Male Cleveland High School student facing felony sexual battery charge
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Cleveland Police Department says a petition for sexual battery has been filed with the Bradley County Juvenile Court this week against a…
Foundation House Ministries receives $790,000 state grant
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - A ministry that serves mothers in crisis received a large grant Thursday. Foundation House Ministries in Cleveland has received a $790,000 grant from the State…
TBI ends Endangered Child Alert for South Pittsburg teen
UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said missing teen Isaac Steele has been found. He was located in Bridgeport, Alabama. MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has put out an…
Mayor Wamp delivers State of the County Address
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp delivered his State of the County Address Thursday morning. "In the weeks, months and years ahead, we should…
Chattanooga firefighters rescue woman, dog from house fire
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department reported that the woman rescued from the house fire has died from her injuries. They have not yet released her identity. The fire is still under investigation. N Moore Road fire…
Search efforts paused after 2 bodies found in Baltimore bridge collapse, focus turns to clearing debris
UPDATE: BALTIMORE -- The search for bodies was paused Wednesday as attention turned to clearing debris from the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and reopening the Port of Baltimore. The bodies of two construction workers were recovered from a submerged truck Wednesday. Four…
House to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate on April 10, teeing up clash over trial
Washington — House Republicans are set to present the articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate after Congress returns from recess next month, kickstarting a clash over an impeachment trial in the upper chamber that Democrats…
Man arrested for motorcycle pursuit after posting video to Instagram
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office arrested a man for fleeing from police on a motorcycle on Sunday. The HCSO said a deputy was trying to make a lawful stop of the motorcyclist on Highway 27,…
Chattanooga man sentenced to prison for fentanyl-related overdose
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga man was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Wednesday for his involvement in a fentanyl-related death. U.S. District Court Judge Curtis L. Collier sentenced…
Nightfall lineup, several new features announced
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Nightfall organizers have released their lineup for the 2024 summer festival. Plus, there are a lot of new features coming to the event this year. On its 37th season, Nightfall says it is the longest-running outdoor…
Authorizing sports betting in Georgia may lack needed votes from lawmakers
ATLANTA (AP) — There's still a chance Georgians could vote on authorizing sports betting in November, but the odds may be poor. The House Higher Education Committee on Thursday passed out both a proposed state constitutional amendment and authorizing legislation…
We now have dates for beer and motorcar festivals
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Organizers have announced dates for two returning festivals to the Chattanooga area in 2024. The Chattanooga Beer Festival will be on Saturday, May 25th at the First Horizon Pavilion. Craft beer makers will offer samples to the…
Police investigate deadly Vine Street shooting
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a deadly shooting downtown on Tuesday morning. It happened just before 6 a.m. at a house on Vine Street. Investigators say that a 56-year-old man was shot inside the residence and the…
Patten Towers murder suspect makes brief court appearance
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The suspect charged with…
Multi-Vehicle crash results in I-24 slow down
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tuesday night, a multi-vehicle crash on I-24 Westbound resulted in all lanes being blocked. According to the Chattanooga Fire Department on X, two cars crashed into each other at…
Sheriff Lawson released from hospital after his weekend wreck
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - Bradley County Sheriff Steve Lawson has moved his recovery to his home following a weekend wreck. The sheriff was released from the hospital on Wednesday. He stopped by the sheriff's office for a visit on his…
Chattanooga Police renovates RTIC surveillance center
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Police RTIC division unveils their updated and remodeled surveillance center. "What we do is we assist the entire department in reduction of violence, crime, violent…
Driving Our Economy Forward: TVFCU Idea Leap Grant
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Every year, the Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union gives out a gift of money to help the business world. The nominations are in for the 2024 Idea Leap Grant. Now, it's time to vote on a…
Teen takes on 'Rock the Riverfront' Wednesday with her fiddle
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Rock the Riverfront is still going on at the Chattanooga Riverfront, featuring different performers each week. On Wednesday, March 27, Abigail Snell took…
Frequent user of Heritage Park concerned about increased flooding
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Frequent flooding is disrupting life in one Chattanooga park. One citizen, Henri Tenthorey, says that the flooding at Jack Benson Heritage Park in…
Police arrest two suspects for drive by shooting in Dalton
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) - Police have charged two men with a drive by shooting two months ago in Dalton. 36-year-old Joshua Lee Edwards faces charges of aggravated assault, while 40-year-old Gordon Ray…
Largest cocaine shipment of the year seized in Colombian Caribbean after high-speed boat chase
Authorities have announced the largest cocaine shipment seizure of the year in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia after military ships and planes chased down a speedboat holding almost four tons of the drug. In a joint operation between the Colombian Navy, the…
Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' allies
UPDATE: ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a state court fight over how Walt Disney World is developed in the future following the takeover of the theme park resort's…
TDOT: Highway 27 landscaping project to begin this spring
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced an upcoming landscaping project along U.S. Highway 27 in Hamilton County. TDOT awarded the project to Stansell Electric Company, Inc. of Knoxville for more than $3 million. This project will…