UPDATE: RHEA COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Rhea County man admitted to shooting a seven-year-old boy, who died from his injuries. A Rhea County Sheriff's Office affidavit says that Chris'tion Jones admitted to accidentally discharging the gun. On January 14, Jones…
COPPERHILL, Tenn. (WDEF) - Copperhill's water issues were improving Monday, January 22, but residents remained under a boil water advisory. The small town in Polk County has suffered through "a significant line break." The city has been posting updates on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A local congressional candidate announced his campaign for the House of Representatives Saturday in Chattanooga. Jack Allen is campaigning to represent Tennessee's third…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Signal Mountain Lions and Signal Mountain Leos Clubs will be partnering to provide 50,000 meals to assist the needy in the East Tennessee area with over 130…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Schools are planning on returning to classes this week, following the severe winter weather from the past week. Hamilton County Schools issued the following information concerning their return to campus. "Hamilton County Schools will open…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Some secondary roads in Hamilton County are still covered with frozen ice and snow due to the extremely cold temperatures and areas of continuous shade. The Hamilton County Highway Department asks drivers to remain cautious during…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A woman suffered from bodily burns following an apparent candle mishap on Saturday night. The candle sparked an apartment fire on Mountain Creek Road. Red Shift companies responded to the Alpine Villas Apartments after a resident…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Women’s March in protest of the overturning of Roe V. Wade was scheduled for earlier on Saturday. Due to the chilling temperatures throughout the…
HARRISON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County first responders were on the scene of a residential fire Saturday afternoon. A homeowner called 911 reporting a chimney fire at his house. At 2:00 p.m., Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department responded to 6014…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The school board had to vote on whether to approve a new turf field for Howard and a softball field for Brainerd with funding they say wasn’t theirs. Marco Perez with district two said, “This…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The winter storm we saw this week is continuing to cause a variety of problems. One of those is causing what…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Many gathered at Memorial Auditorium today for the annual MLK Day celebration. UTC puts on the event each year. Winter weather delayed it a…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Board of Education held a ceremony on January 18, 2024, to recognize and honor their teachers of the year. The teachers of the year were recognized, gifted $500 and given a car…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Some roads are starting to clear up in our area, while others are still frozen solid. This has caused some problems for drivers…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Community members gathered at the Chattanooga Public Library on Friday to celebrate Dolly Parton's birthday. Dolly Parton turned 78 on Friday, January…
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Cookie Jar Cafe in Dunlap is pushing back their reopening once more. This time, the setback was due…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Mayor Tim Kelly and the City of Chattanooga proclaimed January 20-27 as Color Chattanooga Pink! week to support those fighting breast cancer. Wendy's, being the Color Chattanooga…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- For our Thursday Throwback, we're going to re-visit another difficult week of winter weather that played out a lot like the current one. Thirty years ago, we suffered through an ice storm coupled with extreme cold. But…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County School Board had their final vote on the facilities plan. The talk of renovations, closings and new schools has been a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Apple's era of spatial computing is finally here! You can now preorder the Vision Pro. It's Apple's first VR headset and spatial computer. Apple…
SALE CREEK, Tenn. (WDEF)- Hamilton County has secured important funding related to development at McDonald Farm in Sale Creek. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- With more potential winter weather moving through the Tennessee Valley, Chattanooga Public Works says they are preparing to treat roads.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- In spite of ongoing cold temperatures on Sunday, many came out to the last night of the Asian Lantern Festival held…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A snow storm passing through the States didn't stop a group of researchers and innovators from traveling to the Scenic City. An inaugural program…