Wacker confirms 90 layoffs at Bradley County facility
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Officials at the Wacker Chemical Corporation have put a number on the layoffs coming to their plant in Charleston. Last week, the…
Cherokee County man arrested for alleged indecent liberties with a child
CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. (WDEF) -- A 34-year-old Cherokee County man has been arrested for having alleged indecent liberties with a child. On July 8, 2025,…
Andrews man arrested after shots fired during road rage incident
CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. (WDEF) -- An Andrews man was arrested after allegedly firing shots during a road rage incident. On Thursday, July 17, 2025, deputies with…
What's Right With Our Schools: PEF FAB Institute
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Earlier this month, The Public Education Foundation (PEF) once again teamed up with Hamilton County Schools and Volkswagen Group of America. More than 200…
Two more Hamilton County stores cited for selling alcohol to minors
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Two more businesses in the area have been cited for selling alcohol to minors. On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) conducted underage alcohol…
Police in Decatur investigating dog attack on child
DECATUR, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Authorities in Decatur are investigating an incident that involved a child being attacked by a dog. On Sunday, July 20, 2025, an officer with the Decatur Police Department (DPD) responded to…
Microsoft releases emergency fix for Sharepoint after cyberattacks
Microsoft issued an emergency fix to close off a vulnerability in its SharePoint software that hackers have exploited to carry out widespread attacks on businesses and at least some federal agencies. The software giant on Saturday said…
Feds recall 5 million pools linked to drowning deaths of 9 children
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…
Highway Department to close Levi Road for storm pipe repairs
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tack on some extra travel time and brace for another road closure. The Hamilton County Highway Department will be closing Levi Road…
Tivoli Theatre Foundation brings national and local award-winning talent this week!
Tivoli Theatre Foundation CEO Nick Wilkinson brings the talented Jewel Award winner, Jazhel Arostegui, to talk about all the exciting news and new shows coming to the Memorial Auditorium. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.…
Erlanger hosts career fair to fill key positions
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - At Erlanger’s Career Fair, job seekers had the opportunity to walk in, no resume required and explore a variety of open positions across the…
Chattanooga volunteers pack 10,000 backpacks through Nehemiah Project
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With the school year just around the corner, the Chattanooga community is making sure local children head back to school feeling ready and supported.…
Police make second arrest in connection to Read Avenue homicide
UPDATE: Chattanooga police have arrested a second suspect in connection to the Read Avenue homicide. The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) say 18-year-old Mauricio Velasquez was arrested on Monday, July 21, 2025 Velasquez is currently…
Dayton brings the Scopes Trial back to life
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - Nearly 100 years after the infamous Scopes “Monkey” Trial put evolution and education on the national stage, Dayton, Tennessee is bringing the courtroom drama…
One dead after fatal accident involving submerged vehicle
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Friday, deputies responded to the 6800 block of Highway 58 near Wolftever Bridge for the report of a vehicle crash with entrapment. According to law enforcement, when arriving on scene, deputies located a…
CADAS breaks ground on new 36 bed rehab facility
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Overcoming alcohol and drug addictions is a…
Wanted Mobile man arrested after authorities find him living in DeKalb County church
DEKALB COUNTY, Al. (WDEF) -- A man wanted out of Mobile, Alabama was arrested in DeKalb County after authorities found him living in a local church. On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) received report hat…
AFS Workers help build Habitat for Humanity home
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local construction workers partnered with the Habitat for Humanity to build a family of six a new home. Nine workers from the Chattanooga branch of AFS Foundation and Waterproofing worked on the Rawlings Street home in…
Cheerleading fees at Tyner to jump by over a thousand dollars
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An increase in the cheerleading fee for one Hamilton County School will not be something families will cheer about. The Hamilton County School Board approved an increase in that fee from five hundred dollars to nineteen…
Sticky Fingers announces it is shutting down
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Another downtown Chattanooga restaurant has closed its doors. Sticky Fingers, a barbecue restaurant that has been in operation for over 25 years, has posted a sign saying they’ve closed their doors. At one time, Sticky Fingers…
Micro home community breaks ground near Tunnel Boulevard
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A new kind of neighborhood broke ground Friday. Valentina Estates will be Chattanooga’s first micro home community. Homes will range from five hundred and 20 to eight hundred and…
One person dead after vehicle enters Tennessee River near Harrison
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One person is dead after a car ended up in the Tennessee River. On Friday, July 18, 2025, around 12:00 p.m., Hamilton County 911 receive a call about a car that had left the roadway…
Florida woman charged after crash kills her two children in Bradley County
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Florida woman was arrested in Bradley County after a crash killed her son and daughter. On Monday, July 14, 2025, around 11:00 a.m., a Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP)…
Peacock raising its subscription rates by $3 starting next week
Peacock will soon be charging consumers more to admire its plumage. The Comcast-owned streaming service is hiking its subscription rates by $3 starting next week, Peacock confirmed. Beginning on July 23, new and returning subscribers…