CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Volkswagen announced they are laying off a small number of workers at their Chattanooga plant. They describe the number as less than 50. The layoffs will only affect administrative and salaried workers, not hourly ones. Company…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) identified a man who died after falling from a cliff on Raccoon Mountain. They identified the victim as 64-year-old Benjamin Groves of Lookout Valley. At around 8 p.m. on…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A bicyclist was sent to the hospital after being struck by two trucks in Ooltewah on Monday, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO). Deputies arrived at the scene of the incident at around 11:50…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A teenager died while swimming in the Tennessee River Monday night, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). Several local agencies responded to the Hidden Harbor community in Hixson near Gray's Bluff at around 8…
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with drunken driving in a village in New York's Hamptons, after police said he ran a stop sign and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police state they have made a third arrest in a double homicide that took place at the beginning of May. The police department arrested 19-year-old Jonathan Sawyer on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A proposed development near Finley Stadium is raising the question of how high new buildings should be in Chattanooga. The former Eureka Foundry site,…
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Police Department located the driver and Ford F-150 in this incident. CPD said it was a fatal hit and run that took place on June 8. Authorities have not identified the driver. However, the investigation is ongoing.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police arrested two men following a search warrant on Pineview Lane last week, resulting in the seizure of drugs and stolen cars. The police department's (CPD) Gun Team and Narcotics Unit executed the search warrant…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - Tuesday is the runoff elections for local and state primaries in Georgia. We have been closely following the races in Catoosa County in the wake…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Lady Vols alum Brittany Jackson Tucker hosted a youth basketball camp on Monday at Baylor. Proceeds from the camp are going to benefit the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Aquarium is celebrating Pollinator Week. Butterflies, ants and even hummingbirds are considered to be pollinators. As a part of this week, the aquarium is offering…
WASHINGTON (WDEF) -- U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called on congress to require all social media platforms to now display mental health warnings. Dr. Murthy…
A fleet of Russian warships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, left Havana's port on Monday after a five-day visit to Cuba following planned military drills in the Atlantic Ocean. The exercise has been seen by some as a show of strength by…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The annual contest for the best-looking law enforcement cruiser in Tennessee has returned. The Tennessee Highway State Office's 2024 Tennessee's Best-Looking Cruiser contest features pictures of police and sheriff's vehicles throughout the state, including many locals.…
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A tree fell on Interstate 24 eastbound Sunday night and caused a multi-vehicle crash. It happened just before 10:30 p.m. CST at mile marker 161, according to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Department of Transportation released a list of upcoming street closures. These closures are the result of upcoming construction projects. Press Release from the Chattanooga Department of Transportation: UPDATE: 700 MOCS ALUMNI DRIVE The work…
ATLANTA (AP) — In a dreary part of downtown Atlanta, shipping containers have been transformed into an oasis for dozens of previously unsheltered people who now proudly call a former parking lot home. The gated micro community known as “The…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Local firefighters battled a blaze in an outbuilding behind a home on Pattentown Road on Monday. The Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department arrived on scene just before…
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN/AP Business Writer The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times,…
BLEDSOE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A RZR side-by-side caught fire on Smith Mountain over the weekend, according to Dunlap firefighters. It happened at around 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 15. The fire required a mutual aid response. [caption id="attachment_1761146" align="alignnone"…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Bethlehem Center hosted the fourth annual Southside Juneteenth Jubilee this Saturday. The event had a variety of food trucks, live music, and an educational session on why Juneteenth is celebrated. "We started the process to…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – On Friday, June 14, 2024, at approximately 8:00 pm, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Detectives were dispatched to a cliff located near Tower Road on Raccoon Mountain to conduct a death investigation of a 64-year-old male…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A very large pothole on Creekside Drive off of…