HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Four schools in Hamilton County will soon be receiving turf football fields, Mayor Weston Wamp announced on Tuesday. Those four schools are Tyner Academy, Ooltewah High School, Soddy Daisy High School and The Howard School.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The MAINx24 parade and street festival, celebrating Chattanooga's Southside, will begin on Saturday, December 2 and will last 24 hours. MAINx24 has taken place on the first Saturday of December since 2007. It is comprised of…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Collegedale Academy welcomed their first ever school resource officer on Tuesday. Head of School, Brent Baldwin, introduced the school to SRO Cordario Eatmon. Not only is this the first SRO for the institution, but it is…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF) -- Santa Claus will be appearing at specific Food City locations around the Tennessee Valley. On each date, Santa will be at the store from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Santa appearance locations: Fort Oglethorpe -…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Several local high schools have made it to the Tennessee state football championship, the BlueCross Bowl. The BlueCross Bowl…
PHOENIX (AP) — A Texas border crossing was closed to vehicles Monday, and traffic at an Arizona crossing was limited to shift more resources to illegal entries, U.S. authorities said in the latest sign of how fast-changing migration routes are…
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Dollywood will soon be holding auditions for a new musical show. Dollywood's entertainment team will be in Nashville on Friday, December 15 to hold auditions. The…
NEW YORK (AP) — Have a Google account you haven’t used in a while? If you want to keep it from disappearing, you should sign in before the end of the week. Under Google’s updated inactive-account policy, which the tech…
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Jumpoff community of Marion County is not happy about their new neighbor. There is a planned sand quarry to be added to that…
CHATTANOOGA,Tenn. (WDEF)- The Health Department is bringing WIC services to new moms and children in Chattanooga.. The WIC mobile service is coming to the East Lake Community Center on Tuesdays. WIC is a program that provides education on nutrition and…
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) - Police officials are warning iPhone users about the new name drop update on IOS 17 and why it could pose a privacy risk. "NameDrop" is an…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - We now know the identities of the victims of Saturday’s tragic crash on the Chattanooga Northshore. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Healthy bodies, healthy minds. Students at Dalewood Middle School are getting physically fit and learning the rules of the road thanks to a three-year grant. Hop on and learn how Riding for Focus is a free-wheeling…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Representative Chuck Fleischmann gave his thoughts on the latest developments in the Israel-Gaza conflict. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - There was a major traffic disruption Monday morning on Rossville Boulevard. (more…)
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The East Ridge Police Department is asking for help locating a Dodge Charger, which they believe was related to a…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) arrested ten people for wire theft, following a three-month investigation. These people cut live AT&T and Charter Communications wiring off of poles, burned the plastic off the wiring and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A house caught fire in East Lake on Monday and now authorities are investigating to determine the cause. The fire broke out at…
BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Bradley County man pleaded guilty on Monday to a deadly crash from Christmas of 2022. After pleading guilty, a judge sentenced Patricke Conley to 22 years in prison. Mugshot of…
UNITED STATES (CBS) -- The company that owns Facebook and Instagram has tailored both social media platforms to keep children and teenagers engaged on their platforms for as long as possible in order to gather personal data and sell it…
WOLFSBURG, Germany (WDEF) - The Volkswagen brand got a stark warning today from one of their own. The automaker posted the assessment from their brand chief on their website in Germany. Thomas Schaefer told staff that the original brand is…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- Burning outdoors is banned until further notice in Catoosa County. The Board of Commissioners adopted an emergency resolution to declare the burn ban. County officials say this is because of the extreme drought the area…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Multiple small fires broke out at a chemical plant near Amnicola Highway Monday morning, resulting in a chemical spill. It happened around 8 a.m. at Zeco, located at 4146 South Creek Road, the Chattanooga Fire Department…
JASPER, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Improper use of a space heater resulted in a camper fire early Monday morning, according to firefighters. Crews with the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department (HVFD)…