McDonald Farm receives grant as zoning debate continues
SALE CREEK, Tenn. (WDEF)- Hamilton County has secured important funding related to development at McDonald Farm in Sale Creek. (more…)
Crews preparing for potential freezing rain on Thursday night
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- With more potential winter weather moving through the Tennessee Valley, Chattanooga Public Works says they are preparing to treat roads.…
Zoo hosts special performances for closing weekend of Asian Lantern Festival
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- In spite of ongoing cold temperatures on Sunday, many came out to the last night of the Asian Lantern Festival held…
Innovators visit Chattanooga for inaugural startup Accelerator
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A snow storm passing through the States didn't stop a group of researchers and innovators from traveling to the Scenic City. An inaugural program…
Health experts continue seeing rise of flu in Hamilton County
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County Health Department continues to see a rise in flu cases. Since the beginning of the year flu cases are…
Salvation Army of Chattanooga extends Shield of Warmth program
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Salvation Army of Chattanooga is extending their Shield of Warmth Program. The program has been going on for six months during the…
Blood Assurance suggests pause on elective surgeries
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Blood Assurance is requesting blood donations from the public due to having a very low supply. Additionally, they are asking hospitals to hold off on elective surgeries until at least Wednesday, January 24. Blood Assurance is requesting…
Icy roads cause complications for first responders
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- In some areas north of Chattanooga, road conditions haven't gotten much better. Icy roads are generating issues for first responders in areas such as Dunlap. The Dunlap…
Chattanooga Police arrest Brink's truck robber
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police arrested a man responsible for robbing a Brink's armored truck guard. CPD identified the robber as 30-year-old Kodi Johnson. The robbery happened on Monday, January 16 at around 10:40 a.m. It happened at 8714…
Georgia's governor says more clean energy will be needed to fuel electric vehicle manufacturing
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia, a capital for electric vehicle production, needs to increase its supply of electricity produced without burning fossil fuels in order to meet industries’ demand for clean energy, Gov. Brian Kemp told world business leaders Thursday. Speaking…
Plan for $400 million monkey-breeding facility in southwest Georgia draws protest
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — Some local residents and an animal-rights group are protesting plans for a monkey-breeding facility in southwest Georgia. Opponents on Tuesday urged the Bainbridge City Council to block plans by a company called Safer Human Medicine to…
Reba McEntire, Post Malone and Andra Day to sing during Super Bowl pregame
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr./AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country music star Reba McEntire will grace next month's Super Bowl stage to sing the national anthem while Post Malone will…
School board members share their personal school priority list
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- At the last school board meeting, each member was tasked with filling out their priority list for changes coming to schools in…
Driving Our Economy Forward: Nokian Tyres Announcement
DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Nokian Tyres is out with some new tires that can give drivers a safe and smooth ride year-round, during all kinds of weather, in all four seasons. Let's see how Nokian is driving our economy forward.…
Areas North of Chattanooga Dealing with Aftermath of Winter Storm
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF)- While areas in the Chattanooga metro have…
Food City reopens store in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Folks in Cleveland gathered this Wednesday morning for the grand reopening of Food City. The newly renovated Food City went through changes, remodeling, and expansion. Which includes the addition of Starbucks in the store. The food service…
Walker County Fire Rescue warn residents of space heater fires
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF)- Walker County Fire Rescue is encouraging folks to be cautious about space heaters. In the last 36 hours they responded to several structural fires caused by these heaters. In order to protect your home from a…
Body recovered from Fall Creek Falls during -13 degrees
SPENCER, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Several rescue agencies assisted in recovering the body of a person who was lost in Fall Creek Falls State Park. The rescue mission took about 17 hours total to complete.…
TVA seeing record breaking power-use for single-digit temperatures
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - TVA and EPB have been working around the clock to make sure no one goes without power during these frigid temperatures. While people have…
Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford get into Songwriters Hall of Fame
By MARK KENNEDY/AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, an incoming class of musicians who have scaled the heights of country, classic…
TN Authorities investigating Cumberland County murder-suicide
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office began investigating a homicide in Fairfield Glade on Wednesday morning. From this incident, two people are deceased and one other is severely injured. At the time of the 911 call,…
Soddy-Daisy man arrested for attempting to steal truck
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County deputies arrested a Soddy-Daisy man for attempting to steal a truck on Wednesday. The sheriff's office received a call of a truck break-in at 7:40 a.m. on the 9800 block of Hamby Road. According…
Some students return to class Thursday following winter weather
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- With the recent cold spell, snowfall and black ice, many school systems are remaining closed for the remainder of the week. However, some have decided to reopen this Thursday. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC)…
After nine hours, CFD extinguishes house fire
UPDATE: The Chattanooga Fire Department reported that it took more than nine hours to clear the fire scene at Graceland Trail. The fire department said: "The home was structurally unsound due to fire damage and the floors were too compromised…