Leap Day deals for 2024
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Leap days happen every four years, and some businesses are offering deals to the public to celebrate the extra day this year. Here is a list of deals you may be able to find on February…
Access to Benton Falls interrupted during tree removal
BENTON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hikers will not have typical access to Benton Falls temporarily starting on March 5 for hazardous tree removals. The Cherokee National Forest announced on Thursday that…
A Willy Wonka "immersive experience" turned out to be a partially decorated warehouse. Some parents were so angry, they called the police.
Willy Wonka's chocolate factory is a magical, colorful place with a chocolate river, edible flowers and Oompa Loompas bustling about. But a "Willy Wonka" event in Glasgow, Scotland that was billed as an immersive experience turned out to be less…
Shopping center redevelopment coming to East Ridge
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A real estate development group has a redevelopment planned for East Ridge. Urban Story Ventures announced on Wednesday they recently purchased a 13-acre…
Biden and Trump to hold dueling events at the southern border today
Washington — President Biden is set to visit the southern border on Thursday. But his won't be the only visit to the region— former President Donald Trump will also make an appearance in a different Texas border town, in a split-screen evident of…
Federal judge blocks Texas' SB4 immigration law that would criminalize migrant crossings
Eagle Pass, Texas — A federal judge in Austin on Thursday blocked Texas state officials from implementing a sweeping immigration law that would have allowed them to arrest, jail and prosecute migrants who cross into the U.S. illegally. The Justice Department…
Video shows person of interest in explosion outside Alabama attorney general's office
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities on Thursday released a video showing a person of interest in their investigation of an explosive device that detonated outside the Alabama attorney general’s office last weekend. The short security camera clip shared by the…
Sheriff: Signal Mountain student charged with making violent threats
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A student is facing charges for making threats against other students at Signal Mountain Middle/High School. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said the school's SRD learned of the threat on Wednesday, February 28, at 10…
State audit finds UT overpaid a few of their scholarships
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - The University of Tennessee may look at scholarship offers a little closer next year. A state audit found that the university over-paid some scholarships in 2022-23. The auditors looked at all 14,260 students who got Title…
Early morning shooting outside of apartment complex
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Police are investigating a shooting on Wilson Street earlier Thursday morning. The incident took place outside of the Bayberry Apartment complex. News 12 reported CPD on the scene in the 2300 block of Wilson Street. It…
CALEB shares their vision for affordable housing at city council
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanoogans in Action for Love, Equality and Benevolence, or CALEB, voiced their concerns Tuesday night at City Council. CALEB presented their own…
Driving Our Economy Forward: Clumpies Ice Cream at Howard
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Students at the Howard School are getting the scoop on business success from Clumpies Ice Cream. The business which started in Chattanooga in…
Chattanooga police investigating after 2 shot on Fagan St.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga police say two people were shot on Fagan Street on Tuesday in what they believe to be the same incident. The shooting happened February 27 around 9:30 p.m. on the 4000 block of Fagan Street.…
Family still faces housing struggles 1 year after Budgetel eviction
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Back in November 2022, hundreds of people who…
TVA uses new way to generate solar energy in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - TVA selected the Chickamauga Dam as the location to show off their new Smart Flowers. "We got five solar panels or solar…
Bariatric patient 'runs for past self' in Erlanger Marathon
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Erlanger Chattanooga Marathon is right around the corner on March 1. While each runner has a moral reason for wanting to take on the challenge, Tammy…
School voucher ideas expose deep GOP divisions in Tennessee Legislature
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With a supermajority grip over the Tennessee Statehouse, there are very few things Republicans can't push through even with the harshest of criticism and public opposition. Yet, after weeks of working behind closed doors on a…
Alabama House advances bill to give state money for private and home schooling
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have advanced a school voucher-like program that could provide eligible families with state dollars to help pay for private school or home school expenses. The Alabama House of Representatives voted 69-34 Tuesday for the…
City of Lafayette sees power outages, storm damage
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- The City of Lafayette saw some intense storm damage in several areas on Wednesday. The storms resulted in a power outage in the northern part of…
Intersection temporarily closed in Dalton due to storm damage
UPDATE: The City of Dalton says their road crews have since repaired the damage. "The road crew that was there on the scene already, they were speculating…
Wendy’s says it has no plans to raise prices during the busiest times at its restaurants
Wendy's says that it has no plans to increase prices during the busiest times at its restaurants. The burger chain clarified its stance on how it will approach pricing after media picked up on comments by CEO Kirk Tanner that…
Ryan Gosling performing Oscar-nominated song "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" at 2024 Academy Awards
Ryan Gosling will be performing "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" at the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced. Gosling, who will perform with song co-writer Mark Ronson, joins several…
Chrysler recalling more than 330,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees due to steering wheel issue
Chrysler is recalling more than 330,00 Jeep Grand Cherokees because of a steering wheel issue that may cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles. The recall is for…
Commission approves MOU for South Broad Stadium
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The South Broad Stadium project is one step closer to groundbreaking. The Hamilton County Commission unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between themselves, the…