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Carjacking Arrest on Highway 58

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police arrest a suspect after a pursuit from a carjacking at a construction site on Highway 58. Police received a call from a construction worker at 1:36 this morning that one of their trucks had been…

Chattanooga Police Investigating Homicide

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) —The Chattanooga Police Department is investigating a homicide on Highway 58.  Police say they received calls of shots fired near 4800 Highway 58 at 1:39 this morning. When police arrived on Highway 58 they found a man's…

Six people displaced in Dorris Street home fire

Chattanooga firefighters were busy Thursday morning battling a house fire in the Alton Park community. It happened at around 10:45 in the 3700 block of Dorris Street. Firefighters say they say heavy smoke from several blocks away, and arrived on…

Two men shot last night in Alton Park

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police are investigating a double shooting last night in Alton Park. Officers were called to a shooting scene on West 37th Street after 10 PM. They found two men with non-life-threatening wounds. Both were taken to…

Rhea County reports TCAP testing results

DAYTON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Rhea County officials have release information on how their 3rd grade students did in the TCAP testing. They tell us that 29% of their third grades were flagged for possible retention. That number does not include…

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