CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Members of the Hamilton County community came out in support of Sexual Assault Awareness during a proclamation ceremony. April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. City and county leaders participated in this ceremony to acknowledge the need…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Visualization can be a useful tool when you're trying to reach a goal. Freshmen at Tyner Academy got to look three years…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga State Community College's Astronomy club hosted a solar eclipse watch party at the college's Amphitheater today. The event included NASA-acclaimed astronomer Dr. Charles Law to educate…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Bible in Schools hosted a luncheon at the Convention Center on Monday. Bible in the Schools started in 1922. Students are able to take a…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) - Neighbors of a proposed Ooltewah subdivision say that the project should not move forward. We have covered a litany of new subdivisions…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- An affidavit sheds light on the circumstances behind the shooting at a homeless encampment on Signal Hills Drive last Thursday. (more…)
BONIFAY, Fla. (AP) — A woman checked out of a Florida hotel and told staff that she was going on a God-directed shooting spree because of the solar eclipse, then shot two drivers on Interstate 10 before being arrested and…
ATLANTA (AP) — The former chief financial officer for Atlanta pleaded guilty on Monday to stealing money from the city for personal travel and guns and trying to cheat the federal government on his income taxes. Jim Beard, 60, pleaded…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department said officers were proactive on Saturday after receiving calls they believe were related to street racing. The police department said it received several calls about reckless driving and noise complaints. [caption id="attachment_1705475"…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police are investigating a death on Saturday as a homicide. Officers found a 65-year-old man unresponsive on the 1700 block of Jackson Street a little after 5 p.m. The police department is ruling his death…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Dunlap Fire Department helped rescue an injured rock climber on Fredonia Mountain over the weekend. According to the fire department, they dispatched to the Woodcock Climbing Area around 6:30 p.m. CT on Sunday. [caption id="attachment_1705463"…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The public is invited to attend a public hearing discussing the past, present and future of the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District. The public hearing will take place on Thursday, April 11, from 5 to 7…
FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A Fort Payne plant should begin laying off workers this week. Renfro Brands makes socks and legwear. They have filed notice of plans to lay off a hundred workers over all. The company says they are…
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Dayton Police Department informed the public that some Market Street intersections are no longer using the traffic lights. These former traffic light intersections are now just using red blinking lights. The police department said these…
Country music star Morgan Wallen was arrested on felony charges after allegedly throwing a chair from a bar rooftop in Nashville on Sunday night, police said. Wallen, 30, faces three reckless endangerment charges and one disorderly conduct charge following an…
The 2024 solar eclipse will be visible across North America today. As the moon's position between the Earth and sun casts a shadow on North America, that shadow, or umbra, will travel along the surface from west to east at more than 1,500 miles per hour…
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An off-duty Chattanooga firefighter helped save a man's life over the weekend in Soddy-Daisy. The Chattanooga Fire Department commemorated Captain John Ives in a Facebook post on Sunday. …
Hamilton County, Tenn. (WDEF) – Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to calls of vehicle break-ins in the Canyons Subdivision in Hixson on Saturday morning. Deputies arrived around 3 a.m. and set up at the entrances of the subdivision. Another…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Popeye’s location has been open in Hixson near Highway 153 and Hamill Road for just a few months. However, ex-manager Kellie Adkins says…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee State Legislature will be discussing a new bill that would strengthen the punishment for those convicted of the rape of a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - There has been an arrest following a shooting Thursday evening on Signal Hills Drive. Chattanooga Police said 61-year-old Donnie Campbell is the man who they believe…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Some staffing changes have been announced by Hamilton County Schools. Tyner Academy is changing principals as Dr. Tiffany Earvin has been promoted to an administrative role…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Detectives in Hamilton County arrested a man who intentionally drove into a patrol vehicle with a stolen car, according to the sheriff's office. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanoogans can get free Lookouts tickets this year through the Chattanooga Public Library. Anyone with a valid Chattanooga Public Library (CPL) card can check out…