CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Local activists are calling for Chattanooga city council members help in protecting the future of a potential police oversight board. The group says they want a community led board to promote accountability within CPD. In an open…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- National eyes rested on Chattanooga this morning as the Tennessee Valley Authority's board voted on the closure of two coal plants -- one in Western Kentucky and the other near Oak Ridge, Tennessee. TVA's board has…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools will be closed Friday due to illness among staff and students. The district says they have monitored absence numbers closely for students and staff over the past week. They say the number of…
At least 15 human feet have been found along the shores of a Canadian province over the past 12 years, according to a government news release. One was recently discovered in a shoe in West Vancouver, in September. Now, the…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says that an assault involving two students was reported at Ooltewah High School. The reported assault is being investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division. Lea says a report was made, but…
They are moving from robo-calls to app notifications.
The board also picked Jeffrey Lyash as the new president and chief executive officer
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Doctors performing abortions on girls younger than 18 years old would be required to preserve a sample of the fetal tissue for law enforcement under a bill making its way through…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Nearly a year later, Seo Yoon Yang still remembers the day a shooter entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and killed 17 people. "Everyone was just in so much shock people were crying and I distinctly…
Another Chattanooga extended stay motel announces its closing its doors.
He was charged with DUI, in part because he was walking around in the cold with no shirt. But his vehicular homicide charge remains.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Maclellan Family Shelter received their largest donation of the year today. Presented by the organizers from Grateful Gobbler, the shelter got a check for 225 thousand dollars. This money comes from the more than 5-thousand walkers who…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The trial continues for a 45 year old man accused of the 2000 murder of his East Ridge girlfriend. Today the supervisor for the district attorney's cold case unit took the stand. He described how they investigate unsolved…
50 people become U.S. citizens during the ceremony in Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Valley Authority held a listening session ahead of a key board vote Thursday morning. 38 total people spoke in front of the TVA board this afternoon. A majority spoke in favor of closing down…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tanger Outlets are coming to downtown Nashville. The company says their outlet will be somewhere near downtown, within site of a new interchange under construction. But they won't say exactly where. Tanger will not begin…
ROCKWOOD, Tennessee (WDEF) A woman has been charged with making a false accusation against a Rockwood police officer. Christy Hunter has been indicted on charges of Filing a False Report and Retaliation for Past Action. Back in January, she made…
The zoo plans to begin a breeding program here in Chattanooga.
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee sheriff says a man has fatally shot his wife at the dentist office where she worked. Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy told news outlets that a bystander at David A. Guy Dentistry in Kingsport…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - There was a lot of positive discussion at the Hamilton County Commission meeting this morning, about supporting a bill before the Tennessee General Assembly, to ban smoking on all government owned playgrounds. The commission is considering a resolution…
TDOT has been blasting away rocks overhanging the interstate.
Stasha Baggett killed after grabbing onto their fleeing vehicle
Amber Bailey ran the Jasper Elementary PTO.
A Jasper Elementary school teacher wants students to realize their potential. But her lesson plan starts with love. That's why she has earned this week's Golden Apple Award.