Chattanooga home damaged, car destroyed in fire
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A vehicle caught on fire in Chattanooga over the weekend and posed a threat to a nearby house. A vehicle caught fire on the…
Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Larry Taylor dies at 81
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga community and family members are mourning the loss of Army veteran, Captain Larry Taylor. The Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center…
Union claims they are nearing a majority of workers requesting representation at Volkswagen Chattanooga
DETROIT, Mich. (WDEF) - The United Auto Workers say they are "nearing a majority" of workers requesting to join the union at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga. It's part of an unprecedented nationwide drive to organize workers at non-union plants…
Two deputies shot, kidnapping suspect dead after police chase
UPDATES: OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The kidnapping and fatal shootout incident on Sunday night originated in Ringgold, Georgia. The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office shares what led up to…
DPD investigating road rage shooting on West Walnut, no injuries
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Dalton Police Department is investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting on West Walnut Avenue that apparently stemmed from a road rage incident. No one was injured in the shooting. Dalton investigators have identified a suspect in…
DPD looking for suspect after one man shot
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Dalton Police Department is investigating a late Sunday afternoon drive-by shooting that left one man with an injury that is not considered to be life-threatening. Investigators do not believe that the incident is connected to…
Rattlesnake Appreciation Day at the Chattanooga Zoo
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Saturday at the Chattanooga Zoo was rattlesnake appreciation day, where the Chattanooga Zoo highlighted the ecological importance and the natural beauty of these rare slithering snakes.…
Bradley County chemical plant target of lawsuit
CHARLESTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - A chemical plant in Bradley County is at the center of a new lawsuit. Olin Chemical in Charleston is being sued by over 150…
Record number of Americans are homeless amid nationwide surge in rent, report finds
A growing number of Americans are ending up homeless as soaring rents in recent years squeeze their budgets. According to a Jan. 25 report from Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, roughly 653,000 people reported experiencing homelessness in January of 2023, up…
DeKalb County school resource officer arrested
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- A DeKalb County school resource officer was arrested and charged with having sexual contact with a student, according to the sheriff's office. The…
Point-in-Time survey conducted with local homeless population
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chatt Foundation participated in the Point-in-Time count by surveying those experiencing homelessness in Hamilton County. Every year, communities across the U.S. collect data to…
Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.…
EPB and Oak Ridge celebrate ten years with new energy project
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Friday, EPB and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) celebrated their ten years of partnership. In doing so, they announced a new "Collaborative for Energy Resilience and Quantum Science" project. In this project, they plan…
Republican governors support Texas in securing southern border
WASHINGTON (WDEF) -- Several Republican governors are announcing their support for Texas as the state attempts to secure its southern border. The Biden Administration tried to stop Texas from installing razor wire at the border. They took the case to…
Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution
By KIM CHANDLER ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man put to death using nitrogen gas shook and convulsed on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that once again placed the United States at the forefront of the…
Woman dies in Ringgold train collision
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) -- A train crashed into a car Friday morning in Ringgold, killing one person, according to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP). A report from the GSP says a 2007 Toyota Camry was stopped on the train tracks…
Charleston's Olin Corporation faces lawsuit over mercury exposure
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Charleston chemical manufacturer is being sued for mercury exposure. The Joey James Law Firm filed a lawsuit against the Olin Corporation with a complaint of more than 200 pages. It accuses the Olin Corporation…
Chief Murphy: 'I don't want children to be scared of us'
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The city of Chattanooga held a youth gun violence summit Friday morning. The summit was held at the Brainerd Crossroads facility.…
National Cornbread Festival announces musical lineup
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) - Riverbend and the Moon River Festivals may be taking the year off, but the National Cornbread Festival is not. The annual event in South Pittsburg announced their music lineup for April. They will have 20…
Chattanooga's drivers still face dangerous road conditions
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - With most of the snow and ice now gone from our community roadways, it would be nice to think we could go back to less hazardous driving conditions. But not so fast. With many areas of…
TECH BYTE: Samsung's Artificial Intelligence Smart Phone
Growing up, my generation was told we’d never have technology like calculators at our fingertips. That statement couldn’t be further from the reality we live in today. Samsung is unveiling…
Giant pothole takes out 7 vehicles in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WDEF) - Crews are patching highways across the south after last week's winter storm. But one pothole in Alabama became a sudden priority last night. A fire official in…
Trout farm damaged from winter storm, "frost quake"
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Tennessee felons must retrieve gun rights before voting rights
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga's Unity Group is pushing back against a Tennessee ruling on convicted felons getting voting rights restored. A tougher state voting rights restoration policy…