Catoosa County Election Board keeps 4 candidates on Republican ballot
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - Tensions were high inside of a Catoosa County courtroom on Tuesday. Their elections board heard the county’s Republican Party plead their case…
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Local Republicans slam UAW, urge VW employees to vote against union
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Local and state Republican officials held a press conference Monday morning to discuss their opposition to a unionization effort at Volkswagen.…
Bloodanooga returns with Super Mario theme
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The princess might be in another castle, but you can give blood at UTC. Held by Blood Assurance, the 13th edition of Bloodanooga is one of…
Man facing attempted murder in shooting near East Brainerd ballfields
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after a shooting near some East Brainerd ball fields. That…
Seven people displaced after early Saturday morning fire
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Seven people were displaced early Saturday morning after their home caught on fire. Chattanooga firefighters say they were called out to the 4200 block…
Hixson home damaged in Friday afternoon fire
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The cause of a Hixson house fire Friday is currently under investigation. The Chattanooga Fire Department says that before 6 p.m. Friday, they were called…
Paraglider rescued 100 feet in air near Sequatchie County mountain
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) - A dramatic rescue took place in Sequatchie County on Friday. A paraglider stuck 100 feet…
Tennessee Innocence Project to hold Chattanooga event
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A non-profit law firm that works to exonerate convicts will be making…
Local alumni upset with Tennessee State board decision
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Some local alumni of Tennessee State University are voicing disapproval of the state’s decision to remove its Board of Trustees.…
City says neighboring developer cited before Heritage Park flooding
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- We do have an update on ongoing flooding issues at Jack Benson Heritage Park. (more…)
Male Cleveland High School student facing felony sexual battery charge
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Cleveland Police Department says a petition for sexual battery has been filed with the Bradley County Juvenile Court this week against a…
Foundation House Ministries receives $790,000 state grant
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - A ministry that serves mothers in crisis received a large grant Thursday. Foundation House Ministries in Cleveland has received a $790,000 grant from the State…
Patten Towers murder suspect makes brief court appearance
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The suspect charged with…
Frequent user of Heritage Park concerned about increased flooding
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Frequent flooding is disrupting life in one Chattanooga park. One citizen, Henri Tenthorey, says that the flooding at Jack Benson Heritage Park in…
UTC students upset over lack of housing
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On-campus housing is a big part of the college experience. However, a large number of University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (UTC) students may not be able to…
Whitfield County GOP censures representative
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - The Whitfield County Republican Party says they are censuring one of their state representatives. They are upset with Representative Kasey Carpenter over what they say are a…
Westside One receives final approval
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A major project in Chattanooga’s Westside has received final approval. The Chattanooga Industrial Board gave the final go ahead for one of the largest projects in Chattanooga’s…
New renderings of South Broad District unveiled
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - New renderings of the South Broad District were presented Monday at the Industrial Development Board. 3D renderings show the concept for the area surrounding the…
Bradley County Sheriff hospitalized after crash
UPDATE: Sheriff Steve Lawson's wife, Connie Lawson, posted an update to Facebook on his condition. She said on Sunday night Sheriff Lawson was in the ICU. Read her post: We have reached out to the Bradley County Sheriff's Office, but…
More Volkswagen employees raising concerns about injuries
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A few weeks ago, we brought you the story of a Volkswagen employee who said he had gotten injured while working and was facing difficulties…
Mobile pet spa holds grand opening for entry into Chattanooga market
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -The Zoomin’ Groomin’ Mobile Pet Spa held its grand opening Sunday in Chattanooga at Riverview Park. The company, which with the addition of the Chattanooga market is now in over 150 cities, allows pet owners to book…
Groundbreaking held for Riverport Industrial Building
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Groundbreaking was held Thursday for a new industrial development in Chattanooga. Urban Story Ventures broke ground on a $28 million industrial building on Riverport Drive. [caption…
Orange Grove doctor to speak in front of United Nations Friday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A doctor at the Orange Grove Center is set to speak in front of the United Nations on Friday, March 22.…
Man found not guilty in vehicular homicide case
UPDATE: LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- A jury found Larry Cargle not guilty of vehicular homicide Wednesday morning in the 2021 death of Eden Muina. However, he was found guilty of failing to yield. Cargle has been placed on a year…
Walker County vehicular homicide trial of college student begins
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) - A trial began Monday in Walker County for the 2021 death of a college student in a car crash. Eden Muina was only…
4 Chattanooga officers testify on beginning of Jason Chen investigation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - New police body cam footage in the Jason Chen murder case was shown in a Hamilton County court room Friday. Today’s…
Surveillance video shows last moments before suspected homicide
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A former Chattanooga cop had his preliminary hearing today in a November 2023 murder case. Three key pieces of evidence were introduced by a…
Library shows kids how to make pies on Pi Day
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Public Library celebrated National Pi Day on Thursday. National Pi Day commentates the ratio of the circumference to the diameter…
Police: Red Bank woman arrested for trying to run over kid’s father
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A mother in Red Bank is facing attempted first-degree murder charges after attempting to run over her ex-boyfriend. Red Bank Police said Shekinah Terrell got into an argument with…
Trial date set for student involved in East Ridge altercation
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- A trial date has been set for a former East Ridge student involved in a viral fight with a school resource officer. (more…)
Family of 1987 Ringgold murder victim wants cold case reopened
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - 37 years ago on Wednesday, a young woman was found murdered outside of a Ringgold restaurant. Kim Croft…
Local reaction to proposed TikTok ban
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The federal government is currently weighing a ban against the social media app TikTok. Legislators say that a ban on TikTok is necessary to thwart any potential access to American’s data by the Chinese government. Virginia…
Biden, Trump hold dueling rallies in Georgia
ROME, Ga. (WDEF) - The Peach State was a hot battleground Saturday as the race for White House begins to heat up. Both President Joe Biden and former President…
Man injured in Lookout Valley mobile home fire
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - One man has been injured in a mobile home fire in Lookout Valley. Chattanooga firefighters say they received a call…
Catoosa County Republican ballot battle continues
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - A political and legal battle continued Friday morning in Catoosa County. A judge continued his order that the Catoosa County Republican Party had to allow four…
Fort Oglethorpe holds first plant sale
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) - Garden enthusiasts in Fort Oglethorpe got to spring forward a little early on Friday. The city held its first ever plant sale in its greenhouse, which…
Walker County residents meet with proposed quarry owners
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Residents in southern Walker County got a chance to directly question two owners who are planning to build a rock quarry in…
Goodwill opens new store in LaFayette
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) - Goodwill of Greater Chattanooga celebrated a brand-new store Thursday. They opened a new store on Mize Street in Lafayette. The store also is a donation…
Volkswagen employee raises concerns after injury
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Volkswagen employee says he was injured on the job. Chris Hawkins says has been working at Volkswagen since December, being hired to work…
McVeagh grateful after winning Circuit Court nomination
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Judge Alex McVeagh has won the Republican nomination for Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge. McVeagh defeated attorney Michelle Coffman by nearly 5,000 votes. In the immediate aftermath of the win, McVeagh said that he…