Woodcraft hosts pen turning workshop for Veterans Day
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Service members overseas will have some nice pens to write home with, thanks to some crafty Scenic City residents.
Chattanooga and UTC help area veterans
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga residents are helping to turn houses into homes for area veterans.
Flipper Bend Fire Update
Signal Mountain, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Signal Mountain, residents evacuated because of the Flipper Bend Fire are able to return home.
Fires on Mowbray Mountain grow to more than 500 acres
Mowbray Mountain, Tenn. (WDEF) - More than 100 personnel are fighting what's being called the Kimball Complex including blazes at Flipper Bend, Mowbray Mountain, and now Poe Road.
No. 7 Mocs Fall to Wofford 36-28
(GOMOCS.COM) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team dropped a 36-28 home game to Wofford today. The loss drops the seventh-ranked Mocs to 8-2 overall and 6-2 in Southern Conference action. Wofford improved to 7-3 overall and 5-2 in…
Driver in Bradley County charged after shooting a gun on I-75
Bradley County, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff's Office responded to a call reporting a vehicle shooting a gun on I-75 on Saturday.
Nashville schools offer post-election counseling to students
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville school districts says it is providing its counselors with "special post-election protocols" to help students in the aftermath of the presidential election.
UGA settles with EPA over hazardous waste violations
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - The University of Georgia will spend more than $400,000 after federal inspectors found dozens of safety violations in the way it handles hazardous waste.
3 fatalities identified in fiery I-40 crash near Crossville
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol has identified three people who died in a fiery crash on Interstate 40 near Crossville.
CPD investigating after pedestrian struck on Awtry St
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police responded to a call of a pedestrian struck in the 2400 block of Awtry Street around 10 am Saturday morning.
Two Shot and Two Stabbed in DeKalb County, AL
DeKalb County, AL (WDEF) - The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office responded to two shootings, and in a separate incident, two stabbings yesterday. Marshall Medical South notified authorities of a shooting that took place on Road 9055 in the Kilpatrick community…
North Georgia Fires Update
(WDEF) - The Georgia Forestry Commission has extinguished 24 fires in the North Georgia area since yesterday and are currently working 4 active fires in the area; one on Treat Mountain near Cedartown, two on Lookout Mountain in Dade /…
Traffic Crash on North Access Road
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Chattanooga police responded to a traffic crash last evening which occurred at the 4600 block of Access Road. Traveling North on North Access Road towards the roundabout, a Jeep Grand Cherokee drove into oncoming traffic in…
Latest Update on Fires puts the Tennessee Valley in a State of Emergency
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- According to the Tennessee Emergency Operation Center, we are in a state of emergency due to dry weather conditions causing dangerous wildfires to spread and now investigators have to keep an eye out for arsonists.
Chattanooga National Cemetary Remembers Fallen Servicemen
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Dozens are saluting America's veterans today.
Arsonist Arrest Made After Admitting Setting Three Separate Fires
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- For more than a month now wildfires have continued to spread throughout Tennessee and north Georgia and now investigators make an arrest for arson.
Restaurant Chain Raising Money for Veterans
A local restaurant chain is raising money to help area veterans.
Residents in Luminary Low on Water
One Bledsoe County community is being hit hard by this severe drought.
Mowbary Mountain evacuees relieved to be back home
"Everyone was celebrating," Thennes said.
FedEx trucks flips next to interstate
We've got video of the cleanup for packages scattered all over the road
Firefighter injured battling flare up on Mowbray Mountain
suffered a lower leg injury
Local water companies come to aide of community where wells are running dry
“We are happy to help a neighboring community during their time of need to make sure they have water for their homes.”
Man shot in the back Thursday evening on Pinewood Avenue
The injury is considered serious, but not life-threatening.
Dry, windy conditions feed wildfires across the Southeast
5,000 firefighters & 40 aircraft now battling southeast fires