Art Night 2017
Leaders from a Chattanooga Hotel help raise money for art supplies for Alpine Crest Elementary School.
Can you identify a suspected wrench thief?
the camera catches him grabbing an impact wrench and hiding it in his pants.
#KeatonJonesIsAwesome on social media but principal downplays bullying case
(Story Updated to include statement from school system) KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The story of Keaton Jones continues to develop on Monday. He became the subject of a national furor when his mom posted an emotional, anti-bullying video on Facebook…
Emergency repairs underway on Highway 27 on Monday
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The backup over the Olgiati Bridge today comes from emergency repairs to Highway 27 South. TDOT crews are patching a recurring pothole that has been re-opening over the Third Street Bridge. They have reduced traffic to one…
The Latest: NYC subways reopen; tight security after blast
NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the explosion in Manhattan in an underground passageway (all times local): 10:20 a.m. New York City has reopened its subways amid heightened city-wide security after a man with a pipe bomb strapped to…
Happy Holidays at the gas pumps of Chattanooga
Best price is $1.89 at Middle Valley Exxon
Official: Device explodes on NYC subway platform
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that a man had a pipe bomb strapped to him when it went off on a New York City subway platform. The explosion…
Final push for Moore and Jones in Alabama Senate race
Tomorrow is the special election in Alabama
Threat of icy roads keeps some schools closed in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - The lingering threat of icy roads is keeping some schools closed in Georgia days after a winter storm covered parts of the Deep South with snow. News outlets report schools in several metro Atlanta counties were closed…
Celebrities rally for boy bullied at school after emotional video of him in tears goes viral
(CBS News) -- A boy teased for being "different" was flooded with comforting messages from dozens of celebrities over the weekend. This comes after he expressed his daily struggles as a victim of bullying in a heart-wrenching video posted online.…
Athletes, entertainers rush to support bullied Tennessee boy
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee woman's video of her son recounting being bullied at middle school has prompted a wave of support from athletes and entertainers.
SWAT standoff ends in arrest
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A man is in custody after SWAT standoff in Chattanooga.
Historical marker honors Tennessee LGBT activist
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A historical marker has been unveiled honoring a pioneering activist for gay and lesbian rights in Tennessee.
Father, 2 daughters die in Tennessee house fire
LYNCHBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A fire official says a father and two of his children have died in a house fire in Tennessee.
Firm convictions, uneasiness at churches before Senate race
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - There are both firm convictions and uneasy feelings in church pews as Alabama's U.S. Senate race winds down.
AARP, CPD share fraud prevention tips
AARP teamed up with Chattanooga Police's "Coffee with a Cop" event because at this time of the year, everyone is a target.
Woman reunited with firefighters who saved her life
September 20th is a day that Carrie Gann says she will never forget as well as the team of Chattanooga first responders who helped save her life. Saturday, she met the men and women she calls her heroes.
Car slams into Bradley County Schools Annex Saturday
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Saturday afternoon, Cleveland Police confirm they are at the scene of a car into the Bradley County Schools annex. They sent us a few pictures as it appears a tow truck is there to remove the vehicle…
5 injured by fire sparked by leaking gas at Alabama school
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say five people were injured by a sudden fire sparked by leaking gas at a Catholic school on the Alabama coast.
Iraq declares victory in its war against ISIS
BAGHDAD (CBS News) -- Iraq said Saturday that its war on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is over after more than three years of combat operations drove the extremists from all of the territory they once held.
Recordings of Pilot president's epithets could disrupt trial
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Secret recordings of a defendant uttering racial epithets are threatening to disrupt the federal fraud trial of former executives and sales staffers at the truck stop chain controlled by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.
Shooting in Dalton, Suspect At Large
Dalton, GA (WDEF) - On Friday, December 8th, the Whitfield County 911 Center received a call of a female being shot twice at a residence, located at 1025 Prince Way in Dalton, Georgia. During the investigation, it was revealed the…
Shooting on Lee Hwy
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Early Saturday morning, Chattanooga Police responded to a call of a person shot at a convenience store, located at 6200 Lee Highway. Upon arrival, officers located Paul Evans, 24, suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The…
Harlem Globetrotters headed to the Scenic City
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Courtesy of Harlem Globetrotters) -- After 91 years of thrilling and exciting crowds of basketball fans all over the world, the Harlem Globetrotters will bring their 2018 “Amazing Feats of Basketball World Tour” to The UTC McKenzie Arena…