Walls of Jericho taking a toll on hikers
Squad has made four rescues from the difficult trail on Hytop Mountain
Don't fall for the Wildwood Volunteer Fire scam
A solicitation from a purported local volunteer fire department is a fake. Beware.
Mart Green speaks at Chattanooga Area Leadership Prayer Breakfast
Thousands attend to hear Hobby Lobby Board Chairman talk about translating the Bible.
Wanted armed robbery suspect was shot by a citizen
Police found a man shot in a stolen pickup truck. He also was wanted in several other jurisdictions.
Opioid Crisis: Local woman charged again with doctor shopping
Indicted in Hamilton County just two months after being charged with the same thing in McMinn County
Election officials prep for county primaries
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - There are 130 voting precincts in Hamilton County. And on Tuesday, Hamilton County voters will head to one of the 81 polling places to cast their ballots. "Preparation for elections takes place for months. Of…
Rhea Springs, Pt. 1: Lost towns under Watts Bar Lake
We start a new series of reports on the undergound. But this time, our underground is really under the lake.
Hamilton County will be on Cops TV show
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office will be on national television this fall. The agency has been chosen by the COPS T-V show to be featured in several episodes. The sheriff's office says a COPS camera crew will be…
Lambert mailers outrage some in East Ridge
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — One of the most controversial political races in Tennessee is now cluttering postal and social media mailboxes throughout East Ridge. It has been a bitter race between the two Republican candidates running for the District…
Mom charged with Child Neglect after marijuana confiscated
Officers say they confiscated almost a pound of marijuana from the home.
Dalewood Middle School
Students at Dalewood Middle School now have a special lab, and the tools they need to solve real world problems.
East Ridge changing property condemnation plan
Residents not happy at public hearing with plan giving city more power to condemn houses
A bridge too low: Trucks keep ramming historic Georgia link
Police blame GPS systems for luring trucks to bridge
Man wanted in connection to Shallowford Road shooting
UPDATE 5/18 2:35pm : The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is assisting Chattanooga Police with the search for Dominique Collins. Collins is wanted by the Chattanooga Police Department and the TBI to face charges including Attempted First Degree Murder, Aggravated Assault, Reckless…
NRC launches special inspection of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
They will examine failures of a heat reduction system on 3 days in April.
Alabama stages all-star benefit concert for Jacksonville State
The Hall of Fame group from Ft. Payne has two connections to the college devastated by a March tornado
Rescue workers find hikers in Polk County mountains
Hikers have been spotted by helicopter.
Both Hate Crimes & attacks against Police are up in Tennessee
The stats on attacks against law enforcement officers and hate crimes in Tennessee
Man shot in Lincoln Park after midnight
Victim suffered non-life-threatening wound.
8th annual Carson Scholarship Banquet held at UTC
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Ninety students were presented with money for college for their outstanding achievements inside and outside of the classroom. The Carson Scholarship Banquet was held today at UTC for these high achieving students from grade 4 to…
Crash in Varnell involves semi truck hauling chickens, minivan
VARNELL, Ga. (WDEF) -- A crash is being investigated in Varnell involving a semi truck hauling chickens and a white minivan. The crash happened on Highway 2 near Lee Bryant Road. It happened around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. PLEASE AVOID THE…
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Israeli says 3 Palestinian infiltrators from Gaza killed
Israeli troops fatally shot two Palestinians who infiltrated the country from Gaza and attacked soldiers with explosives Sunday night.
Woman charged in infant's death in Tennessee
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say a woman has been charged in the death of a 4-month-old girl.
2 killed, 3 injured in I-40 accident in western Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police say two people have been killed and three others were injured in a six-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 in western Tennessee.