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Fireworks Can Affect Veterans with PTSD

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The veterans administration says 10-20 percent of veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. And for some veterans, fireworks can bring back traumatic experiences from combat. Retired US Navy Captain and Vietnam Veteran Mickey McCamish says…

UPDATE: Deputy, Suspect Stable After Walker Co Shooting

Rossville, Ga. (WDEF) - The neighborhood where a police-involved shooting took place Monday night in Rossville is back to normal. There are still some pieces of crime tape around evidence of what happened last night. Officials say the suspect, James Allen…

Sunday night fire damages several garbage trucks

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Two people walking by alerted the fire department Sunday evening when they saw smoke at the Chattanooga Public Works storage yard on 12th street. It ended up being garbage trucks on fire. Catching the fire early may…

Suspicious item shuts down Parkridge Medical Center area

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Several blocks were shut down around Parkridge Medical Center this afternoon to check out a suspicious package. Around 12:30 this afternoon police were called to 100 Derby Street where the suspicious item was said to be…

UPDATE: Names released from Murray County plane crash

MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Devastating new details have been released in the Murray County plane crash that killed four people, including two 10-year-old children over the weekend. Brother and sister Austin Day and Kinsley Wilson lost their lives. Along with…

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