Meigs County High School student arrested after violent threat
A Megis County High School student was arrested for posting a violent threat on social media.
Residents speak out at TVA board meeting about energy bills
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With weather recently dropping into the teens and twenties, the Tennessee Valley Authority says conditions were harsh—for consumers and their power bills. TVA's proposed rate change system that they say will help reduce cost to consumers,…
US rep: Tennessee should use $29M on backup paper ballots
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper is urging Tennessee's Republican-led legislature to use $29 million-plus in federal money on backup paper ballots, citing concerns from national security experts over vulnerabilities of paperless systems to hacking from Russia…
Remembering Jay Branum from WDEF in the 1970s
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - This week, we lost another veteran of WDEF TV from the 1970s. Earl Freudenberg posted about the passing of his friend Jay Branum. He was a photographer for the station, with Jimmy Sampley & Tommy Eason. front…
Investigations & arrests at several local schools over threats
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - It seems part of the modern curse of School shootings. After a major incident, we get a rash of threats of more violence at local schools. But this time, law enforcement is not taking the threats lightly.…
Johnson City murder investigation has ties in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF, WJHL) - WJHL reports that a Johnson City murder investigation has ties to Chattanooga. A JCPD investigator says his department is close to making an arrest in the case of a young mother shot and killed this…
Senior Matters - Elder Abuse
The definition of elder abuse in Tennessee is broad...and it includes physical, emotional, psychological, sexual and financial crimes. We could also add--exploitation, neglect and abandonment. These days the focus seems to be shifting to taking away an elderly person's financial…
School bus safety coalition presents recommendations to Hamilton County School Board
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Stand Up for School Bus Safety Coalition members are calling for better means to protect children on Hamilton County School buses. The coalition presented recommendations to the school board during the board agenda meeting Thursday…
Motorcyle accident with possible critical injuries
One person may have critical injuries after a motorcycle accident in the Harrison area.
3 convictions out of 4 in Pilot Flying J verdict
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Three of four former employees of truck stop chain Pilot Flying J have been convicted in connection with a rebate scam. They have been on trial since November in Federal court in Chattanooga. Former company President Mark…
HCDE helps students displaced after motel shutdown
Students and their families had to find a new place to live after the Economy Inn was padlocked and the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office called it a public nuisance.
CARTA drivers protest with sealed lips
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Unionized employees of CARTA walked out of a board meeting this morning, after their request to speak to the board was denied. That follows recent complaints from bus drivers over required overtime, and a short staff. A…
Black defends campaign checks, trucking emissions loophole
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rep. Diane Black is defending efforts to extend an emissions loophole benefiting a Tennessee-based trucking company whose entities, executives and family gave her gubernatorial campaign $225,000, as The New York Times reported. Campaign spokesman Chris Hartline…
Lyerly man killed in Georgia crash
CAVE SPRING, Georgia (WDEF) - A crash this morning below Rome, Georgia claims the life of a Lyerly man. It happened around 8 AM on Blacks Bluff Road near Cave Spring. An SUV coming out of a curve crossed over…
Chattanooga police investigate East Chattanooga shooting
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting Wednesday night in East Chattanooga. It happened after 7:30 PM in the 3300 block of Campbell Street. 20 year old Keontae Bush says someone in a passing vehicle shot him. He…
EPA announces commitment to clean Chattanooga lead site
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will clean a lead site in Tennessee, pending federal funding. News outlets report the EPA announced its commitment Tuesday to clean the Southside Chattanooga Lead Site when funds are…
Bad Daddy's Burger Bar coming to Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A new gourmet burger chain will open its first Tennessee location in Chattanooga. Bad Daddy's Burger Bar just broke ground at a location on Gunbarrel Road. The Denver-based company actually started in Charlotte, North Carolina eleven years…
TVA controls high water levels as more rain in forecast
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The recent surge of rain has been much needed for the Tennessee Valley. But this means river levels are also surging. Hamilton County Parks and Recreation closed all piers and boat ramps at the Tennessee River…
"Chattanooga Rising" Raises Awareness About Domestic Violence
Wednesday's gloomy weather didn't keep dozens of people from taking a stand against domestic violence this Valentine's Day.
How much will veteran taxbreak cost Hamilton County?
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton county commission on Wednesday heard some final numbers from its vote to lower property taxes for senior citizens and veterans. The commission last year adopted the state law that allows members of those two groups…
GOP-led committee unanimously votes down Tennessee gun bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Republican-led House committee has unanimously voted down legislation to let Tennessee handgun permit holders bring guns most places, including hospitals and professional sports arenas. In the Civil Justice Subcommittee Wednesday, Gov. Bill Haslam's administration, the…
Catoosa looking for suspect who is 8 months pregnant
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office is looking for a suspect who may look a lot different in about a month. 30 year old Sasha Nicole Carr is wanted for a probation violation and two counts of…
Flu now closing schools west of Chattanooga
ALTAMONT, Tennessee (WDEF) - The flu outbreak is now shutting down school systems around the Cumberland Plateau. Grundy County will close schools for the rest of the week. Students were already scheduled off for a professional development day Friday (now…
Suspect arrested for "Menacing" at Sylvania School
SYLVANIA, Alabama (WDEF) - Sylvania School was put on lockdown Tuesday after reports of a stranger on campus with a gun. School officials called the Sheriff's Department, who got a deputy on the scene in three minutes. The suspect had…