Chattanooga wet weather facility advances
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Shimmick Construction announced today that they expect to be awarded a major upcoming project in our area. The City of Chattanooga will officially announce the winner on…
Red Bank man faces two counts of attempted murder
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Red Bank man is facing charges of attempted murder from an incident that involved shots fired. Red Bank Police arrested 39-year-old Alan Reid Uptain on Wednesday.…
Student charged in Hixson Middle School threat case
HIXSON, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County authorities are investigating another school threat incident following the Nashville shooting. Today, the case happened at Hixson Middle School. An Assistant Principal informed the School Resource Deputy that several students and staff had complained…
Parents Hold Prayer Vigil at CCS in Honor of Nashville Shooting Victims
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - In the wake of the Nashville school shooting that left six dead including three children, local parents are coming together…
Court dismisses civil rights claims against Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Federal Court has dismissed all ten Civil Rights claims against the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. The Federal Court made this…
Chattanooga Campfire Concert Series starts next month
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A Campfire Concert Series in Chattanooga kicks off on April 22. The concert series will be at the Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center. Reflection Riding says they have…
Senator Blackburn proposes School Safety bill after Nashville shooting
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Senator Marsha Blackburn plans to introduce the Securing Aid for Every School Act (SAFE) in light of the Covenant School shooting in her home state. The Senator has been criticized this week for accepting NRA donations…
Collegedale Police hold school intruder drill
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Collegedale Police Department participated in a school intruder drill Thursday morning at Woltever Creek Elementary School. This drill was meant to train the faculty and students how…
Pedestrian walking dog dies after being hit by two vehicles
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Two vehicles struck a pedestrian Wednesday night on Bonny Oaks Drive, resulting in a fatality. Chattanooga Police responded to the call that…
US Navy deploys more chaplains for suicide prevention
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia. (AP) — On Navy ships docked at this vast base, hundreds of sailors in below-deck mazes of windowless passageways perform intense, often monotonous manual labor. It's necessary work before a ship…
Tornado-spawning storms may get worse due to warming
America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, Mississippi…
How 'swatting' calls spread as schools face real threats
A spate of threats and false reports of shooters have been pouring into schools and colleges across the country for months, raising concerns among law enforcement and elected leaders. Schools in Pennsylvania were the latest…
9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky
By SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press Abstract: A military spokesperson says nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters conducting a nighttime training exercise in Kentucky. Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, said Thursday morning…
Driving Our Economy Forward: The Enterprise Center
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Both technology and resources are needed for a business to be successful these days. And for that reason, the Enterprise Center says it helps connect…
Eton to Cut Fire Department
ETON, Ga. (WDEF)- The Eton Fire Department is soon to be no more. (more…)
Man charged with reckless endangerment and driving in Chattanooga
Chattanooga police investigated a road rage incident. It happened, Wednesday March 28th on Bonny Oaks. Investigators believe 26 year old Michael Miller-Seale shot into another car. Officers seized a rifle, ammunition, methamphetamine, and paraphernalia. Charges against him include reckless endangerment…
CPD commends Nashville Police on response time
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- During their weekly press briefing, the Chattanooga Police Department made a statement on the Nashville Covenant School shooting. Assistant Police Chiefs Scruggs and Sommers expressed…
4 Chattanooga Officers on leave after weekend shooting
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The TBI is investigating a shooting involving four Chattanooga Police Officers from over the weekend. The police department has since placed them on administrative leave. Police were responding to a call about a suspicious person lurking…
More to the Story with Staley: Band Invitation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It might be one thing for a college marching band to perform in a holiday parade. But it's a whole different thing to head…
Head of Nashville school in shooting would 'run to' danger
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The head of the Christian elementary school in Nashville who was killed in a shooting there on Monday was described by friends as smart, loving and a…
Nashville Predators remember shooting victims, play Bruins
BOSTON (AP) — When the Nashville Predators' team flight took off for Boston, defenseman Ryan McDonagh wasn't aboard. He stayed home Monday, to be with his three young daughters in the shaken community. A day after a fatal grade school shooting…
State hands out water funds to communities from Spring City to South Pittsburg
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is handing out more money form the American Rescue Plan fund. There are 43 grants across the state meant for handling drinking, waste and storm water. “These grants will…
Donations needed for men's health-oriented outreach
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Salvation Army's Echelon group is asking the public for donations for their Bacon and Boxers event. They are hosting this event Thursday, March 30, from 12 to 2 p.m. It will be at the Salvation…
FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here's what it means
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. It’s a…
