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Shooting reported on E 41st Street

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - There has been a drive-by shooting on the 2600 block of E 41st Street in Chattanooga. A person was shot, but the condition has not been released at this time. Police are investigating the scene. More information will…

Chattanooga Effectively Ends Veteran Homelessness

Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) - Less than three years after pledging to solve the issue of homelessness among military veterans, Chattanooga has reached it’s goal. In a letter dated February 3, 2017, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), Department of…

Amish Classic Colby cheese recalled in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF)  — Routine testing by the Consumer and Industry Services Division of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture has discovered Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of Amish Classic Colby deli horn cheese. The manufacturer, Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC, is…

Vehicle runs into creek

Another vehicle lands in a creek for the second time in three days. An employee from Audubon Acres saw a white SUV go through the gate, but didn't stop to register. When the car didn't surface, they investigated. That's when…

Highland Park Community Hosts Neighborhood Line-up

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Police Department is starting to make more strides as people are calling in for neighborhood line-ups, but we soon came to find out one community has been doing this for years. "It's going to be…

Lee University to Host Pulitzer-Winning Author

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Lee University was recently awarded a Literary Arts Touring Grant from South Arts to host Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler for the 2016-17 Writer’s Festival. Butler will read on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in the…

Linden man charged in Henderson County murder, arson

JACKSON  – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Linden man on charges of murder and arson related to a fatal fire this week in Lexington. At the request…

Medical examiner's office says man shot at least 15 times

SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (AP) - A preliminary report from the Hamilton County medical examiner's office shows a 29-year-old man was shot at least 15 times after allegedly pointing a weapon at sheriff's deputies last month. Local media (http://bit.ly/2lrZOtg ) says the…

MAPCO releases statement on skimmers

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - MAPCO has released a statement addressing recent skimmers found at two locations. "MAPCO would like to thank the hard work of our local law enforcement for the successful apprehension of the suspects related to a recent…

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