OOLTEWAH, Tennessee (WDEF) - Lanes on I-75 northbound are back open after a cargo fire this afternoon. The fire was called in at around 3 PM. The incident backed up traffic on the interstate. It shut down lanes going up…
According to the health department, a third child has died from the flu this season in Hamilton County.
Con Nooga returns for its 13th year downtown at the Chattanooga Convention Center.
A national study ranked the I-24/75 split, along with U.S. 27 highway, as some of the worst traffic areas in the country.
She was last seen the day after Christmas, but it was only reported this week.
The gang is suspected of killing a 14 year old girl who confronted them with a BB gun.
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A man convicted of heading a meth distribution network in northwest Georgia has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. 39 year old Eric Lynn Estrada was convicted in Dalton a couple of weeks ago. Prosecutors…
HIXSON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County Sheriff's officers are investigating an aggravated assault Thursday night in Dallas Bay. It happened at a home in the Port Serena neighborhood around 6PM. The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening…
The mother of an Idaho boy and his teenage sister who vanished last year has been arrested in Hawaii.
President Donald Trump is signaling that he’s prepared to tap federal coffers again to help farmers suffering from the tariff fights that he initiated.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - After years of planning and construction, the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center will finally open Saturday. The opening ceremony starts at 10 Saturday morning. There will be 13 medal of honor recipients in attendance. Governor…
A new warning about Russian interference in the 2020 election is raising questions about whether the U.S. is doing enough to prevent the kind of meddling the country saw in the 2016 election.
Several states have begun picking up the tab for family planning services at clinics run by Planned Parenthood.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two people were killed in a crash Thursday night. According to CPD, the accident happened when a 27-year-old male, who was going north on South Moore Road, hit a 49-year-old female that was traveling south. The…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School System is making moves beefing up security. School officials gave an update on Student Security Officer (SSO) positions at the school board meeting Thursday night. So far, they've offered SSO positions…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - There was a standing ovation at the Hamilton County School Board meeting Thursday night after board members approved the early renewal of Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson's contract. "He has the vision, smarts, leadership skills, work…
CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — A flooring manufacturer plans an expansion in northwest Georgia that the governor says will create 268 jobs. Gov. Brian Kemp's office said in a news release Thursday that an increase in demand for luxury vinyl flooring…
ATLANTA (AP) — The University of Georgia and Georgia Tech are fighting a proposal to make them favor in-state residents in early admissions. They say a state senator's proposal would degrade their ability to recruit top out-of-state students and maintain…
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Investigators in Tennessee worked all night Wednesday and into Thursday morning searching for a 15-month-old girl who hasn't been seen since the day after Christmas. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says Evelyn Boswell was reported missing…
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee inmate has become the fifth person executed in the state's electric chair in a span of 16 months. Nicholas Sutton was pronounced dead at 7:26 p.m. Thursday at a…
The public can now learn more about the rich history of war heroes at the new Charles H. Coolidge Medal of Honor Heritage Center.
The Tennessee Department of Human Services is accepting applications for grant money to organizations that help families break the cycles of poverty.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - The last few weeks of heavy rainfall is causing crews to monitor a road on Signal Mountain. Over the last year, crews have been monitoring Sunset Drive due to a continuing shift in the land. Two…
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - The Cleveland Police Department has arrested two people in connection to the stolen Wheelchair that belonged to a special needs boy. Investigators say after watching surveillance footage, they were able to determine John King and Rebekah…