Cleveland man heads to Ukraine to provide medical assistance
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- For a year and a half, the Ukrainian War has been going on. One Cleveland man wants to help anyway he can. Victor…
56 Dogs Rescued from Vacant Ooltewah Home
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) - 56 dogs have been rescued from a vacant home in Ooltewah. (more…)
Dame Dash Headlines Chattanooga Hip Hop Summit
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - 2023 marks 50 years since the accepted birth of hip-hop. The Chattanooga Hip-Hop Summit is looking to connect aspiring musicians to those who have succeeded…
Health Department observes pregnancy and infant loss awareness month
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Health Department is raising awareness of its IRIS program, which stands for Increase Rate of Infant Survival. The department is…
Adam LZ drifts through Chattanooga Motorcar Festival
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Motorcar Festival began Friday morning. Car enthusiasts lined the streets and took to the track for some high-speed entertainment. The racing began at…
TikTok's Top Country Artist Tayler Holder to Play Chattanooga Show
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- TikTok's most followed country music artist, Tayler Holder, is coming to Chattanooga this weekend. Holder and Matt Schuster are opening for Dylan…
Hamilton County corrections officer arrested while off-duty
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An off-duty officer with Hamilton County was arrested on Tuesday, according to the sheriff's office. Officers booked James Clift, an off-duty Hamilton County Sheriff's Office…
Horror Movie Director Jeff Burr dies at his home in Dalton
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - A horror movie specialist has died at his home in Dalton. Jeff Burr was 60 years old. The Dalton Daily Citizen reports he directed the first film that was ever shot in Dalton, From A Whisper…
Man shot in the face in Grundy County
PALMER, Tennessee (WDEF) - Grundy County deputies are investigating a shooting Thursday night in Palmer, Tennessee. Sheriff Heath Gunter says a man suffered a gunshot wound to the face around 10 PM. The victim was flown to a trauma center…
HES Holds Adoption Drive Amid Capacity Issues
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Humane Educational Society is expanding their adoption outreach amid capacity issues. (more…)
TECH BYTE: Samsung Out With New Products
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Samsung has announced some exciting new products in its family of Fan Edition devices. They're made with frugal consumers in mind, but that…
Dunlap missionaries barely escape Israel before Hamas attacks
DUNLAP, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Dunlap missionaries, Debbie and Gerald Morrison, departed from Jerusalem just before bombing started on Saturday. Debbie said, “Thirty minutes after we crossed the border,…
Hundreds of lake sturgeon released into Tennessee River
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute and students from Girls Inc. released hundreds of Lake Sturgeons into the Tennessee River on Thursday. Lake Sturgeons are…
LifeVacs to be deployed across Hamilton County in partnership
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Chattanooga man who aims to honor the memory of his late brother partnered with Hamilton County today to announce the next step…
Trial date set for Memphis man accused of raping a woman a year before jogger's killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Thursday set a trial date for a man accused of raping a woman a year before he was charged with kidnapping and killing a school teacher who was on an early morning run.…
Woman stabbed taxi driver on interstate before injuring 2 others at Atlanta airport, police say
ATLANTA (AP) — A woman with a knife stabbed a taxi driver as he was driving down an interstate and then slashed an airline employee and a police lieutenant at the Atlanta airport before she was tackled by another officer,…
Ringgold doctor must pay $27 million for making false Medicare claims
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Ringgold doctor and his medical practice violated the False Claims Act, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A federal district judge ordered Charles Adams, M.D. and his practice to pay over $27 million for violating…
USPS announces holiday season shipping deadlines
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It may still be October, but the United States Postal Service has already announced their shipping and mailing deadlines for the holiday season. For the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, the deadlines to make sure…
Planned power outage in Polk County Friday night
POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Volunteer Energy Cooperative is planning a power outage in Polk County this Friday. The power outage will start Friday, October 13 at 11:30 p.m. They plan for the outage to last two and a…
Hamilton County woods fire spans 40 acres over 8 hour period
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A woods fire burned for eight hours in Ooltewah on Wednesday. The Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) said they started battling the flames around 2:30 p.m. They…
Chattanooga woman dies after driving into pond
UPDATE: The driver in this incident passed away at the hospital, according to the Chattanooga Police Department. Police say they arrived on scene just before 10 a.m. on Thursday to find the vehicle already submerged in the water. Authorities said…
UTC Smart City project lands grant to study how non-drivers effect traffic
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Federal Highway Administration has committed more than a million dollars to study "vulnerable road users" in Chattanooga. The money will go to the Smart City Corridor project at UTC. It will aide research on how to…
Pinta replica cruises through Watts Bar Dam
SPRING CITY, Tenn. (WDEF) - That's not an optical illusion! That is an ancient sailing ship moving up and down the Tennessee River these days. A replica of the Pinta, which was one of the ship's Columbus took to…
Driving Our Economy Forward: Chatt State's Kimball Campus
KIMBALL, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's never too late to continue your education. Chattanooga State Community College's Kimball campus is preparing students for the workforce. Let's see how Chattanooga…