LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) -- Three Lafayette firefighters recently received recognition with a Lifesaving Award. Those three firefighters are Lt. Michael Cook, FAO Proctor and FAO Charlie Murray. Lt. Cook was involved in two separate lifesaving incidents. First Incident On October…
UPDATE: Nov. 17, 2023 Rome, Ga. (WDEF) -- The Rome Braves are a thing of the past. They have officially changed their mascot. The North Georgia minor league baseball team is now known as the Rome Emperors. The Minor League…
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (WDEF) -- A student made a threat to another student at Collins Intermediate School in Scottsboro on Thursday. Scottsboro Police learned of this threat around 11 p.m. on Thursday, November 16. School administration has since suspended that student.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Chattanooga officers are investigating a robbery that took place at Champion on Thursday morning. Police are looking for the suspect, who robbed the Champion store inside Hamilton Place Mall. It happened around 11:30 a.m. on November…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Chattanooga native has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for an armed robbery. Superior Court Judge Jim Wilbanks sentenced 36-year-old Alando Ray Johnson on Wednesday, November 15. Alando Ray…
HARRISON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Firefighters are looking into the cause of a house fire on Short Tail Springs Road. Someone called 911 around 11:30…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Could the Black Friday tradition be coming to an end? It's been talked about for years. But tonight, we want to take you back to the beginning. 40 years ago, Eastgate was the big mall in…
CHARLESTON, Tenn. (WDEF) - A Bradley County plant wants you to know how instrumental they are in your holiday plans. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It's not even Black Friday yet, and Amazon and other online retailers have already kicked off the holiday shopping season. Not only should shoppers be searching…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Social media comes with a lot of worries for parents. One of those is sextortion which primarily comes from social media.…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A 'Why Rural Matters' conference was held Thursday afternoon at the Chattanooga Convention Center. It focused on the condition of rural education across the nation. The 'Why Rural Matters'…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Tennessee Region of the American Red Cross is asking the public to help make holiday cards for veterans. The cards will be delivered to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Chattanooga Airport has announced a new nonstop flight to Las Vegas. Allegiant Air will begin offering those flights this spring. President and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Thanksgiving is around the corner! Thursday evening, hundreds of people gathered around the table for Gratefull. "We are here celebrating Gratefull. It is an annual…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The public will now have easier access to court records. (more…)
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton's Dollywood temporarily suspended entry Thursday into the Tennessee amusement park as wildfire crews on Thursday battled nearby flames. Park officials say they paused entry to allow…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Hamilton County grand jury indicted former student of East Ridge High School for an altercation with a school resource deputy last year. The jury indicted Tauris Sledge on November 13, 2023. [caption id="attachment_1486020" align="alignnone"…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A fight broke out in front of the Hamilton County Juvenile Court on Thursday. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office responded to the fight at about 1:20 p.m. at 1600 East 3rd Street. The altercation happened…
APISON, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On Thursday, firefighters were working a woods fire in Apison, Tennessee. The Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department said the fire was located in the woods at…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Erlanger Hospitals recently donated food bins to The Salvation Army for their food drive. Erlanger East, Erlanger Baroness and Erlanger North made the donations on…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Aquarium is gearing up for the holiday season, and Santa is donning his scuba gear. The Aquarium's Holidays Under the Peaks celebration starts Monday, November 27 and lasts until Christmas. On Saturdays and Sundays leading…
UPDATES: Nov. 16 The Collette Ridge wildfire is now 80% contained, according to the Hiwassee Dam Fire Department. The U.S. Forest Service said crews are doing "back firing" techniques to further contain the flames. This may cause the public to…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) -- A DeKalb County man is in custody after breaking into a church to commit a burglary, according to the sheriff's office. The break-in happened October 26 at Bethel Baptist Church on County Road 391. DeKalb…