6:15 UPDATE: Dalton High School will be closed on Thursday. Students are allowed to come by the school and retrieve any personal belongings left behind during the evacuation. Classes will resume on Friday. ____ This is the window that was…
A global automotive supplier is expanding its operation in Athens, Tennessee. DENSO is creating 320 jobs and investing $190 million in its McMinn County facility. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and the Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A new CBS series puts religion in the forefront, but this isn't your average religious show. It's a comedy surrounding Christianity's most sacred text. The sitcom "Living Biblically" premiered Monday night. The show follows film critic…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A proposed amendment to the short-term vacation rental ordinance expands the rental district in Chattanooga. The changes were on Chattanooga City Council's agenda Tuesday and have passed the first reading. Councilperson Chip Henderson said the amendment…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Sale Creek fire officials reported a home was destroyed by fire tonight. Around 8:30 pm a 9-1-1 call was made reporting a fire at 4122 Retro Hughes Road. Sale Creek Volunteer Fire Department responded and arrived…
Chattanooga Police say a missing man is safe, and has returned home.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A bipartisan bill wanting to legalize medical cannabis in the state of Tennessee is working its way through the General Assembly. Tuesday, the state's House Criminal Justice Subcommittee passed the Medical Cannabis Act by a 4-3…
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Three people at a northern Virginia military base have been transported to a medical facility and are in stable condition after a suspicious piece of mail was opened and nearly a dozen people felt ill.…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police announce that their suspect in the Hamilton Place Mall disturbance from the weekend is now in custody. David Ballard faces charges of Aggravated Riot, Felony Reckless Endangerment, Alteration of a Weapon and Unlawful Possession of a…
The man accused of the riot at Hamilton Place Mall has now been captured by Chattanooga Police.
A teacher at Snow Hill Elementary finds ways to keep her students engaged, and that's earned her a Golden Apple Award.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The trial begins for the man accused of causing a school bus crash that killed six Woodmore Elementary students in 2016. At Johnthony Walker’s trial Prosecutors and the defense attorney gave their opening statements. Then witnesses started…
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Bob Corker has decided not to reconsider his decision to retire from the U.S. Senate. Some Republicans had asked him to reconsider, fearing that Rep. Marsha Blackburn would not beat Democrat Phil Bredesen in the general…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Officials at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank say they were forced to evacuate Tuesday morning after receiving a suspicious package. It contained a powdery, white substance. “We received three packages addressed to board members in care of…
NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on companies reacting to the Parkland, Florida massacre and the NRA (all times local): 8:30 a.m. FedEx says it's sticking with the NRA and has not asked to be removed from the organization's website…
NEW YORK (AP) - One more company is finding itself embroiled in an intensifying discussion about guns in the United States after the school massacre in Parkland, Florida.
OLD FORT, N.C. (AP) - A Georgia man has fallen to his death from a North Carolina waterfall.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two Democratic lawmakers are proposing a ban on child marriages in Tennessee.
Chattanooga Police are searching for a missing 12 year old child.
A sinkhole has closed part of a road in Walker County.
By Lt. Bridget Mitchell, Navy Office of Community Outreach FALLON, Nev. – In Nevada’s high desert is the Navy’s premiere tactical air warfare training center, home to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center and it’s Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program,…
"the people of this state have responded so positively to that message...supporting president Trump"
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - In just over an hour, Cleveland Police found a stolen vehicle with a young child in the backseat. The theft happened at a Chevron Gas Station on 25th Street. Police say the family left the vehicle…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - A frontrunner in the race for Governor of Georgia vows to take on Delta Airlines after the company cuts ties with the NRA. Lt. Governor Casey Cagle tweeted today that he would retaliate against Delta for…