Update: Missing Hiker Found Deceased in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Ann Houghton, a 73-year-old resident of Jackson County, NC, was tragically found deceased on February 2, 2025. Search teams discovered…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The March for Life brought together passionate community members and leaders today at Coolidge Park to highlight the value of life and provide resources to expecting parents. The event…
UPDATE: J Mayelo Puentes has been captured and successfully placed into custody. Sheriff Pierce thanks the community for the overwhelming number of tips and assistance. (more…)
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Charlton Craig Liner, the Cleveland man accused of murdering his ex-wife, Karen Liner, appeared in a Bradley County courtroom this afternoon for a bond hearing. The judge…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) --This month’s Sierra Club presentation brought an urgent environmental concern to the forefront: the potential contamination of local food and water sources by PFAS, also known as…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Friday evening, first responders responded to a structure fire that damaged a garage and the apartment above it. At 5:56 p.m., the fire department was called…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Early Friday evening, a local family lost everything when their duplex went up in flames, destroying all of their belongings. At 4:36 PM, firefighters responded…
PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Pikeville Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing man. The man goes by the name of “Ira E. ‘Lobo’ Barker, Jr.” Assistant Chief…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Early Friday evening, a local family lost everything when their duplex went up in flames, destroying all of their belongings. At 4:36 PM, firefighters responded…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Police Department has released a statement proudly announcing the graduation of its training academy cadets. The Chattanooga Police Department: Chattanooga Police Department Graduates 19 New Cadets, One Returns to Chattanooga Fire Department as Fire Investigator Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Early yesterday evening, first responders responded to two structure fires that happened simultaneously. Fire at the 3200 block of Rosemont Drive off S Seminole Drive: At 4:36 PM firefighters responded to a duplex in the 3200 block…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - It’s been almost a year since Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student, was murdered by José Antonio Ibarra, an…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - 2025 is off to a new political start, with Donald Trump as the 47th President. As he begins his work in office, one…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With multitudes gathering in DC for Trump’s Inauguration, we interviewed local Trump supporters, asking their thoughts on this historic event. January 20, 2025, marks the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Today, we spoke with three viral influencers to hear their thoughts on TikTok’s “ban” and its immediate comeback. For weeks, TikTok users prepared themselves for January 19th—the day the app…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) – Yesterday evening, a Dalton man was arrested after a standoff lasting nearly two hours following a domestic violence report. After 7:20 p.m., the Dalton Police Department responded to the apartment at…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Saturday was day six of the Jason Chen murder trial. Chen is charged with the first-degree murder of Jasmine Pace in November 2022. Today,…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - Today around 10 a.m., the GBI reported that a woman’s body was found near South Chickamauga Creek off Emberson Drive. Law enforcement…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanooga’s Local Blood Assurance is asking for the community’s help, as they are critically low on blood donations. Due to the wintry weather this…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Public Library has recently announced new initiatives to make accessing literature easier by removing several financial barriers, including parking fees. With…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – This weekend, the Creative Discovery Museum hosted Dolly Days, where the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library came together to encourage everyone to sign up and…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) - As we head into 2025, Catoosa County’s volunteer firefighters are taking their CPR recertification class. Lieutenant Brian Mangum explains that it…
Hamilton County, Tenn. (WDEF) — This morning, deputies were able to locate and arrest a wanted fugitive from Georgia for Aggravated [caption id="attachment_1910785" align="alignright"…
UPDATE (1/13/2025): The man arrested for shooting at a family sledding in the snow has received additional charges. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO)…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – This afternoon, Green Shift companies were dispatched to an abandoned house fire in the 1000 block of N. Hawthorne Street. The Chattanooga Fire Department says that upon arrival, they observed heavy smoke coming from the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – In Alabama, State Senator Smitherman has pre-filed a bill requiring couples to attend one conflict resolution class before getting married. The proposed…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – After Green Shift companies were dispatched to the 2600 block of Waterhaven Drive following initial reports of an explosion on Saturday…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – As President Jimmy Carter is laid to rest this coming week, Georgia’s Own Credit Union has returned its mural honoring him to the Downtown Atlanta skyline. The brightly lit mural…
UPDATE: We have just been informed that a babysitter and three small children were in the house at the time of this incident. They were not injured. Firefighters…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) has announced that after 30 years of service, Executive Chief Jerome Halbert is retiring from the department. Chief Halbert’s career began in 1993,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - This evening, we spoke with Representative Chuck Fleischmann about his perspective on the enduring legacy of President Carter in the landscape of American politics. Jimmy Carter was the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- With the year coming to an end, The Salvation Army (TSA) is encouraging community members to donate generously, so that no individual…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Yesterday evening, a collision occurred involving a vehicle and a train at the railroad crossing near College Drive East and Apison Pike in Collegedale. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Early this morning, a car crashed into the patio of Niedlov’s Bakery & Cafe in Chattanooga. The incident occurred on the East Main Street eatery’s patio…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Veterinary Care and Specialty Group is holding their donation drive this year. With Christmas almost here, many pet lovers ensure their furry…
UPDATE: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) confirmed one death in the crash in Harrison Tennessee. HCSO stated that at approximately 4:30 p.m., patrol deputies…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Today, the Tivoli Theatre hosted its wall-breaking ceremony, where guests were invited to be a part of this milestone moment. The walls of both buildings were…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) officially released its new mobile app, Token Transit, to make traveling easier. The days of worrying about having cash on you for a ride on the CARTA bus are…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Today, PawPaw’s Homeless Ministry hosted its first annual Miracle on 11th Street event. PawPaw’s Homeless Ministry was officially created in 2019 as a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Early this morning at 2:24 a.m., the Chattanooga Fire Department was dispatched to a car fire at 830 Eastgate Loop. First responders say that upon arriving on the scene, the car was discovered fully engulfed under…