A growing number of Americans are ending up homeless as soaring rents in recent years squeeze their budgets. According to a Jan. 25 report from Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, roughly 653,000 people reported experiencing homelessness in January of 2023, up…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- A DeKalb County school resource officer was arrested and charged with having sexual contact with a student, according to the sheriff's office. The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Chatt Foundation participated in the Point-in-Time count by surveying those experiencing homelessness in Hamilton County. Every year, communities across the U.S. collect data to…
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Friday, EPB and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) celebrated their ten years of partnership. In doing so, they announced a new "Collaborative for Energy Resilience and Quantum Science" project. In this project, they plan…
WASHINGTON (WDEF) -- Several Republican governors are announcing their support for Texas as the state attempts to secure its southern border. The Biden Administration tried to stop Texas from installing razor wire at the border. They took the case to…
By KIM CHANDLER ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man put to death using nitrogen gas shook and convulsed on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that once again placed the United States at the forefront of the…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) -- A train crashed into a car Friday morning in Ringgold, killing one person, according to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP). A report from the GSP says a 2007 Toyota Camry was stopped on the train tracks…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Charleston chemical manufacturer is being sued for mercury exposure. The Joey James Law Firm filed a lawsuit against the Olin Corporation with a complaint of more than 200 pages. It accuses the Olin Corporation…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The city of Chattanooga held a youth gun violence summit Friday morning. The summit was held at the Brainerd Crossroads facility.…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) - Riverbend and the Moon River Festivals may be taking the year off, but the National Cornbread Festival is not. The annual event in South Pittsburg announced their music lineup for April. They will have 20…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - With most of the snow and ice now gone from our community roadways, it would be nice to think we could go back to less hazardous driving conditions. But not so fast. With many areas of…
Growing up, my generation was told we’d never have technology like calculators at our fingertips. That statement couldn’t be further from the reality we live in today. Samsung is unveiling…
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WDEF) - Crews are patching highways across the south after last week's winter storm. But one pothole in Alabama became a sudden priority last night. A fire official in…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga's Unity Group is pushing back against a Tennessee ruling on convicted felons getting voting rights restored. A tougher state voting rights restoration policy…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The City of Chattanooga is holding its Housing Sustainability Fair on Saturday, January 27. It will take place at the downtown public library located on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Chattanooga man says his wife and he had a terrifying experience on a Delta flight last week. Audio from air traffic control shows…
By JEFF AMY/Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that would define antisemitism in state law, with Republicans uniting in support of Israel's war on Hamas and some Democrats splitting over fears of suppressing support for…
CHEROKEE, N.C. (WDEF) -- There are two casinos close by, owned by the same Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. We are learning more about the two properties operated by Caesars…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Hamilton County Schools teacher was hit by a car on Thursday in a school parking lot. It happened at Brown Middle School at about 7:20 a.m. A woman was dropping her child off at…
By MATTHEW PERRONE/AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of Robitussin cough syrup is recalling several lots of products containing honey due to contamination that could pose a serious risk to…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state House and Senate are pursuing separate bills to remove barcodes from most of the state's ballots, part of a continuing Republican pushback against Georgia's voting machines. The Senate Ethics Committee voted 8-2 on Thursday to…
UPDATE: The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office identified the person killed in a wreck on Ooltewah Georgetown Road. They identified the victim as Ooltewah-native, Johnny Michael Eaves. Authorities continue to investigate the incident. SEE PREVIOUS (Jan. 23): OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) --…