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Athens fire victim dies from her burns

ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) – 87 year old Mamie L. Folberg has died from the burns she suffered in a house fire in Athens. She and her son were rescued from the burning house on Wednesday evening. Athens firefighters say they…

Lambert, Visitors Bureau reacts to Boyd Indictment

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Commission candidate, Brent Lambert and the Convention and Visitors Bureau are responding to the Boyd Indictment. Brent Lambert says that Tim Boyd threatened him by saying he wanted him to drop out of the…

Hamilton County School Board discusses teacher pay during budget talks

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County School Board got a budget presentation from Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson Thursday afternoon. In it there was a proposed $5.5 million appropriated for a salary increase for employees plus a potentially one-time…

Tent City Cleanup

Crews from Chattanooga Public Works moved in to clean up trash and remove tents on east 11th street where 130 homeless people were living.

Chattanooga Police need your help to find 6 suspects

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Police Department, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s office, are asking the public to help them find six suspects. They are members of the Athens Park Blood street gang being prosecuted under…

Why Chattanooga Cares has started a needle exchange

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Legislation passed last year in Tennessee allows needle exchanges to help prevent the spread of diseases. Chattanooga Cares is a local group treating people from 11 counties in southeast Tennessee. The name of this needle exchange program…

Whitfield Deputy makes "arrest" of Boa on the prowl

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - The Whitfield County Sheriff's Office got an unusual call last week. A homeowner on Cedar Ridge Road said that a seven foot boa constrictor snake was in the yard hunting their Chihuahua. Luckily, the Sheriff's Office…

Drug raid at a hair salon in Dayton

DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Rhea County and Dayton law enforcement officers raided a beauty salon on Tuesday afternoon. The executed a search warrant at Creative Cuts and Designs in downtown Dayton. The Sheriff says officers could smell a strong odor…

Only 3 Weekends left until burn ban kicks in

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau reminds us that the annual burn ban begins on May 1st. So you just have three more weekends to burn on your property in the county. The ban lasts all…

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