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Tennessee releases TCAP progress scores from student tests

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tennessee education leaders said students continued to make progress in their mandatory TCAP testing this spring. They reported the numbers on Monday. 2023-24 Spring TCAP State-Level Overview: English Language Arts (ELA): Overall, 39% of all students…

FBI looking for teen missing out of Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The FBI in Knoxville is searching for a teenager who is missing out of Chattanooga. According to authorities, 17-year-old Taxarien Anthony Harris was last seen in Chattanooga on June 17, 2024. They said he was wearing…

Local volunteer fire departments receive state grants

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Six volunteer fire departments in Hamilton County received grants on Friday. The grants come from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office. The fire departments received these…

Thursday Throwback: 1984 Break Dancing

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We’re looking back at a dance craze in tonight’s Thursday Throwback. “Footloose” wasn’t the only dance-themed movie in 1984, but it was the biggest. There was also a flood of break-dancing movies in that time. We saw…

Montague Park project enters new phase

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga officials provided an update on the future renovation of Montague Park this week. "This is the largest piece of public park land in our urban…

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