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EPB Launches Solar Share

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - EPB customers now have new options for renewable energy, with Chattanooga's very first community solar power facility. News 12's Alexandria Adams shares how this project will benefit the Tennessee Valley.

Local Leaders Discuss New Police Chief Candidates

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - For the second time in 3 years....Chattanooga is getting a new police chief.  Chief Fred Fletcher has left and is moving toward retirement. Mayor Andy Berke will soon make the final selection between two veterans of the…

Chattanooga's Salvation Army helps "Beat The Heat!"

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With temperatures now reaching into the 90's every day, the Chattanooga Salvation Army has launched its annual "Beat the Heat" campaign. The agency has opened its 4th avenue location which includes a swimming pool, to attract kids…

Psychology evaluation sought for mom in family-killed case

ATLANTA (AP) - A psychological evaluation has been requested for a woman charged with killing four of her young children and her husband in Georgia. Media reports that Isabel Martinez's court-appointed lawyer Robert Greenwald filed the motion Monday for an…

Tenn. school district to test lead levels at water fountains

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee school district says it will test every drinking fountain to ensure water does not contain elevated levels of lead. The Tennessean reports the Metro Nashville Public Schools announcement follows a WTVF-TV investigation into lead…

TNACI Hosts Summer Camp for Local Teachers

Ringgold, Ga. (WDEF) – Educators from around the region have gathered to analyze water quality in South Chickamauga creek. It's part of the week long summer camp "River Teachers" hosted by the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute (TNACI). "This week is designed to…

Islamic Center of Murfreesboro vandalized again

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WDEF) - Mary Mancini, chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party, released the following statement on the the vandalism of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro: “The vandalism at the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro is inexcusable and cannot be tolerated. We’re…

Shop Tax-Free in Tennessee the Last Weekend in July

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – Tennessee retailers will not collect sales tax on more than 150 different items during the 12th annual sales tax holiday. From July 28 through July 30, shoppers can save nearly 10 percent on clothing, school supplies and…

Three Finalists Named for Chattanooga Police Chief

Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) - The five person search committee named by Mayor Andy Berke to review and interview individuals seeking the top post at the Chattanooga Police Department made their final recommendations to the Mayor today. From the 49 applications submitted…

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