HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is investigating an inmate death that occurred early Friday morning. On January 10, 2025, HCSO corrections officers were made aware of an unconscious inmate. Floyd…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - Dalton Fire Department responded to a house fire call that caused nearly $15,000 in damages and an…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – This weekend, the Creative Discovery Museum hosted Dolly Days, where the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library came together to encourage everyone to sign up and…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) - As we head into 2025, Catoosa County’s volunteer firefighters are taking their CPR recertification class. Lieutenant Brian Mangum explains that it…
Hamilton County, Tenn. (WDEF) — This morning, deputies were able to locate and arrest a wanted fugitive from Georgia for Aggravated [caption id="attachment_1910785" align="alignright"…
UPDATE (1/13/2025): The man arrested for shooting at a family sledding in the snow has received additional charges. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO)…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – This afternoon, Green Shift companies were dispatched to an abandoned house fire in the 1000 block of N. Hawthorne Street. The Chattanooga Fire Department says that upon arrival, they observed heavy smoke coming from the…
It's not every day that Chattanooga gets a good snowfall, so when the snow started to fall early this morning, people wasted no time in getting outside to enjoy it. Whether it was…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The largest snow in over a decade caused Chattanoogans to reckon with, and in many cases, enjoy the winter storm. (more…)
EDITED (1/10/2025): Food and Drug Administration officials turned up dozens of violations at a McDonald's supplier linked to a deadly outbreak of E. coli that led to more than a hundred infections and a sweeping recall of onions…
Mark Zuckerberg set the internet abuzz this week when the Meta CEO announced that the tech giant would no longer conduct independent fact-checking. The program, implemented in 2016, will be replaced with Meta's own version of…
TUNNEL HILL, Ga. (WDEF) – Residents on Pine Oaks Drive in Tunnel Hill are being evacuated as a safety precaution after a truck accident involving propane tanks…
Macy's is closing 66 store locations that it has said are underperforming. The closures are part of the storied retailer's turnaround strategy. The company referred to the brick-and-mortar stores it's shuttering as "non-go-forward" locations. They include outposts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida,…
At least four people were injured Friday morning…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- As snow, sleet, and freezing rain blanketed north and central Georgia on Friday, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) shifted from brine treatment to snowplowing and road clearing. More than 300…
Tesla is recalling more than 240,000 vehicles because of a rearview visibility issue. In a regulatory filing this week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the electric automaker reported that a computer circuit board on certain…
Appearing in court virtually from his Mar-a-Lago home Friday, President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced for his crimes in the New York "hush money" case, to unconditional discharge for his 34 felony counts, released with no restrictions.…
Roads across the Tennessee Valley are closing due to unsafe conditions. The following roads have been closed so far: Roberts Mill Road (Signal Mountain, TN) W Road (Signal Mountain, TN) Shoal Creek Road (Signal Mountain, TN) Waugh Street Hill (Dalton,…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Winter weather has prompted the closure of some roads in Dalton, including the Waugh Street hill between Shugart Road and Walston Street, as well as Tony Ingle Parkway/Dug Gap Mountain Road, which remains closed across the…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Signal Mountain man was arrested on Thursday on child rape charges. Deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) responded to…
Calling all country music lovers! Get ready to hear award-winning musician, Pam Tillis, at the Walker Theatre this weekend! CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - County music enthusiast can stay warm and entertained this…
GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Grundy County Sheriff's Office has put out a BOLO alert for a missing 15-year-old named Samuel Kayden Keith Westerfield. Westerfield was previously missing and was found on Christmas, now he has run off again.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - PawPaw’s Ministry, a community-driven organization, is on a heartfelt mission to ensure that no one faces the cold unprotected. In the heart of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- With the impending winter storm, utility companies are preparing to work to keep your lights on and your family warm. (more…)