CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - 16 years in the making and "Con-Nooga" is selling out the Chattanooga convention center where a nerd's dream comes to life featuring impressive costumes and challenges. "From Sci-fi to Anime to fantasy, there isn't more you…
SALE CREEK, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Emergency Management said fire crews were battling a house fire on Friday. Some of their residents' pets did not make it…
HAMILTON, COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga’s Harrison Elementary School hosted its annual Black History Month living Wax Museum. "This is our fourth year doing the wax…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The University of Georgia campus in Athens is mourning after a nursing student and former UGA graduate was found dead on Thursday. After Thursday’s tragic…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- Authorities in Alabama identified human remains that were discovered more than 30 years ago. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office worked with several other agencies and forensics experts to identify the John Doe whose remains were…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- EPB is raising the costs of their Fiber Optics TV subscriptions, they announced on Friday. The rate increase will go into effect on April 1, 2024. The price of EPB Fi TV packages will increase by…
Country legend Dolly Parton is praising Beyoncé after the superstar's new song "Texas Hold 'Em" reached the top of the Billboard hot country songs chart. In a social media post Thursday, Parton wrote that she's a "big fan" of Beyoncé and "very…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Health Department reopens their dental clinic after a three-month hiatus. As a part of their reopening, they welcomed two new dentists, Drs.…
Look up, astronomy fans: February's full moon, a micromoon, will be visible from Thursday evening through Sunday morning, according to NASA. February's full moon, known as the Snow Moon, will reach peak illumination at 7:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, according…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — It will still be months before the San Diego Zoo gets new pandas, the first such bears sent to the United States by China in decades. For now, the only U.S. zoo left with any is…
FORT OGLETHORPE, GA. (WDEF) - Not long ago, the word pickleball elicited a lot of confused and amused expressions on people's faces. Many asked, "What's pickleball? Is that a real sport?" It's real. And recently, the pickleball craze has reached…
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - Dayton will become one of the newest Tennessee RiverTowns this year. The RiverTown program is accepting three new communities this year, including Dayton. The program is an effort by the UT Extension office and TVA to…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A woman found dead on the University of Georgia campus was a student at a nearby nursing school, said authorities, who were checking security cameras and advising students to travel in groups and avoid the wooded…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol has issued a preliminary report on the fatal wreck Wednesday in Cleveland. It happened after 9 a.m. on Dalton Pike…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Sheriff Austin Garrett got an invitation to visit the U.S. and Mexico border in Texas. He got to speak with multiple agencies on his…
POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Some Polk County…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We think matters of religion and faith never change. But in tonight's Thursday Throwback, we see that the rules around our local churches certainly have. We're going back 30 years to our reports in the "I…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - UTC hosted its first Volkswagen Drive Your Career Day on Thursday. The event took place at the Chattanooga Room on the Campus of UTC. UTC and VW held this event to engage engineering students with career…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Legislation passed in Tennessee on Thursday marking the importance of "hot slaw" in the state. House Bill 1597 made hot slaw an official state food of Tennessee. House Bill…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County Sheriff's Office reported they stopped a drunk person from committing suicide at Chester Frost Park. A significant law enforcement presence was at Chester Frost Park at 3 a.m. Thursday. The sheriff's office said…
UPDATE: AT&T said Thursday its wireless network was back after an outage knocked out cellphone service for its users across the U.S. for hours. “We have restored wireless service to all our affected customers,” the Dallas-based company said in a…
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) -- The National Park Service is planning a prescribed fire at the Chickamauga Battlefield during the week of February 25. The park plans to burn approximately 500 acres north of Viniard-Alexander Road and west of Alexander Bridge…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The City of East Ridge wants to add more sports facilities to Camp Jordan Park, and they want the public's help. East Ridge…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Rolling on the river, no more. One might have seen the massive American Splendor Riverboat docked at Ross's Landing over the Summer. That beautiful boat took people on an eight-day cruise on the Tennessee River. But that's…
