MONTEAGLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Grundy County man was recently charged with sexual exploitation of an underage female. TBI agents and Monteagle officers arrested 24-year-old Austin Tyler Olszewski on November 14. On November 13, Monteagle detectives contacted the TBI about…
PENDERGRASS, Ga. (AP) — A Toyota-linked maker of auto parts will build a third factory northeast of Atlanta to build electrical converters for hybrid vehicles. Toyota Industries Electric Systems North America said it will invest $69 million to build the…
CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- The U.S. Forestry service is working a wildfire on Taylor's Ridge in Chattooga County. The Chattooga County Commissioner's Office first notified the public…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - It may not feel like it, but winter is around the corner. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Bethel Bible Village in Hixson will soon embark on an expansion. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A business owner in Decherd, Tennessee pleaded guilty to tax perjury at a district court in Chattanooga recently. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 66-year-old Ross A. Rinkes pleaded guilty to making and subscribing a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga's Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to serve as bellringers for the Red Kettle Campaign. The Red Kettle Campaign has been an annual holiday fundraiser…
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of Israel rallied by the tens of thousands on the National Mall under heavy security Tuesday, voicing solidarity in the fight against Hamas and crying “never again." The “March for Israel” offered a resounding…
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge rejected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's request to have an upstate New York man convicted of sending her threatening voicemails pay $65,000 for her Georgia home's security fence. Joseph Morelli pleaded guilty in February…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WDEF) -- A DeKalb County, Alabama man has been arrested for distributing child pornography. The sheriff's office arrested 40-year-old Bradley Ray Hancock of Fyffe. They charged…
UPDATES Nov. 15, 11:33 AM: The Tennessee Forestry has released Chattanooga firefighters. Fire officials said the Forestry will be conducting fire suppression activities throughout the day. They will be using helicopter water drops on the fire until the blaze is…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A lockdown has been lifted at Erlanger Baroness Hospital Wednesday morning after a security alert about a possible active shooter. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A cowboy turned country music artist is playing a show in Chattanooga for the first time next weekend. Chancey Williams will…
UPDATE: The Chattanooga City Council voted to permanently remove the Luminous Light masts at the pier on Ross's Landing. Councilmembers approved the resolution for the lights' removal on Tuesday evening. City leaders were concerned about the deformation of some of…
Hixson, Tenn. (WDEF) - The transition from first to second grade doesn't always go smoothly, but if Lauren Dorsett is your teacher, expect it to be seamless. We head to Middle Valley Elementary to honor a teacher who's worth her…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One man is dead after a canoeing accident on Harrison Bay. The TWRA has identified 25-year-old Joshua Murphy as the person who drowned…
UPDATE: Chattanooga Firefighters say there is no actual hazard at Eastgate Mall in Brainerd. First responders arrived at the scene just before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday after a woman passed out. An employee was handling mail at the Tennessee Department…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - With it being the season for sickness, doctors are seeing an increase in strep throat cases in Hamilton County. “If we are talking about…
TRENTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Dade County man faces life in prison for the molestation of his relative, according to the district attorney. Judge Brian House sentenced 76-year-old Ronald Craig Neugard to prison on October 26, 2023. Neugard was convicted…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The CHATT Foundation re-opened its Community Kitchen and Dining Room on November 14. These areas recently underwent renovation and upgrades. The CHATT Foundation revealed those changes at their ribbon cutting on Tuesday. Following the ceremony, guests…
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office has taken a student into custody after making a threat to another student. The sheriff's office did not specify which school faced the threat. However, they said there was no…
UPDATES: Nov. 14, 7:25 PM: Highway 136 reopened at 6:45 p.m. after the vehicle was towed. Dade County EMA says McKaig Road is open to residents only at this time. I-59 is still closed as well. Nov. 14, 6:30 PM: …
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- National Collection Week has begun for Operation Christmas Child. In Operation Christmas Child (OCC), generous donors prepare shoeboxes filled with toys, personal care items, school supplies and more. They then drop those boxes off to OCC…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of…
