CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We are following reports of a person shot on Juandale Trail over the weekend. Chattanooga Police responded to the shooting just after 4 p.m. on Saturday. When officers arrived on the scene in the 3800 block…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A family is mourning…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - It has been a violent 24 hours in the Scenic City. First, shots rang out at Champy's Restaurant at 6:30 Thursday evening. That…
MURPHY, North Carolina (WDEF) - Investigators are closing the book on a murder in the North Carolina mountains. Cherokee County deputies found a woman's body at her home in the Andrews area on Monday. Windy Thompson's vehicle was also missing.…
UPDATE: April 26, 2024 CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Cleveland City Schools responded to the recent new Tennessee law that allows schools to arm teachers. The school system will join both Bradley and Hamilton County Schools in continuing to only use…
UPDATE: April 26, 2024 Chattanooga Police confirmed the Thursday evening shooting outside of Champy's resulted in two people becoming injured. Their injuries were not life-threatening. They went to the hospital by a personal vehicle and were already gone once police…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- We've seen a lot of characters come through our doors over the last 70 years. But none could grab your attention more than Harry Thornton. He was a radio DJ, turned wrestling announcer, who eventually invented local…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- In addition to their regular meetings, the Hamilton County Commission hold a series of committee meetings. (more…)
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) -- Located in the heart of historic Downtown Chickamauga, Droop Scoops is a family-owned ice cream and coffee shop. When you walk through the front door you…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Finley Stadium is welcoming its newly renovated "Ultra Club" event space. "This has been a few years in the works, just lots of planning. We…
POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - It has been nearly two years since the Ocoee Whitewater Center was destroyed in a fire. The fire occurred on the morning of April 26, 2022, destroying the site of the Polk County landmark that…
Southwest Airlines is suspending service at some airports across the U.S. as it slows its growth, in part because of Boeing aircraft delivery delays. The airline is set to receive just 20 of the 46 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes…
Police broke up a demonstration against Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza on Thursday at Emory University in Atlanta, the latest flashpoint in a growing movement on college campuses around the country. Hundreds of people have been arrested in California, Massachusetts, Texas and other…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Burger Week has announced the top three best burgers in the city from last week. The first-place winner of best burger during Chattanooga Burger Week was the "Crab Rangoon Burger" from Jack Brown's Beer…
By MATTHEW DALY/Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric…
By JEFF AMY/Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Workers at auto plants in the South should be free to unionize without pressure from employers or anti-union governors, acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su said Thursday, even as some southern states pass…
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and DAVE COLLINS/Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, reversing a landmark ruling of the #MeToo era. The court found the trial judge had improperly…
HIXSON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Police Department has begun placing speed signs on Hixson Pike in an effort to persuade drivers to slow down. The sign collects data…
UPDATE: BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Bradley County Government spokesperson identified the two people involved in the fire on Sunday. The two who died in this fire were 68-year-old Dnese Moore and 93-year-old Myrtle Irene Moore. BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn.…
Ooltewah, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Some Wallace Elementary School students were in a minor bus crash on their way to school Thursday morning. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office claims the bus hit another vehicle that was stopped at a red light,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- First responders were on the scene of an area fire earlier Thursday morning in Shallowford. 911 received multiple calls of a possible dumpster or car fire from 6801 Shallowford Road. The Chattanooga…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - After the UAW attempted to become unionized twice before, the third time was a charm as they had 73% vote yes. This is an opportunity…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police officially identified the suspect involved in the skate park shooting earlier this month. "Throughout the course of the investigation, the suspect was…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Next year’s proposed Hamilton County School budget was presented to the Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday. (more…)