UPDATE (Oct. 6): Chief Operating Officer David Roddy has provided more information on the person responsible for thefts around volunteer fire departments. He stated that Dean no longer works for the county. "Hamilton County had substantial evidence to terminate the…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) -- On Friday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced that he extended the gas tax suspension. Kemp signed an executive order to extend the state of emergency. He did this because of high…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A house on Tiger Lily Trail in Chattanooga is a total loss after a fire on Friday morning. The house was in the 700 block of Tiger Lily Trail, near Reads Lake Road. Someone had…
UPDATE: The Rhea County Sheriff's Office released more information into this incident on Friday. Deputies arrived at a home on Possum Trot Road on May 12, 2022, for a possible stabbing. There, they found Thomas C. Simpson deceased. Rhea County detectives…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- It may only be October, but it's not too early to start thinking about the holidays. We're talking Christmas, not Halloween. Amazon is helping you get…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) - Chattanooga Police have made 4 arrests in connection to a deadly shooting that happened on Maryland Street back on August 29. On Wednesday (10/4/23) officers arrested a pair of 16 year-old boys. Both are charged with…
SEQUATCHIE CO., Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Smith Mountain where a husband was charged with killing his wife. Sheriff Bill…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Dramatic scenes unfolded overnight at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. (more…)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The 35th Tennessee River Rescue Week kicked off on Thursday. (more…)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is going to resume deporting migrants to Venezuela, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. The process is expected to begin shortly, the officials said, though they did not provide specific details…
ROME, Ga. (WDEF) -- A Rome, Georgia woman has been charged with insurance fraud and forgery, according to the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner. Commissioner John F. King said authorities charged 54-year-old Denna Rochelle Conaway with three separate incidents. [caption…
CENTRE, Ala. (WDEF) -- A judge sentenced an Alabama man to life in prison for electronically soliciting sex from a 13-year-old, according to District Attorney Summer Summerford. Circuit Judge Shaunathan Bell sentenced Jeremiah Lamar Southerland on Monday, October 2. Southerland…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Georgia's Governor Brian Kemp unveiled a new college plan this morning. One that he calls one of the largest direct admissions programs in the country. The Georgia Match program gives high schoolers a quick pass to schools…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County deputies arrested three people and seized more than $23,000 worth of drugs in a traffic stop. A deputy with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) checked a Nissan Rogue's registration to find it…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- An inmate at the Hamilton County Jail recently passed away due to an assault that occurred last week. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said that on September 26 at 8:15 p.m., a group of…
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) -- One North Georgia Airbnb is turning some fairytales into reality. Fablerealm allows both locals and visitors alike to step into their favorite Disney or Harry Potter movie. Let's see how Fablerealm is Driving Our Economy Forward.…
UPDATE: There were no injuries to the people on board. Chattanooga Airport released a statement that the primary runway is closed until further notice.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Yesterday was a historic day in the House of Representatives. (more…)
UNITED STATES (CBS) -- Your electronic devices may alarm you today — but there's a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system will be broadcast at approximately 2:20 p.m. EDT to cellphones, televisions and radios across the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDEF) - Local Congress members were on the losing side of the House Speaker vote on Tuesday. Representatives Fleischmann and DesJarlais in Tennessee, Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia, Chuck Edwards in North Carolina plus Robert Aderholdt and Dale…
TIFTON, Ga. (AP) — John Fuchko is the new president of Dalton State College, Georgia's Board of Regents confirmed Wednesday. Fuchko had been named the sole finalist for the position last month, typically a prelude to be named president of…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - We know now the trial date for a Chattanooga man charged with first degree murder and abuse of a corpse.…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Hamilton County detectives arrested one man and seized more than $26,000 worth of narcotics after completing a traffic stop. Deputies attempted a traffic stop of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The changes coming to the old Chattanooga Choo Choo include the end of the Songbirds museum in their original location. Songbirds opened as a guitar museum and concert venue on Station Street in 2015. But operators have…