Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the 2024 Republican presidential race and suspended his campaign on Sunday, posting a video on X saying he could not ask his campaign staffers to give their time "without a clear path to victory." "It's…
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (WDEF) - Cloud Springs Elementary School recently welcomed Georgia Superintendent Richard Woods to campus. That visit came after third graders increased their reading scores by more than 20 percent! A strong foundation in reading is a rock-solid example…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Several cities around the Tennessee Valley were experiencing water main breaks or other issues on Monday. Tennessee American Water and other companies…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Investigators with the Dalton Police Department are searching for two men who they say shoplifted more than $1,500 of merchandise early Monday morning. The police department…
ATLANTA (AP) — Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga-area Chick-fil-A restaurants are offering a free entree all week starting January 27. Participating restaurants are offering either a free chicken sandwich or chicken biscuit. The offer can be found in the Chick-fil-A app from Monday,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Several new additions are coming to the Hamilton Place Mall area, one being a Malone's Steakhouse. Malone's Prime Beef Steakhouse is slated to break ground in January 2024. Additionally, it should open in Summer of 2024…
UPDATE: RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Rhea County man admitted to shooting a seven-year-old boy, who died from his injuries. A Rhea County Sheriff's Office affidavit says that Chris'tion Jones admitted to accidentally discharging the gun. On January 14, Jones…
COPPERHILL, Tenn. (WDEF) - Copperhill's water issues were improving Monday, January 22, but residents remained under a boil water advisory. The small town in Polk County has suffered through "a significant line break." The city has been posting updates on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A local congressional candidate announced his campaign for the House of Representatives Saturday in Chattanooga. Jack Allen is campaigning to represent Tennessee's third…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Signal Mountain Lions and Signal Mountain Leos Clubs will be partnering to provide 50,000 meals to assist the needy in the East Tennessee area with over 130…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Schools are planning on returning to classes this week, following the severe winter weather from the past week. Hamilton County Schools issued the following information concerning their return to campus. "Hamilton County Schools will open…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Some secondary roads in Hamilton County are still covered with frozen ice and snow due to the extremely cold temperatures and areas of continuous shade. The Hamilton County Highway Department asks drivers to remain cautious during…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A woman suffered from bodily burns following an apparent candle mishap on Saturday night. The candle sparked an apartment fire on Mountain Creek Road. Red Shift companies responded to the Alpine Villas Apartments after a resident…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Women’s March in protest of the overturning of Roe V. Wade was scheduled for earlier on Saturday. Due to the chilling temperatures throughout the…
HARRISON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County first responders were on the scene of a residential fire Saturday afternoon. A homeowner called 911 reporting a chimney fire at his house. At 2:00 p.m., Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department responded to 6014…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The school board had to vote on whether to approve a new turf field for Howard and a softball field for Brainerd with funding they say wasn’t theirs. Marco Perez with district two said, “This…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The winter storm we saw this week is continuing to cause a variety of problems. One of those is causing what…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Many gathered at Memorial Auditorium today for the annual MLK Day celebration. UTC puts on the event each year. Winter weather delayed it a…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Board of Education held a ceremony on January 18, 2024, to recognize and honor their teachers of the year. The teachers of the year were recognized, gifted $500 and given a car…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Some roads are starting to clear up in our area, while others are still frozen solid. This has caused some problems for drivers…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Community members gathered at the Chattanooga Public Library on Friday to celebrate Dolly Parton's birthday. Dolly Parton turned 78 on Friday, January…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Cookie Jar Cafe in Dunlap is pushing back their reopening once more. This time, the setback was due…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Mayor Tim Kelly and the City of Chattanooga proclaimed January 20-27 as Color Chattanooga Pink! week to support those fighting breast cancer. Wendy's, being the Color Chattanooga…