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SR 153 southbound to close at Chickamauga Dam this weekend

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Bridge work will continue at the Chickamauga Dam this weekend, and so will the road closures. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced that SR 153 Southbound will once again be closed this weekend at Thrasher…

Thursday Throwback: 1982 June Jam

FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) -- Fort Payne is counting the proceeds from another June Jam after last weekend's show. The country music festival saw its second comeback event since taking a 26-year break. So, for our Thursday Throwback, let's take…

Deputies arrest 3 men in Pattentown Road shooting

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County sheriff's deputies arrested three Ooltewah men for a dispute that involved a shooting. The sheriff's office arrested 50-year-old James Edward Bragg, 29-year-old Dalton Dakota Hardy and 41-year-old Curtis Wayne Randolph. It happened on…

Fire Department to conduct training near Amnicola Hwy

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Fire Department will conduct training Friday night, making smoke and flames visible. This will take place at their training center on Amnicola Highway. It will start around 5 p.m. on June 7. CFD will…

Trump vetting vice presidential candidates

Former President Donald Trump's search for a vice president is formally underway, and there's been an increased focus on four candidates, although his shortlist is not yet complete, and the vetting process is continuing. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, South…

Driving Our Economy Forward: Special Touch Landscape

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's a company whose owner believes in second chances. Learn how this business has been putting the "Special Touch" on cooperate and residential lawns since 2004.  They are driving our economy forward in a meaningful…

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