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Officers respond to fatal shooting on Wilson Street

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) --Early Sunday morning Chattanooga Police responded to a shooting in the 2300 block of Wilson Street. The person shot call arrived a little after midnight. When officers arrived, they found a 28-year-old female suffering from life-threatening injuries.…

Volunteers preview Ironman race in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) --The well-known Ironman race is taking over the scenic city for the second time this year. Riverfront Parkway has been lined up with tents and athletes since Thursday approaching the triathlon…

CPD investigate intoxicated shooting on Swan Road

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police responded to a shooting on Saturday in the 4800 block of Swan Road. The person shot call came in a little before 6 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 24-year-old…

CPD respond to shooting on Windsor Street

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police responded to a person shot call on Friday night just after 10 p.m. The shooting took place on Windsor Street. While responding to the scene, officers were informed that one person arrived at a…

Four Georgia Mohawk employees indicted for defrauding company

ROME, Ga. (WDEF) -- Four former employees of Mohawk Industries have been indicted for defrauding Mohawk. The U.S. Department of Justice identified those four employees as: Jana Kanyadan (Global Chief Information Officer), IT employees Sivakumar Thiyagasamadram (IT), Madhu Shivalingegowda (IT),…

Chattanooga Zoo Earns Quarter Century Award

(CHATTANOOGA, TN - Press Release) - The Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park recently earned the Quarter Century Award by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). This award acknowledges that the Chattanooga Zoo has reached the 25-year milestone of AZA accreditation.…

Jasmine Pace autopsy reveals 60 stab wounds

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Medical Examiner's Office released the autopsy report for Jasmine Pace on Wednesday. In that report, it revealed that she had 60 stab wounds. Those…

Hazmat Spills Shut Down I-24 Twice in One Day

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga first responders stayed extra-busy on Wednesday. (9/20/23) The Chattanooga Fire Department issued this release around 10 p.m. Chattanooga Fire and other agencies responded to a second hazmat incident Wednesday night on Interstate 24. The first…

UPDATE: Police find Chattanooga endangered teen

  UPDATE: Thanks to collaborated efforts, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that Patricia Hernandez-Escalante has been found safe. She was found in Newport News, Virginia. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)…

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