CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a teenager dead and another injured early Sunday morning. At 2:06 a.m., CPD officers responded to a reported shooting in the zero block of South Germantown…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) - Today, the Congressional District 14 special election runoff debate took place in Atlanta, between candidates Clay Fuller and Shawn Harris. News…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Saturday night around 9:21 p.m., Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) officers responded to reports of gunfire at 150 River St. According to CPD multiple people were seen running from the area after the gunfire. They…
RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - For the past few weekends, we have been following how the Rhea County Animal shelter has turned a regular 5K to raise…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Saturday evening, Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management (HCOEM) agencies respond to another hiking accident at 6:00 p.m. on Cumberland Trail. According to HCOEM, a group of hikers called 9-1-1 reporting another hiker had…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Humane Educational Society is hosting its second annual Fast and Furriest run this Sunday (3/22) at Greenway Farms. The event kicks off at…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Early Saturday morning at 1:07 a.m., Chattanooga family was displaced by an overnight kitchen fire that got out of hand. According to the Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD) firefighters responded…
UPDATE: SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) - After speaking with the Signal Mountain Police Department, they have confirmed that the male hiker has passed away. They say he was an active member of the Air Force. As of right now,…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris will square off in a debate for the Special Election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress. They are the two candidates to make it to the runoff on…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ja’Kobi Gillespie confessed, yes, he was trying to reach 30 points when he attacked the lane late in Tennessee’s March Madness rout, only for somebody to smack his arm. Gillespie’s wayward shot attempt turned into a lob…
Philadelphia, PA-(WDEF-TV) Cleveland high school grad Grant Hurst decided to come back for one more year at Tennessee. Now he's soaking up another trip to the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A bill concerning the future of transgender care in Tennessee is stirring controversy. "Do you think that those decisions will stop with trans people? I’ve got…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Developers have responded to recent criticisms of the progress of construction around Erlanger Park from Hamilton County Attorney Janie Varnell. In a letter we obtained, they say they are meeting target goals for development around the stadium,…
(press release) — Chattanooga FC will host Tennessee Tempo FC (UPSL) in the Second Round of the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, April 1 at 6:00 p.m. ET at Finley Stadium. The draw and schedule for the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Defense and Prosecution gave their closing arguments today in the murder trial of Melvin Evans. Mr. Evans is accused of shooting and killing Kenneth…
Delays at major U.S. airports across the country persist as Transportation Security Administration officers continue to work without pay and call-outs mount as the partial government shutdown drags on. "I think it's ridiculous they need to open the government back up, it's time," Colin…
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia on Friday become the first state in the U.S. to suspend fuel taxes after the war in the Middle East sent pump prices soaring. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a 60-day suspension of the…
Washington — Pentagon officials have made detailed preparations for deploying U.S. ground forces into Iran, multiple sources briefed on the discussions told CBS News. Senior military commanders have submitted specific requests aimed at preparing for such an option as President Trump…
NEW YORK (AP) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his alleged ties…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beater from just inside half court to force overtime, then hit the tiebreaking free throws in the extra period as the seventh-seeded Wildcats beat No. 10 seed Santa Clara 89-84 on Friday…
The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss its criminal case against two former Louisville police officers who were facing civil rights charges in connection with the shooting death of Breonna…
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) says a construction project at North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park will close both the main parking area and access to the Blue Hole for approximately a year, beginning Monday, March 23, 2026. They…
HONOLULU (AP) - Thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu were told to evacuate their homes early Friday morning as flooding from heavy rains intensified and water levels rose behind a 120-year-old dam. Emergency sirens blared along Oahu’s famed…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former reality TV star Joseph Duggar on Friday waived his right to an extradition hearing in Arkansas, which set in motion his transfer to Florida to face a child molestation charge. Duggar, 31, was arrested Thursday in…
FORT OGLETHORPE -- The Fort Oglethorpe Police Department (FOPD) is seeking assistance from the public locating a runaway juvenile. They say Matthew Bryan Johnson, a 16-year-old white male, has been reported as…
BOSTON (AP) — Six people were taken to the hospital after an incident at a Boston transit station Friday drew a large police presence and prompted the partial shutdown of the facility. The incident happened late Friday morning at the…
For U.S. consumers, soaring oil prices due to the Iran war don't just mean pain at the pump — the impact is also likely to be felt by shoppers both in stores and online. Global oil prices have jumped more than 40% since the…
Washington — The Trump administration filed a federal lawsuit against Harvard University on Friday, alleging that it violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack by…
ABC has scrubbed the upcoming season of "The Bachelorette," starring Taylor Frankie Paul, citing a newly released video from 2023. Thursday's unprecedented cancellation of the already filmed season of the long-running…
At 10:08 a.m. on Friday, March 20, Red Shift companies responded to the Alton Place Apartments, located on Croll Court for a blaze and flames report, according to the Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD). Once on the scene, firefighters found…
A 31-year-old Georgia woman has been charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an abortion in violation of a state law that bans it after the earliest weeks of pregnancy. If…
A second Marine Expeditionary Unit of about 2,200 Marines and three warships is headed toward the Middle East, as the war with Iran continues. The unit departed California earlier this week, according to two U.S. officials. The first one, which is coming…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Friday that it attacked an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, leaving three survivors, as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged traffickers. U.S. Southern Command, which oversees much of Latin America,…
At a White House event honoring the U.S. Navy Midshipmen football team, President Trump began his remarks by praising the U.S. operation destroying Iranian naval vessels. "I want to begin by just…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 90,000 bottles of a children’s pain reliever have been recalled due to reports of black specs and other contaminants, according to federal regulators. The Food and Drug Administration posted an online notice about…
Relief is on the way for Georgia drivers who have been feeling the pain at the gas pump. Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a bill that temporarily suspends the state's gas tax for 60 days. On…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said on Friday that Congress should “preempt state AI laws” that it views as too burdensome, laying out a broad framework for how it wants Congress to address concerns about artificial intelligence without curbing growth…
The City of Chattanooga’s Small Business Resource Center has opened at 332 East Martin Luther King Boulevard. This initiative is funded with $1.8 million approved by City Council and provided…
President Trump lambasted America's closest allies again on Friday, dismissing the seven decade-old NATO alliance as "A PAPER TIGER" without the U.S. military, and calling its other members "COWARDS" for not…