened around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. The East Ridge Fire Department, East Ridge Police and East Ridge EMS arrived…
UPDATE: The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced more traffic delays coming up this weekend. Crews will be doing concrete repairs on I-24 near the US-27 split in Hamilton County for a few weeks. TDOT will reduce I-24 eastbound down to…
UPDATE: At 12:50 a.m. Tuesday, the evacuation order was lifted. Residents can return to their homes, and the shelter will be closing. Cleanup is still underway, but the leaking tote has been offloaded from the scene. Crown Subaru, Chattanooga Whiskey…
UPDATE: There were no injuries to the people on board. Chattanooga Airport released a statement that the primary runway is closed until further notice.…
UPDATE (9/29/23 - 1:32 PM): The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) has provided an update on a shooting that happened late Thursday night on Market Street. According to police, the victim has now passed away. Chattanooga Police have now identified the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Thursday, Chattanooga Police responded to a shooting on Norman Lane at 5:48 P.M. Upon arrival, officers found a 48-year-old male victim who had a non-life threatening injury. Emergency services quickly transported the victim to a local…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Tuesday at 4:27 P.M., Chattanooga Police responded to a call of a person shot on the 1000 block of Gadd Road. When officers arrived, they found a 26-year-old male with life threatening injuries. The victim…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Beginning yesterday, every U.S. household can order up to four free COVID-19 rapid tests to be delivered straight to your home. Last week, the Biden administration announced using $600 million to produce updated COVID-19 rapid test…
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) - Early Thursday morning, a car traveling at a high speed through the East Ridge Tunnel crashed into a tree upon exiting the tunnel. The car caught on fire shortly…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Cleveland City Schools will be closed today due to email threats sent overnight. The emails sent to multiple schools late last night are being interpreted as threats. Cleveland…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tuesday night, a woman was found in the Tennessee River near a boat ramp behind Chattanooga State. The Chattanooga Fire Department announced on X (formerly known as Twitter) that they arrived at the scene a little after…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police received a call of a person shot on Maryland Street near Spears Avenue late Tuesday night. Officers found a 48-year-old man bleeding…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Department swore in eight cadets into their ranks on Thursday night. The ceremony was held at The Camp House on 806 E. 12th street. These new officers spent 22 weeks of intense training…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga police responded to a call at an apartment complex on the 4400 block of Oakwood Drive. The call came in around 1:12 AM. Police found a 38-year-old woman who had been stabbed several times and was…
UPDATE: Officials have deemed the area safe, and residents are cleared to return home. I-24 is now reopened. South Terrace between McBrien Road…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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, 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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…