CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - After years of doubt about its future, funding for construction of the new Chickamauga lock has been set. Senator Lamar Alexander, and congressman Chuck Fleischmann, say the fiscal year 20-17, Omnibus Appropriations bill, provides up to 19…
Chattanooga has a new way for you to get in shape this spring. Check out these "Fit Bikes". The new style is being introduced into the popular Bike Share program. These are 24 inches instead of the 26-inch bikes, and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Today is dollar sub day at Jimmy Johns. At participating locations, the sandwich chain will offer one-dollar sandwiches, from 4-8pm tonight, at the Market Street location. Last year the line was down the street. In anticipation for today's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - There's a new president of the Tennessee Medical Association, and it's a Chattanooga pediatrician. Dr. Nita Shumaker is only the second woman to hold that position. She says Tennessee has a major problem with opioids. Last year…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - After being padlocked last week, the Westside Shop on Grove Street, in College Hill Courts, will remain closed, for now. The action follows an investigation, and a decision from the District Attorney General. The DA's office brought…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - A Dalton man says he was attacked with a baseball bat Sunday afternoon, as he was leaving the store. Around 2 PM Sunday afternoon, Whitfield County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call about a fight. The caller…
They also recovered a weapon believed to have been used in the crime.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Police in Alabama say a juvenile is charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was fatally wounded near her school.
The bill would remove silencers from the list of weapons banned for having "no common lawful purpose."
They call him a person of interest in the case, but does not face any charges.
They say she later told them that Wilson stashed the drugs under the bed when he saw police pull up.
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say a musician died after collapsing on stage during a birthday concert in his honor at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Bruce Hampton, a 70-year-old guitarist and singer known as the "grandfather of the jamband scene,"…
Police found 22 year old Juwan Donta Reynolds shot in the road.
Tillman is currently serving time for stealing $601,000 from an elderly couple she was caring for.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Jackson's family and friends found a unique way to honor him. It is also helping them grieve during this difficult time. Mark McOmie looks through boxes of hats. There are 400 hats here. They read "I Hate…
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - The missing 15 year old was dropped off by her grandmother at the elementary school to get on a bus that would drop her off at the high school, but never made it to the bus. Parents…
Chattanooga, Tenn. -- No injuries were reported in connection with a duplex fire tonight. The Chattanooga Fire Department received the alarm at 7:54 p.m. and responded to 4904 Jeffery Lane with five fire companies. The occupants in one side of the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Senate has voted to pass a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks if doctors determine the fetus is viable. The ban would not apply in medical emergencies or if the mother faces…
Pride and bold predictions for the future of Chattanooga at the Aquarium dedication
Tennessee Valley his by several storms over the weekend--all of them causing power outages
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Grand Canyon National Park's PIO confirmed today that the body found Friday is Jackson Standefer. Jackson Stadefer is the 14-year-old McCallie School student who went missing last month on a backpacking trip with his mother and her in-laws…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Authorities in Walker County, Georgia are investigating and working on identifying a body found near High Road and Highway 157 close to the Alabama state line.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Many of us realize adverse experiences in early childhood may lead to a self-destructive individual. A grant through United Way is bringing awareness and tools needed to deal those situations. Pat Levitt PHD, Simms/Mann Chair in Developmental…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - The Whitfield County Sheriff's Office is requesting assistance in an attempt to locate a missing person in the area. The Whitfield County Sheriff's Office says the person missing is 59-year-old Shirley Fitzgerald. It has been reported that Shirley…