CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A registered sex offender from Mississippi has been charged with attempting to meet a young boy in Chattanooga for his birthday. 49-year-old Dennis Gaal of Picayune…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The City of Chattanooga will soon be offering free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. These classes will begin on January 8, 2024. They will be open to the public and offered at the East…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced $191.2 million in grants throughout the state for regionalization, water reuse and resource protection. These grants are part of the American Rescue Plan fund. A total of…
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- The City of Lafayette is having technical issues with their "Amazing Christmas Light Show." The city posted to social media on Monday that the lights…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - RSV is on the rise in Tennessee. Health experts are advising people to be cautious ahead of the winter months. “We are seeing a really…
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Residents in Soddy-Daisy are concerned about a proposed housing development in their neighborhood. Continued growth across Hamilton County continues to be an ongoing challenge and debate. …
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The city of Chattanooga has settled with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on a violation of the Fair Housing Act. The DOJ says in 2020, the city of Chattanooga unnecessarily required non-profit Quality Lifestyle to…
COHUTTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Cohutta Police Department is searching for a Hamilton County man who they say caused property damage in a car crash. Officers are searching for Austin C. Lansing. Austin Lansing / Courtesy…
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson is starting his own streaming service, promising to “tell the unadorned truth” to fans for $72 a year, he announced Monday. [caption id="attachment_1507894" align="alignleft"…
By JONATHAN MATTISE, HOLLY MEYER and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a March 2020 tornado destroyed the Rev. Jacques Boyd’s Nashville church, his friend, the Rev. Vincent Johnson, lent him space to worship in. Nearly four…
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A house fire in Crossville, Tennessee has been upgraded to an arson, homicide and suicide case. After responding to a house fire on December 3 around 3:15 a.m., Cumberland County firefighters found a woman had…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police arrested three men from Atlanta for breaking into a Food City under construction. Officers responded to the burglary late Friday night at around 11 p.m. It happened at the Food City that's…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hixson Middle School cultivates curiosity through what teachers call, "organic learning." Parents got see what that curriculum is all about at a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Several employee vehicles were broken into at Volkswagen recently. One viewer informed us that this happened Monday morning. Many vehicles had their windows smashed in. After reaching out to the Chattanooga Police Department, they stated that…
ATLANTA (AP) — One of the five co-defendants on trial with rapper Young Thug has been stabbed at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, delaying the proceedings for at least a day, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Natalie…
UPDATE: The Georgia State Patrol says they have not yet been able to identify the vehicle involved in this crash. This is because of the severity of the fire damage to the car. GSP said involved car left the road,…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A combination of heavy rain, snow, and wind brought threats of flooding and power outages to the Northeast on Monday, part…
MCMINN CO, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Several suspects have been charged in recent thefts of cattle and tractors in McMinn County, along with other livestock thefts in surrounding counties. According to McMinn Co. Sheriff, Joe Guy, deputies with the McMinn County…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga Police have identified the suspect of a downtown shooting Friday night. Sunday, officers identified 64-year-old Betty Blake as the suspect in the shooting in the 900 block of Market Street. CPD's Homicide Unit charged Blake…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- With recent severe inclement weather in the region, the Salvation Army is preparing to respond to areas affected by tornadoes that hit on December 9, 2023. The organization is currently assessing areas in Middle Tennessee that…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Saturday was the big day for 'Wreaths Across Chattanooga' as a handful of 18-wheelers dropped off over 25,000 wreaths, and volunteers lined up to honor and remember veterans…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Every year, the national commander of the Salvation Army challenges each of the locations to raise $2 million in four…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Friends and family of the East Lake community came out on a rainy Saturday to remember the life of one of…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Signal Mountain Post Office closed unexpectedly on Saturday. However, carriers have continued to deliver even with a mail hold in place. People have taken to putting signs inside their mailboxes to say their mail…