CHARLESTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Wacker-Charleston chemical plant now has a new website for concerned citizens in the area. Four months have passed since the plant's major hydrogen gas leak and explosion at the beginning of September. At the time,…
A Hixson High School teacher helps students with their reading and math skills, earning her a Golden Apple Award.
Investigators are looking for the person responsible for a fatal hit and run Tuesday morning in Walker County.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Eight more Hamilton County schools will get Volkswagen eLabs next year. The Public Education Foundation announced the next schools this morning. They at Brainerd High, Brown Middle, Center for Creative Arts, Hixson Middle, Hixson High, Ooltewah Middle,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - When Chattanooga firefighters got the the scene just after midnight, it was already too late to save most of the products inside. The fire burned General Appliance Warehouse on top and Summitt Pianos and Organs on the…
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a 6-year-old girl has died after a school bus she was riding in overturned in Georgia. Five other people were injured in the crash Monday afternoon. Warner Robins Assistant Police Chief John Wagner…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - "I got hired on in the kitchen. I've worked here since day one. So I know everything about this place and the area that we exist in," Community Pie General Manager Brian Scott said He also…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam is using his eighth and final annual address to tout the state's achievements and challenge Tennessee to "be the best" in the nation in jobs, education and government efficiency. In his State of…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- After three years of court trials and hearings, the family of Forrest Coleman finally has justice. In just about 38 days, Rick Stevison stole thousands of dollars of jewelry, cash and other items from an elderly…
The Fort Oglethorpe Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TSSAA has suspended both the Austin East and Brainerd basketball teams from play after their brawl on Saturday night. One students was injured when the fight broke out on the court and spread to the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - One of Hamilton Place Mall's longest running retailers has closed up shop here. Banana Republic posted signs encouraging customers to visit their store in Knoxville. Gap announced last fall that they planned on closing about 10% of…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal's wife says she has successfully undergone surgery to remove a tumor after being diagnosed with breast cancer. A press release issued by the governor's office Monday said first lady Sandra Deal was diagnosed…
ATLANTA (AP) - A local free speech advocacy group is denouncing a bi-partisan proposal being considered by the state Senate to allow lottery winners to remain anonymous. The Georgia First Amendment Foundation says in a statement that allowing the government…
Tyner Academy brings in a number of guests to celebrate the school's first ever, academic pep rally.
SafeWise applauds Summerville police for only one violent crime and 41 property crimes in 2016.
“very unfortunate situation that needs to be dealt with.”
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) - The break-in cost the store as much as the theft did this morning in Sale Creek. A thief broke into the Country Mart Convenience Store at 1600 Mayflower Road. They made off with several thousand…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Father to the Fatherless is a local organization that works in partnership with many community groups, organizations, and schools to help with youth development in our area. But they are always looking for other businesses to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police say a person showed up at a local hospital with a gun shot wound.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police say officers were called to a home invasion around 11:25 p.m. Saturday night.
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Pitcher Ashley Rogers from Meigs County and Manker Patten tennis pro Wesley Cash are the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame athletes of the year for 2017. They will be recognized February 26th at the hall's…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Downtown Chattanooga has over 43,000 parking spaces, but less than one-third of those are publicly available. Led by the Chattanooga Parking Authority and River City Company, this is one of the findings from a comprehensive parking…
Hamilton County, TN (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fight at Brainerd High that sent a student to the hospital. During a basketball game Saturday evening between Brainerd High and Austin-East of Knoxville, a fight broke…