CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police responded to a reported stabbing near Cypress Street this evening. Hamilton County 911 logs show it happened a little after 5 p.m. The victim was taken to the hospital. Police are still looking for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A series of meetings were held on Thursday to discuss the current status of the South Broad Stadium project. The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Stadium…
Rapper-turned-country singer Jelly Roll spoke about the importance of prioritizing the fentanyl crisis at a Senate hearing on Thursday. The musician, whose real name is Jason DeFord, testified before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, chaired by Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The orange traffic barrels along Frazier Avenue have been removed. In the month of December, crews placed barrels were used to get drivers to slow down.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Millions are affected by human trafficking across the world. National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is acknowledged each year on January 11. Both locally and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Several school systems across the Tennessee Valley have announced their closure for Friday due to anticipated severe weather. School Closings: Bradley County Schools Hamilton County Schools Catoosa County Schools Chickamauga City Schools Cleveland City Schools Marion…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Comptroller recently completed an investigation into Brainerd High School. They reported that a former teacher at the school inappropriately handled cheerleading and cosmetology funds. The report said this teacher did not submit funds from…
ATLANTA (WDEF) -- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a pay raise to public employees and teachers in his State of the State Address on Thursday. Kemp said he wants to give a 4% cost of living increase to public employees.…
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Police Department provided updates Thursday afternoon on a man who killed himself during a SWAT call. Their fugitive unit and the U.S. Marshal Service had an arrest warrant for Dewayne Campbell, 36, for first-degree murder. They attempted…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The TSA said there was a decrease in firearm detection at Tennessee airports in 2023. Statewide, there was a 14% decrease in firearms detected in carry-on luggage from 2022. There were 313 detections of guns in…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- In light of a truck theft in Walker County, the sheriff's office is warning the public not to leave their car running unattended. A theft of a 2016 Toyota Tacoma happened Wednesday morning at around…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Bradley County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged two men for the fentanyl death of an inmate. Authorities found Eric Means unresponsive in his…
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested an Athens man recently for child exploitation in an ongoing case. The TBI'S Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested 27-year-old Kenterrius McGuffie. Kenterrius McGuffie /…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Convention Center brings visitors to the Scenic City from all over. It hosts plenty of events each year - catering to people from…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The controversy over a proposed housing development in the Soddy Daisy area took center stage at the Hamilton County Commission meeting Wednesday. “I…
WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that he’s ending his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses in a last-ditch effort to deny Donald Trump a glidepath to the nomination. [caption id="attachment_1548622"…
Click here to vote. Do you want to help a locally born chef win a national baking contest? Cheyenne Chrostowski is from Signal Mountain and graduated from high school there. She now is attending the Culinary Institute of America in…
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) - A plan to build an elementary school behind Red Bank Middle and High Schools has fallen through. Hamilton County Superintendent Dr. Justin Robertson…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The connection between artificial intelligence and music may soon be regulated in Tennessee. The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security, or ELVIS ACT,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga man died after being shot on North Bishop Drive on Tuesday. The Chattanooga Police Department is investigating it as a homicide. At around 6:40…
BY ALEXA ST. JOHN The Department of Justice has ordered a recall of 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement that directs engine maker Cummins Inc. to remedy environmental damage it caused when it illegally installed emissions control software…
OLYMPIC VALLEY – Palisades Tahoe patrol and mountain operations teams are performing a search after an avalanche today. In a statement from the resort, officials confirmed that the avalanche happened around 9:30 a.m. on the Palisades side above the GS gully area of KT-22.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A local church recently built a new housing complex for homeless veterans in Chattanooga. The project was a two-unit duplex in the Alton Park community. The units have two bedrooms and one bathroom. [caption id="attachment_1547964" align="alignleft"…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Signal Mountain Town Council wrestled with how to tackle a larger than $800,000 deficit. An auditor told the council that the town of Signal Mountain owed over $400,000 to a state fund for road…