HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Of the six Hamilton County School Board members up for reelection, only one is seeking another term. Jill Black, of District 11, is running again. However, Rhonda Thurman of District 1, Marco Perez of District…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Walker County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing woman. They are asking for the public's help in locating Mary Jane McNeese, who was last seen in Dade County. McNeese was last seen getting…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- They make leather goods that wear in, not out. And the folks with Fox & Forest Leather make their products right here in the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - STEM School Chattanooga and UTC hosted the second annual Inventanooga. Inventanooga is a pitch competition where middle through 12 students will pitch their inventions and…
WASHINGTON (WDEF) -- Local Tennessee Rep. Chuck Fleischmann voted to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The House of Representatives passed the resolution to continue the inquiry on Wednesday, December 13. Rep. Fleischmann provided a statement regarding his…
Washington — The House voted to formalize the Republican majority's impeachment inquiry into President Biden on Wednesday, a move that could give them more legal firepower to investigate his family's business dealings. The chamber voted 221 to 212 in a party-line…
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) - Solving a cold case that goes back three decades is a big challenge. (more…)
KINGSTON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Someone shot a bald eagle near Watts Bar Lake, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward for the suspect's arrest. The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) said it happened in the Blue…
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Dayton City School will be closed for the remainder of this week, they announced on social media. The school made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon. School officials said the closure is due to high levels of…
SPENCER, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Spencer Police Department are searching for a missing teenager. Lillian Rein, a 14-year-old girl, went missing on Saturday, December 9, the TBI said. Spencer Police said Rein was…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County residents can pick up winter shelters for outdoor cats at the Humane Educational Society (HES). HES volunteers have created several of these shelters made from coolers filled with straw. The organization said they had…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County is hoping to get a state grant to help restore and clean up a portion of Stringer's Branch, which runs through Red Bank. Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp announced on Wednesday that his…
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- McMinn deputies arrested three people recently for shoplifting more than $1,000 worth of items from Walmart. On Monday night, December 11, authorities arrested 21-year-old Jacob Jarnow of Athens, 36-year-old Dottie Yearwood of Dayton and 43-year-old…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S., more than 2 million, to update software and fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Beacon Center has issued their annual Pork Report, and this year's list may not make Hamilton County leaders happy. The report tackles what the Center considers wasted spending by local and state government from…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Starting next year, CARTA will offer free bus rides during a three-month period. The public will be able to ride CARTA for free on the first Friday of the months January, February and March. CARTA says…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A former security guard charged with assault of a Brainerd High student made a brief appearance in court Wednesday morning. (more…)
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden on Wednesday defied a congressional subpoena to appear privately for a deposition before Republican investigators who have been digging into his business dealings, insisting outside the U.S. Capitol that…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A school bus was involved in a wreck Wednesday morning in Ooltewah. There was one other vehicle involved in the crash as well. It happened on Hunter Road at Lee Highway in Ooltewah, according to the…
Washington — The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will take up the Biden administration's bid to maintain access to a widely used abortion pill, marking the first dispute involving abortion that the high court will hear since members of its conservative majority overturned Roe…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The ongoing unionization efforts at the Volkswagen Plant in Chattanooga have taken a turn. The United Auto Workers announced their intentions to hold a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The man charged in the death of a Baylor alum and local businessman has been indicted. (more…)
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) - Staci Camp has been a part of Hunter Middle School since it opened in 1995. Mrs. Camp has a gift for understanding students and making learning fun. She even oversees the 8th grade trip to Washington…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- There will be nightly roadwork on I-24 in Hamilton County throughout the remainder of the year, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). Crews will be working on new bridges at South Moore Road…