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East Ridge to Resurface Streets

EAST RIDGE, TN – Starting Monday, March 27, East Ridge will start resurfacing the following streets: Prigmore Road Lee Street DuPont Street Astor Lane Maryland Drive Keeble Street Blocker Lane Blackhawk Trail The resurfacing project will be completed by Talley…

5th Annual Outrun Melanoma 5K and Walk

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Skin cancer is the most common cancer and affects men and women of all ages.  Melanoma causes the most skin cancer deaths.  As we gear up for summer when more people are likely to be exposed…

Bradley Co Commissioner and Sheriff dispute

BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Bradley County commissioner Dan Rawls says Sheriff Eric Watson accused him of being involved in a Florida murder case as an attempt to smear him. Sheriff Watson says he didn't say that - but was only…

Bird flu confirmed in 3 Southern states; poultry not at risk

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Bird flu has now been confirmed in three Southern states, but officials say the nation's poultry supply isn't at risk. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that it's temporarily banning the transportation of poultry after…

UPDATE: SunTrust Bank robbery suspect arrested

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Robbery suspect Jakobi Johnson was arrested this morning by Chattanooga Police. He's the primary suspect in a bank robbery that occurred at SunTrust Bank located at 2201 E. 3rd St. on March 15, 2017. Keisha Powell was…

Storm damage in Tennessee Valley

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Powerful storms knocked down trees and left much of the Tennessee Valley without power for parts of the evening. 60-thousand people in the E-P-B coverage area lost power at one point and North Georgia also saw thousands…

UPDATE: Latest Chattanooga EPB Power Outages

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - As of 4:45 p.m. EPB continues to work about 300 incidents to restore about 2,866 customers who remain without power. At the height of the storm, about 60,000 customers experienced an outage. The Smart Grid restored about…

Hug-A-Bunny Day at The Chattanooga Zoo

Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Zoo’s Hug-a-Bunny Day has grown so much in the past couple of years, we are excited to announce we have extended the event across two days! Come celebrate the arrival of spring and the Easter…

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