News

Catoosa County loses a deputy at a young age

RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - North Georgia law enforcement agencies are mourning the loss of an officer from natural causes. 32 year old Tyler Morton died yesterday after an illness. The Catoosa County deputy was an 11 year veteran of the…

Hamilton County Schools personnel shifts

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools could see some major personnel changes. Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson said he'll be announcing personnel shifts throughout the system Friday. Dr. Johnson did not go into detail about the changes, but did…

Hamilton County School Board takes a look at re-branding ideas

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County school officials got a look at re-branding ideas for the school system. The Johnson Group President Joe Johnson gave a presentation of some re-branding ideas during the school board work session meeting Thursday…

Jacqui Helbert reaches court settlement with WUTC

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Former WUTC reporter Jacqui Helbert has reached a settlement with the University of Tennessee system over her firing. Last March, the station said they fired her for violating journalism standards in the report. Lawmakers complained that she…

Can you identified a masked armed robber?

WALKER COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) - Walker County authorities are asking for the public's help to identify an armed robbery suspect from Wednesday night. The holdup happened at the Family Dollar store on Mission Ridge Road around 7:30 PM. The store…

Chattanooga picks a new CVB President

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Convention and Visitors Bureau has a new President and CEO. They have chosen Barry E. White, who held the same job in Augusta. “We look forward to welcoming Barry to Chattanooga,” says Chattanooga CVB board…

CPD creates 'Safe Exchange Zone' to protect community members

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga police have established a safe area for community members to meet up for buying/selling transactions, as well as child custody exchange. Due to the increasing number of community members shopping through online services such as Facebook…

Cleveland Police identify body discovered behind church

UPDATE: Cleveland Police have identified the woman as 62-year-old Julie Ann Headrick. The body was sent to Knoxville after being discovered this weekend. Sgt. Evie West says the police department still has not received results from the autopsy, though they hope…

Local Events


What's On TV Now