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Dayton is new Tennessee RiverTown

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…

Thursday Throwback: 1994 'I Still Believe'

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…

American Queen Voyages announces it is shutting down

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…

Juvenile tells Collegedale officers fabricated assault story

COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Collegedale Police Department says they have arrested a juvenile who falsely reported being assaulted. The police department received the report on Monday, February 19. They were told the assault happened on the Collegedale Greenway at…

Chattanooga facing 'code orange' air quality

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga and Hamilton County faced a code orange air quality alert on Thursday. The local Air Pollution Control Bureau said the poor air quality was "due to wildfire smoke moving up from the south." As of…

Driving our Economy Forward: Tasty Donuts

OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One could say that Tasty Donuts is one of the most successful donut businesses in Chattanooga. The company was founded in 2009 when Louisiana native Tony McInnis came to Chattanooga with a mission. Tasty Donuts is…

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