CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Catoosa County has announced new pay increases in their proposed 2024 budget. It includes increases for the sheriff's office, emergency management, fire department and county government. The Board of Commissioners allocated over $668,000 for pay…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee is inviting out of state law enforcement officers to come to work in Tennessee. It is his third pitch in three…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Back to school time! The first day of a new year at Chattanooga Prep. At 7:45 a.m., everybody is gathering in the school gymnasium.…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga man is in custody in Dunlap, Tennessee for stealing a vehicle and possession of meth. The Dunlap Police Department said they arrested Dameion E. Ervin…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Last night a chemical fire shut down the interstate and caused an evacuation. Rick Boatwright, operations chief of Chattanooga fire department, said "where…
LONDON (AP) — Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months after Russia pulled out of a wartime agreement allowing Ukraine to ship grain to the world, and India restricted…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that troop readiness and retention is at risk as the Army's chief stepped down Friday, leaving the military's two ground combat forces without Senate-confirmed leaders for the first time in history. [caption…
DECORAH, Iowa (WDEF) - Republican Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis was asked about his crash in Chattanooga today on the campaign trail. The wreck happened July 25th as he and his caravan got…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) -- A new poll reveals that most Americans are against providing additional funding to Ukraine. Independent research company SSRS conducted the CNN poll, which shows that 55% of Americans think the U.S. should not send more funding…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chaos ensued overnight in the East Ridge and Brainerd areas. (more…)
UNITED STATES (CBS) -- Mark Margolis, the Emmy-nominated actor who played a drug kingpin on the acclaimed TV series "Breaking Bad" and its prequel "Better Call Saul," has…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- One Chattanooga nonprofit is attempting to provide assistance to those affected by the closings of some Siskin childcare centers. On Thursday morning, the Siskin Institute announced they were closing their early learning centers. Signal Centers, in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Cleanup from a chemical spill and fire near Interstate 24 in Tennessee will take several days, after the interstate was shut down and nearby homes evacuated overnight…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a shooting overnight in East Chattanooga. It happened after midnight on East 13th Street in Ridgedale. The 33-year-old male victim told officers he…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- With more school shootings happening across the country, tech companies are looking at new ways to protect students and teachers. Their latest device has been in the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - "The state of our city is strong," said Mayor Tim Kelly. Thursday night, Mayor Kelly addressed Chattanooga. "Thank you everybody for being here tonight, I…
Washington (CBS) — Former President Donald Trump appeared in a federal courtroom Thursday for his arraignment on four felony charges accusing him of trying to overturn the 2020 election results, pleading not guilty in the latest case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.…
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga Gas is serious about reducing its carbon footprint. All the gas they provide residential and small business customers is produced, transported and delivered…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A childcare center in Chattanooga is closing its doors. (more…)
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Whitfield County announced a new playground coming to Riverbend Park this fall. Officials expect the park to be completed by this September. The recreation committee…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga police are investigating a fatal shooting on Woodland View Circle this afternoon. The call came in around 3:15 p.m. and police got to the…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Fulton County has reached a settlement with the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in the county jail’s psychiatric wing, the family’s lawyers said Thursday. Lashawn Thompson, 35, died in September, three…
FAIRBURN, Georgia (WDEF) - Family members are trying to connect with a pair of sons in the Chattanooga area over a health crisis. 83 year old James Tumbling was born and raised in Chattanooga. But he has just been placed…
