McKamey holds annual "Name Your Price" adoption drive
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- McKamey Animal Center had it's annual Name Your Price pet adoption event on Black Friday.
CPD investigates shooting after victim arrives at local hospital
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Police are investigating a shooting after receiving a call of a person shot around 3:30 p.m. on 2500 block E. 19th St. Chattanooga Police Officers responded to a local hospital after reports of a gunshot victim…
Emily's List of Weekend Activities - November 24, 2017
If you like to ice skate, Ice on the Landing is back this holiday season
Celebrities re-ignite fight to free woman in prison for life
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Celebrities have reinvigorated the fight to free a Tennessee woman imprisoned for life after she shot and killed a man who solicited her as a prostitute in 2004. On social media, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Kim Kardashian…
Pet loving couple adopts during McKamey 'Name Your Price' event
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The McKamey Animal Center had it's 3rd annual Name Your Price pet adoption event today, and people were lined up when the doors first opened this morning. With 200 cats and 150 dogs available for adoption,…
Hundreds join Cabela's parking lot party for Black Friday
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - Hundreds braved the cold this Black Friday in Ringgold at Cabelas. Many showed up after finishing up Thanksgiving festivities Thursday night. Savannah Sjoding was near the front of the line since she showed up at 6:30…
Audit: Contractor overcharged federal nuke plant by $6.8m
SPRING CITY, Tenn. (AP) - An audit says a contractor overcharged a federal utility by more than $6.8 million from 2010 to 2015 to help finish construction on a nuclear reactor in Tennessee. According to local media, the Tennessee Valley…
Tips on avoiding theft this holiday shopping season
With the holiday shopping season in full swing, police want to make sure people are vigilant and avoid being targets of theft.
JCPenney at Hamilton Place sees sales boost after earlier open on Thanksgiving
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. - Black Friday is a shopping tradition for Jessie Freeman, and on Thanksgiving Day she was at the JCPenney at Hamilton Place getting the deals early. "I start my cooking early so it can be all ready…
Hamilton County shoppers begin Thanksgiving Day
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Shoppers lined up outside of JCpenney at Hamilton Place before the doors opened on Thanksgiving day. Black friday is a shopping tradition for Jessie Freeman, and as stores are opening on Thanksgiving, she's made sure to save…
Chattanooga Community Kitchen delivers Thanksgiving meals
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Community Kitchen has been involved with an outreach program called Relevant Hope. It's designed to ensure all homeless in Chattanooga that come through the kitchen doors can transition into self-sustainability. Volunteers lined up to deliver…
New unemployment numbers in Northwest Georgia
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - State labor officials are releasing new unemployment numbers for northwest Georgia this Thanksgiving. They say the number of Dalton's employed residents fell last month, but not enough to make the jobless rate increase. The number of…
Salvation Army Serves Meals to Tenn. Valley Seniors in Need
Salvation Army volunteers are spending this Thanksgiving serving area senior citizens.
Thousands Flock to Grateful Gobbler Walk
The 18th Annual Grateful Gobbler benefits a good cause.
HCSO: Deputies Catch Swimming Burglary Suspect in Hixson
Hamilton County deputies say they've arrested a burglary suspect, after he tried to swim away from them.
Collegedale growth results in future development plans
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Work will be underway early next year on a new shopping complex on Old Lee Highway in Collegedale. The announcement came after a meeting of city leaders, and it will add at least two more restaurants…
Georgia boy whose transplant was delayed gets new kidney
ATLANTA (AP) - A potentially life-saving kidney transplant has given a Georgia family a lot to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. A.J. Burgess, who will be 3 in January, was born without kidneys. Mawuli Davis, a lawyer for A.J.'s parents,…
Tennessee man arrested, charged with making holiday threat
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal authorities say a man who threatened on social media to kill people in Tennessee on Thanksgiving Day has been arrested. The U.S. attorney's office in Knoxville says 43-year-old Franklin Delano Jeffries II was taken into…
Salvation Army bell ringer speaks out after being robbed
The Salvation Army red kettle bell ringer, who was robbed at a Chattanooga Food City, explained what happened.
EPB Celebrates Holidays Around the World in This Year’s Holiday Windows
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) – In keeping with a Chattanooga tradition dating back to the World War II era, EPB opened its 2017 Holiday Windows at its downtown building with the theme of “Holidays Around the World”, representing the culture and…
Tennessee Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Contesting a Will
Nashville, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed previous rulings that dismissed a lawsuit contesting the October 1, 2013 Will (“2013 Will”) of Dr. J. Don Brock, a resident of Hamilton County. Dr. Brock died March 10, 2015, leaving…
You Can Help With The Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinner
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) –The Salvation Army has identified move than 500 low-income seniors who would not otherwise have a Thanksgiving meal and are homebound. As a result of our generous community, these seniors will enjoy a Thanksgiving meal of turkey, potatoes,…
Chattanooga firefighters contain heavy volume house fire
Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Around 1:30 this afternoon, Chattanooga firefighters responded to a residential structure fire at 1655 Hattie Lane. Battalion Chief Brandon Schroyer said the first arriving firefighters with Quint 21 encountered a heavy volume of fire on the front…
UPDATE: Polk County Homicide Suspect in Custody
POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to its ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ list. 20-year-old Ahren Presley is wanted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the TBI to face charges in connection…