Winter Skating at Stable 41 closes for the season
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) - Winter Skating at Stable 41 in Fort Oglethorpe is coming to an end Wednesday. City representatives announced the rink will close at…
Dalton firefighters train by burning donated house
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Dalton firefighters participated in a burning house training this week on Keith Street. Christian Heritage School donated two unused houses to the fire department…
Commission, Mayor Wamp debate new stadium deal
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Sparks flew at the Hamilton County Commission meeting Wednesday. The South Broad Stadium project was the topic of hours of debate. The primary point of…
American Cancer Society aims to promote lung cancer prevention
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The American Cancer Society is taking part in Cancer Action Day by bringing volunteers together to make lung cancer policy a priority. More than 50 patients, survivors and caregivers from Tennessee are in Nashville to ask…
UTC receives funds for new clinical addiction studies program
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga received an award of more than $100,000 to conduct a clinical addiction studies certificate program. UTC says this…
Voter registration for Tennessee Presidential Primary approaching
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The voter registration deadline for the Tennessee Presidential Primary is approaching quickly. The deadline to register to vote is February 5 for anyone wanting to vote in the state primary election. The Tennessee Presidential Preference Primary…
Dougherty Gap Road reopens in Walker County
UPDATE: WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Dougherty Gap Road in Walker County reopened on Wednesday, according to Walker County officials. However, they are asking drivers to still use caution in this area. The road was closed for nearly a month…
Tennessee, Virginia AGs suing NCAA over NIL-related recruiting rules with Vols under investigation
By TERESA M. WALKER and RALPH D. RUSSO/AP Sports Writers The attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday that challenged its ban on the use of name, image and likeness compensation in…
Crews repairing large sinkhole on Frazier Drive
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A water main break caused a sinkhole in a residential neighborhood over the weekend. Tennessee American Water has since repaired that break on Frazier Drive in…
Elon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but other details are scant
NEW YORK (AP) — According to Elon Musk, the first human received an implant from his computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend. In a Monday post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Musk said that the patient received the…
Biogen will stop selling its controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm
Biogen will stop developing its Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm, a drug once seen as a potential blockbuster before stumbling soon after its launch a couple years ago. The drugmaker said Wednesday that it will end a study of the drug needed for full approval…
Urban League still in conflict with Mayor Wamp
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The President of the Urban League says they are still reeling from funds taken away from them by Hamilton County. Candy Johnson, president of…
Goodine hearing delayed due to attorney change
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The family of the victim in a suspected homicide last year is frustrated with a delay in the proceedings of that case. Lawrence Goodine, an…
ArtCreations to close doors after five decades
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - An art store that has been on the Chattanooga Northshore for 50 years is closing its doors. ArtCreations on Frazier Avenue announced today…
Urban League, Unum hold job fair
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Urban League held a job fair on Tuesday. The fair, held in conjunction with Unum, was designed to help facilitate all facets of a…
Golden Apple Award: East Lake Elementary, Patricia Adkins
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Third grade math means multiplication tables, rounding and fractions. A teacher at East Lake Elementary has dedicated her career to helping students always find the right answer. That earned Patricia Adkins the Golden Apple Award. [blox_vms…
Dalton's Mill Line Trail delayed
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- Dalton officials say the Mill Line Trail won't be ready as they hoped later this week. It is a paved trail between Haig Mill Lake Park and the old Eagle Walk trailhead. It follows the old Eagle…
Tennessee offers free safety gun locks
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - A local state lawmaker is encouraging people to take advantage of a state program for gun safety. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) is offering free cable gun locks to gun owners. You…
Georgia Sports Betting bill passes first legislative test
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - A bill to bring sports betting to Georgia has cleared its first hurdle in the legislature. It passed one Senate Committee and now heads to another committee to determine the full Senate will vote on it. The…
Four deputies put on leave during investigation of suspect shooting Sunday night
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has put four deputies on paid leave following the shooting of a suspect Sunday night. Tyler Roberts was being chased after his girlfriend in Ringgold accused him of kidnapping their 18-month…
The South Broad development receives final stadium plan
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Mayor Tim Kelly and Chairman Jeff Eversole announced the final stadium deal. One main part of this new deal is that the TIF reimbursement was dropped from $120 million to $112. Mayor Kelly thinks this is…
Kidnapping Suspect Killed in Police Chase Had Long Criminal Record
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)- Tyler Roberts was the kidnapping…
What's Right With Our Schools: Rossville Middle School Reach Scholarship
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF) - Imagine earning college scholarship money in the 8th grade! Some very smart students are doing just that in Georgia. That kind of…
Chattanooga begins paving South Holtzclaw Avenue
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The first road paving of the year for Chattanooga begins Monday, January 29. South Holtsclaw Avenue from East 23rd to Bailey Avenue is where the paving will happen. Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly announced this the project Monday morning…