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City Café provides update on new location

UPDATE: City Café closed their Downtown Chattanooga location back in June 2023. But they have future plans for the area. Originally, they planned to open their new location in the fall of 2023. That did not work out. However, City…

Chattanooga remains in a non-snowy bubble, for now

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga is now the only of the four major cities in Tennessee without significant snow on the ground. Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville all have limited travel now on the interstates. You'll hit significant accumulation at…

I-24 shut down by wreck in Grundy County

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Interstates around Chattanooga are clear at this point. But I-24 gets difficult once you hit Monteagle Mountain. From there all the way to Nashville, it's dicey. In fact, the interstate is closed, westbound, on the other…

CFD postpone MLK Day of Service due to winter weather

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Fire Department has postponed their MLK Day of Service event due to approaching winter weather conditions. CFD posted to their socials the following statement about the event: "Due to the threat of inclement weather,…

54th annual MLK march and parade cancelled due to weather

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations will be cancelled in Chattanooga on Monday due to approaching winter weather. The Unity Group of Chattanooga issued the following statement regarding the event: "Due to the anticipation of inclement weather,…

Lee Station Baptist Church opens doors during severe weather

PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A local church is anticipating the winter storm approaching on Monday by offering help to the public. Lee Station Baptist Church is opening their doors for those who need alleviation from the cold. [caption id="attachment_1566646" align="alignnone"…

Preparing for impending winter weather

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The buzz around the Tennessee Valley is about the weather to come next week.  While the story on Friday was about the rain and heavy winds moving…

Chattanooga roads closed with hazards from storms

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Department of Transportation closed several roads due to wires, trees and other hazards being down in the roads. As of 1:30 p.m., these roads were closed. 3710 St. Elmo Avenue, between W 37th Street…

Pedestrian dies after being struck in Fort Payne

FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) -- A man died after being hit by a car in Fort Payne on Thursday. The Fort Payne Police Department said it happened January 11 just after 5 p.m. A pedestrian was in the northbound travel…

Number of power outages from storms on Friday

UPDATE: Here are updated outages as of 1 p.m. on Friday. EPB reported having 139 outages and more than 2,000 customers affected. Sequachee Valley Electric had nine outages with 975 customers without power, up from 500 just an hour before.…

One man, two dogs die in Trion house fire

TRION, Ga. (WDEF) -- A fire severely damaged a Trion house early Wednesday morning and killed one person. The fire took burned a house on Kinzy Street at around 4:30 a.m. on January 10. There were two people and…

TECH BYTE: AI Products at CES 2024

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (WDEF) -- Artificial intelligence is taking over the Consumer Electronics Show this year. The annual tech event in Las Vegas is bringing in more than 4,000…

From the Archives: 1994 Tales of the City

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Thirty years ago this week, we experienced a huge controversy over a TV show. The show was a mini-series scheduled to run on public television called "Tales of the City." It told the story of sex and…

City of Lafayette working to repair water outage

UPDATE: The City of Lafayette said all water services have been restored as of 8:45 p.m. on Thursday. Anyone still facing water outage issues should call 706-639-1511. SEE EARLIER: LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- The City of Lafayette is facing a…

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