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Crash in Tennessee causes chemical leak
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A semitractor-trailer hauling sulfuric acid has crashed in Tennessee prompting evacuations of businesses in the Hendersonville area. Media outlets report officials say the semitrailer carrying more than 3,100 gallons of sulfuric acid and about 100 gallons…
Commissioner concerned about lack of progress for Bradley County veterans home
A Bradley County Veterans home has been in the works for 14 years. Some community leaders say they are upset with the lack of progress.
Truck Carrying Frozen Chicken Overturns
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- One man was sent to the hospital after a truck, carrying a load of frozen chicken, overturned. All lanes on I-59 northbound got shut down at around 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. Omar Asaad was driving right behind…
Secretary of Education hires former Hamilton County Superintendent candidate
On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced her intent to appoint one of the five finalists for the Hamilton County Superintendent position as the Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid.
Emergency Services Employee Faces Charges After Fatal Wreck
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chrystin Keys is scheduled to turn herself in tomorrow morning in Floyd county. Keys was the driver of the Puckett EMT unit which crashed last Friday and killed patient Tony Patterson from Walker County. The Rome police department…
Top Local Law Enforcement officers apply to be Chattanooga's Next Police Chief
Back in April Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher announced his plans to retire in July. "I made the decision to retire after a great deal of introspect." That announcement started the search for his successor... Mayor Berke appointed a selection…
Former Ooltewah officials file suit over basketball rape case
"Rick Smith negligently withheld true and accurate, as well as pertinent facts"
Dade Co. fire victim succumbs to his injuries
Officials say Patton had been working on gas heaters
Double Homicide investigation over bodies found at cemetery
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - A double homicide investigation is underway at Highland Memorial Gardens cemetery. This morning, a former Chattanooga city councilman found the bodies of two adults near a grave stone. They both apparently died from gunshot wounds. Manny Rico…
Marion County charges son with shooting mom
Nunley apparently shot her when she tried to leave the residence after a domestic altercation.
The Latest: Torrential rains predicted for Gulf Coast
MIAMI (AP) - The Latest on tropical weather. (all times local): 8:25 a.m. Forecasters say the Alabama and Mississippi coasts could be inundated with as much as 15 inches of rain from a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico.…
Former King's Lodge Renovated Into Apartments
EAST RIDGE (WDEF) – One of Chattanooga's most infamous locations is getting a facelift. The King's lodge motel is being renovated top to bottom into "The View at Missionary Ridge" apartments. "This is a huge transformation for this area," says…
The Latest: Trump slams Ossoff, praises Handel in tweets
Either Republican Karen Handel will claim a seat that's been in her party's hands since 1979 or Democrat Jon Ossoff will manage an upset that will rattle Washington ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
Update: Police investigate East Lake Courts shooting
A man was sent to the hospital with a non-life threatening wound.
"Juneteenth" Event Hosted in the Scenic City
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park presented a free program on emancipation and its legacy in Chattanooga. The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park presented a free program on emancipation and its legacy in Chattanooga. It was…
Grundy County School Board rejects meeting agenda
Grundy County School Board members were slated to vote on whether or not to end the contract for their director of schools, but that did not happen.
Witnesses Recount Weekend Violence in Downtown Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Over the weekend there were multiple reports of shots fired Saturday during a fireworks display. "We heard a gun go off about three or four times and we saw the sparks fly and the smoke in the air…
Scenic City Hosts 50th Annual "Uniformed Safety Education workshop"
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- You may see highway patrol cars from several states in downtown Chattanooga this week. They are here for the 50th annual "Uniformed Safety Education Officers workshop"..going on at the Chattanoogan Hotel. "A lot of senior drivers will…
Benjamin Brewer's Trial Postponed
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A man involved in a deadly truck crash faces a Hamilton County Judge this morning. The hearing comes after Benjamin Brewer's trial was postponed on Friday. Benjamin Brewer is the Kentucky truck driver involved in the 2015…
Courthouse Shooting in Coffee County Sends Two Deputies to the Hospital
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Two deputies are hurt near Manchester, Tennessee, after a reported shooting at a county courthouse. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said on Twitter, two Coffee County deputies were injured in the shooting this afternoon at the Coffee County…
City of Chattanooga's old documents and artifacts find a new home
Hundred's of thousands of documents and artifact's were initially reserved for the new Chattanooga History Center, but was never completed. UTC Library Dean, Theresa Liedtka tells us it'll take a week to transfer the items into it's 'Special Collection's' area.…
Pop-up market luncheon this week!
You may want to do something different for lunch this week. For the first time, daily pop-up markets are being held at the Miller Plaza's Waterhouse Pavilion. The theme this year is 'DIVERSIFY' celebration. Every day starting Monday through Thursday,…
Alabama mayor wants Confederate statues New Orleans removed
HANCEVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama mayor is offering to take Confederate-related monuments recently disassembled in New Orleans. Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail wrote to New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, asking him to consider donating the monuments for display in Veterans…