Flu Season Update
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - If need to go to a hospital emergency room this weekend expect to see a crowd. The flu epidemic of 2018 can be blamed for most of it and weather related incidents come in second. The Centers…
Group in Chattanooga under fire for projecting statements onto Federal Courthouse
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A group in Chattanooga is under fire after projecting derogatory comments about the President on the Federal Courthouse "earlier" this week. This picture is sparking a debate on social media about whether things like this fall under that…
Senior Matters: Morning Pointe Senior Living
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - For seniors, sometimes it's the little things that bring the most pleasure. Like a hug from a grandchild, a warm spring morning...or even a milkshake. Getting a milkshake has become a major event for some residents of…
Sentencing for suspect in Atlanta airport credit card theft ring
ATLANTA (WDEF) - The ringleader of a credit card theft ring was sentenced today in Atlanta. Prosecutors says Quentin Pickett and his co-conspirators stole credit cards from the secured baggage loading area at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and from a private…
Dunlap Police arrest sex offender on school property with kids in van
DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) - A Sequatchie County detective spotted a registered sex offender at a school Friday morning. He witnessed 37-year-old Jonathon Eric Kelly driving a van on school property with three children inside it. Kelly is classified as a…
5 in US, 2 in Italy charged with running opioid pill "mills"
Locations in Knoxville and Lenoir City
School: Alabama third-grader dies from flu
Pike Road is outside of Montgomery
Walker County seeking buyers for Rossville industrial site
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Walker County Development Authority (WCDA) is putting the former Coats American property up for sale. They are asking for proposals from local business and community leaders about the future of the eight acres in Rossville.…
Hamilton County deputy shoots suspect in Lakesite area
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has taken over the case of an officer involved shooting in Hamilton County on Friday morning.
Alexa Conference puts a focus on voice technology
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - You probably know that Amazon's Alexa can tell you the weather. She can play you music. All you have to do is ask. Alexa is one of the voice assistants on the market that have become…
Rep. Fleischmann comments on House bill vote to keep government open
"I urge my colleagues in the Senate to act quickly."
2 Tennessee Republicans introduce medical marijuana bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to make medical marijuana legal in Tennessee, but only in oil-based products. Sen. Steve Dickerson of Nashville and Rep. Jeremy Faison of Cosby announced the bill's filing Thursday amid wide…
3 executions set for Tennessee this year; last was in 2009
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A prisons official says three executions are scheduled this year in Tennessee, which would be the first since 2009. Department of Correction spokeswoman Neysa Taylor on Thursday confirmed James Hawkins, Billy…
Former policeman charged with possession of child pornography
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Charges were filed on a former Chattanooga police officer for possession of child pornography. There is no word yet on when Bryan Moody the third III will have to turn himself in. According to Chattanooga Police, this…
Whitfield County Superintendent sings school closing message
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Parents, students, and teachers in Whitfield County were told that they would have another Snow Day...... but through song... take a listen. Dr. Judy Gilreath says, "Decisions.... I know I must make a decision. So tell me ...…
CHI Memorial launches Breathe Easy truck for lung cancer detection
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Lung cancer is curable if caught early enough. Unfortunately that doesn't happen often enough. But CHI Memorial has a new tool in the fight against lung cancer. It's the Breathe Easy mobile health coach. It got formally…
The Alexa Conference kicked off at Downtown Chattanooga Library
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Alexa Conference is going on right now in Chattanooga. Dozens are gathering at the Chattanooga Library downtown to discuss how voice technology being used across the world. The goal is to give developers the training needed to…
Brewer jury selection begins in Nashville
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - The jury selection for the trial of Benjamin Brewer begins Thursday in Nashville.. A jury will be picked in Davidson County and then the trial returns to Chattanooga on the 22nd. Prosecutors say Brewer had drugs in…
3 arrests in Polk County over suspected drug deal
"there is no friendship in drugs. Anything can go bad in a heartbeat.”
Woman injured escaping house fire this morning
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…
One of the first African-American Lee University students speaks at "Desegregation at Lee College" event
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 focuses on secondary roads
Catoosa County public works officials have been treating the roads but urging drivers to stay home unless they absolutely have to go out.
The Latest: Alabama student behind racist video says she was wrong
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…
How unusual is this January cold?
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,…