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Riverbend Festival not taking place in 2024

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Riverbend Festival will not be taking place in 2024, according to Friends of the Festival. The festival will be on a hiatus. Friends of the Festival said this will be a temporary pause. However, they did…

Hunters in McMinn County find human remains in woods

MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The McMinn County Sheriff's Office is investigating after hunters found human remains in the woods. Sheriff Joe Guy said the case is an active investigation. The hunters found the remains west of Athens, off Highway…

CFD respond to fire in UTC Jones Observatory

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga firefighters extinguished a small fire in the basement of the UTC Jones Observatory on Saturday night. The observatory is located on N Tuxedo Ave. Firefighters responded to the scene just after 7 p.m. on Saturday.…

Knoxville man convicted of terrorism for supporting ISIS

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A federal jury convicted a Knoxville man of terrorism for trying to support ISIS. The jury convicted 31-year-old Benjamin Carpenter on October 19, following a trial that lasted eight days, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)…

Volkswagen extends research agreement with UTK

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Volkswagen Group of America is extending their research deal with the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. They have signed a second, five-year agreement to extent the Innovation Hub in Knoxville through 2028. The research focuses on…

Throwback Thursday: Korean Air Lines Flight 007

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Forty years ago, another international incident created major controversy here in the Tennessee Valley. Russia shot down a Korean jetliner that had strayed into their airspace. Of the 269 people killed on the plane, one was…

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