Parkridge holds ribbon cutting for Soddy-Daisy emergency room
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Northern Hamilton County has seen a lot of growth. Soddy-Daisy’s population as of the last Census in 2020 was a little over 13,000 and is…
Law enforcement memorial honors fallen officers in Chattanooga area
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Local law enforcement took time Friday morning to honor those who have died in the line of duty in the Chattanooga area. This…
TBI charges Bledsoe County deputy with raping inmate
BLEDSOE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) arrested a former Bledsoe County Sheriff's Department deputy and charged him with raping an inmate. The TBI said it arrested 28-year-old Christopher Peyton Watson. Authorities explained that the victim…
Chevrolet Bolt owners win $150 million settlement after electric vehicles caught fire
General Motors and LG are establishing a $150 million fund to compensate Chevrolet Bolt owners after a faulty battery caused some of the electric vehicles to burst into flames. The $150 million is…
Scottie Scheffler, from the course to jail and back: What to know about his PGA Championship arrest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested after police say he dragged an officer while trying to get around the scene of a fatal accident Friday ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship. The 27-year-old Scheffler, the world’s…
Catoosa County deputies arrest 2 after fentanyl manufacturing bust
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office arrested two people following a drug bust at a home in Ringgold. Deputies executed a search warrant at 65 Fallbrooke Lane in Ringgold on Tuesday, May 14. There, they found…
New apartments coming to downtown Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Downtown Chattanooga has gotten approved for one of the largest apartment projects that the city has ever seen. The proposal got the green light on Monday and is now headed to city council. The location which…
House Committee chaos in verbal fight
WASHINGTON (WDEF) - The House Oversight Committee voted last night to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to send them an audio recording of President Biden's with a special council,…
Chimp heart checkup at Chattanooga Zoo
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Zoo have been making strides to understand heart health in chimpanzees since 2011. On Thursday, one of the oldest female chimpanzees Brandi…
Sen. Ossoff blasts Postmaster General over slow mail in Georgia
WASHINGTON (WDEF) - Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is blasting the postmaster general after missing a deadline today. In a congressional hearing, Ossoff demanded that Louis DeJoy provide remedies for slow mail in Georgia. Delays are piling up at processing centers…
4 Chattanooga organizations receive Dollar General Literacy grants
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Four non-profit organizations in Chattanooga are receiving grants from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF). The foundation awarded nearly $2 million in grants to Tennessee organizations, with more than $13,000 going to Chattanooga. The Chattanooga locations…
Barge that collided with Texas bridge released up to 2,000 gallons of "environmentally toxic" oil, officials say
The 321-foot barge that collided with a bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, halting traffic on the causeway and in the intercoastal waterway, is also believed to have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil, officials said on Thursday. The true total…
Aid starts flowing into Gaza Strip across temporary floating pier U.S. just finished building
Washington — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built temporary U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hinder food and other supplies reaching people…
Thursday Throwback: Entertainment of 1984
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Forty years ago, there was no social media, no smartphones in pockets and only four channels on TV. So, how did our parents' generation entertain themselves? We're going to find out in this edition of our Thursday…
Driving Our Economy Forward: Woodcraft
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's not your father's hardware store. We are taking you to the Woodcraft store in Brainerd Village. The shop has any woodworking tool you could ever need. They have summer camps, date nights and classes to…
Chattanooga Airport celebrates first nonstop flight to Las Vegas
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanoogans can now get to the city that may set their soul on fire, as Elvis Presley once said, a little bit faster. …
Water rescue training held on Chickamauga Lake
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A large-scale training event was held on the Tennessee River Thursday morning. Water training exercises were held by multiple agencies, including the Chattanooga Fire Department.…
The late Rev. Billy Graham is immortalized in a statue unveiled at the US Capitol
By GARY D. ROBERTSON/Associated Press A bronze sculpture of the late Rev. Billy Graham was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, with Christianity's most prolific evangelist once known as “America’s Pastor” immortalized in the halls of Congress on behalf…
White House blocks release of Biden audio as Republicans move ahead with Garland contempt charge
By FARNOUSH AMIRI, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN LONG/Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday blocked the release of audio from President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel about his handling of classified documents, arguing that…
House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies
By STEPHEN GROVES/Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House delivered a rebuke to President Joe Biden Thursday for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, passing legislation that seeks to force the weapons transfer as Republicans worked to highlight Democratic…
Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony happening this Friday
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The 2024 Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony will take place on Friday, May 17. The ceremony is meant to honor law enforcement officers in our area who died in the line of duty. The event, co-hosted…
Several roads closed in Chattanooga due to special events
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- There will be several road closures throughout Chattanooga this week and weekend due to special events. The IRONMAN, Community Supercar Show and Police Memorial Ceremony take place this week. Setup for the IRONMAN 70.3 began on…
East 7th Street closed due to water main break
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Department of Transportation closed E. 7th Street on Thursday due to a water main break. CDOT's Justin Strickland said the portion of this road they have closed is between Cherry Street and Market Street.…
DeKalb County authorities arrest wanted felon on burglary charges
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- A joint operation in Alabama resulted in the arrest of a wanted felon, the DeKalb County sheriff said on Thursday. On Wednesday, May 15, the county's Criminal Investigation Division and Drug Task Force joined together…
