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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An anti-union organization has issued a new video attacking the United Auto Workers, which is trying to organize Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant. The video was created by the group “Center for Union Facts.” It tells the story of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Incline Railway is closing for a few weeks in April to replace cables. CARTA officials said they will replace more than 5,000 feet of the cables that pull the cars up and down Lookout Mountain. [caption…
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Athens firefighters extinguished a structure fire overnight at the MBI. Firefighters responded to the fire just before 8:30 p.m. at 2542 Sullins Road. This is the location for "the maintenance shop and office" of the Athens…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department arrested two juveniles who were checking car door handles on East 12th Street. The two juveniles were 16- and 17-year-old males, who have not been identified. Police said they responded to the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department has made a homicide arrest from an incident that happened near the end of March. CPD arrested 32-year-old Andre Johnson. He faces…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting at a homeless encampment Thursday evening. It happened on Signal Hills Drive, off of Signal Mountain Boulevard at the bottom around 6 p.m. Investigators say a 55-year-old man was shot…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- First responders were on the scene of an apartment fire Friday morning. The fire happened at a building on Citico Avenue, near North Holtzclaw. The Chattanooga Fire Department learned about the fire just after 5:30…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a Silver Alert on various social media for an 80-year-old woman. Donna Tripp is missing out of Hamilton County. Tripp was last seen on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Mocs football team raised awareness for bone marrow cancer and disease on Thursday. The Mocs partnered with Andy Talley Bone Marrow organization…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - UTC hosted its annual Spring Fling on Thursday. The event is a part of "I love UTC" week. Students were able to welcome spring with some…