UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department says the cause of the fire was a candle. _____ CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) Two women barely escaped a house fire Thursday morning in Brainerd. Firefighters got the call around 9 AM to a home at 4615…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Wednesday night, Bishop Quan Miller spoke at Lee University during the "Desegregation at Lee College" event. In the early 1970's Miller attended Lee University after the school began admitting African-Americans in 1966. "We arrive at…
Catoosa County public works officials have been treating the roads but urging drivers to stay home unless they absolutely have to go out.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on videos posted by a University of Alabama student containing racial slurs (all times local): 5:50 p.m. A former University of Alabama student is apologizing for posting videos using a racial slur. Harley Barber…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Residents of the Tennessee valley are still coping with colder-than-usual temperatures. The latest blast from the arctic didn't produce that much snow, but most schools and government agencies were closed again today. It's been a cold January,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The stock market keeps recording historic numbers. In just seven days, the Dow Jones rocketed from one all-time high to another. As the opening bell rang yesterday, the Dow read 26,000 points. Since the election of…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police are asking for the public's help to identify an unusual shoplifting suspect. They say he got away with a full set of cookware from a department store. Investigators say it happened last Friday afternoon…
MANCHESTER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Fire more District Attorney Generals have filed lawsuits involving the opiod crisis in Tennessee. They represent counties in the middle part of the state. Their targets are both the companies that make the drugs and the…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Blood Assurance says they have a critical shortage now of blood. They need O negative, O positive, and A negative blood. The organization blames the weather and the flu for keeping donors at home. “We have been…
STEVENSON, Ala. (WDEF) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Department has made an arrest in a murder from the early morning hours of Tuesday. Deputies responded to a "shots fired" call at a home in Stevenson on Sharon Drive around 1:30…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) -Snow, and bitterly cold temperatures. Winter weather is back, and hit parts of our viewing area pretty hard. The conditions didn't keep some people from getting out. Vehicles could still be seen moving across i-75, as the…
Cold weather shelters are at capacity in Chattanooga on a bitterly cold night.
Hamilton County Emergency Services opened up its emergency operations center Tuesday morning to prepare for the storm.
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Collegedale is known for keeping its roads clear, no matter the weather. Crews coated the roads with brine -- a mixture of salt and water-- Monday and early Tuesday, trying to get ahead of the snow…
A teacher at Central High School makes sure his kids succeed, earning him a Golden Apple Award.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Erlanger Health System reports that the number of flu cases continues to climb in our area. The number of cases grew by 44% last week. But this is the statistic that shows how bad the season has…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Erlanger Health Systems has a tentative deal to buy the Murphy Medical Center in North Carolina. The next step requires approval from the boards of both hospitals. That could come next week. The Murphy Medical board votes…
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) - Before dawn, police were called to Westwood Heights Apartments in Athens. The call was a man causing property damage. Neighbors told officers that Dillon Clayton has smashed a window in an apartment with a rock. They…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) As snow begins to arrive in the Tennessee Valley, TDOT continues to work on highways in the region. So far the snow line is at the Cumberland Plateau. Jennifer Flynn with TDOT spoke to us this morning about…
NASHVILLE (WDEF) Snow is falling this morning in the Nashville area, stretching to Murfreesboro. West Tennessee has snow and travel advisories. East Tennessee is still clear. ___ ATLANTA (AP) - The Latest on wintry weather in the Deep…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Monday, a large crowd marched together down M.L. King Boulevard during the 48th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration presented by The Unity Group. Marchers included a group of ladies. Edna Varner said…
Crews spent the day putting brine on the roads in preparation for a snowstorm.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Monday marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. To honor his legacy, Chattanooga's Office of Multicultural Affairs organized a Day of Service, where hundreds of volunteers use their off day to serve the community. Those volunteers spread…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Thousands of people have celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with song and dance at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The holiday weekend was a special father and son trip for Alan Williams…