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…
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.…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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)…
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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Wednesday is the 75th anniversary of Volkswagen's first attempts to sell a vehicle in the United States. On January 17, 1949, VW imported two versions of the Beetle for American car buyers. A Dutch businessman brought…
UPDATE: TVA reported at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday that customers could return to normal power usage. They said the availability of power returned to normal levels after reaching an all-time high the same…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Electric company crews are dealing with some power outages across the Tennessee Valley. EPB said at one point Wednesday morning, they had nearly 800 outages. But many of these have been restored, including all outages in…
RINNGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) - At Boynton Elementary, Liz Stanfield has a gift for making sure each one of her students believes that they are just as smart, capable and worthy as anybody else. One parent calls her a light in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Some businesses in Chattanooga have remained closed following the snow on Monday, but not the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. Though they opened late, they…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and EPB are asking customers to reduce power usage to ensure the power grid remains stable. According to TVA, there was a record high demand for electricity across the southeast on Tuesday…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- The Jackson County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) deemed all county roads and bridges as impassible on Monday night. Then on Tuesday morning, Jackson County EMA provided an update.…
UPDATE: CDOT's Justin Strickland shared gave an update on Tuesday at 8 p.m. New locations that are closed or restricted: Ochs Highway on the Tennessee side between Red Riding Hood Trail / Ochs Highway intersection and Fleetwood Drive have reports…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Interstate 24 to the west of Chattanooga was chaotic Tuesday morning and into the afternoon. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reported several…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The residual ice…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A mobile home caught on fire Tuesday morning, despite the below-freezing temperatures. Whitfield County Fire reported the blaze on social media Tuesday around 10 a.m. When firefighters arrived,…
Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy suspended his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed former President Donald Trump after finishing a distant fourth in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses. Ramaswamy said he made the decision after determining there…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is asking drivers to stay off the road if at all possible. TDOT crews are going on their third day of clearing roads. Due to the prolonged winter blast, coupled…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Some schools are preparing kids for 'the real world' before they finish high school. Howard wants students to be prepared whenever there is a disaster. Here's today's edition of "What's Right with Our Schools." [blox_vms account="WDEF" key="5977a9d57c5e613663a7e063e78c37b0f4ac48ae" vtitle="What's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A snow day in Tennessee Valley often means…
Republicans are in a fierce competition as they've crisscrossed all Iowa's 99 counties ahead of Monday's caucuses. Prominent Republicans have made extensive efforts to court Iowans, but going into the caucuses, former President Donald Trump is maintaining a substantial lead over his rivals in…